Hi everybody! This is chapter 1 of my remade uhh... story I guess. Thank you all for who still want to read this. You guys are so amazing for all of your support. I feel so loved :) Anyway, I deleted all my other chapters, and I'm ready to start fresh and new. Let me know what ya think! :D I'd love to try to improve my story so it's the best it can be.

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Piper PoV

I never wanted to be in this situation.

I was sitting in a pale blue cushioned chair, staring into the eyes of a stranger. Whoops, sorry, his name was Dr. Grace, but he just told me to call him Zeus. Weird name.

I looked around at my new surroundings, taking in the small window next to me looking over the parking lot. The carpet was pale blue and the air smelled like cinnamon air freshener. There were plants in the corners of the room, and the air was chilly. Basically, it was everything I thought this office would look like.

I swung my feet absent-mindedly. There was a picture in a frame on his desk. I scanned over it quickly. There were two teenagers, one guy with blond hair and a girl with spiky black hair. They were both smiling and laughing as they leaned against a pine tree with their arms crossed casually. The girl looked intimidating and dangerous, and the guy looked kind of like a leader. They both had lightning blue eyes, just like Zeus. Must be his kids.

I longed to dash out of the door behind me, but I forced myself to stay put. This was all stupid. I did not need a shrink. I thought the best way to get through things was to do it by yourself, so you could feel proud afterwards. Plus, I hated shrinks. To me, they just seemed fake. It was like they only cared because it was their job and they got paid. Judge me if you want, but that just didn't want me to cooperate. A lot of people do things just for money. Why do you think some people get married anyway?

You could say I have a thing against marriages. What was the point? Was marriage even worth the risk? How could you even tell if somebody truly loved you or not? Why do parents have kids when they are married, only to get divorced later leaving the kids in one stressful mess? Who does that? It's cruel. Especially to the kids who never did anything wrong, and just wanted to love their parents. How could you love your parents, if you were forced to pick a side?

"So Piper, how are you feeling?" Zeus asked and leaned back. Ah, the typical question. The one that made me want to wrap my hands around his throat and-

"Fine." I replied in a monotonous voice. I crossed my arms over my chest and stared out the window. It was musky outside, and windy. I could tell by the way the branches thumped against the building.

"So you're ok with all of this?" Zeus wondered. At first I thought he was talking about the tree and the thumping noises. Then I realized he was talking about it. His pen was ready in his hand, hovering over a clipboard. Wasn't having a guy shrink weird if you were a girl? Maybe it was just me.

"With what?" I played dumb. I guess I thought if I acted like that, he would drop the subject completely. I should have known though, it was his job not to give up.

I didn't have the energy for this. I hadn't been sleeping right ever since it happened. I had been on the edge of my bed, staring at the blank wall ahead wondering how my life could get worse. I couldn't think of any possibilities, but of course, because my life is just one whole big cliché, it did. I was forced to see a shrink by my parents. I did not want somebody invading my thoughts. Zeus would never get inside my head, because I wouldn't let him. I wouldn't let anybody in, not even my friends. My friends were my friends, sure, but they didn't understand. I didn't want anybody talking about it or pitying me anyway. I just hated it when people got that look in their eyes…

"With Silena's death." Zeus answered.

It was October 13th when it happened. I would never forget that date in my head. It would echo through my mind forever until I faded from Earth completely.

Silena was one of my two sisters. Well, half sisters. She was 17, while I was 14. She was starting her senior year, while I started my freshman year. Silena always cared for me like a real sister. She made me feel loved and filled the gap of being ignored by both of my parents. She had brown curly hair that fell down to her upper rib cage. She had bright blue eyes that were outlined in long eyelashes. Boys went crazy for her, but she kept her heart for someone special, and that someone was Charles Beckendorf. They were together ever since their Freshman year, and I was sure they loved each other. Even if they were only 17.

I wondered how Beckendorf was doing with all of this. I knew he was a nice guy, and he treated her right. He was the guy that opened doors for her, held her chair out for her, gave her presents for no reason and smiled when she entered the room. I knew he wouldn't break my sister's heart. I had met him a few times, and he had been polite and so generous. He was perfect for her.

