Chapter one: mia POV

I'm confused. Very confused. Like, I'm more confused than I've ever been. I hate confusion.

My sister rolls over and hits me in the face. I grab her hand and throw it to the other side of the bed. Maddie mutters a sware word. I roll my eyes.

I climb from under the covers and go into the bathroom. My hair is long and blond and falls to my mid back. My eyes are a piercing blue. I'm tall and thin, quiet.

I grab my outfit, sweats and a tee, and throw it on. I hate the weekend. Unlike Maddie, I'm not popular. I twist my hair around my finger, and look into the mirror again.

Maddie runs into the bathroom and gestures for me to leave. I run out, knowing I won't be allowed back in there for another hour.

I head downstairs and see my little sister Makayla looking through the fridge. She grabs a slice of pizza and goes to sit down at the table. Normally, I would question her about her breakfast choices, but the pizza is the best thing in the fridge. I grab a slice of my own, and sit down across from her.

Maddie comes running into the kitchen, screaming over her shoulder, "I'm going to Destiny's, then we're going to the mall with Jess and Lila, then I'm going to the movies with Kyra, then I'm spending the night with Becca and Sydney."

Mom runs into the kitchen and gestures for Maddie to go ahead./ Maddie always has plans, and I never do. I grab my coat, and wave to Mom. Unlike with Maddie, she knows where I'm going, the music store downtown. I go to the bus stop and wait for the bus. I'm only thirteen, and way to young to even get my learners permit, which you can get at fourteen here in Ohio.

The old rickety bus pulls up and I get on to go to the music store. When I reach the building, I pull the cord to stop the bus and go to the store. The lady who owns the Musical magic store is one of my Mom's best friends.

"Hey Mia. How's Caroline?"

"She's fine, Tracy. Maddie's fine too. I'm fine, and Makayla's about to kill someone if she's not ungrounded soon."

Tracy laughs and helps me find the old music collection. I flip through the bins until I find what I'm looking for, a CD with The Beedles, The Spice Girls, and Backstreet Boys music on it. I carry it up to the cash register and pay, then text my mom that I'm on my way home. When I arrive at my house, Mom is standing on the porch, sobbing.

The nshe says the five words that shatter my world. "There's been an accident."

My mind reels, and I can't breathe. Makayla was in an accident? Maddie? Which one of them? Just as my panic reaches a level to which I thought I would never recover from, Makayla comes around the corner.

Maddie. Maddie was in an accident. My beautiful, popular, fassionable, friendly, outgoing, perfect twin sister. We may not always get along, but I can't lose my sister.

When we arrive at the hospital, a nurse is waiting for us.

"Mia? Is Mia Parks here? Sister of Madison Parks? She's been asking for her."

I step forward. The nurse nods and escorts me to the hospital room where my sister lies in the hospital bed.

a/n: Hey party people! I hope you enjoy my second PJO fic. I'll update as much as I can. By the way, review the correct answer to this trivia question, and if it's correct, you get a shout out.

Rachel's middle name is…

Anne.

Grace.

Elizabeth.

Louise.

Review the correct answer! See ya!

Emmabeth.