move so fast it?s, like, inhuman. The only other time I?ve ever seen
anyone move that fast was when one of those Delos kids was playing
the hero during football practice and this freshman went down
on the other end of the line?? Zach was cut off by Helen?s history
teacher, who gestured for Helen to hurry up and get in the room.
For the moment, Helen was saved, but from the way Zach was
looking at her, she had the feeling that this wasn?t the end of the
problem. She tried to put it out of her head by telling herself that
he could spread as many rumors as he liked, but everyone would
think he was exaggerating. Zach liked to gossip and even though
people generally listened to him, Scion speed was something that a
person had to see to believe.
223/395
On her way to the auditorium to meet Claire and Matt, Helen got
intercepted by Cassandra and Ariadne. They asked where she was
going, and she didn?t feel like lying to them, so she invited them
along.
When the coast was clear, they sneaked in the unlocked fire door
and came into the auditorium from the backstage entrance. Matt
and Claire were already sitting on the apron of the stage, their
lunches laid out on napkins like a picnic.
?Good. You invited them,? Matt said with a satisfied nod when he
saw that Helen wasn?t alone. ?But don?t bring anyone else along or
we?re going to get caught.?
?We?ll probably get caught, anyway,? Claire said with a smirk.
?But it?s totally worth it. Where else could we get such atmosphere??
She gestured to the beautiful, glittery set that was growing,
piece by piece.
Cassandra and Ariadne looked around appreciatively, especially
at the parts of the set that were to be Theseus?s palace. They shared