From Origins by Mary Ting

Author:Mary Ting [Ting, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-03-24T00:00:00+00:00

I closed my eyes and took in the soothing warmth from the hot water that ran down my body. It felt so good just to escape from this madness, even if it was for ten minutes, but it would have been better with Sky next to me. I had almost lost self-control when Sky was watching me undress. Though she would disagree with me, she looked beautiful, even covered with dirt and looking exhausted.

There were times when I had no clue what I was doing or how to help Sky, but somehow we’d made it this far. I was so thankful for that. The best way to cope with this craziness was not to think about it and hope I was making the right decisions as situations unfolded, because no matter what I did, I couldn’t prepare for the worst.

I knew Sky knew this. Although she hadn’t said a word to me, I knew she was afraid her mom might have turned into one of the vultures. And if that thought hadn’t crossed her mind before, it was there now, thanks to Mia, who’d pretended to be Sky’s mom in vulture form. I was so glad we got rid of her. I couldn’t stand her.

After I washed up, I got out of the shower and got dressed. Just before I stepped out of Sky’s mom’s room, I had a strange feeling in the pit of my stomach. When I thought I saw red, shiny lights through the window I rushed out the door, but when I checked it out, there was nothing there. Like I had thought before, you couldn’t prepare for the worst…but I wasn’t expecting this.

Hephaestus was standing with his back toward me. He had captured everyone’s attention and was talking away. Leaning my back against the wall and out of his view, I listened. If anything, he didn’t know I was there, and this was an advantage for me, just in case I needed to attack.

“What are we celebrating?” Hephaestus sounded so cheerful that it gave me goose bumps as I wondered what he had up his sleeve. “Surely, not my uncle’s return.”

“Hephaestus!” Hades roared. The forceful sound of his call shook the windows. I thought he was going to blow off the roof, the way it rumbled.

I didn’t blame Hades; I hated Hephaestus’s tone. It made me feel so small and helpless. Standing there, everyone looked shocked. When no one responded, Hephaestus continued.

“Hello, uncle. Glad to see you out of jail. It took a little girl to do it, but whatever works, right? Don’t tell me you weren’t expecting me. After all, this place was like home to me. What belongs to Gina belongs to me. Oh, I forgot to mention that Sky’s mom and I got married. I brought her back here to pack her bags; actually, my vultures did it for her. After all, she’s going to be their mom, just as I am their dad.”

“You’re crazy. Your marriage is fake. You can’t force someone to marry you.

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