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Okay, so I made one of these artigos about Jason and some people requested that I do one for Piper, so I thought I would try. :) Also, I’m sorry if there are a billion other artigos about why someone likes/hates Piper, I didn’t really look to see. XD Hopefully this isn’t too redundant and boring for those of you who have been on fanpop longer than I have…

Before I start I just want to say:

1) THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST A WARNING!!!!

2) These are my opinions and I just want to share them. Feel free to share your own opinions in the comments! :)

I’m going to list the arguments I’ve seen people make against Piper and give reasons why I, personally, think they are wrong (this doesn’t mean that I’m right, it’s just my opinion and what I think, so please don’t get mad at me for it! Thanks!).


1) “Piper is a Mary-Sue”
So, I really didn’t want to start with this one, because I don’t know enough about Mary Sues to argue against this effectively. But since I see this as the #1 reason why some people hate Piper, I’ll try my best.
Here is why I DON’T think that Piper is a Mary Sue:
1)    Piper does, in fact, have flaws. She used to be a klepto, she felt (maybe still feels?) that her dad ignored her and has low self-esteem because of it, and she is a little bit of a hypocrite (because she does think about clothes and appearance, even though she wants so badly not to XD). Those sound like flaws to me!
2)    Some people say that a Mary Sue is measured por how the characters see them rather than the reader. Wouldn’t that have to mean that all the characters amor Piper and think she is flawless? I don’t think this is true AT ALL. How many people DON’T like Piper? There’s Drew, those girls from the Wilderness School, Jane, Gaea, and probably Reyna and almost every Roman camper. So, Piper is definitely NOT loved por everyone. As for the other characters seeing her flaws, I think that they do. Here are some examples: 1) In The lost Hero, Leo gets annoyed that Piper wants to be with Jason so much (in Chapter 23)—though I suppose you could say this is also directed at Jason and not JUST Piper. 2) Her dad thinks that she is immature with all her stealing and stuff and he is often disappointed in her. 3) Drew absolutely loathes Piper and thinks she is annoying. And there are probably more, but I only have the first book with me right now.
3)    I’ve seen some people say that Piper is a Mary Sue for these reasons: 1) She has a special weapon, 2) She has a good cantar voice, and 3) She is a Daughter of Aphrodite, but can still fight. My arguments: 1) Yeah, Piper has Katoptris, but Percy has Riptide, Jason had his coin thing, and Leo has his tool-belt. So I don’t think this makes Piper a Mary Sue. 2) Some people are good singers, even without lots of lessons. This was only mentioned ONCE and only briefly (if I’m even thinking of the right part) and I don’t see how it really makes Piper a Mary Sue, even if lots of Mary Sues can sing… (And just a aleatório thought about that…do you think her “powerful voice” or whatever it said about her good cantar voice has anything to do with her charmspeak? Probably not, but I just thought of it…) And 3) I’m pretty sure all the children of Aphrodite COULD fight if they wanted to, they just choose to spend mais time on clothes and make-up like Drew. But the fact that Piper CHOOSES to fight and is good at it doesn’t make her a Mary Sue. If YOU were a child of Aphrodite, would that automatically mean YOU couldn’t be a good fighter? No, it’s a choice that Piper made. She wants to fight and she is good at it.
4)    Some people also say that Piper is a Mary Sue because she wants to be normal. If this is true, then Annabeth, Hazel, and probably every other female demigod in the world is a Mary Sue. They ALL want to be normal. Who wants to have monsters after you all the time? Now as for Piper not wanting her dad to be a famous actor, then I’ll just say this: I don’t think she wishes THAT necessarily. I think she wants her dad to pay mais attention to her rather than his job. Who wouldn’t? thalia didn’t like that her mom was an actress either, did she (I honestly don’t remember, so please correct me if this is wrong)?
Like I said, I don’t know enough about what makes a character a Mary Sue to really argue against this one, but from what I do know, Piper doesn’t really seem like one.


