The next day when Harley woke up, she got dressed and headed to breakfast with the rest of the Hermes cabin. After breakfast they studied ancient Greek with Annabeth, and it was the first time Harley could read anything without trouble.
Next they had archery with the Apollo cabin counselor and Harley hit the bullseye every time with her bow and arrows, making the counselor look at her with concern. They went to lunch where Harley got to know some of the Hermes' cabin better. She met with Annabeth later and they sat on the dock, watching the water nymphs weave baskets under the water. "What do you think about camp so far?" She asked Harley who shrugged. "I think it's okay, I just want to get claimed though." She replied and Annabeth nodded …show more content…
After making a sacrifice to the Gods she sat down with her cabin and ate, hungry from the days work. They left and went back to their cabin, Harley changed and slept.
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Harley did the same routine for a week and still hadn't gotten claimed. She knew it could take a while, but some of the kids in the cabin had been there for years and hadn't been claimed. During that time however three kids were claimed and were moved out of the cabin. Harley spent most of her time either at the archery range or on the dock. When she would sit alone on the dock, she would take off her necklace and stare at the silver charm. Was it a gift from her parent or something else?
She would analyze it, looking for some clue as to where or who it was from, but got no answer. Regardless of who gave the necklace to her, it still worked better than any other bow and arrow she had tried.
Harley often wondered about her other parent the most. Losing her mother had been the hardest thing in her life, but she hoped she could have a connection with her other parent. She had often thought that she was a child of Apollo. The cabin had tried to get her claimed, but she couldn't sing or write poetry to save her …show more content…
All around Harley was talk of Olympus. "Attention everyone!" Mr. D called as he stood at the head of the tables. The pavilion was silent was he spoke. "We will be taking our annual trip to Olympus for the Winter Solstice, but we will be doing something different. Usually we take the long time campers, but this year all campers will go."
At this all of the cabins cheered and Harley was excited, hearing about Olympus from Annabeth. The cabins went back, talking even louder.
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A few weeks later it was time. They all packed up their things and got onto faded yellow school buses. The Hermes cabin was riding with Athena and Demeter, so Annabeth sat next to Harley. The trip was long and Annabeth nearly bored Harley to tears with her architecture plans.
Finally they arrived at the Empire State building and their bus was the first ones in the elevator. Harley stood next to Luke and listened intently as he told her about his many trips to Olympus. The group reached the six-hundred floor, and when they stepped out, Harley couldn't believe her eyes. All around her were markets where lesser Gods hung around, the roads were paved with gold, and all around her she could see the sky. At the sides of the gold roads were clouds and Harley reached out to touch one, feeling that it was soft and plush. Behind the market, a paved mountain spiraled up, decorated with majestic
Next they had archery with the Apollo cabin counselor and Harley hit the bullseye every time with her bow and arrows, making the counselor look at her with concern. They went to lunch where Harley got to know some of the Hermes' cabin better. She met with Annabeth later and they sat on the dock, watching the water nymphs weave baskets under the water. "What do you think about camp so far?" She asked Harley who shrugged. "I think it's okay, I just want to get claimed though." She replied and Annabeth nodded …show more content…
After making a sacrifice to the Gods she sat down with her cabin and ate, hungry from the days work. They left and went back to their cabin, Harley changed and slept.
-x-x-x-
Harley did the same routine for a week and still hadn't gotten claimed. She knew it could take a while, but some of the kids in the cabin had been there for years and hadn't been claimed. During that time however three kids were claimed and were moved out of the cabin. Harley spent most of her time either at the archery range or on the dock. When she would sit alone on the dock, she would take off her necklace and stare at the silver charm. Was it a gift from her parent or something else?
She would analyze it, looking for some clue as to where or who it was from, but got no answer. Regardless of who gave the necklace to her, it still worked better than any other bow and arrow she had tried.
Harley often wondered about her other parent the most. Losing her mother had been the hardest thing in her life, but she hoped she could have a connection with her other parent. She had often thought that she was a child of Apollo. The cabin had tried to get her claimed, but she couldn't sing or write poetry to save her …show more content…
All around Harley was talk of Olympus. "Attention everyone!" Mr. D called as he stood at the head of the tables. The pavilion was silent was he spoke. "We will be taking our annual trip to Olympus for the Winter Solstice, but we will be doing something different. Usually we take the long time campers, but this year all campers will go."
At this all of the cabins cheered and Harley was excited, hearing about Olympus from Annabeth. The cabins went back, talking even louder.
-x-x-x-
A few weeks later it was time. They all packed up their things and got onto faded yellow school buses. The Hermes cabin was riding with Athena and Demeter, so Annabeth sat next to Harley. The trip was long and Annabeth nearly bored Harley to tears with her architecture plans.
Finally they arrived at the Empire State building and their bus was the first ones in the elevator. Harley stood next to Luke and listened intently as he told her about his many trips to Olympus. The group reached the six-hundred floor, and when they stepped out, Harley couldn't believe her eyes. All around her were markets where lesser Gods hung around, the roads were paved with gold, and all around her she could see the sky. At the sides of the gold roads were clouds and Harley reached out to touch one, feeling that it was soft and plush. Behind the market, a paved mountain spiraled up, decorated with majestic