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Summer Nights
Chapter 1
Annabeth POV
Four Minutes…. That's how long I had left until this horrible school year came to an end. My junior year of high school at Goode High was supposed to be great. I was going to be captain of the track team, I was going to make straight A's, I was going to spend time with my best friends, and most importantly I was dating the hottest guy in Goode High, Luke Castellan. But of course that is not what happened.
I was betrayed, my heart broken into a thousand little pieces. Luke had cheated on me with the girl that I despised the most, Rachel Elizabeth Dare. And the worst part? When I caught them hooking up behind the bleachers of the football field Luke looked me directly in the eyes and smiled.
He knew what he was doing the whole time; he knew he would break my heart. But Luke didn't care, he never cared. All he cared about was getting in my pants. Now I am stuck watching Luke and Rachel make out, occasionally taking a break to look in my direction to laugh and gloat. Well, that is until my best friend, Thalia, looks over at them with her signature glare.
"Don't worry about them, Annie. Rachel will probably end up pregnant by senior year anyway." Thalia stated in a "matter-of-fact" tone.
"Don't call me 'Annie'." I said turning to look at my best friend who knows that I hate being called that.
That's what I love about Thalia. She is always blunt and to the point. Nobody at Goode even thinks about messing with her. And if her words don't intimidate you enough, one look at her and you know she means business. Thalia has short, black, spiky hair with a blue streak in it. She always wore black, with some blue or green in the outfit, and dark make-up. She is the exact image that comes to mind whenever you think of a punk girl.
I honestly don't understand how Thalia and I are best friends. I have blonde, curly hair, I am tan, and I have grey eyes. Who even has grey eyes? And our looks aren't the only things that are different, I mean, I am the school's top track runner, straight A student, and a perfectionist. I am basically the schools biggest nerd. While Thalia is just well… Thalia.
"Annabeth. Annabeth….. ANNABETH!"
I was awakened from my thoughts at the tone of Thalia's, now screaming, voice.
"Annie, Juniper and I were trying to get your attention."
"Oh, um, sorry… What did you say?"
Juniper trying not to giggle looked at me and asked "Do you want to go to the diner after school today? Kinda like a 'we survived another year' celebration."
Juniper is my other best friend. She has long brown hair and green eyes. She is always so kind and compassionate towards others. Juniper is kind of a nature freak though. She is the president of every nature or recycling club we have at the school.
"Yeah, that sounds fine." I figured it would be a good way to try and keep my mind off of a certain couple.
That was my goal this summer. To forget about Luke and Rachel. To just sit at home and read and spend time with my friends and family. This was my plan and it had to work because honestly, I don't if I can handle seeing Luke and Rachel all over each other every day.
Rrrrrriiiiiiinnnnggggggg…..
Finally, my junior year from hell was over.
When we got to Katie's Corner, my friends and I immediately walked to our table. You could say that we are regulars at the place because as soon as we sat down Hazel, our waitress, brought out our drinks. A Dr. Pepper for Thalia, a Sprite for Juniper, and a Coke for me.
"So how was your last day of junior year girls?" Hazel questioned with a bright smile on her face. Hazel was in college and worked at Katie's to pay for school. She was always our waitress when we ate here and she liked to be updated on our lives and give us advice.
"Horrible, the sooner I get out of that hell hole the better" Thalia whined
"Now Tha—", Hazel was cut off.
"Yeah, yeah, I know… 'You need to savor your time in high school now because you will miss it later'" Thalia said in her best "Hazel" voice. Which wasn't very good.
"Okay girls," Hazel way saying in between laughs, "Your food will be ready in a minute." Hazel turned around and walked away.
"That's the best part about coming here, they already know what we want to eat", Juniper said smiling.
Within no time our food was out and we were happily eating in silence because no one wanted to take a break from their delicious food.
Thalia broke the silence, "Well Juni, Annie, I have a proposition."
"Oh great" I said in between bites.
" Don't 'Oh great' me, Annie. You don't even know what I was going to say!"
"Don't call me 'Annie'"
"Thalia, no offense, but the last time you 'proposed' something we ended up with a detention" Juniper simply stated
"I know but that was like forever ago."
"That was a month ago." I said rolling my eyes.
"Oh. Well. That's beside the point. How about you guys to go to my family reunion with me this summer?" Thalia sounded more like she was stating instead of asking.
"Where is it at?" Juniper asked
"Florida."
"Oh. My. Gods." Juniper squealed, "I have never been to Florida!"
"I don't know Thals. I kinda just wanted to stay back here and relax for the summer, get my mind off… you know. How long would we be gone?"
"Oh not that long only about…. Two months" Thalia started to mumble and take a sip of her Dr. Pepper so I couldn't really understand her. But it sounded like she said two months.
"TWO MONTHS?" I yelled in the middle of the diner. An elderly couple turned to stare at me.
"It is really not that long if you think about it."
"Thalia, my parents would never let me go to Florida for two months. You know how strict they are"
"Yeah, Thals. I don't know about my mom and dad letting me go for that long either." Juniper said kind of disappointed.
"Sure they would!"
Juniper and I just looked at Thalia with confused looks.
"I might have had my dad call your parents and have him talk them into letting you guys go."
"Thalia," I wasn't even shocked when she said this but I knew that she had some twisted reason behind doing this in her mind, "why do you want us to go so badly?"
"Because my family is so boring and I didn't want to go at all. Me and my dad fought over this for a couple of days. We finally compromised that I would go only if you guys could go."
Juniper started to squeal again while I just sat there looking blankly at my best friend.
"Thals, I kind of just want to stay back here, in New York."
"Too bad." That got Juniper to stop squealing.
"What?" I asked now completely confused.
"Your parents said that they think you should go to get away from everything for a while. And by 'think you should go', I mean they are making you go."
"Yay! We are going to have so much fun this summer girls!" Juniper said with a bright smile on her face.
Great. So much for my summer of moping at home. Well at least my two best friends will be with me the entire summer to help me get over my horrible Luke situation.
