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Now, looking back on it, the whole thing with Percy seems so unreal I can
hardly believe it actually happened.
I wonder how Percy summoned that whirlpool, and what the heck celestial
bronze is. Most of all, I keep rolling one word around in my mind: demigod.
I have a feeling that I could find some answers if I looked hard enough, but I’m
afraid of what I might discover.
For the time being, I think I’ll tell Sadie about this and no one else. At first
she’ll think I’m kidding. And, of course, she’ll give me grief, but she also knows
when I’m telling the truth. As annoying as she is, I trust her (though I would never
say that to her face).
Maybe she’ll have some ideas about what we should do.
Whoever brought Percy and me together, whoever orchestrated our crossing
paths … it smacks of Chaos. I can’t help thinking this was an experiment to see
what kind of havoc would result. Potassium and water. Matter and antimatter.
Fortunately, things turned out okay. The petsuchos necklace is safely locked
away. Our new baby crocodile is splashing around happily in our pool.
But next time … well, I’m afraid we might not be so lucky.
Somewhere there’s a kid named Percy with a secret hieroglyph on his hand.
And I have a feeling that sooner or later I’ll wake up in the middle of the night and
hear one word, spoken urgently in my mind:
Carter.