Demigods at Rookwood

Chapter 11

Thalia

The next morning, Ivy told us about Scarlet, Piper and Hazel's nighttime adventure.

"Violet disappeared?" Said Ariadne, her eyes wide as saucers. "Again?"

"Well I'm pretty sure Miss Fox wasn't involved this time" said Scarlet sarcastically. "This was a whole different kind of disappearing"

"It was very strange" said Hazel, taking a bite of porridge.

"And you're sure there was no one else at all in the library with you?" Asked Annabeth.

"Of course!" Said Scarlet, tipping her chair back. "We looked everywhere. Nobody. She was there and then a few seconds later she was gone. Explain that one"

Ariadne's eyebrows knitted. "Okay, well we can't not without finding out more"

Annabeth looked deep in thought.
"Was she in your room this morning?" She asked.

"Yep" said Ariadne. "I asked her if she was coming down for breakfast. She just grunted at me."

"And did she seem suspicious in any way?" I asked, tipping my chair back as well.

Ariadne thought for a moment. "I did notice library books poking out of her satchel. They could be the missing ones- the classics and pony stories. But why would she be stealing books when she could just borrow them? It doesn't make any sense...."

Mrs. Knight walked up behind me and Scarlet and pushed our chairs upright again. "Miss Grey, Miss Grace, do you want to do yourselves an injury?"

I shook my head. Scarlet was silent, and gobbled some porridge.

Mrs Knight frowned and sat down in her seat. "Goodness didn't your mother teach you any manners Miss Grey?"

Scarlet said loudly "My mother is dead". She kept eating.

"Mine too" I thought, though I didn't say it out loud.

"Well really!" Said Mrs Knight, when she got over her shock.

Lots of other pupils were staring at all of us. Ivy's cheeks flushed red. I rolled my eyes at Scarlet.

Ivy's twin seemed oblivious. "What are you looking at?" She yelled. Even Penny and her minions looked taken aback, which Scarlet deserved an award for in and of itself.

"Scarlet Grey, you are excused!" Said Mrs. Knight. "Don't come back until you've learnt how to talk to your betters!"

Scarlet slammed her cutlery onto the table, and stormed out of the dining hall.

That afternoon we had physics.
We were learning how to make electrical bell circuits.

"Ivy, Thalia" Miss Danver said. "Could you both go and get the wires from the cupboard?"

Ivy and I stood up.

"Not you Scarlet, Ivy" she pointed to Scarlet.

"I'm Ivy Miss" said Ivy. Scarlet snickered.

"Oh" she said, puzzled. "Well then, Scarlet and Thalia, could you go please"

She turned to me. "You are Thalia, aren't you?"

I held in my laugh. "Yes Miss"