2) “Piper is weak”
I don’t see Piper as weak at all, really. For one thing, she had the guts to not betray her friends in The lost Hero, even though it meant she might lose her dad. Yes, she thought about betraying them, but in the end she managed to save BOTH of them. Also, in The lost Hero, Piper wanted so badly to be able to fight when they were in the cave and the lobisomens were attacking. Just because she COULDN’T fight doesn’t mean she is weak. She still tried and wanted to, which in my opinion shows TRUE strength.
And, I will say that Piper is not nearly as kick-butt as Annabeth and even Hazel, but being able to FIGHT isn’t the only thing that makes someone strong. Love, loyalty, and determination also show strength. And Piper shows ALL of those qualities. Piper isn’t weak.


3) “Piper is useless”
Useless, you say? Then I take it you do not care at all about Percy or Jason? Because she saved both of their lives MULTIPLE times in the Mark of Athena. First when they were possessed por eidolons and fighting each other and then again when they were drowning. And some people say that it was Piper’s fault that Percy and Jason were in these situations to begin with, but actually, people: no. She saw the imagens in Katoptris, but didn’t understand them. It wasn’t her fault.
Also, Piper helped save Hera in the lost Hero. If that’s not useful, then what is? If Hera hadn’t been saved, the world would have been doomed.


4) “Piper roubou Jason from Reyna”
You can’t steal what doesn’t belong to anyone. Reyna never HAD Jason, according to both Jason AND Reyna. So there is no way that Piper roubou Jason. Jason chose her fair-and-square, because according to him, he never had feelings for Reyna to begin with. Sure, you could argue that if Jason hadn’t been switched and had his memory wiped then “given time” he and Reyna may have dated. But that’s not fair to anyone. Jason didn’t ask to have his memory wiped and Piper didn’t ask to be given fake memories of Jason. But it happened and if they are in amor with each other, then good for them. They SHOULD be together then. Piper did not intentionally hurt Reyna. She was probably told por Jason, once he figured everything out, that he and Reyna were never dating (though we don’t know for sure, since we didn’t get to read about when they actually got together). So she probably assumed that Reyna either didn’t like Jason in that way or that it didn’t matter because Jason didn’t want to be with her.
Also, some people say that Piper’s relationship with Jason is fake because her memories of him were fake and Reyna’s were real, so he should be with Reyna. But, remember, Piper and Jason have had 8 months to get to know each other por The Mark of Athena. That’s not as long as Jason and Reyna had, maybe, but it’s enough to make REAL memories. Also, near the end of The lost Hero it says this:

“She didn’t even worry that her knowledge of him was mostly based on three months of false
memories. You can sense possibilities, her mother had said. And Piper was determined to make those possibilities a reality.” (The lost Hero, Chapter 52).

So Piper wanted to make real memories, and I think we can assume that she did, since she and Jason are now dating.
(And can I also just say that Reyna wasn’t exactly loyal to Jason while he was missing. She flirted with Percy. So, I don’t think it’s fair to say that Piper roubou Jason from her when she obviously would have moved on pretty fast…)


5) “Piper is such a horrible jerk for saying that Percy is unimpressive compared to Jason! How dare she!”
Really?! Sure, maybe it was wrong for her to be comparing the two boys at all, but so what if SHE thinks that Jason is mais impressive? She’s in amor with him and NOT with Percy. Plus, she hasn't been with Percy very long at that point and she hasn't actually seen him do that much, whereas she has gone on a quest with Jason and seen him fight. If it were Annabeth, she would probably think that Percy was mais impressive than Jason. It just makes sense. Piper isn’t saying that Percy is totally lame. She KNOWS that he’s epic (considering he was practically all anyone at Camp Half-Blood talked about in The lost Hero), she just prefers Jason. What’s wrong with a character having an opinion? Nothing. It’s totally fair of Piper to think what she did.


