Jason, we need to talk. Meetup at the pavilion at 3? I texted Jason.
cant u just txt me about it? He replied.
No, Jason. We need to talk in person. And correct your grammar, would you?
No reply.
At 2:45, I started off to the pavilion. I went early just in case Jason went early, or somebody decided to strike up a lengthy conversation on my way there.
Today was especially gloomy. I felt like the weather was affected by my mood, although I was not the daughter of any of the gods that controlled the weather. But then again, I was a daughter of Aphrodite. Anything could happen with her.
I felt a hand gently touch the small of my back, and I flinched. Why am I so finicky today? Oh wait, that's right…
"Hey, why so squeamish today?" I heard behind me. Jason. I turned around and tried not to stare back into his bright blue eyes. Oh Gods, his eyes, one part of me said. Stop it Piper, not now, another said.
"Hey, Jason. I guess it's my nerves. Now, we need to talk." I said as charmingly as possible. Jason, I knew, was sensitive.
"Okay. Shoot, then."
"Listen...I got into the college I wanted."
"Cambridge?"
"Yes."
"Pipes, that's great!" His face lit up. I don't think it dawned on him yet…
"Jason, I don't think it's going to work out." His face went pale as a ghost, and his eyes suddenly lost their spark. His goofy grin faded to nothing. "I can't do this long distance thing. I mean, you go between the two camps all the time, and Cambridge isn't near either place. We wouldn't be able to see each other."
"But Piper, we could make it work. I could-"
"Stop, Jason." I could hear the charmspeak in my own voice. "I need to focus on my studies. I don't need any distractions, and a love life is a distraction." I didn't mean for that to come out as harsh as it did, but the words were already out."
"If you really loved me, you'd stay with me."
"If you love me, let me go." I couldn't stay any longer, because if I did, I would break down in tears. I turned and walked away.
It's over.