This is in Annabeth's POV

This is in the middle of The Titans Curse, when Annabeth helps Luke lift the sky

I sat there, my knees trembling from the sheer weight of the sky. Short bursts of breath escaped her mouth as my arms turned to jello. I just wanted to let go, I just wanted to release the sky and make it come crashing down upon their evil pointy-nosed heads.

But I knew I couldn't do that. Percy was out there in the world, wondering why he is crushed by a ton of bricks. Mom is out there, trying to reach me, going nuts over my disappearance. I feel like such a fool! I had been tricked by the one that calls me friend. I had been betrayed by Luke. The one that I had thought that I could of trusted.

I could have escaped from this hellhole. The door was left unlocked, so I pried the twin doors apart with my knife when nobody was watching. I was about to make a run for it when I heard a yelp. I stared, helplessly deciding whether I should save them or make a dash for it. But at the end, I turned around to save him, for I knew that this voice belonged to Luke.

I had been so darned foolish! I should have known that this was a trap, that Luke never intended for me to escape. He had it all planned out, while I, a child of Athena was oblivious to it all.

This all reminded me of a Chinese tradition. The Chinese would have these small ponds that would be a habitat to small fishes. When the fall went by, the Chinese would take a huge net and scoop up all the fishes in one scoop. After that one scoop, they would just leave with what they got. Some fish were smart, so they would jump and waddle desperately trying to break free, knowing that they were going to be eaten if they were caught. Some fishes, however, managed to break free. They continued waddling until they hopped back into the net.

And I, Annabeth Chase, was a fish stupid enough to hop back into the nets of Luke and Kronos. I was given a chance to escape, but instead, I was fooled into hopping back into the net. Hopping back into the net of death.

This is all true. Or at least the part about the Chinese people and the fish. And I would know because I'm Chinese.