Struck. - Claire Romanio (great book club books .txt) 📗

the napkin back up. I looked up at Collin and nodded.He smiled and walked out handing the waitress another napkin.She handed it to me and it readthat guy seems like a douche and his girlfriend isn't pretty either oh and tell Haley I said hi

I laughed and showed it to Haley.


"That white boy needs to watch it." she said trying to sound threatening.I laughed "he's Native American I think Hales.""So, anyone who isn't black like me is a white boy/girl"We both laughed which was interupted by KC."What'd he say?" "He said you look like a douche." I said smugly calling the waitress over to order.After we finished eating we went back to the hotel to get anything we needed to go sight seeing. I grabbed my camera and walked out of the room and i bumped into KC dropping all of my stuff."Shit.""I'm so sorry Mykes"He pleaded."It's cool I said as hehelped me pick up my stuff he picked up the napkins from Collin and read them."So that tool has the same tattoo as you?""Yeah why do you care?""Don't meet him ,please?"He asked"Why not" I said harshly."He could be a rapist or a psyhcopath who wants to skin you and wear it!" I couldn't help but laugh. "You cann't do that!"I snapped"Do what?" he asked innocently."Care!You can't cheat on me have me forgive you cheat on me again and then care about me!"

"but-""No just stop talking to me-"He made me shut up by kissing me.We stood there kissing for about ten seconds before I pulled away and looked at him.I shook my head."I can't do this to myself anymore."I said starting to walk away.He pulled me back pushed a hair out of my face and tucked it behind my ear. He looked down at me face and I looked up at his."What about Jessica?""She thinks there's something there that never was there to begin with.""You keep kissing back though.""Only because she catches me off guard Mykes , would it help to know she's a bad kisser?""Yes that would help lots, and if you told me that her lips were like sandpaper.""Well they didn't feel like rose petals like yours."I smiled and he hugged me really tight. I hugged back and he lifted me off the ground spinning me.He slowed down and put me on the ground taking my hand in his.

All of a sudden my tattoo burned really bad this time and i couldn't take it and before I fainted I said "No hospital" to him as he caught me before I hit the ground.

Chapter 5

KC

Myka fell in my arms and said "No hospital". I looked around and saw Haley rushing towards us."Is she okay?What happened?""I-i-i-i don't know.""Well let's take her to the hospital!""NO!" I almost yelled. "why the hell not jackass?!""She said not to take her there, give me your room key and tell Mrs. Cramer I didn't feel well and you and her are too tired to go sightseeing." I ordered.She nodded, handed me the room key and ran down the hall and dissapeared.I took the room key and opened the door to the hotel room. I turned on the lights and put her on the bed.I looked at the napkins to see if that Collin toolbag left his number on the back.Eck he did what a fucking asshole.I dialed the number in my phone and it rang twice beore a guy's voice said ,"Hello?Is this Myka?""No , this is her boyfriend"I said trying to sound really threatening."Oh what the hell do you want?""You know something about her tattoo?"

"Yeah so ...?""Meet me at the Hilton on 43rd and park we're room 705.""Why?""Something is really wrong with her, and I think the tattoo id doing this ,she fainted.""I'll be there in 5"The phone clicked and I looked back down at the girl i've loved since we first met.I kissed her on the forehead then the lips and I rubbed her hair with my hand gently as Haley walked in breathing hard."she----bought------it" She said in long panting breaths.I nodded , "How's she doing?"She asked finally getting her breath back."I don't know, I called Collin, he seems to know more about this then I do." I said holding Mkya's arm up.We sat there a couple minutes just hoping she would wake up;then we heard a knock at the door. I got up and looked through the peep hole and saw Collin. God what did she see in this guy i'm way better looking and I have way bigger muscles than him.


