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"i am... inevitable."
"and i.... am... iron man."
"no!"
i woke gasping, while grover was on watch.
i pressed my hands against my chest, trying to calm my racing heart.
"nightmares?" grover asked.
"yeah," i nodded, then hesitated, "uh, i think so. but it's weird. i can't remember it."
"like at all?"
i nodded in confirmation. it was true. i couldn't remember what i was dreaming about, but it was scary. all i remembered was a giant thing. i don't mean to be rude, i just couldn't remember anything except his panini-chin. i shook my head, clearing my thoughts.
for a second, i forgot we were in the labyrinth on a horrible quest that could go bad at any second. then, i realized the sound of aurora's snoring was missing, and we were on a completely illogical quest.
i sat next to grover and ripped open a pack of gummy worms. i didn't have any redbull right now, so this was my comfort food. i held my pack out, and grover took some.
he sniffed the air, "i hate underground."
i raised an eyebrow, "monsters?"
he shook his head, but he was a little tense, "it always smells like this. but there's no sunlight, no coffee shops—"
"i could go for some coffee," i sighed dreamily.
"and wax paper," grover added.
"a chocolate chip muffin."
"plastic cutlery."
i looked at grover, "you and i go to coffee shops for very different reasons."
he laughed and stuffed some gummy worms in his face. i leaned back and we sat in silence. i'm not sure how much time passed, until i couldn't take it anymore.