My mom on the other hand, was a real bitch. She had Silena with another man, and then she started to date my dad. When she had me, she handed me and Silena to my dad, and left.

When I was nine, my mom came back to my dad. She already had another child girl with her. A newborn baby. Guess what she did. It was so cruel, and so selfish, it made me so angry at her.

She left the baby on my dad's doorstep and fled.

My dad didn't want to put the girl in an orphan place, because around here they never treated kids right. He took her in. She's four now, and she didn't understand anything that was going on. She didn't know about mom or how my dad wasn't her dad, or about Silena's death. I didn't know how she will survive Preschool next year if the other kids found out about her broken family. She just turned four years old, and she's excited to go to school. I missed those days.

Her name was Caramel.

Caramel had blonde curly hair that fell down to her shoulders. She had big brown eyes that made her look innocent. She was an angel. Since my dad was always working, I took care of her since Silena was always gone with Beckendorf. I didn't mind though, sometimes I had my friends over and we would all watch her and watch movies. I longed for those days again, because I knew that my life would never be like that again.

After forty-five minutes of Zeus trying to pry into my mind, I left. I would be back again next week of course. It was my dad's rule. He knew I wouldn't ever contradict him, not after everything that he's been though. He had two girls who weren't even his, and me. I bet he wasn't even proud of being my father. Who would have been? I bet he was proud of Silena though. She never did anything wrong. She didn't have to follow any rules like I did.

My dad was gone a lot. A lot. He was always working, and I hardly ever saw him. He was a lawyer, so of course, even if I tried to have an argument with him, I wouldn't even win. He was all business, no fun. I couldn't remember the last time we spent the day together. I wouldn't want to spend the day with him anyway. If he didn't care about me, well, guess what? I didn't have to care about him either. I would just ignore him, and he would ignore me. I bet he wasn't like Zeus at all. He didn't have a picture of me in his office.

Annabeth, my friend, had been watching Caramel while I was "doing some shopping." I didn't want to tell her about my shrink. It was too embarrassing. And, of course I would have to explain why I had to go to a shrink in the first place. I forced myself not to look so miserable. She still didn't know how empty I was inside after Silena's death… she didn't know that Silena died at all.

I hadn't been at school since the incident. I claimed to my friends that I needed to watch Caramel for the week instead of school because my dad was on a business trip and our usual babysitter was sick. That was a lie. I wasn't ready to go back to school, but I had to on Monday. It was a pain. Why should I have had to go to school when I didn't even care about it anymore? It wasn't worth trying academically anymore. After high school, I'd probably take care of Caramel for the rest of my life.

"Hey Piper! Thank God you're here, Caramel was about to force me to watch Dora." She groaned. I forced myself to smile. I walked over to Caramel and put her in my lap.

"It's ok, she can watch Dora with me." I said. Caramel smiled her innocent little smile.

"Dora is funny." Caramel nodded.

"Well, I should get running. I need to get home for dinner." Annabeth sighed and pushed a strand of her golden curls out of her face. Her gray eyes studied me, as if she was trying to pull out any secrets. I closed my mind up and made my face go blank. "He's still trying to get Heather and I to be friends. I don't ever see that happening." She huffed, and then she left.

Heather was Annabeth's new step mom. Annabeth hated her instantly, but that was only because, as Annabeth described it, Heather curled her lips in disgust when she looked at her.

Great step mom.

I turned the T.V. on and leaned back against the sofa with Caramel still on my lap. I flipped through the channels until I found Dora. Caramel leaned her back against my chest and watched as Dora went off on another adventure.

I didn't realize I was crying until I felt hot tears on my face. I wiped them away before Caramel could see. I didn't want her to know anything was wrong, because when I looked at her happy face to tell her the sad news, my heart just broke. Let her be happy.

"Piper look! It's Swiper!" Caramel squealed and covered her face with her hands. I squeezed her comfortingly. It was cute how Swiper was the only thing that upsetted her now.

"It's ok, look, Swiper is gone now." I said and slightly lowered her hands from her face. Caramel smiled at me.

"Dora will protect us." Caramel said like she was convinced. I gave her a sad smile.