6) “Piper is a jerk to challenge Drew for leadership of cabine Ten!”
What about it makes her a jerk? Piper had every right to do so, as it is in the rules. Drew was not helpless, considering the duel would have taken place at a later time. Yes, Piper says something along the lines of “or we can do it now, if you want”, but let’s not forget that she was technically giving Drew a choice. Sure, Piper had a dagger to Drew’s face, but do any of us REALLY think Piper would have stabbed Drew right then and there if she had refused? Doubtful. And also, Drew was just as much of a jerk to Piper and every other Aphrodite camper. Piper saved the Aphrodite campers from Drew’s horrible treatment and sort of put her in her place. So, no, Piper didn’t go about the situation the “right way” necessarily, but she isn’t a jerk for doing it.
Also, right after this confrontation Piper has with Drew it says:

“This was the part she was unsure of. She didn’t want to rule por fear. She wasn’t like Drew, but she didn’t know if they’d accept her. Then, spontaneously, the Aphrodite campers cheered so loudly, they must’ve been heard all across camp.” (The lost Hero, Chapter 52)

She DIDN’T WANT TO RULE por FEAR. Yes, she was trying to intimidate Drew, but in order for Drew to take her seriously, she had to. She didn’t want to intimidate the rest of the campers, and they were obviously happy that she did what she did, hence the cheering.


7) “Piper is too obsessed with Jason”
Yes, Piper is obsessed with Jason. TOO obsessed? Maybe a little. But I, personally, think that is what makes her character so interesting. Remember, she is a daughter of Aphrodite, the amor goddess. Piper SHOULD be obsessed with the guy she is in amor with. It fits with her character and seems right. Is it somewhat annoying to read about her obsessing over Jason in EVERY one of her chapters? Maybe to some people, but I find it kind of cute. XD


8) “Piper is a whiny brat!”
When does Piper EVER whine? Out loud, I mean. She definitely complains a lot in the first book about her dad not paying attention to her (but who wouldn’t if their parent was ignoring them?!), but she RARELY voices her complaints. And so I don’t think that she is a brat because it. If she constantly whined to Jason and Leo about her dad in The lost Hero, then YES she would be a brat. But she kept it to herself, which shows that she doesn’t want to burden other people with her problems. Someone please tell me how that is “bratty”.


9) “Piper is SO conceited!”
WHAT?!?! Is there ANY evidence of this in any of the books?! As far as I’m aware, Piper has extremely LOW self-esteem. She feels neglected por her dad and needs to do things like steal cars to get any attention from him. Throughout the entire first book, she feels that she is the weak link in the quest. And she constantly has worries about her relationship with Jason in the Mark of Athena. There is NO implication that Piper is the least bit conceited!


10) “Piper is a downgrade of Annabeth”
I don’t even know where to start with this one…
Hmm…let’s think about this…Piper and Annabeth are not similar enough for either one to be a “downgrade” of the other. Annabeth is strategic, athletic, and brave, while Piper is driven por her coração rather than strategy, a little rebellious, and also brave. But all demigods should be brave. They sort of have to be…
Piper and Annabeth are totally different characters. Neither is a downgrade of the other.


11) “Piper is a manipulative jerk because of her charmspeak”
Piper isn’t really manipulative and her charmspeak doesn’t make her a jerk. She didn’t ask to be born with the ability to charmspeak. That’s not fair. That’s like saying that Jason is a horrible person because he can fly. Or that Percy is a jerk for being able to breathe underwater without drowning. Plus, her charmspeak could really come in handy in their battles against Gaea and the giants.


12) “Piper is really shallow and only thinks about her looks”
Piper definitely thinks about her looks a lot, but I fail to see how she is shallow in any way, shape, or form. Like I said before, Piper keeps her problems to herself, rather than burdening other people with them. She cares deeply about Jason, who she is in amor with. She also shows her amor of Leo in the Mark of Athena when she leaps of the side of the freakin’ ship to hug him when she finds out he is alive. Piper knows the true meaning of being a daughter of Aphrodite, unlike Drew (who IS shallow, in my opinion):

“Aphrodite is about amor and beauty. Being loving. Spreading beauty. Good friends. Good times. Good deeds. Not just looking good.” –Piper McLean, The lost Hero, Chapter 52

How is THAT shallow? No, Piper is NOT shallow.


