This was it. This was the year that Piper Mclean ran for president. She was confident that she could win, even without using charm speak. With Annabeth as her partner, they were unstoppable. That November Piper ran against James Marx. He was an arrogant man who had no respect for anyone but himself. Even so, he almost won. Piper had to use her power. She wouldn't have needed to, but every time he spoke she could feel that he had a similar power if not the same. She got the last word. She got the majority of the votes and won. Who could have been happier? Well, anyone but Piper. She never got over the fact the Jason left her for Reyna so many years ago. Sure, she had many friends, but she just felt lonely. She was beginning to think she would never actually be happy again. Yet her mother had other plans.