"Be a good girl and stay here for a couple of minutes ok? I need to go to the restroom." I lied. I just really needed some time to think. Caramel nodded and her eyes stayed glued to the screen. I began to walk down the hall.

"Wait!" Caramel yelled. I turned towards her. She gave me a frightened look. "What if Swiper comes back?" She said in a small voice.

"Dora will protect you." I echoed.

I reached my bedroom and sunk down on my bed. I put my head in my hands. It was too hard. How was I supposed to stay strong when I was breaking inside? My life was crumbling around me, but I couldn't give up. There was a small four-year old girl waiting for me to come back, and I couldn't let her see me broken. Four years old was too young to be traumatized.

And to make it worse, Silena was always the one I talked to when I had trouble. I had nobody. I was completely alone. My dad should have been there for me. He should have experienced the pain I was experiencing, even if Silena wasn't his child. Hell, my mom shouldn't have ever left in the first place. Mothers were supposed to be there for their daughters, not to run away.

I stood on my shaky legs, and made my way back to Caramel. She was in the same place I left her.

"Where is daddy?" Caramel wondered when I sat back down next to her. I sighed.

"Daddy is working now." I explained and smoothed her hair back.

"Why is daddy always working?" Caramel asked, and there was hurt in her voice. It pained me to hear her like that.

"Well, Mel, somebody has to make the money around here." I replied.

"What about Momma?" She said. I closed my eyes.

"Momma will be here next Saturday." I said softly. She would. She was coming for Silena's funeral. How was I supposed to explain to Caramel what happened if there was the funeral going on? And what would happen between my mom and my dad? Would my dad demand my mom to take me back? To take Caramel? I didn't want us to get separated. Half-sister or not...

My life was just one big mess.

After Caramel was asleep, I checked my text messages. I had one from Annabeth and one from Rachel, My two best friends since the sixth grade. I checked the one from Rachel.

Hey girlie! Tomorrows Sunday. Can you come with us to the park? Can you ask Silena to watch Mel? - Rach

I closed my eyes in pain when she mentioned Silena. I wanted to text her back that I could go. I wanted it to be like the old days before this mess where I could go with them. I wanted to go back so I didn't have to lie in their faces so much.

Sorry Rach, can't. Silena is going out with CB ( Charles Beckendorf ) again. I have to watch Mel Mel. - Pipes

I hated lying so much. It made me feel so guilty inside, and when I felt guilty, I felt like all my secrets could just explode at any time, anywhere.

Heather the bitch and her evil little twin sons are making my life hell! Please say you can go to the park! I will DIE!- Annabeth

I sighed deeply. They weren't making lying any easier, that was for sure.

I can't, I'm really sorry. I have to watch Mel. - Pipes

I turned off my phone because I couldn't take their responding messages. I fell down onto my bed and groaned. Silena had been my life. My soul. She was the one that made me who I am. When I had fallen, she picked me up. When I was confused, she helped me figure out the puzzle. Now I was left alone, to figure out the puzzle that was my life, but it was all just pieces that didn't fit together. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't make them fit. Silena was more than just a sister, she was a best friend. Even if we fought, I would rather have her back to have her fighting with me then gone forever.

It was a car crash. I didn't want it to happen. She had been driving downtown to pick up groceries, and a drunk driver hit her full on. I heard she went flying lifelessly out of the car, and when she fell back down onto the ground she didn't move. I was glad I wasn't there to see it, I didn't think I would have been able to handle it. I wouldn't have been able to move or think again. I was scared of cars now. All cars. I walked everywhere, and I vowed to never learn how to drive.

I began to cry, softly and quietly so I wouldn't wake Mel. Silena would never hold me again, never talk to me again, and she would never cry with me again. She would never give me advice on what to do. Her last words to me were, "Why am I always the one getting the groceries?". What kind of last words were those? But, if she would have known she was going to die ten minutes later, what would she have said?

It was my fault. I told her to get groceries. Her death was all my fault. All my fault. How could I live with that guilt on me?

