The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan
Just Like Dancing
by Erbs
Suddenly it seemed like every single guest was looking at me with LIAR written on their faces. I'd love to claim that I had politely excused myself and then calmly left the perimeter, but in truth, I still hadn't quite regained complete grasp over my divine power, so when my desire to not be perceived overshot my desire to be socially relevant, I just vanished in a burst of flame and appeared outside of my domicile. As if I hadn't embarrassed myself enough already. I didn't even want to hear all the gossip and rumors.