I opened the door and he practically rean to her.He had only known for a couple of hours what was he so worried about."No,no.no.no,no,no,no,no,no,no.It's to early she's not ready!""READY FOR WHAT JACKASS!" I screamed. He slowly turned to me and lifted up her arm baring the tattoo,"This means she's been marked.""Marked by what?""By the Goddess Aphrodite.""What?"I said in disbelief.Collin shook his head,"It's like explaining trigonometry to a five year old I swear.""Okay her mom is just the adoptive mom her real mom is Aphrodite and her father is "he said waiting for me to finish the sentance for him."A goddess"I said just staring at my girlfriend who suddenly became a stranger to me.


Myka suddenly didn't look like Myka, she looked like I haven't known her since I was five.I wailked over to her and examined the tattoo and traced the lining of the lighting bolt and olive branch , then looked at Collin."How do we make her normal?"I said coldly.His face sorta twisted in the WTF way and Haley huffed,"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SAYING!SHE IS OUR BEST FRIEND AND YOUR GIRLFRIEND SHE IS FINE THE WAY SHE IS!."I looked over at haley whose face was scrunched and you could practically see the steam coming out of her ears."No she's not she-she's not hu-hu-human"I stuttered looking at her."Get out"She daid calmly."What?"I asked."Get the hell

outta here prick."She said not even glancing at me.I looked at Collin who had been silent and he said."You heard her get your ass outta here."I stood up and walked out of the room ready to explode into tears.

Chapter 6

Myka

"No hospital"I said softly.And everything went black. Wha felt like days I woke up in a bed that was definitly not the hotel bed it was waaaaaayyyyy too comfy.I looked at the edge of the blanket to see my name embroidered in gold thread.Confused I looked down to see myself wearing baby blue silk pajama pants and long sleeved button down shirt.I looked around and there were no walls just what looked like clouds and a door.I got up and walked about two steps before I realized i was walkingon a cloud!Where the hell am I? AmI dreaming?I asked myself.I sat back down on the bed crossed legged afraid of the ground and I heard a knock on the door.I immidiatly grabbed my pillow and hugged it tightly still holding it I shakily said, "wh-wh-who is i-i-it?"the door opened and in walked the most beautiful woman i'd ever seen.She has straight long golden alomost blinding blond hair with eyes as green as a forest and creamy white skin, she wore a short beautiful toga with a thick braided gold belt and gold braclets just below her shoulder she wore gold sandals that twisted around her leg just before her knee.


She chuckled and spoke with a hyponotizing milky voice,"Ah you are as beautiful as they said."She said inspecing my face.She walked flawlessly over to me and sat down next to me and took my hair into her hands."Ah you got my hair."I pulled my hair from her hands and threw the pillow down on the bed and jumped off the bed falling, seeing as how I hadn't got used to the floors being clouds!She quickly came over took my hand in hers and helped me up."Oh darling what's the matter?""Tell me what's going on where am I who are you? Why aren't there real walls why is there no real floor? Why are you so pretty? Why do you think i'm pretty? Who told you I was pretty?""Darling I will answer all questions if you would just sit down."I hesitated but did as she directed.


"Okay , you are in Mt Olympus,a haven for the gods and goddesses and I am Aphrodite goddess of beauty and love ,your adoptive mother, Helen has told me all aout you, you Myka are my daughter.I have brought you here to tell you about your destiny."I must had the dumbest look on my face but at least she knew what I was thinking, 'This bitch is cukoo for some damn coco puffs!'"What the hell do you mean your my real mom ! Helen is my real mom!"I yelled."No, Myka she was your earth mother I am your real mom."She pleaded."Well if your my mom who is my dad?""Your dad is Hepaestus, god of fire."She said looking sadly up at me."Well you and Hepaestus can leave me alone because i'm not your daughter, i'm no goddess!""Yes you are My sweet Mykalania."I looked at her and really looked at her.She was about to cry,so this is my real mom ? And i'm a goddess? Cool!I couldn't help but love her already.


I suddenly hugged her and she didn't hug back at first because of her suprise but then she hugged me tightly and I said "Why did you leave me?"as my head was tucked between her neck shoulder. I couldn't keep you here in Olympus because it wasn't safe because if certain people knew you were alive they would kill you!""What are you talking about why would people want to kill me ?""Well mainly your father.""What wh-why would he want to kill me?""Oh dear , i'm