Sugar Paper
Chapter I - Percy Jackson
“Admit it.” Hazel observed her for a few seconds with her big dark eyes, as she leaned forward to grab her backpack, knocked to the ground under the back seat of Reyna's off-road vehicle. “Reyna, you’re not fooling us. It’s useless.”
The girl studied her from her reflection into the rearview mirror. Then, she shifted her gaze on her own hands, resting composure on her own legs. They were sitting in the car in the school parking lot and, given New York’s icy winter weather and the the fact that they had got there so well in advance - oddly enough, there was no one in the street -, the three of them had decided to stay there a few more minutes, engine off and heating on. Only this time, however, Reyna had thought, otherwise the battery will drain and I will have to take the car to Mrs. Valdez.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” She knew exactly what she was talking about. They had discussed it all the way from home to school, repeatedly risking distracting Reyna from driving and, therefore, ending up on top of some light pole or some garbage can.
Her friend cast a thunderous glance at her, sticking her tongue out at her. “I might be only a freshman student, but I can recognize when a friend of mine has a crush, thank you. Nico, say something!” she jokingly complained, stretching her arm towards the passenger seat and giving her brother a pinch on his arm.
