Chapter 1
“Hestia, come on, I know you hate being late!” Hestia’s dad called from the kitchen. “Coming!” She called back, and smiled. Hestia loved school, and today was her first day of 5th grade. Most of the other kids had older siblings who warned them about the dangers of middle school. But not Hestia. Her parents had divorced when she was three, and her fourteen-year-old sister Athena lived with their mom in California. Hestia and her dad lived in Pittsfield, MA. She looked in the mirror. Hestia was a pretty girl with straight, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, and caramel skin. First day of school outfit: check. *** The school hallways were crammed with students meeting up with friends after a long summer apart. Hestia weaved her way through the crowd and found her own friends, Leo and Valentina. “Hey! How was your summer?” Valentina asked. “Pretty boring,” said Hestia. “We didn’t really do anything. How was your summer?” The conversation continued in this manner until the bell rang and everyone practically stampeded into their homerooms. “Hello, I’m Mr. Howard,” their homeroom teacher said. “Please wait at your desks while I hand out your schedules, then get ready for the Pledge of Allegiance.” The rest of the day was pretty uneventful. Hestia hated gym, but then again, sports ( and physical exertion in general ) were not her strong suit. When she got home, Hestia sat down at the kitchen table to do homework. She was, and always had been, a great student. About thirty minutes later, her dad came home with a big smile on his face. “Hey, sweetie,” he said when saw her. “We need to talk.”
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