The Love of my Life

Chapter 1: First encounter

Percy stood in front of the Empire Statebuilding.
He loved this old building it was his favorite Place in all of New York besides the Centralpark.
Also he had never entered it and had a look at the supposed amazing view from the top platform since he was absolutely terrified of heights, just looking at the features of this decades old building cheard him up.
And since he was down an Abyss of sorrow and sadness, he could use the sight of something that mad him les down.
Percy sight: "six days ago everything was just fine... Mom why did you have to die?"

6 day's ago

"Mom, Mom" Percy shouted as he entered the flat he and his single mom lived in. "Mom I made first place in the swim completion today." He shouted as he entered the livingroom. But instead greeted by his warm and loving mom a strange man in a black suit stood in the livingroom.
"Perseus Jackson?"
"How are you and what are you doing in my livingroom? Where is my mom?"
The man's eyes darkened
"Your father send me here, you're mom..."
Percy frowned "Father ? I don't have a dad."
The man ignored that statement "Your mum had an accident."
I took Percy a moment to comprehend what the guy just said, once it did he was shocked.

The man took hin to the hospital and Percy rushed to his mom's room as soon he got of the car. When he entered the room he noticed a nother man but completely ignored him and rushed to her side.

"Mom", he choked.

His mother was white as the sheds she was lying in. But she seemed to have no injuries besides a few scratches here and there. She got her hand up and stroked his always messy jet black hair.

"Percy... I'm so sorry."
"Mum what happened?"
"Was in a rush, didn't look where I was going. Pretty stupid, I know after all the lections I have given you about safety in traffic...
"Mom, please. That guy how took me here said it was on my fathers order but...
"Shih..." Mum hushed him.
"Percy you are a big boy now, that's why I won't lie to you. I'm dying and we don't have much time left, so please listen to me."

Percy looked at his mother, his beautiful, loving, single mom how raised him all on her own and had always fulfilled his every wish and desire, always git him first. It felled like a like cruel joke that the one time she is forcing her wishes on him was when she was on the edge of dying. But this wasn't a joke just simply live.
Percy felt a hand on his cheek and focused again.
She smiled at him and tears started to drop out of her eyes and running down her cheeks.

"You will stay with your father from now on, he'll explain everything to you please...", she caught. "Please brush you're teeth regularly, and keep you're room clean, put some more effort in school and practice you're swimming and fencing. try to stay out of trouble... I know it is practicaly hunting you but at least try it, one more thing when girls start to interest you treat them with respect, date a girl only if you truly like her... and promise me one last thin...
What ever you will active in your life ahead of you do never let it go to your head... I don't want a son with an oversized ego."

Percy brought up his hand and grabbed her hand. He had it hard to keep it together but for his mother's sake he somehow managed to do it.

"I promise. I will never disappoint you."

"I'm so proud of you Percy, always was and always will be. I just regret not seeing you grow up into the amazing man you surely will be."

From the back of the room Percy heard the door opened and the Doctor entering. Mumbling something about a blood clot and sedateing but focused just on his mom.
Than the doctor showed up.

"It's time Sally... ," she just nodded and the doctor gave her an injection, then smiled at her sadly before he left.

Percy sensed a person behind him.

"Farewell" , Sally said shortly looking on the man behind him than back to her son.

Percy choked than bend forward to kiss her on the forehead.

"I love you mommy."

"I love you to my handsome son, as I will always will be with you in your heart if you keep me there."

"Percy", the man behind him said and put a hand on his shoulder. "I think you should leave now."

"No. I stay."
"Percy... ."
"No. ", he said with determination in his voice. "I will not leave mom", with that it was settled.

Sally smiled one last time and closed her eyes.
Percy and the man stayed until the stady beeping coming from the machine beside the bed became one long steady tune announcing to the world the los of an incredible woman.

After that everything went into a blur. Meeting his father how turned out to be the man in the hospital room, meeting his stepmom and brother moving in with them and finally the funeral.

At one point it was too much. Percy needed to get away and that was what he did.

