'Who would have known? Who would have saved him from dying? '
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Jason sat crying in his house, bottles of bud light beer all over the counter. How did he ever trick everyone to believing that he was perfectly fine?
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He opened another beer. Chugging it, he remembered the way Percy hated the smell. He stopped, slamming it on the counter.
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Percy had died on him. Not even 35 years old, and Percy gave up.
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Jason started hiccuping, the way he always had after drinking too much too fast. Percy had loved it when that happened.
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His Percy. His love, his life, his pride and joy. Jason was over seas, and no one thought this would happen. Not even the kids.
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About 13 years into their marriage, Jason was forced over to Afghanistan to fight, having to be in the air force. He was supposed to come back a year later, but something happened.
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Jason had tried to contact Percy, but Iris Messaging wasn't working right.
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He finally came back a year about 3 years after he left. His two kids, sixteen year old Grace Jackson and 12 year old Jackson Grace, where there to greet him. Both had tears in their eyes.
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When he asked where 'Mommie' was, they told him that he had... given up hope that he was coming back; he thought he was died.
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Jason had been taking care of his kids ever since Percy killed himself. Turns out, he had a little daughter about 2 years old named Animelina Grace-Jackson. Grace and Jackson raised her for about a year before their dad came back.
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Slowly Jason fell apart. He started drinking more. He also started smoking, and he became short-tempered. But he never hurt his kids.
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When Annabeth and Piper came for their annual 3 year visit, they were shocked. First, Jason was there. Second, Percy wasn't.
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Nico also came. He offered to raise Percy's soul for a little while, but Jason didn't want to. He didn't want his Percy to leave again.
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He got up. Grace had already gone off to college, and Jackson was at a friends house. Animelina was in bed, with her Memo stuffed animal.
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If only he wasn't late.