Give up spell

I plummeted headfirst toward l imes Square, grabbing wildly for anything to slow me down. Luckily, the top of the next billboard had a rung across it, maybe for extremely brave mainte¬ nance workers to latch their harnesses onto,
I managed to catch it and flipped right side up. My arms were nearly yanked out of their sockets, but somehow T kept my grip. And thafs how I ended up hanging From a billboard over Times Square without my pants.
To answer your next question: boxers. Plain blue boxers. No smiley faces. No hearts.
Laugh all you want. They're more comfort¬ able than briefs.
The celedon smiled at me from the top of the roof, about twenty feet above. Just below her, my jeans hung from the metal strut, blowing in the wind like they were waving me goodbye, I couldn't see Grover, His music had stopped.
My grip weakened, The pavement was maybe seven hundred feet down, which would make for a very long scream as I fell to my death. The glowing screen of the Jumbotron was slowly cooking my stomach.
As 1 was dangling there, the celedon began a special serenade just for me. She sang about let-ting go, laying down my troubles, resting by the banks of a river, 1 don’t remember the exact lyrics, but you get the idea.
It was all I could do to hold on. I didn’t want to drop, but the celedon’s music washed over me, dismantling my resolve. I imagined that I would float down safely. I would land on the banks of a lazy river, where I could have a nice relaxing picnic with my girlfriend,
Annabeth.
I remembered the time I’d saved Annabeth from the Sirens in the Sea of Monsters. I’d held her while she cried and struggled, trying to swim to her death because she thought she would reach some beautiful promised land.
Now 1 imagined she was holding me back. I could hear what she d say: It’s a trick, Seaweed Brain! You’ve got to trick her back or you'll die. And if you die. III never forgive you!
That broke the celedon’s spell. Annabeth's anger was way scarier than most monsters, but don't tell her I said that.

SoA ph.36-37