19How it all Started
Chapter 1
Sally Jackson's POV
I woke up that morning from one of my horrible dreams that plauged me at night. They don't come as often now that I am older but they still come if it was one of those days. I remember when I was little, my parents would tell me it would be okay and the monsters would not get me but they did not know what I did. I see monsters walk down the street all the time but nobody but me seems to notice. I would tell myself that it was my imagination but now that i am 19 that is not an exuse. My life was one of the happiest that a little kid could have but that all changed when my parents went on a trip. I was staying at my uncles house waiting for my parents to return, then the phone rang and I picked up and said,
"Hello, mom, dad!" Then in reply came a voice I did not reconize,
"Um, I sorry honey your parents died in a plane crash."
And just like that my life went downhill at age 5. I had to stay with my uncle who did not care for me much,but I made the most of it. Then there was school, it was one of the best things that happened to me since that call. And my favorite subject was writing, things were looking up untill my uncle got lung cancer and I left school to take care of him. So when his time came I was left with nothing. So before all the chaos would come back I decided to take a vacation to my favorite places on earth. The cabin my parents took me to when I was little at Montauk beach. So I packed up and was on my way. When I got to the cabin I unpacked and went to sleep. I woke up to the sound of waves againsted the shore and the smell of seawater. I graved a bowl of cereal and the book I was reading and sat out on the porch swing. I finished the cereal and looked out at the horizen. The sun just rose over the water while casting a gloden glow across the water, it was all so peacefull and calm. So instead of reading I started to write in my notebook, I was deep in the story I was writing untill I heard a loud splash. I looked up and at first I couldn't comperhend what i was seeing, at first I thought it was some people just splashing around. Untill I noticed that they had tails! They were marmaids and mermen, I looked around to see if the early beachcomers had noticed but they went along on their merry ways not noticing anything. When I looked back to the ocean there was nothing there, so I thought I went crazy and went to take a shower and wake me back to reality. When I was done I decided to get back to the story I was writing, I graved my stuff and headed towards the beach. I laid out my towel, put up my umbrella, sat down and started writing. When I decided to stop and take a swim, I looked and saw one of the hottest guys I seen in my life. He was wearing regular beach attire, bermuda shorts, sandals, and a hawiian themed shirt. Looked he went to the beach regularly because of his deep tan and windblow, raven black hair. And his eyes, oh he had the most beautiful, intense sea green eyes. The only thing that confused me was what he was holding in his hand, it was a trident! And another thing I relized is that he was looking straight at me, I blushed and looked back down to my notebook and sribbled some things down and when I looked back up he decided to take a seat on the beach about a couple yards away from me. He was staring out at the ocean and when I finally got the nerve I got up and walked over and asked,
" Why are you carrying a trident?"
He looked up at the sound of my voice with a confused look on his face and asked,
"Sorry, what did you say?"
I repiled, " Why are carrying a trident, are you going fishing or something?"
He now stared at me in shock and said, "You can see this?" Holding up his trident.
" Of course I can see it, do you think I am blind or something!" I retorted angerly.
Just after I said that a surfer guy walked by and said, "Nice surfboard bro!" Ok, now I was seriously confused,#1. This guy is not holding a surfboard #2 The guy holding the trident just smiled at the confushion on my face, and #3 HE WAS NOT HOLDING A SURFBOARD!
I looked at him and asked, "Ok, what is going on here, that is obvisiously a trident?!"
His earlier smile faded and looked down and muttered something like " The mist-impossible-she can see through it-man she is hot."
I blushed at the last statement but I was still seriously confused.
"Who are you?" I asked.
He just looked up and smiled a mischevious smile and said, "I am Posiden, God of the Seas, father of horeses, earthshaker, and strombringer."
After that I felt light-headed and before I knew it I was on the ground in the guys oh I mean Posiden's arms and the last thing I saw before I blacked out was though sea-green eyes full of concern.
Posiden's POV
Oh my us!(gods) I just killed her! Oh! Wait she's breathing! Phew! As soon as I got over the fact that she was still alive and I didn't kill her, I walked over to her cabin with her in my arms and placed her on the couch. I decided I should wait untill she woke up to make sure she was ok. And besides I probaly had alot of questions to answer anyway, I guess it was probaly to much for her to take in. While I sat their waiting I noticed how beautiful she was, her long curly, brown hair and her soft yet firm face. What I am thinking I can't be here! Zues and Hades would be so mad! But it was my fault she did faint in the first place and she could see through the mist those were pretty good reasons. After a while I decided to go get her stuff she left on the beach. As I walked in the doorway I dropped something, it was a notebook she was writing in earlier. So I picked it up and decided to read it, Wow! She is an amazing writer, these stories had real meaning and were emotional too. I could tell that these stories were written by the fellings she had. And just by these stories I could tell she had a tough childhood, well since she probaly seen things that others couldn't would be pretty tough by itself. Then she started to stir and then she woke up.
Sally Jackson's POV
When I woke up from my weird dream.( at least I hoped it was a dream.) I was on the couch in my cabin, I looked around confused of how I got there and then I saw him. He was looking at me with a michevious smile but with a concerned look in his eyes. Ok, it wasn't a dream, but I also relized what made me faint in the first place. Ok if this guy was a god what was he doing walking around and telling me he was a god. I mean what was going on now! And over the fact he was a god, he wasn't just any god it was posiden, like the big three! ( my parents knew greek mythology.) I really didn't know what to do, I mean what would you do if you just fainted in a god's arms and woke up to him smileing at you.
" That wasn't a dream wasn't it?" I asked.
" Nope, I'm sorry - you fainted, are you ok?" He replied.
" Ya, I'm ok - so was it true all the stuff you said." I asked.
" Yep!" He said popping the P.
" Ok, so why did that guy say nice surfboard, I mean that obvisously is not a surfboard?" I asked.
" Well, thats a little complicated. You see there is this stuff called the mist and it keeps mortals from learning about my world, and since you can see this," He said holding up his trident, " you are one of those rare cases when a mortal can see through the mist. Or you can say you have the sight." He answered.
My mind felt like it was going a million miles per hour, it all made sense now! I could see all the things others couldn't, it was little exciting and a releif to figure out that I kinda had a superpower. When I was done with the explosion in my mind that only probaly lasted 10 seconds I asked,
" So why is the god of the sea here then, I mean don't you have important godly stuff to take care of?"
" Well for your information I was patroling the borders of my kingdom to make sure that the mermaids and merman were staying away from crowded shores." He answered.
So the merman and mermaid thing I saw before wasn't a hallucination at all.
" You still didn't answer my question, why are you in my cabin then." I stated.
I probaly shouldn't have said it like that, I mean he was a god, and if that was said to me I would be a little hurt. Then before I could apologize he answered,
" Well since it was kinda my fault you fainted I think it would be my responseability to make sure you were ok." Then he paused before saying, " Your stories are very good by the way, so what was your childhood like, I mean I can tell just from the stories that it must of been pretty tough?"
I was a little shocked I mean a god was complimenting me on my writing and was trying to get to know me, it was a little shocking. After I got over my shock I answered him, " Well my childhood was not the best..." And then I went on to tell him about my life and it was a little weird, beacause he was listening intently like a little kid listening to a good story, and he actually felt sorry for me too. And when I was finished I did't really relize how hungry I was, so I asked,
" Are you hungry?"
He smiled and answered, " Now that you mention it I am."
"Well, ok I go make us some luch then." I said.
" That would be very nice of you to do, and before we do that I would like to know your name." He said.
I can't believe I didn't even tell him my name, I mean I told him my whole life story and I didn't even tell him my name.
"Sally, my name is Sally Jackson."