THE LAST OLYMPIAN
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Book 5 Rick Riordan
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I GO CRUISING WITH
EXPLOSIVES
The end of the world started when a pegasus landed on the hood of my car.
Up until then, I was having a great afternoon. Technically I wasn’t supposed to
be driving because I wouldn’t turn sixteen for another week, but my mom and my
stepdad, Paul, took my friend Rachel and me to this private stretch of beach on
the South Shore, and Paul let us borrow his Prius for a short spin.
Now, 1 know you're thinking, Wow, that was really irresponsible of him, blah,
blah, blah, but Paul knows me pretty well. He's seen me slice up demons and leap
out of exploding school buildings, so he probably figured taking a car a few
hundred yards wasn't exactly the most dangerous thing I'd ever done.
Anyway, Rachel and I were driving along. It was a hot August day. Rachel's red
hair was pulled back in a ponytail and she wore a white blouse over her
swimsuit. I'd never seen her in anything but ratty T- shirts and