Stories from Camp Halfblood: Legends of the Heroes

by Amy Laine

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  I knew I couldn’t leave Jason- ever. I stayed all those years, and put up with mom. Jason was so cute, his blue eyes always so innocent when he did something wrong.

  I could never scold him without giving up and hugging the little guy to death. I remember when he tried to eat a stapler when he was little- he got a permanent scar and a trip to the doctor. It was the one imperfection about him, that little scar on his lip.

  And then…came the day mom packed us into a car and just drove. I was only nine. I asked her where we were going. I truly wanted to know, but she wouldn’t answer.

  I was confused and annoyed but in truth, I was happy Jason was with me this time, for a new episode of Mom Goes Completely Bonkers.

  In the car, Jason and I played peek-a-boo. He was so adorable, because when I yelled, “Peek-a-boo!” He would giggle and clap his chubby little hands together. It warmed my heart to hear him laugh. I was glad; I could make the only person in my life happy. I basically raised him on my own- mom being an alcoholic and all.

  The car ride gave me a chance to think. Why had Zeus kept visiting us? I think it was because he wanted to please Ms. Grace, he felt it was the right thing to do. Why he left? That was an easy one. My mom was crazy. In this little story, I’ve spared you the details but…she was always so…demanding and out of it. I know she’d asked Zeus/Jupiter for eternal beauty or even to see Olympus but he declined.