Section 2: pages 8-16 Summary

After his final exam, Percy storms out of the classroom when Mr. Brunner references his specific learning needs and how he is not normal. When Grover joins Percy at the bus station unexpectedly, he reacts oddly when he notices three old ladies knitting socks, but when he goes to buy a ticket to ride to the city with Percy, Percy sneaks away because he does not want his friend to see his home. At his mother's apartment in the Upper East Side, Percy happily hugs his mother, Sally, ignoring the lectures from his stepfather, Gabe. Sally tells Percy to keep his chin up because they are taking a trip to the beach for several days, and then "all our headaches will be gone" (page 14). At the cabin, Sally tells Percy about how she met his father here, and though...