Back to the real world Hark, back to the real world. “How am I supposed to fucking process that Greia?” she giggled at my question. Her smile was ...radiant, and I felt my lips twitch upward at her reaction. She looked me in the eye once more, a sight I was growing intensely familiar with, “I know it’s a lot, but you’ll love it here, here we train with other demigods, away from the influence of the outside world, away from monsters, and other evil entities lurking about. This is a place to call. We had to sneak around for the next four years, although sneaking became easier as each of us got older. The University of Illinois Chicago Campus is called “Circle.” Susan went to the big campus, “Champaign-Urbana”; I went to Circle ‘because it would be so much cheaper living at home.’ Then in the middle of my freshman year, my father got transferred to Omaha. When I got a room in a shared apartment, I made sure that girls were permitted in the rooms. Gwen was admitted to Champaign-Urbana; but. He's a pretty nice guy. Aunt Gerri must like him a lot. Sha can't keep her hands off him!" Jack!" mom said, "Don't embarrass your aunt like that. She deserves a good man, its been so long. I'm sure we will just love him. When do we get to meet him Gen?" He's coming to spend the weekend with me. He'll be here Saturday afternoon!" Oh... That's to bad. Bill will be gone for two weeks starting tomorrow. Oh well I guess he can meet him later. Tell me sis what's he like?" Come on dad let's go for a. ”“Yes – ok, Dan.” She smiled and sat at the table reading a book.Dan leafed through the paper by the radio.The he got up and stuck his hands in his pockets. “I think I’ll have a glass of sherry young lady,” he announced. “Do you like a sherry shandy?! He asked her.“Oh I don’t know, what’s it like?”“OK you’re about to find out then!” he laughed.She laughed too and closing her book, raised herself from the table and stood fingering her hair in the mirror above the mantelpiece.Dan returned bearing.