“I woke to a bucket of ice water in my face.
“Sadie! Get up,” Zia said.
“God!” I yelled. “Was that necessary?”
“No,” admitted Zia.”

—  Rick Riordan , book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

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