Ashes

"Eat your peas, Allen." My dad said with his mouth full. "I made them fresh." My mom shaped his arm.

"Sorry." He said, swallowing his food. My mom never cooked, it was always my dad. He was the stay - at - home dad while my mom was busy training to be a nurse at Camp Jupiter's hospital.

My sister, Anna, was 16 and planning on joining the legion. My parents weren't too fond of that. They imagined that we'd be the perfect family, with two kids with good paying jobs and always knowing what was best. They were an odd couple- my dad was a hard head that never really seemed to know the consequences of his actions. My mom was the opposite- she was a logical thinker who planned very carefully.

I had short brown hair, with blue eyes. My sis had dark brown hair and blue eyes. She was younger than me by a year, but was still taller than me.

There was a man standing behind the kitchen window outside, looking back at me.

"Can I be excused?" I asked. "I'm full."

"Give your leftovers to you dad." My mom said, patting my head. I pushed my plate over to my father who was already pigging out on Anna's leftovers. I got up from my seat and exited my house, walking up to the figure.

"Allen!" Josh said, extending hos hand, which I shook gradually. "What's up?"

"Not much," I said to the blond. "The usual. What about you?"

"Well, I just thought I'd tell you I won second place in archery! You know, right behind you." I was an amazing archer. I don't mean to brag. But it's true. Josh was an okay archer, but he was best with a spear. That's what he always preferred. Josh was Praetor at camp, along side with Julia Romano. They were both 18, a year older than me.

"Congrats, Josh!" I said, patting his back.

"oh, hey, listen." Josh said. "There's a formal party tomorrow, wanna go?"

"I have to anyway, " I told him. "My parents. Remember? " My parent s were like the stars of Camp. Anywhere I go with them I'm constantly being bombarded with questions. They're both legends at camp.

"But yeah, I'll be there." I said, heading back inside.

"Listen," my dad said, not noticing me come inside. "It's too dangerous to join the legion. I was a legionnaire once. I had a lot of good friends die. It's not worth it. One person isn't going to make a difference." He said to my sister, clearly disliking her choices.

"What about you?" My mom asked my dad.

"I had you, and my friends by my side. I wasn't alone. And also, almost everyone that helped me is dead now. Because they joined the legion!"

I headed upstairs to my bedroom, getting bored of the conversation. I sat down on the bed, ready to fall asleep and dream about something other than my family.

Notes

Thanks k you guys for reading the first chapter of Ashes! Bye!