In the morning, after Mel ate breakfast, she kept whining that she wanted to go outside, so I decided to take her to the park. Maybe I could meet up with Annabeth and Rachel after all. It's not like last night I could have predicted that Mel wanted to go outside. I held her hand as we walked along the sidewalk.

"Hurry up!" She complained and tugged on my hand. I forced myself to walk faster, but then Mel startled me when she jerked me faster. I nearly tripped.

"Mel, the park isn't going anywhere." I joked.

"But I wanna play in the sand pit." She pouted. I sighed and leaned down so that she could crawl onto my back. I went into a steady jog to the park and when we got there, I let her down into the sand pit with the other kids. There were moms standing off to the side on a lunch table in the grassy area. I was the only teenage girl around. I sat down at the edge of the sand pit while Mel talked among the other kids.

Then, I heard whooping and screaming and looked behind me. There was three or four teenage boys running around on the grassy area playing tackle football. I shook my head and turned back towards Mel. Then, a little boy started to cry once his sandcastle fell apart. His mother tried to hush him from the lunch table, but he started wailing. That made all the other kids start wailing. Including Mel.

The Mothers rushed over and went to their kids, trying on each one to calm them down. They wouldn't, because one kid was always left crying which made them all start all over again. I pulled Mel towards me and cradled her to my chest. All the other mothers were getting angry, and Mel's cries went to a whimper. I ran my hand down her hair and set her back into the sand pit.

"Come on Jimmy, stop crying now." One mother ordered. I walked up to the mother.

"Excuse me Miss, but I might be able to help." I offered. She sent me a wary look, but stepped back from her son. I knelt in front of Jimmy. "Hi. I see your sand castle fell." I said in a soothing voice. Jimmy stopped crying and nodded instead, tears still flowing down his cheeks. "Well, that's ok. You can just build another one. Sand can be reused, and it's fun because when your castle gets knocked down, you can always build a much bigger and better one. Watch." I said and started to fill his pale with sand. Once it was done I turned it over quickly and slowly began to lift the pale. Perfect.

Jimmy's face lit up instantly. I stepped back from him, and the mother smiled at me.

"Thank you. You have a natural gift." She noticed. I managed to give her a smile back. Mel tugged at me hand.

"Can we go look at the clouds on the grass?" Mel begged. I sighed and scooped her up. Kids changed their minds so much. I went over under a tree slightly away from the teenage boys and sat down. I leaned Mel against me as she stared at the clouds. She looked up and smiled. She pointed. "That looks like a bunny." She said. I smiled back.

"Mm, I see a duck over there. Look." I observed.

"That's not a duck! It's a bird!" She protested.

"Ok, it's a bird." I laughed, even though I thought a duck was a type of bird.

"Hey, watch out!" A voice called. I looked down back towards Earth to find a football being hurled straight towards Mel at blinding speed. I widened my eyes and just had time to pull Mel out-of-the-way. It hit the tree behind me and I could hear it shake from the impact. I looked up ready to glare at whoever threw that. It was the group of teenage boys. They all started to point at each other in blame. Furious, I picked up the football and hurled it away into the thick trees behind me.

"Are you kidding me? Ugh, Nico go get that." One guy said.

"Seriously Leo? Why is it always me." Nico groaned and shuffled away. Mel looked up with wide eyes at all the boys. She didn't understand what happened.

"Thanks for that." I said coldly.

"Hey, it was an accident." One blond said. He looked strikingly familiar, but I couldn't place where I had seen him before. Maybe he went to my school. All I remember was that I felt like I've seen his eyes before. I struggled to figure it out, but I dismissed it. Who cared?

"Oh, well that makes it ok." I huffed sarcastically.

"Uh, no offense but aren't you a little too young to have a daughter?" The guy named Leo asked. My ears turned red.

"No! She's not my daughter! She's my sister." I glared and stood up. Did he seriously think that? No way! I was fourteen! I reached down and picked up Mel into my arms. I had no reason to stay around these people anymore.

"You guys don't look the same at all." A guy with green eyes replied. I pressed my lips into a firm line. That was because Mel had her fathers looks, not my moms. I didn't want Mel to know that. Mel tugged at my sleeve.

