ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴢᴇʀᴏ : ɪʟʟ ɢʟᴀᴅʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ

Serena's shoes crunched on the ground covered with leaves that have fallen from the tree above her. She sat on a log to pray to her mom, Aphrodite. Serena took a hair tie to pull up her dark black hair. She had only been at camp for about a month, but she didn't exactly hate it. Being claimed by Aphrodite after spending about 2 days in the cramped Hermes cabin was magical. Her porcelain skin would glow under the moonlight. She sat by the burning fire and thought on what to say.

"Mom," Serena started. "I know that it's been a month, but I want to see you. I want to know what's it like to finally meet my mom." Serena pauses, taking a deep breath.

"Listen, if you don't want to see me, send me someone who does want to. I'll gladly take them," Serena muttered. "I just want someone that can love me or protect me." She bit her nail and looked at the fire. She hoped that she would answer.

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When the girl got back to her cabin, her cabin mates glared at her. They all hated her. Maybe except for one. She just wished she could prove to them that she was useful. Her cabin mates used to do competitive dance, soccer, or tennis. Serena used to play volleyball. Those girls would get okay grades, even with dyslexia. Serena's grade were horrendous in certain subjects and okay in others. She wish she had a balance.

"Goodnight," Serena mumbled, turning the cabin lights off and hopping into her bed. She shifted under the covers as she still heard the girls quietly giggle.

There was one thing that she did enjoy though. That one thing is being feared by the rest of the camp. Her best friend was Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares. When Serena and Clarisse were with each other, they were unstoppable. The camp was intimidated by them. When they would walk by, an intimidating aura would arise from their steps.

Everything at camp was glory. Luke loved it. Clarisse loved it. Everyone wanted to experience glory. But Serena was starting to want someone that didn't want glory. She wanted a change in the world. And she didn't know, but he would be coming soon. A blond hero named Percy Jackson. Son of Poseidon.

𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔨𝔰 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔡𝔦𝔫𝔤 🫶