I sighed and put on my glasses. I hated waking up early but being a teacherrequires it. Dev was looked as I got up. Have a good day. He says and I getready. Packing everything away in my bag, I grab the binder of tests for todayand head out the door to my car. my mini suv Acura was waiting for me. I didthe same old drive to work and parked in the same old spot. I get out and walkinto the building. Morning Baxter! Mr Walter says. Morning! I tell him and headto my classroom. It was small but not too bad. I walk to the corner of the roomand sit down in my roller chair. I looked out my window as I graded papers. MrsDodd, the math teacher, was walking into the building with her normal scowl. Iknew what she really was. A fury. I had fought her kind before. I didnt want to
fight her out in the open so I had let her be. She was most likely here for thetwins. Even better reason Im in this school right now. I think and get back tograding. I couldnt stop worrying that one day they would be attacked and iwouldnt know. That’s why I had gotten Knole, a junior satyr protector, to watchthem. Astraea had approved so he stayed with them. When he wasn’t in the socalled ‘foster home’ he was with them in and after school until they went home.I finished my last paper and just in time. The students were already pouring in.The twins were my class right before morning break. Two classes. I think andwelcome in the students in with smiles. The morning whizzed by. The twins camein and Cypher looked nervous. Knole looked especially nervous today as well. Ilet the class study for a few minutes before handing out the tests. Cypherlooked terrified but I knew he would ace it. He was hardwired for this stuff. Thetwins could not look more different and alike at the same time. I sat at my deskand waited for the bell. I graded each paper and Cypher looked proud to turnhis in. I skimmed over it and found my theories correct. The bell rang. Cypher? Iask him and he walks over. Do you know why I call you over here? I ask him. No.He says. I lift up my beads and show them to him. Do you know what thissymbol is? I ask him. He studies it. Its the mark of Olympus. He says. Yes verygood! I tell him. Is this about my test? He asks me. You got a 105. You even gotmy bonus question which I didnt teach. I tell him. He brightened immediately.thank you Mrs Baxter! He says and runs off. Your welcome Cypher. I yell afterhim. I sigh. It felt like yesterday he was a baby in my arms but now he was 12.I was about to leave for lunch when Knole ran out of breath up to me. MrsDodd…. She’s attacking! He told me out of breath but I was already out the door. I ran and pulled off my glasses. My bow was in hand. I see thefury ready to breath fire right on them. I aim and watch my silverarrow hit true. The Fury sank into dust and I walked over to thehuddled twins. I put my glasses back on and they stare at me.What. The. Heck? They ask me. Im sorry but you both have to goto the principal’s office. I tell them, knowing that my cover hadbeen blown enough. I led them there and they had lots ofquestions but I stayed silent.