13) “Piper is a jerk for considering betraying her friends to save her dad”
Seriously? Her dad CREATED her. He’s her only family that she knew before she met Aphrodite. And even though he ignored her sometimes, he still loves her and she loves him. How could anyone NOT consider saving their PARENT (unless it was some extreme circumstance where the parent is horrible to the kid or hates the kid or something, but that's not Piper's situation) even if it meant betraying their friends, especially if they had just found out that they didn’t really know their friends and all their memories of them were fake? Piper is NOT a jerk for wanting to save the man who created her, raised her, and loves her.


I hope that after all of this, I MAYBE JUST MAYBE convinced a few Piper-haters to give her a second-chance. She is a great character and she deserves to be loved as much as any other amazing character in The heroes of Olympus. :)
Try saying my título five times fast. I DARE YOU.
I did, and failed.
The Shakespearean Perspective of Percabeth
The Shakespearean Persphefctive of Pershabetsh.

See? Epic fail.

Moving on...

Like my exceptionally intriguing title? What stinks is that I failed spelling almost every single word in that sentence except “Percabeth” but that is why we have spellcheck- for those poor demigods out there that are hopeless on spelling.

I had an exceptionally strange thought today while leitura Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’- how different is that from the idea of Percabeth? And for Percabeth fans,...
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posted by Meef
Okay let's deal with it. Jason Grace is a completely fictional character, made in The lost Hero por Rick Riordan to introduce us to the Roman aspect in this fictional world.

That's just it, he's fictional.

It's not really worth to get worked up over some blonde boy who saves the world and is similar to Percy. I do not dislike him; I think he's OK, but arguing about who's better will just cause mais conflict.

Simply put, he's FICTIONAL. He's not real, although he may be in our imaginations. Some people may dislike him strongly; I do too, but seriously there's no point arguing over him.

On a happier note, I HATE EXAMS
Who likes articles? I do, I do!!! There is nothing I find mais satisfying here than leitura a good artigo that gives rise to a great discussion. Below I have everything you need to know about artigos to get you composição literária and get the discussions started.

Rules for artigos and artigo Comments

1. First and foremost, as with the rest of the spot, NO SPAM! If I see any spam artigos or comments I will denunciar them on sight....yeah...I'm mean about spam.

2. Please keep your artigos relevant to the series...this goes hand-in-hand with the spam. No, Harry Potter doesn't make an appearance at Camp Halfblood...
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Percy's P.O.V
I walked down the streets of New York and thought sadly about my past. In the war with gods and demi-gods verses Gaea and her "team", all I could remember was cruelity, and blood. Many lives were lost and thousands were either maimed or fately injured. I, luckly had only a fatal injury, and many other smaller injuries. I thought bitterly, " Why was I saved, not Annabeth!" Annabeth saved me from Gaea's deathly blow. I remember the moment so vividly, it's almost it's happening now. I was gripping my sword in front of Mother Earth,(aka Gaea) I was about to lunge an atack when she...
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As many of the older members (I say we call ourselves The Ancients) know there are rules for this club. These rules have always existed and were made por Amphitrite who along with Roheha were pretty much in charge. These rules kept order and a spam free environment. However when they both were called up to Olympus this club began to fall at the seams. HecateA routinely reposted to keep order. I’ve even reposted these before. Now we are again falling into the whole of chaos, spam, Mary sue OC’s! So I must repost these rules.

Disclaimer: These epic rules were made por Amphitrite and Hecate...
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I finished leitura SoN. I have some theories and questions.
1. Where is Nico?
2. What will become of the Leo/Sammy thing?
3. Will Jason get with Reyna or Piper?
4. What is Percy's "sacrifice"?
5. Wisdom's daughter walks alone, the Mark of Athena burns through Rome. ???
6. Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,
By storm or fogo the world must fall,
An oath to keep with a final breath,
And foes urso arms to the doors of death.???
Here's what I think
1. Nico is either:
1. Really captured and being used as bait.
2. Being used por Gaea and is now evil because Gaea promised Nico Bianca.
3. Dead. (BTW I found...
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I Scoop Poop Athena read looking disgusted.