"Piper I wanna go back to the sandbox." She said. That was one time I was so happy she changed her mind so quickly. I turned my gaze towards her.

"Ok." I said and let her down. She began to skip back towards the sandbox and I watched her to make sure she didn't trip or something. Then I turned back to all of them, the kid Nico being back with the football. I was about to open my mouth to unleash my anger at them, when I heard my name being called.

"PIPER!" Rachel screamed and dashed over to me with Annabeth at her heels. Rachel engulfed me into a hug that nearly cracked my ribs.

"You liar! You said you couldn't go to the park." Annabeth said playfully.

"Mel wanted to go." I said and cocked my head over to the sand pit. Rachel rolled her eyes playfully, and then she noticed the guys standing behind me.

"Aren't you Jason?" Rachel asked the blonde. The blonde frowned and nodded.

"Yeah, how did you know?" He wondered.

"Oh please, everybody know-"

"Ok Rachel, Piper, let's go." Annabeth interrupted. She dragged Rachel by her ear towards the swings. I gave one last glare to all of them before I went to the swings with them. I sat on the one closest to the sandbox, while Annabeth and Rachel took the other ones.

"I was just being friendly." Rachel snorted.

"Pretty sure they wouldn't have time for us. We're just merely freshman girls that are never noticed." Annabeth pointed out. "Plus, I saved you from spilling out your secrets. And our secrets" She added. Rachel was never good at keeping her mouth shut.

"Why were they talking to Piper then?" Rachel protested.

"They almost hit Caramel with their football." I added.

"Of course. That is such a cliche." Annabeth grinned.

"Cliche for what?" I wondered.

"For the start of a love story. You know, being pissed off at someone, becoming enemies, then friends, and then more?" Rachel said and raised her eyebrows suggestively.

"Please Rachel. First of all, I'm fourteen. Secondly, why would I want to date somebody who almost hit my sister? And thirdly, no. Just no." I snorted.

"Silena started dating Beckendorf when she was a freshman, and now she's a senior still dating him and in love. Who said it couldn't happen to you?" Rachel replied.

"I haven't seen her at school this week. Or Beckendorf." Annabeth frowned. A surge of panic came over me. My dad told the school not to mention the death just yet, but Silena's absence wouldn't go on for long. Beckendorf would tell somebody and then the word would spread. I was surprised it hadn't yet.

"Well she is a senior, and you're a freshman." I pointed out, hoping that she would buy the story. She nodded in agreement.

"So, I was thinking, since the Autumn Dance is coming up, we should all go." Rachel concluded. Annabeth and I glared at her.

"Ok, Rachel, first, the Autumn Dance is in two weeks. Second of all, no." Annabeth rolled her eyes.

"Oh come on please! I won't even force you to wear a dress!" Rachel whined.

"Just go by yourself." I sighed.

"No way! I'll seem like such a loner!" She complained.

"You are a loner." Annabeth pointed out. "Or just get a date." She suggested.

"Pleaseeee you guys. Please please please!" Rachel begged. "Silena will force you to go anyway." Rachel told me.

I drifted away from the conversation. Silena would have forced me to go. She would have wanted me to go. Did that mean I should? For some reason, just going to the dance, it reminded me of Silena. She would always tell me to look my very greatest. Maybe this would be my last present to her, even if she was dead, and even if I hated going to dances. They just weren't my thing, but this was a special occasion.

"-so the entire night Heather was glaring at me from across the table, and when I asked her about her job, she proposed that I should get one for myself. Like, out of nowhere. And of course, since my dad is so blind with love he said that was a great idea and now they're practically forcing me to try to find one. It makes me want to slap that bitch so hard…" Annabeth complained.

"I'll do it." I said, still hung up about the dance.

"Slap Heather?" Annabeth said with bewilderment. I shook my head.

"Go to the dance." I clarified. Rachel sat up from the swing seat.

"Ohmigod thank you so much Piper!" She grinned. She looked at me as if she was planning my outfit, and then the look disappeared. "Huh, Silena will dress you nevermind." She muttered to herself.

"Great job Piper, now I have to go to the dance so I don't miss out on anything." Annabeth grumbled. Rachel cheered with victory, and I had to smile.


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