Piper gripped his hand and followed him, โIf I fall, youโre catching me.โ โUh, sure.โ Jason hoped he wasnโt blushing. Leo stepped out next. โYouโre catching me, too, Superman. But I ainโt holding your hand.
Rick RiordanPercy was getting tired of water. If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Poseidonโs Junior Sea Scouts, but he didnโt care.
Rick RiordanI touched the combination lock. I concentrated so hard I felt like I was dead-lifting five hundred pounds. My pulse quickening. A line of sweat trickled down my nose. Finally I felt gears turning. Metal groaned, tumblers clicked, and the bolts popped back. Carefully avoiding the handle, I pried open the door with my fingertips and extracted an unbroken vial of green liquid. Hal exhaled. Thalia kissed me on the cheek, which she probably shouldn't haven't done while I was holding a tube of deadly poison. "You are so good," she said. Did that make the risk worth? Yeah, pretty much.
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