POV Thalia

I had gotten home late from school, my step father was there waiting,

"Your late" he growled

"I'm sorry" I mum erred

"What" he yelled

"I'm sorry" I said louder

"Don't you dare speak to me in that tone you little bitch" he slapped hard and I saw stars. I held my face, my skin hot, and raw. I knew it was going to bruise soon and I ran to the bathroom.

I held a knife in my hand, I looked into the mirror. Electric blue eyes stared back; silent tears ran down my face, as the memories flooded my mind.

Flash Back

1 year ago

That's when I first saw him, the new boy, Luke. He was so sweet, I thought. I was walking down the hall, after Olivia and her group of friends were bullying me, calling me a loser, Olivia just standing there, not even trying to defend me infront of Drew as she called me names, I told myself to ignore her, last time I fought back I was suspended for 3 days. I turned and walked away, she laughed.

" I heard she's on drugs" she muttered to her friends.

That made me snap. I snatched mashed potatoes of wills tray as he passed, and continued to smash it all over her top which was like 5 sizes too small.

"you might want to go wash up sweetie" I said in my best imitation of her voice. A crowd started to form around us.

"YOU BITCH"

she screeched, she slapped me, but I was barely fazed, I slapped her and there was a white handprint on her cheek from where the makeup caked on her face came off on my hand, her current boyfriend, Percy(she gets a new one almost every week) by her side trying to comfort her.

I wiped my hand on his sleeve, spun on my heel and started to walk quickly down the hall. I heard students snickering as I left, calling me a freak, that I should drop dead, my eyes threatened to spill over, your tougher then this I scolded myself. I turned the corner so fast I almost knocked down the principle, the papers he was holding flew everywhere.

I backed up into something; I spun around to be centimetres from his face. Luke had beautiful blue eyes, Golden blonde hair that swept to the side perfectly.

"Hey are you okay" he asked.

I stood there like a awestruck idiot. I looked over my shoulder to the crowd of students laughing. I turned and walked out the doors of the Goode high and just ran.

I didn't stop till I got to my favourite spot, a pine tree at central park. I sat under it and dug through my bag till I found my iPod. I plugged in my favourite black and blue ear pods. Three Day Graces blasted in my ears, I finally let my emotions take over me and tears started to stream down my face.

After about ten minutes I looked up and saw Luke standing a few feet from me. We walked over to me and sat beside me. I tucked my knees to my chest and he held me, comforting me and we were best friends ever since.

Yesterday

His words were still ringing in my ears from last night, when Luke kissed me, he said he loved me. Luke had been my best friend for a year, and I had always had a crush on him and I had finally told him and he kissed me, I was so happy. I turned the corner to meet him at my locker like we always did before class. I couldn't believe my eyes, him and Olivia were sucking face, leaned up against MY locker.

I was so shocked I managed to drop my books, he looked up and saw me.

"Thalia wait it's not what it looks like"

But I was already gone.

End of Flashback

My name was Thalia Grace; I have Dark brown spikey hair with a blue streak down the front, Electric blue eyes and olive skin. I wasn't pretty and I could lose a couple pounds. I was the opposite from my twin sister, Olivia, who lived with my mom. My dad died when I was 5 leaving my mother a total wreck and having to raise two kids all on her own. In a year she remarried to my step dad and my mom divorced him when I was 8, leaving me with my horrible stepfather. Olivia went to live with mom but I was stuck with step dad, having to endure his abuse every day.

Olivia Grace was beautiful, she had long blonde hair, Light blue eyes, perfect body, and now, a perfect boyfriend, or I thought he was.

"I'm going to get some more beer in a couple minutes" I stepped dad yelled

I pressed the blade into my wrist, blood dripping into the sink. I didn't want to stay here, I wanted to die. There was a knock at the door, I dropped the blade. I heard my stepdad open the door, there was talking but I couldn't make out any words. I heard my stepdad grumble and leave slamming the door behind him. I quickly grapped a towel and wrapped it around my arm. I heard footsteps and pushed the blade under the sink with my foot.

"Thalia"

I spun around and saw Nico di Angelo standing in the bathroom door way my textbooks that I had left at school in his hands. He looked over and saw the blood in the sink, and the towel on my arm. I barely knew Nico, we did a project in school together but that was it. He looked almost angel like standing there, black hair in his face, swept across his brown almost black eyes. The towel on my wrist was now soaked and black spots danced in my eyes. I felt my knees give way and I blacked out.

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