Persephone sat down on her bed after school, dumping all of her school stuff onto her blankets. Her mind was too occupied to do school work, though.
After all, Hades would be coming to pick her up in just a few hours. She looked in the mirror and saw her limp red hair hanging down beside her face.
Her dull brown eyes were staring back at her.
Reaching up slowly, Persephone touched her cheek, feeling the skin. She had always been ashamed of her acne. Why couldn't she be pretty like Aphrodite, with smooth skin that was never blemished?
Looking away from her reflection, she picked up her mathematics binder and started on her homework, trying to get her mind off of her appearance and how she wished she could just be pretty.
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At almost five o'clock sharp, Persephone heard a knock on her front door. Pausing in her work, she sprung off of her bed and closed her books. She ran-walked to the door and threw it open.
Hades stood there, looking sheepish and nervous. "Uh, hey, Persephone..."
She lost all the confidence she had had two seconds ago and looked to the ground. "Hi..."
Pointing to behind him, Hades said, "I, uh, have my chariot ready, if you want to get going..."
Nodding, Persephone stuck her head back inside, yelling to her mom. "Mom, I'm going out! I'll be back in a bit!"
Her mom, Demeter, called back, "Where are you going? With who? When will you be back?"
Let's just say Demeter is... a dragon-mom. She always expects the best of Persephone and doesn't settle for anything less than the best. In some ways, it shows how much she loves her daughter. That she just wants her daughter to do well in the world.
In Persephone's opinion, her mom was too strict and never let her do anything fun. Like go out with friends, or just hang out at the mall, or even stay after school for too long.
In short, Demeter keeps her daughter on a short leash.
"I'm going to a friend's place. I'll be back in a bit!" Persephone yelled as vaguely as possible.
When she closed the door, Hades was starting down the few small steps to the driveway of her house. "Come on," he said. "The Underworld awaits."
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Dear readers,
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Mount Olympus High
Teen FictionEveryone lives their own life. Everyone has quirks and things that make them different, and no one really knows what anyone else goes through. Athena, Artemis, Poseidon, Hades, and Aphrodite are all very different teenagers. They all live very diff...