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Ψ 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐝 Ψ

I dreamed. I dreamed of my mom, she was kneeling on the ground and above her was a photo of Jesus Christ. I used to laugh at it until I realized how much it meant to my mom. I approached her slowly and touched her shoulder. She turned around and her face was white her mouth white open and her eyes black, I backed away as she looked at me and came crawling to me and I fell back.

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"Mami!" I screamed out as I sat up straight in my bed with a layer of sweat as I kicked off the sheets from above me.

I heard laughing as I saw the kids all awake in the room.

Hermes kids.

I gulped and got up quickly and slipped on my sneakers and left the cabin quickly.

I was walking outside looking around and saw many kids walking around wearing orange shirts with an imprint of 'Camp HalfBlood' and a Pegasus in the middle all in a circle.

I finally looked the right way and spotted Damien laughing with some other...goat people? What did he say he was again? I walked quickly over to him and said "Damien!"

He turned around and smiled "hey...you're all sweaty and pale. Did you do something you weren't supposed to do?"

Damien tried to be cheeky but I didn't have it, just a simple glare did it and he nodded and led me in another direction.

We walked over to an office as we saw a guy sitting with his feet on the table and I looked over at Damien as he whispered "we call him Mr D. but he's actually Dionysus."

I widened my eyes saying "like the god?"

Suddenly we heard "no, the mailman."

He looked at me and stood up and leaned over the table to get a better look at me and I stepped back slightly as he chuckled at my action.

"Another Demi-God...huh. The one without a parent."

I rolled my eyes and laughed as Damien told him "knock it off Mr D. Where is Chiron when you need him?"

Just as Damien finished his sentence a man who was dressed rather dapper for a man having a horse butt walked in seeing me. I looked up at him and stepped back as Damien laughed at me.

SATYR! I mean...Damien is a Satyr, just remembered.

Anyways, the man smiled as he saw me. He approached me and asked in a very mature voice as he fixed his dress coat "you are 17, yes?"

My head just nodded as I looked at Damien and he rubbed my back smiling "Chiron, this is Hayley, the girl we spoke of earlier that I brought. I went to visit her mother and I explained everything I could to the best of my abilities."

That part of my mother made me look at Damien sternly as he explained quickly "to make sure she knew what this all was and not something to be worried over you know? Usually the Gods...do that part."

Once again, reminded of the deadbeat for a father I had, but Chiron snapped me out of my thoughts by saying "well the gods do...choose and pick, don't they Damien?"

He of course nodded, he's in charge Damien couldn't lie, or was it lying? Was it the truth?

"Damien, allow Hayley and I to take a tour around the camp, I understand you wanted to be her protector." He smirked and looked at me and nudged my shoulder.

"I already liked her from the moment we saw one another, of course nothing evolving any emotions other than friendship."

I smiled, feeling that bubble in my stomach at that word, friendship. Such a rare thing for me.

"Yeah, Damien is pretty sweet, and if he was able to comfort my mom then he's truly a friend."

We both looked at each other and laughed, shaking our heads in unison as Chiron smiled "seems like you are already fit to be a part of here. Let me show you around then?"

I nodded and he turned around as Damien said "you've got this." He patted my shoulder and I followed Chiron around.

We were walking all around the mountains and hills and there were so many different kids and creatures alike. I even saw some other satyrs that weren't Damien. I looked at Chiron and told him "it's really nice, its calm and peaceful" He chuckled at my wording of the place.

"This is a sacred valley, Hayley, humans can't see it, monsters can't enter it. The world can't touch it." He explained as I continued to just observe with my eyes with hundreds of ideas for sketches building within me.

"Damien had told me that you don't only hold demi-gods but other creatures. Why is that?"

He chuckled and faced me explaining "we can tend to others and train them to be powerful warriors and powerful individuals once they mature."

I thought about what he said, asking "but we're still kids Mr Chiron...I don't know if you like that but-were kids. My mom always told me to never try and grow up faster than I should."

He smirked and just said blankly "you are a Demi-God you're no longer some ordinary child."

Chiron continued to take me around as I repeated it in my head 'Demi-God' . How is that even possible? My mom only loves one God, THE GOD. I even had to go to church school to do communion and confirmation. I hated those days but it made my mom happy.

"I must ask, why me? How am I a Demi-God? The most powerful thing I've ever done is maybe turn on all the lights in my house." I pointed out to Chiron as he laughed at my response.

"In due time you will figure it out." I crossed my arms listening to him.

"But as you said, I am 17 if I'm already supposed to have it all laid."

He had mentioned to me "not all things are laid out perfectly Hayley. Believe me, you will find your place and when you do you will understand everything."

We walked back towards the camp as he explained "the reason as to why you are in Hermes cabin is because your parent has not claimed you, once they do you will move into the house with our fellow peers."

I ask him quickly "and if not? I remain in Hermes cabin? My dad hasn't bothered for the last 17 years to care, why now?"

His mood changed as I said that, perhaps he didn't like talking back but I didn't care. As I said before, I hate my dad or unless he wants to become a father now maybe there is a slight chance I'll listen. But for right now I couldn't care less.

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Alright, comment whether or not you think Luke will be in the next chapter?

I think I've been teasing you guys long enough.