Post by Virginia Linnington on Aug 13, 2013 23:07:40 GMT -5
Just one more chapter. Virginia's eyelids were growing heavier and heavier with each passing second, but the daughter of Athena was determined not to go to bed until she had found something useful. It didn't matter that it was currently two in the morning, and she would have to wake up in four hours to tend to Zyna. The girl simply refused to succumb to sleep until she finished taking notes on the large tome she was currently reading.
After reading the same paragraph for the tenth time, Virginia decided that she needed a change of subject. Perhaps some light reading on astronomy would help. Ever since learning that looking up at the stars was the equivalent of looking back in time, Virginia had grown especially fascinated with the subject. Penlight in hand, the girl made her way to the shelves, searching for the right book.
It wasn't long before she found it. Unfortunately, the book was stuck. Frowning, Virginia pulled it out with a sharp tug, sending a glass container flying. It crashed against the floor, prompting annoyed looks from the Athena campers who were still up, reading or studying. Trying to appear smaller, she sent them an apologetic smile before turning back to the shelf. Virginia gently slid the book back into its slot before kneeling down to find the fallen object.
Her probing fingers quickly found a shard of glass, however, and Virginia winced as she drew her wounded hand back. Her other hand quickly guided the penlight's dim beam to the floor in front of her. The small pool of light landed on a dense cluster of spiders that had escaped from the cracked container.
Chills crawling down her spine, Virginia let out an involuntary shriek and dropped the penlight before throwing herself back, causing the chair she had hit to topple over with a resounding crash. The whole camp was probably awake now. "S-s-s-spiders!" She continued to back up, not stopping until she had reached the wall.
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Tagged: Athena campers, Open (in case anyone wants to figure out why there's screaming coming from the Athena cabin at 2 in the morning)
Notes: First Virginia post!