Can't Nobody Love Me Like You: Chapter One
Percy's P.O.V.
Rain fell like crazy, hitting the car with loud thumps. Today was moving day. The day I had been regretting the most since a month ago. When my father, Paul Blofis, told me the news, I threw a hissy-fit. He worked at Zhang Incorporated, owned and issued by Frank Zhang. Frank was nice guy, but he had his off moments. My dad never really has like Mr. Zhang, so when La Rue Companies offered him a job...he gladly accepted. La Rue Companies was a huge company that made anything from a bed to a house. When my father told me the news, it was over dinner one night. We were having spaghetti and meatballs when we found it.
He had cleared his throat and smiled. "So today I was offered another job at La Rue Companies." He started. My mother and I looked at him. "It has a better paying job and you get a bonus check for every design you make." He continued. My mother smiled at him. "Paul! That's wonderful!" She walked over to him and kissed him. He had a huge grin across his face. I, however, was not pleased at all. "Isn't La Rue Companies in New York?" I asked him. Paul looked at me. "Yes Percy, and for me to be able t work there we would have to move to New York." A huge frown formed over my face. "Mom..-Cant-Calypso!" I argued/ My mother turned around so that she wasn't facing me. "Percy..Percy please. This is a better job opportunity! A blessing in disguise. And Perce..We really need the money. Please don't argue with me." I looked at my mother angrily. She had finished what she was saying and she still didn't turn around to face me. I pushed my chair back and threw my napkin down. "You two have fun together going to New York without me. Because I'm not going anywhere with you two."
I ran upstairs, ignoring my mother who called my name. I slammed the door shut with a thud. I walked over to my bed. Why did this have to happen to me? I had just gotten into a relationship with my friend of 2 years Calypso. She was amazing, funny, she was everything I looked for in a girl. Yet now we have to move just so my dad could work at La Rue Companies. Anger surged inside of me. This wasn't fair! I grabbed the nearest item to me and smashed it hard on the ground. That item just happened to be a snow globe with a picture of my mother and I inside. Water and glass splattered everywhere. My mother had obviously heard the noise because in a flash she was standing in the doorway, a look of disappointment on her face. I had fallen to the ground when I smashed it, but my legs stood myself up when she approached. I looked at her. "Pack your bags, Perseus. We move in 5 days. I'm telling Paul now." She shut my door, leaving me to clean up the glass and water. My mind swirled, my heart ached. She only called me by my full name when she was really disappointed in me. I picked up my phone and dialed Grover's number, then Nico's and so on. I called Calypso and told her I had wanted to talk tomorrow about something. She had agreed. Ice Cream at 4:00. My heart ached even more. I was breaking up with her. Long distance relationships never work out. Especially since I was sure I wasn't moving back. I sat down on the bed and put my head in my hands. I silently cried myself to sleep that night.
End of Flashback
"Percy," My mother called. I had my head up against the window. I turned around to look at her face. "Yes?" I asked. "Please don't cry." My hand flew up to my face and only then did I realize I had been crying. "Oh, sorry." She turned back around and I hit my head up against the window. "Where am I going to school again?" I asked. My mother thought for a second. "Goode High School." I groaned. I reached in and grabbed my phone along with some earbuds. I flipped through my songs until I found one I wanted to hear. It was called I'm The One by DJ Khaled. I listened to it on repeat for the next hour. I truly dreaded the next years of my life.
Or so I thought.