Cy and Medusa

Cy and Medusa

Cy trudged down the hall of his new school, his one large eye staring at the floor. Giants, centaurs, and flying horses passed him, but Cy was the only creature with a single eye. " I'm never going to fit in here, " Cy mumbled under his breath. Whack! Cy bumped into Mark, the largest minotaur in the school.

“ Watch where you're going, One Eye! " Mark said. " Sorry, I didn't see you, " Cy said. " Can't you see with one eye?" Mark asked. As if on cue, Cy spotted Medusa heading toward them. That gave him an idea. He'd been at school long enough to know about her powers.

" I actually see something really cool over there, " Cy said. “ What do you mean?" Mark asked as he turned to look. He peered down the hall, made eye contact with Medusa, and instantly turned to stone. Then, without thinking, Cy met Medusa's yellow eyes. His skin tingled, and he looked down at his hands in dismay. To his surprise, however, he was still just Cy.

" Ugh! Medusa turned someone to stone again, " a student groaned. " Let's drag him to the nurse's office. " A group gathered around and began to haul Mark off. Medusa, humiliated, burst into tears and ran away. Cy raced after Medusa. He had looked directly at her and hadn't turned to stone. Outside, Cy found Medusa sitting at a picnic table with her face buried in her hands.

" Can I talk to you?" Cy asked. Medusa turned her head from Cy. “ Go away if you don't want to be turned into a statue, " she murmured. " You looked me in the eye, and I'm fine, " Cy said. " That's not possible-just ask the nurse. She's had to turn fourteen kids back to normal this year, " Medusa said.