Coming home

I stood staring at the door in front of me, a lot had happened since I had last walked through that door. I had been kidnapped, had my memory wiped, found a roman camp and made some new friends, went on yet another deadly quest etc. but hey all in a days (or a years) work right? Still, even after experiencing all that I was a little nervous as to what it might be like to see her again, my mother. She must have been through so much this past year wondering whether I was alive or not, only having one voicemail from months ago to go on. I turned to Annabeth; she squeezed my hand and gave me a reassuring smile.

"You can do this Percy I know you can" she whispered handing me the spare key that mom had given her.

I took a deep breath and together we stepped through the doorway.

"Mom" I called my voice shaking a little "Mom I'm home".