This was what got him now standing in front of the Empire Statebuilding soaking himself in sorrow and misery, still wearing the suit from the funerel.

"Did you know the Empire Statebuilding was planed as the highest skyscraper in the world? And it's still the highest one in New York?"

Percy looked at the direction of where the voice came from and found himself face to face with an pretty girl how had blond lock' s and grey eyes and was smiling at him. She seemed to be about his age.

"Chocolate Chip ice?", she asked while handing him a cornet.
without thinking Percy took it.

"Why are you telling me this stuff and giving me an ice ?"

"Because I find it interesting and you look like you could use a something that cheers you up. What does the trick better than Chocolate Chip ice?

"That's true", Percy thought.

"Thanks." he mutered and started eating

After a few minutes of silence the girl stared chatting again.

"So did you know it was build in just 3 years in 1929 to 31. William F Lamb was the architect who designed it in the Art Deco Style. An it's 381m high..."

"Why are you telling me this?" Percy roudly interrupted.

"I find it interesting", she repeated.

"Honestly I don't want to talk."

"Figured, that's why I'm talking."

Percy looked at her stunned, than chuckled lightly for the first time since he entered the apartment almost a week ago.

"Thanks I need that."

"No Problem."

He sighed: "Someone... Something happen... and now my live is just a total mess."
Although he was found of her sassy attitude, he couldn't just trust a complete stranger.

"Then deal with hat happened and sort the mess out.
I mean, I don't know what happened, but every mess can be sorted out. The important thing is you try and fight don't just give in."

Pretty girl looked Percy deep in the eyes: "Never stop fighting."

"Don't give up. Never stop fighting."that was also his mom's credo, the she raised him with.

"You are right, it's just not that easy... ."

"Do it day by day. Take one step after another."

Percy nodded "Thank's."

"You know... ." Chim, Chim his phone interrupted.
Percy took it out ad cursed silently.

"I have to go now but I'd like to see you again, you know hang out or so..."

He looked at her hopefully.
And pretty girl smiled.

"I would love to. Here I give you my mobile phone number... " she said while getting out her mobile as she frowned. "Darn I forgot, we' ll be moving away tomorrow that's the reason why I came her in the first place. I wanted to see all my favorite places before we go."

"Seriously that is just my luck," he said sarcastically.

She chuckled and held out her hand. "I guess this is farewell now."

Percy grabbed her hand. "No ! Never say farewell, live is long enough to met more than once."

Another thing his mom always said.

He looked her deep into those grey eyes that sparkled bright with intelligence and something else, something, that he couldn't quite make out, and also didn't really belong into eyes as young as hers and still holding on to her hand.

"Then until we see each other again," she rephrased.

Chim ChimPercy's mobile ringing again reminding he had to go. He ushered her hand up to his mouth and kissed her knuckles lightly holding her gaze the entire time.

Pretty girl looked at him surprised and blushed slightly.

"Until we see each other again." he said, letting go of her hand and in an fit of chivalry slightly bowed towards her. She blushed even more, the slightly nodded to each other and turned to walk away. But Percy couldn't leave like that so he turned just to see she has turned as well. Bothe of them smiled and then parted ways with out knowing each others names.

That was seven years ago and Percy was just twelve.

I t was early in the morning on a nice late summer's day. The air was still a bit chilly from the night and a light fog whirled just a bit above the grass as Percy kneeled on one knee in front of his mothers grave holding a bouquet of white lilys in his hand.

"He mum how has it been?" Since the day she had died Percy came to her grave a few times a month to chat with her keep her informed of his life. This was his way of honor her.
"Do you know what today is? It's first day of senior year! Can you belive it I'm already 19."

He smiled and kissed the flowers lightly, leeyed them down.

"I need to go now, you don't want me do be late one first day of school mum don't you. I promise to come again soon. Bye mom".

Than he stood up, walked down to his motorbike and drove of to school.

If he had known today he would met his destiny he would have been way more nervous as well as happy as he was right now.