Chapter 3
~Still Percy's pov ~
Okay. That's it.
We hadn't even taken five steps around the corner when I shrugged Grover off me .He rolled his eyes and asked," ok, how about we just follow her, at least make sure she gets to her dorm safely?"
"Good idea," I replied.
And so we followed her, sneaking behind corners and crouching down behind potted plants.
A clock chimes midnight , but I wasn't really paying attention to anything but her.
She was just about to turn the door handle when she stopped and turned around and...started walking in the other direction?!
"What is she doing? "Grover questioned.
She was a going down the hallway when a door opened and two pairs of hands grabbed her by her shoulders and one and the other pair of hands around her mouth so she couldn't scream out and pulled her inside.
"I knew it!" I whisper shouted angrily.
I was just about to go out of my hiding place to go and help her.
And then out came... Sarah?!
Grover pulled me back down behind the potted plant.
She looked perfectly fine, she took out a mirror out of her pocket and adjusted her hair so it was behind her ear.
She looked really cute when she did that.
Shut up brain.
Seriously not the time.
Then she walked down the hallway again.
I wondered where she was going "ok, I will check the Janitors Closet and see what the heck is going on and you follow her and we meet back here in ten minutes. "Grover stated.
"Agreed," I said.
So I started following her, she walked down the corridor and into...the now abandoned cafeteria?
I say abandoned as everyone was in their dorms sleeping and no - one was inside the cafeteria.
I can't believe time passed by so quickly.
I blame my ADHD
The lights were off in the cafeteria ,once she left the brightly lit corridor ,I could barely make out her façade.
If she goes in any further I’ll lose sight of her
I was just about to silently curse, say ‘screw it’ ,and charge headfirst into the darkness to ask her what the heck she was doing, when she re-emerged holding a tightly bound leather book.
Ok...now I'm confused.
All of this for a book?
Also, how did she manage to find it with no light source? I mean I could barely make her out…let alone a tiny book…
She reminded me of one of those location-seeking missiles on submarines.
She must have made a bee-line for the book as she found it quickly…almost like she could see in the dark.
I shook my head…no that’s crazy.
Either she’s secretly Batman or maybe it's my eye-sight that’s bad.
Yeah, that must be it.
I made a mental note to make eating more carrots my New Year resolution.
She then started walking back the way she came, which made me have to practically dive behind a big potted plant that was as wide as two of me.
I followed her all the way to her dorm whilst ducking and diving behind pots and into abandoned classrooms.
Once I realised she was safely in her dorm ,I turned around and trudged back to Grover to report what I had seen.
As I neared the janitors closet, where I had previously left him ,I saw him wearing worried and slightly awestruck expression on his face.
"Percy, have a look in here" he trembled.
I stood beside Grover in the door frame of the Janitors Closet, to see...
Rachel and Izzy unconscious, lying on the floor, but there was no blood…no bruises…no bumps on the head… or anything…
Now I am officially more confused than I have ever been…and that’s saying a lot.
It looks like it wasn’t Ella who needed protecting.
I was relieved…and slightly horrified.
I don’t think I’ll ever look at her the same again.