"Poop is a POTTY word!!!" Apollo and Hermes roared together.
"Demi-Gods" Mr.D grumbled, burping.
Zues sniffed, "Is that Grape?"
"No!" Mr.D said.
"It is! Fifty mais years!"
"Father..."
"How can Annabeth amor this boy?" Athena said horrified.
"You know my son is disgusting now that I think of it." Poseidon said shaking his head.
"See this is why I have girls, they don't do disgusting things." Zeus said.
"What about Jason?"
"He's Roman, Romans don't do stupid things!"
"Der, Uncle" Hermes said rolling his eyes.
"Boys." Artemis muttered.
"Oh Little Sis. If it weren't...
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Okay, so this isn’t going to be a long, full of theories article. It's just going to be short, sweet, and honestly, kind of stupid. It’s mainly just for discussion of a little bit of information…Hazel, Hazel, Hazel…

Name: Hazel Levesque
Gender: Female
Eyes: Golden, like 14 karats
Hair: It’s long, curly and brown and I keep it glossy with jasmim shampoo.

Hometown: New Orleans but I moved to Alaska on my thirteenth birthday.
Loves: Riding horses, art, and the sun since I spent so long without it in Alaska. And I’m also pretty talented when it comes to manipulating dirt…
Favourite comfort...
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So just the other day, I was listening to Haunted por Taylor rápido, swift and I just thought hey,wouldn't that tune just be perfect for Percy, since he has no memories? Then I sat down and changed the lyrics to suit him, and I'm so happy with the finished product I want to post it. Tell me what you think.

VERSE 1:
You had eyes/grey like the sea/that sparkled when they looked at me/but that’s only a faint/memory//
VERSE 2:
It’s getting dark/and it’s all too quiet/and I can’t trust anything now/and I’m wondering why I can barely remember/anything//
CHORUS 1:
Woah, holding my breath/won’t, lose...
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Busted! You are NOT a chicken! What do you have to say for yourself, you lying Aquila? How can you live with yourself being away from your legion? How can you!?!?

Now that my CSI:Snowy places moment is finished; I'm going to talk about the chicken-on-a-stick that Percy's holding on the cover. What is it? What's it story? What is Percy doing with it?

Well; as some of you know, it's called an Aquila.

This is what an Aquila is, according to page 74 of 'The Romans for dummies' por Guy de la Bédoyère (it's actually a very good book);

A gold eagle, only carried when the whole legion was on the march...
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So hours after I post my artigo on fanart Rick Riordan decides to release a video with a chunk of chapter 2. So here I go, rethinking everything, and composição literária this one! (and hoping that there'll be a chapter 3 tommorow morning... or if that was a one-time thing).

The video is already posted on the spot at least once. Here is a free link to it, no taxes, no nothing.

link

And here's a play-by-play guide with my thoughts butting in. Or at least the ones that had to do with The Son of Neptune (that's why Hogwarts wasn't in there).

[As there is between chapter 1 and the James Patterson event synopsis-...
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posted by SeaweedBrain101
Personally i was soooo looking progressivo, para a frente to seeing Percy again in this seguinte series but when R.R. didn't put him in the first book for a moment there i felt like putting down the book! But after a while i got used to the other characters and the book started get mais intresting.

I guess if he did put Percy in the first book it wouldn't go with the "loosing memory" idea but seriously, isn't that why most of us started the new series? to see Percy again? thank the gods Percy's in the segundo book. But what gave R.R. the idea to get rid of Percy? i think it's either because:

1. He wanted to create suspence...
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posted by Perseus54321
I know we all have our own theories on who the parents of Jason's friends at the Roman camp parents are. But these are just a few of mine and why I chose them.
Okay, for Reyna, I think that this is one of the hardest, because we have several choices as most picked.

