Percy
I lay on the bed in my cabin, trying to rest my sore muscles. It was my first day back at camp this summer, and after a hard sword training session, I was already tired. I heard a slight knock on my door, and reluctantly got up. I was met by Annabeth's sad looking face. "Annabeth! What's wrong?" I pulled her in for a hug, which she hesitantly complied to. Then, she suddenly stiffened and stopped. "Percy," she started. "I'm really sorry, but. . ." I frowned. "Don't tell me you're breaking up with me!" I said. "No! It's just, well, my mom." She whispered quietly. "She doesn't want us together, and she is my mom. So I have to respect her decisions. So, I'm afraid I have to break up with you. I-I'm sorry. I'll always love you. And maybe someday my mom will change her mind. But I have to respect her. So please, move on, get a girlfriend if you must. But please, let's stay friends?" Annabeth finished her little rant on a softer note. "Yeah, sure," I said softly, my voice cracking. Then I stormed out of my cabin, leaving Annabeth alone. Soon, the conch horn signaling for dinner sounded. I slowly walked to my table, and sat, alone. All around me, people sat at tables together, noise rising as siblings and friends began to chatter. But I was stuck all alone, with no siblings to comfort me. I couldn't believe after all we'd been through, quests, the Titan War, and the Giant War, it was Athena that was tearing us apart. I could feel my eyes beginning to water, so I quickly asked a nymph for a blue coke and pizza. I then offered up a piece of my pizza as a burnt offering. When I sat down and began to eat, I felt like someone was watching me. Sure enough, when I looked up, Annabeth was staring straight at me. She looked down shamefully when she saw me staring back. I could see a few of her siblings glancing nervously between me and Annabeth, as if they could sense the tension. I was just about to get up and leave for my cabin, when I saw shimmering gold before me. Right away, I knew it was a divine being, so I averted my eye sight to avoid being burned into oblivion. Then, a voice gloomily said, "You can look up now everyone." I looked up to see Poseidon, my father right before my eyes. Everyone gasped. Gods rarely came to camp. I knelt down before my father. "Lord Poseidon." I said softly. "Percy, stand up." He said, putting a hand on my shoulder. "I have come to inform you of, tragic news." My eyes widened in fear. "Father, what is it?" Poseidon looked down. "Son, I'm so sorry. Your mother was attacked in her apartment earlier today, by an unknown monster. She, she didn't make it son. I'm sorry." I froze. "Wha-what?" I demanded. "No, there's no way. That's impossible! I just left this morning! She was fine this morning!" "I'm so sorry son." I started to cry. "No!" I screamed. I collapsed to the ground, screaming and crying. I felt arms around me, comforting me. I vaguely heard Annabeth saying soothing words, trying to calm me. But it was no use. I was broken and vulnerable. The Hero, the prophecy kid of two great wars, was broken, before the whole camp. "Everybody, back off, now!" I heard Chiron yell. Everyone backed off, and I felt a little better. Poseidon glanced at me sadly one last time, than flashed away. Chiron picked me up, scooped me onto his back, and took me to the Big House. He set me on a bed, and tried to soothe me. Annabeth was there, too, but after what happened earlier, I didn't really want to see her. "I-I have to get out of here. I'm sorry." I choked out. And with that, I leapt out of the bed and ran out of the Big House, down the hill past Thalia's pine tree, and away from the safety and security of Camp Half-Blood.