Chapter 1
Annabeth
Nimbly, I race through the halls, swerving in and out between people, my blonde hair flying. Perks of being a track star I suppose. Why the rush? I'm about to meet my boyfriend, Chris. Our pairing is an unlikely one, him being the player that all the girls fawn over, and me being the quiet nerd in the corner. When he started flirting with me, and then asked me out, I didn't know what to do. I thought I was too smart for him, that he would never have a go at me. I guess I was wrong for once. We've been together for about two month, which is a record for him. Today's our two month anniversary, so I'm rushing to go meet him, so we can go out somewhere.
Stopping in front of his locker, I smooth out my grey dress but he's nowhere to be seen. Funny, he said he'd meet me here. His friends are milling around in front of the old janitors closet, trying to pretend that there aren't moans coming from inside.
"Where's Chris?" I ask one of them, they just shrug in response, looking anywhere but the closet. I'm not stupid, so I catch them off guard, and open the door. Opening Pandora's box.
There right in front of me is Chris, in the middle of a heated make out session with Drew Tanaka, our school slut.
They look up from what they're doing, surprised to see me. Chris's mouth forms an apologetic look, while Drew just smiles smugly. Of course Chris would cheat on me with her. She's beautiful, with a slight Asian look about her, her hair curled prettily at the tips. Compared to my stereotypical blonde hair, and weird stormy grey eyes, she's a walking, talking Barbie Doll. Even with her hair mused, she still looks perfect, grinning at me like a cat, not even the least bit ashamed.
"Annabeth, I can explain," Chris says frantically, but I've seen it all.
I slap him, hard, making Drew gasp in surprise. Yeah, guess what, the nerd can slap too if she wants.
"That's what they all say," I say quietly, sadly, and before the tears start, I sprint away, not wanting to let Drew see me cry.
"Annabeth!" I hear Chris shout after me, but I'm too far gone. In the distance I can barely hear Drew say something, "Oh don't go after her babe, I'm much better. You know it was never meant to be," I can practically hear her wrapping him in her web, pulling him in for another kiss.
I should've known better. I thought I was too smart. I thought I could change him. You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Drew was always eyeing Chris, always giving me dirty looks like all the other girls.
My stomach hurts, my chest hurts, my head hurts as the tears blur my vision. I'm running aimlessly, but any place is better than here.
I clench my fists. I could get through the rest of sophomore year. Then, I could get away from it all.
Never again would I let a boy break down my walls. Never again would I let my self fall blindly.
No, I would be on my guard.
A/N: So, my wonderful readers, you're probably wondering what happened to the other chapters. Well, I reread them, and I thought, I can do better. Also, I've decided to change some names. I didn't want to put Chris down as Luke, because Luke is misunderstood. So I named Annabeth's stupid ex, Chris. Poor Annabeth, stupid Chris. What do you think Annabeth should do? Write in the reviews.