Athena/Minerva: This one isn't my personal choice, but some people think that since Percy and Jason are counterparts, it means that Annabeth and Reyna should be too. I think that Jason is mais level-headed then Percy so he doesn't need a tactician with him 24/7, it's not an insult to Percy but he isn't nicknamed Seaweed Brain for nothing....
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Before I start off, I'd like to add a little spice to this artigo por adding a theme song! Play it in another tab while leitura this.
link

Okay, so I realize Pokemon is not related to any of this, but you gotta amor the original! It was the best por far! I remember when I was a kid and the original Indigo and Johto Leagues were still new. Ah, the 90s were good to me.

Anyway, getting off-topic, sorry. So this artigo is dedicated to all the stuff we know about the Son of Neptune besides the sample chapter and the excerpt.

First off, let's start with Frank and Hazel. I'm not going into who they're...
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This is my first review, so go easy one me.

So, most of you have read the first chapter, and have a few perguntas about it.And some things in there I don't quit get.

First off. Why was Percy alone? I find that a bit unfair. Look at Jason! He had friends(who he never knew)and was escorted safelly to camp(minus the falling in the lake). And what does Percy have? NOTHING! He woke up, and I repeat,in the courtyard of a burned out mansion in the middle of the woods. He was barefoot, freezing and confused, when Lupa decided to show up. Yes, she told him where to go and what to do, but besides that?...
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I know who the seven are. I know it for a fact. Well, almost for a fact. 99% positive. I have based these assumptions on two facts.

1. The gods represented in Olympian Week (Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Athena, Ares) have been announced to be the godly parents of the seven.

2. A short synopsis on the SoN page on RR's website. It said,
"Who are the other four mentioned in the prophesy? The answer may lie in another camp miles away, where a new camper has shown up and appears to be the son of Neptune, god of the sea. . ."

Let's see who we know for sure are members of the seven....
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Title: "The Boy with the Onyx Eyes"
Rating: YC
Type: sad, romance
Characters: Annabeth Chasse, Percy Jackson
Synopsis: It’s not long enough for a synopsis D:
Disclaimer: I own nothing in this story but the composição literária quality and the song

A/N: This is dedicated firstly to two people who will most likely never read this, JK Rowling whose books got me to start writting- something I will never go back on- and Rick Riordan who gave me something to wait for and who's books made me laugh on days when the sky was grey.

To my French teacher this ano who accepted to read a part of my work and who's comments...
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posted by Idunn
Hi, my first fã fiction. The main character name is Aurora Silver. Sorry for my bad english and the bad story. The story is between "The lost Hero" and "The son of Neptune." Enjoy!

Chapter 1: I think was trying to kill me

Hello, my name is Aurora and I'll tell you about my life, ok it might be a bit boring so I skip to when it begins to get exciting: Nelly Dilaurits hit me in the head with a volleyball. "Coach, she did it on purpose!" I cried. "Calm down, Aurora," said coach Davis, "Nelly did not mean it." Nelly looked at me and smiled a sweet smile, I know she meant it. It was my turn to serve,...
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posted by goddessoflife
CHAPTER THREE

I looked around the camp, Chiron showing me everything. I saw a lot of campers. They all wore the same laranja T-shirt Percy had. "And, until your parent claims you, you'll be staying here." I didn't really look up, but I nodded, "Okay."
Then he left.
I was getting hungry, but I ignored it. jantar wasn't for another hour. Instead, I just walked around aimlessly, trying to figure this out.
So, there are Greek gods.
And I'm related to them. Or mais like one. I only new a few of them. Zeus, Athena, and Hermes. I didn't know the other ones.
From what I'm like, I don't think I'm related...
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posted by goddessoflife
CHAPTER ONE

I sat in the barco as my stepfather and the rest of my relatives jumped off.
"Emma, aren't you coming?"
"No, I'd rather get a tan than get in the water." I responded. My mother sighed and jumped in, splashing me.
I closed my eyes and pulled my sunglesses over my eyes.
"Emma?" My cousins voice was soft, but I didn't open my eyes in fear she'd have a bucket full of water and would want to dump it on my head.
"Eve, can I please relax today? I'm not getting in."
"Fine," her voice was further away and harder than it had been earlier. I looked up when I heard one of the boats doors open. The...
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