Feb 22, 2010 20:36
Ice started forming in my stomach. "Um, did you just call that Chihuahua your son?"
"Chimera, dear," the fat lady corrected. "Not a Chihuahua. It's an easy mistake to make."
She rolled up her denim sleeves, revealing that the skin of her arms was scaly and green. When she smiled, I saw that her teeth were fangs. The pupils of her eyes were sideways slits, like a reptile's.
I have decided that the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (recommended by my 6th graders) is a more than decent read.