We were all sitting around a campfire in the woods. All my friends were there. The seven, Thalia, Reyna, Nico, Clarisse, Will, The Stolls, and a couple more. it was officially one month after the giant war. i zoned out, i have been doing that alot lately, i guess it is all my bottled up emotions. I knew i was going to explode but there was nothing i could do. I was in my "trance" and i heard "Percy definitely had the best childhood" That sentence got me right out of my trance. I definitely did NOT have the best childhood. My whole life was like i was lost in a nightmare. I got mad then exploded. I abruptly stood up, everyone's eyes were on me, "w-who said that." i practically yelled. Jason then stood up and said, "God man calm down, Thalia-" This got me even more mad. "I didn't have the best childhood, i would have paid a fortune for anyone of your childhoods. ao don't you dare tell me to calm down." I said this to everyone but mostly directed to Thalia. This got Thalia pissed off. "Oh dare you say that, i had to run away when i was 12 to get away from my self absorbed mother because my brother "died", while you had you perfect mother who made you cookies, and loved you. Annabeth had to run away when she was fucking 7 and you are complaining about your perfect childhood." Thalia was screaming at me and was in my face. Now i completely exploded. "Really Thalia, you people are so ignorant. Have anyone of you ever seen me with my shirt off? NO, and you know why, because because i have scares." I paused to take a breath and Nico scoffed, "we all have scars Percy, it is not that big of a deal." "I am not finished, i have scars from my fucking step-father. He would beat me till i was practically dead, while my mom was working at one of her three jobs. I could not even tell her about it because she would get home from work the go to sleep then when i would wake up she was already gone. My step-father would beat me if i did not wait on him hand and foot, if i didn't give him all my money, or even if he just wanted to have some fun. He took a knife and fucking carved his name in my back to make sure everyone knew that 'he owned me.'" Everyone one was silent by now. "And that is not even the worst part, ever since i got to the camp i had to make a facade, My whole life, i pretended. Pretended to be happy, pretended like my life was the dream, but honestly my whole life i have been lost in a nightmare. I created a perfect facade, i created a perfect mask to cover my flaws, I have put up walls so thick not even Annabeth could see through them. everyone expects so fucking much of me and i can't fail." I was just ranting at this point. " i have had the weight of the world on me both literally and figuratively and nobody has ever bothered to ask me is i am alright. My whole fucking life i have been lost in a nightmare with no escape. Okay so don't fucking tell me i have had the best childhood or life at that matter because i have not." After that i just walked away. I was never intending to tell anyone about my past, but i just learned when you keep everything balled up inside eventually you will explode. And that is exactly what happened. fuck i thought to myself, why did i have to tell them. Now everyone knows the truth all because of one sentence, "you had the best childhood." My name is Percy Jackson and my entire life i have been lost in a nightmare.