Chapter 18-A Sad, Sad Day
I wake up all warm and fuzzy all over but I don't know why. I stretch and get up.
"Today's the funeral," someone says quietly. My head snaps up. I see Sebastian standing there with a sad look in his eyes.
"It is?" I ask him.
"Yeah," he says and I hug him. He hugs me tight and starts crying.
"Its going to be OK," I whisper. "I hope."
Tears well up in my eyes but I try to hold them back. "Hey guys," I hear Amelia say quietly.
We stop hugging and we turn around to see Amelia. "Amelia, I'm so sorry for what I said yesterday," I whisper to her.
She smiles sadly. "I know," she says. I nod.
"We better get dressed for the um funeral," I say. They both nod and we get ready.
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"We are here today for two of the best demi-gods funeral," Chiron says. "Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase."
His voice cracks when he says their names. I look down at my lap and a tear slips down my face. Someone grabs my hand. I look up and see Sebastian looking determined not yo cry. "Percy and Annabeth were great people who always did what was right," Chiron says. "They found the lightning bolt, they found the Golden Fleece. They did everything."
I start crying and Sebastian hugs me. I look over at Amelia and see she is trying so hard not to cry. I feel something warm on the other side of me. I look over and see Hunter. He rubs my back as Chiron speaks. "Now, I have someone who is going to speak a little bit," Chiron says. "Carmen, can you come up here?"
I look up at him and see that he can't say anything else because he is too trying so hard not to cry. I nod and stand up, walking up in front of everyone. Behind me is the bodies of my parents laying in their burial shroud(forgot what those are called. Sorry.)
"They were the best parents," I say. "Its, um, hard to do this but I want everyone to know, they cared about you. All of you. That is why they fought in three wars. They wanted to keep the world alive and happy even if it meant they needed to sacrifice their lives."
Tears start to spill down my face as I speak. "They always wanted what was best for Sebastian and I," I say. "They made the world so much better."
I dart away from that and sit down next to Sebastian. I'm sobbing and so is Sebby. They move onto Orion's and Natasha's funeral. Frank and Hazel look like they are devastated.
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I sit down on my bed, still crying. Sebastian sits next to me and wraps his arm around my shoulders. "We don't have any parents or grandparents," I whisper to him.
"I know," he says. Two figures walk into our cabin. Its Frank and Hazel.
"Hi," I say quietly.
"Hi," Hazel says. "Um, can we ask you something?"
I nod. "We would um like to adopt you two," Frank says. I stare at him in shock.
"But if you don't want too, you don't have too," Hazel says quickly. I look at Sebastian and we mentally agree on it.
"Yes," I whisper.
"What?" Frank asks, his tired eyes brightening slightly.
"Yes," Sebastian says louder. They rush over to us and hug us. They won't replace Mom and Dad, but I know we will make it through the rough times. Together.
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