Mercury POV
It was Monday morning, and I was finishing up my errands before heading out to school. Imagine that it was just a few weeks ago that school had just started and I was looking forward to a break. I was getting a continual headache from being around those snobbish children and irritable teachers all day.
Regardless of whether I was at school or at home, the situation remained the same.
I had one last task to complete before heading out to eight hours of sitting in classrooms, desperately avoiding stabbing someone in the eye.
“At long last!” I groaned as I pressed the final barrel against the wall. I'd just finished filling the last barrel of water, and it was time to shower and get going.
I walked into the house mindlessly and headed for the stairs when I heard whisperin
