Later that night, or early that morning, I ran through the jungle searching for Valkyrie's hut. She'd told me where it was, but hadn't shown me, and my desperation was making me waste time. But I was desperate. The things we'd won two weekends ago were coming to life and getting murderous.
I could just hear Annabeth in my head right now. "Told you so, Seaweed Brain."
"Quiet, Wise Girl," I muttered. "You're not helping."
I was angry with myself. I should have seen it coming. Annabeth would have seen it coming. But, no, I had to go win Coraline a life-sized Dora the Explorer doll. Dealing with it hadn't been my finest hour. And then there was the teddybear I'd won for Valkyrie.
Well, maybe she wasn't a girl who slept with her teddybears. Maybe she locked it in her closet. But, just in case, I knew I needed to check on her.
I burst into a clearing and there was a hut in front of me. It looked like what Valkyrie had described. Even if it wasn't her, I'd be doing my duty warning whoever was inside. Without a second thought, I rushed up the steps and banged on the front door. "Valkyrie!" I shouted. "Val! Are you in there?"
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Date: 2011-10-30 01:59 pm (UTC)I could just hear Annabeth in my head right now. "Told you so, Seaweed Brain."
"Quiet, Wise Girl," I muttered. "You're not helping."
I was angry with myself. I should have seen it coming. Annabeth would have seen it coming. But, no, I had to go win Coraline a life-sized Dora the Explorer doll. Dealing with it hadn't been my finest hour. And then there was the teddybear I'd won for Valkyrie.
Well, maybe she wasn't a girl who slept with her teddybears. Maybe she locked it in her closet. But, just in case, I knew I needed to check on her.
I burst into a clearing and there was a hut in front of me. It looked like what Valkyrie had described. Even if it wasn't her, I'd be doing my duty warning whoever was inside. Without a second thought, I rushed up the steps and banged on the front door. "Valkyrie!" I shouted. "Val! Are you in there?"