Because when her brother Malcom looks at her with pity
Because when her best friend Thalia looks at her like she's a disgrace
Because when her parents no longer call her their little girl
Because when her boyfriend Percy leaves her for a girl that's prettier
Because when Rachel won't talk to her
Because when she's no longer welcomed by her friends
Because when there's no money for their house
Because when she doesn't know where her next meal is coming from
Because when she has no time for anything but work
Because when she calls herself a failure
Because when she stops pretending she's happy
Because when she can't get a break
Because when her little boy grows up
Because when he screams "I hate you!"
Because when she hates herself too
Because when she starts to cry
Because when she misses her life
Because when she uses alcohol to numb the pain
Because when she finally tallies her losses
Because when the world suffocates her
Because when she finally breaks
Because when her little boy sees her like that
Because when she loses her last hope
Because when she can't tell where reality ends and hell starts
Because when she could've given him away
Because when she knew he wouldn't have forgiven her
Because when she learns just how well she can hold grudges
Because when she tries to end her life
Because when she thinks nobody would care
Because when Percy comes back
Because when she screams at him
Because when she doesn't let him back
Because when she tears herself in two
Because when she thinks she made the wrong decision
Because when she wakes up to realize it wasn't just a nightmare
Because when she no longer can tell who she is
Because when she moves to avoid the pain
Because when her friends don't recognize her
Because when she sees Percy smile without her
Because when she sees Thalia laugh at a joke that wasn't hers
Because when she can't remember her friends names
Because when they try to save her
Because when she isn't a little girl anymore
Because when she has to be there through it all
Because when she doesn't see the signs
Because when her little boy breaks too
Because when the world suffocates her
Because when she needs someone to hold her
Because when she needs someone to cry with her
Because when her world caves in on her
Because when she needs someone to be there
Because when reality starts
Because when the pain starts
Because when the misery starts
Because when the tears start
Because when it all starts
Because when life starts
Because when she needs him to be there
He will be there
That's why Annabeth kept her baby