Medusa the Mean (Goddess Girls) by Holub Joan & Williams Suzanne

Author:Holub, Joan & Williams, Suzanne [Holub, Joan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2012-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

8

The Gray Ladies

PERSEPHONE’S MOM’S FLOWER SHOP IS DOING all the flowers for the wedding,” Pheme told Medusa that afternoon as they sat together in the cafeteria. “And they’ve decided that the bridesmaids will wear orange roses.” As usual, her words drifted above her head in little cloud letters. “That’s going to look great with my orange lip gloss, don’t you think?”

“Um-hmm,” said Medusa. Taking a bite of ambrosia salad, she watched Poseidon out of the corner of her eye. He, Apollo, and Ares were each trying to balance their empty nectar cartons on one fingertip as they headed for the tray return.

“And Hera will be carrying a big bouquet of them, so we’ll all match. Doesn’t that sound awesome?”

“Um-hmm,” said Medusa, sipping her nectar. Because Pheme had been talking nonstop, she hadn’t eaten a single bite of her nectaroni so far. In fact, she was speaking so fast that a huge cloud of her puffed words now hung over them. She sure was excited about being a bridesmaid!

Without warning Pheme changed the subject. “So, what was up with that Andromeda incident in Hero-ology this morning?”

Since Pheme had been in class and heard everything, Medusa had expected the question sooner or later. But by now she’d learned to speak carefully around this girl. Because anything she said would be all over school in a flash. “Oh, that? That was no big deal,” she replied, trying to downplay it.

“No big deal?” Pheme echoed, like she couldn’t believe her ears. “Andromeda announces that she’s the most beautiful princess in the sea, and you say it’s no big deal? The sea world doesn’t take such boasts kindly, you know.”

Medusa looked at her in surprise. That was the incident she meant? Not Andromeda’s crying fit because Medusa said she’d never be in the wedding? And not the blow-up between Dionysus and her? Phew!

When Pheme finally took a forkful of her nectaroni, Medusa sneakily batted away those last cloud-words that had risen from the girl’s lips. She hoped no one else had had time to read them. That’s how rumors got started!

Whoosh! Suddenly the door to the cafeteria flew open and a strong gust of magic wind rushed in. Summons for Medusa Gorgon! it roared.

Every eye in the room turned toward Medusa, and several kids pointed in her direction. She held her breath. Was this wind going to deliver her Immortalizer necklace? Her excitement rose as the wind headed her way, swirling around students in its path and making them squeak in surprise as it tangled their hair and lifted the hems of tunics and chitons.

When it stopped at her table at last, the force of it blew away the remainder of Pheme’s words. Then it imparted its message:

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