They [Percy and Annabeth] held the Doors shut as the elevator shuddered and the music played, while somewhere below them, a Titan and a giant sacrificed their lives for their escape.
Rick RiordanCould I just use the loo?โ I asked the nice officer. โNo.โ She closed the door in my face, As if I might rig an explosion in the toilet. Honestly.
Rick RiordanAll I could think of was that the teachers must've found the illegal stash of candy I'd been selling out of my dorms room. Or maybe they'd realized I got my Essay on Tom Sawyer from the Internet without ever reading the book and now they were going to take away my grade. Or worse, they were going to make me read the book.
Rick Riordan