Hello, hello, I updated, just to let you see I can be a fast updater…

envelope123: Like usual I enjoyed reading your idea. You should get an account and write your own stories! Anyway I can't, I just can't… There will be a lot of drama, really a lot. I want to keep the characters as close to the original as possible so I decided against it but keep reviewing and telling me your ideas, they are worth a mint!

New costumers came and went:

Carlos, who smokes pot since his friends forced him in a bet to do it on his twenty-seventh birthday.

Isabella, a forty-years-old, who does coke because her husband cheated on her and because her step-father abused her as child.

And many others; each one poorer than the last one and Percy didn't do anything but give them what destroys and controls their lives. Self-hate he felt often, even if his reasons are kindhearted, he didn't see anything of that, when he sold a bag of ecstasy to a nineteen-years-old, so he can throw an 'awesome' party with his friends.

After he has hid the hole again and the money was stored neatly in the box, Percy made his way to school.

Goode High was one of hundreds school in downtown New York but Percy liked it. Only there, tortured by teachers, annoyed by girls who were hitting on him, surrounded by his best and only friends Thalia Grace and Nico di Angelo, he could forget his troubles at home with Gabe.

Thalia and Nico were like siblings to him. Percy met them in middle school and they became friends immediately. They knew about his Mom and don't give him pitiful looks like anyone else, just serious advices for making money.

Of course he didn't tell them about his job. They would be in danger if Percy quits someday and he's really looking forward to that tough he had no idea if it's easy to quit such a job.

Percy turned in another street and the school came in his view. A pretty big brick building surrounded by greens and a gigantic football field.

He stepped on the lot of the school and took a deep breath before he disappeared between the laughing and running students who tried to find their friends. He fought his way to the entrance just to be dragged into a bigger chaos, which is formally known as school halls.

Small groups blocked his way to the office where he had to pick up his schedule. From time to time Percy lifted his head to look for Nico and Thalia, even if he had little hope to see them so early.

The two of them were cousins and, since their fathers rule a big company together with their third brother and other relatives, they lived together by their own in a luxurious apartment opposite of Central Park.

Percy spent most of his free time there because the other option would be going 'home' to Smelly Gabe and no sane human creature would do this voluntary.

He scrambled through a crowd of freshmen as he suddenly saw a glimpse of familiar black hair and spotted Nico in front of his locker.

With a smirk he pushed through the people toward him. He tried to terrify his friend but as he stood a half inch behind him, Nico turned around.

"You are as quiet as an Elephant."

Percy rolled his eyes. "A hello to you too, Nico. Where's Thals?"
Nico huffed. "After a discussion about a bath room, we drove to school in an awkward silence, but then -thanks to God- she was picked by Mrs. Dellas to show around some new girl. Didn't you hear her scream 'NICO DI ANGELO I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!' as I ran away so I must not help around."

Percy laughed at Nico and Thalia's relationship. They teased each other like every minute of every day but somehow they loved each other too, deep deep down in their hearts.

While Nico kept complaining about Thalia, Percy and him got their schedules and they had even time to put Percy's stuff into his locker before they had to go to their first class.

Thalia didn't have this class with them and Percy's next class was marine biology so he would see her in third period which they had all together: English.

They sat down in the back row and as Mrs. Dodds started to talk about linear functions Percy heard how Nico murmured next to him: "I think I just discovered hell."

Percy chuckled and Mrs. Dodds turned her attention to them.

"Mr. Jackson, Mr. di Angelo could you stop talking and instead you could answer our question," she pointed at the board where something was written down none of them could read.

Percy, Nico and also Thalia are dyslexic. There's no chance for one of them to read Mrs. Dodds' flourish-handwriting and definitely not from the back row.

"We will," Nico said. "If you write like an adult and stop writing like a toddler."

Some girls giggled and boys chuckled at Nico's comment but Percy just frowned. He didn't like it when Nico acts like that. Being disrespectful isn't a good character attribute; Percy knows this best. As he was younger and his mother still healthy, he was just like Nico now but as his mother was sent in hospital he changed. He understood that it's useless to be disrespectful, that he just would get himself into more trouble and he couldn't afford this anymore.

And that Nico acted so he didn't like either. Nico is for Percy just like a little brother and since he barely sees his father; Percy felt responsible for him.

He looked at his friend and shook his head, Nico sighed: "Sorry, Mrs. D."

Mrs. Dodds just rolled her eyes. "Maybe you two should sit in the front row with your dyslexic."

Percy didn't felt like sitting in the front but he wanted to be a role model for Nico so he grabbed his stuff and walked to the front. Next to him Nico slammed down, grumbling curses.

"Okay, let's continue-"

Percy zoned out until the bell rang and Nico and he walked outside in the hall. He should listen in class but he couldn't. Blame the ADHD. He wasn't a person who could keep still for long time, he needed to move.

They strolled down the hall until their ways separated since Nico had drama class with Thalia now and Percy marine biology. Nico just lifted his hand as farewell.

Probably he was still mad at Percy for dragging him in the front row and that they couldn't speak for the whole class.

Percy sighed and hoped that Nico would be a better human than him.

Marine biology pasted slowly but some how Percy managed it to survive and was on his way to English as suddenly a girl appeared next to him. A girl he knew, unfortunately.

"Hey Percy, honey," she squealed and twirled a strand of her long, brown hair around her finger.

"Drew," Percy responded with a disgusting tone in his voice.

"My name sounds even more beautiful when you say it," Drew showed him her shining-white teeth.

"Really? Because it tastes like vomit," Percy told her and for a moment Drew stopped smiling but as they entered the class she started laughing like Percy just made a good joke.

As reaction he rolled his eyes but as he spotted the others, he started to smile and walked towards them.

"Hey guys," Percy greeted but stopped as he saw Thalia talking with a beautiful girl. She had long curly blond hair and her skin was tanned. She looked like a typical Californian, just her eyes protruded. A mix of all grey tones. Deep and like stormy clouds they twirled in her iris.

"Hey Percy," Thalia smiled. She was a real punk chick with black hair and thousand of band t-shirts. Today she wore one of her favorite band: Green day.

"Pinecone face," Percy hugged her sisterly and sat down next to Nico who still looked angry.

"Oh come on Nic. Don't be angry you know it's useless to be disrespectful in school." he told Nico and he sighed before he shot him a smile.

"So Percy, this is Annabeth. She's new," Thalia introduced Percy to the pretty blonde.

He smiled goofily at her and reached out his hand. "Percy Jackson."

Annabeth grinned and took his hand. "Yup I heard some stories from Thals over here."

Percy laughed. "I hope not the bad ones."

Thalia made a face. "There are stories which aren't bad?"

Everyone laughed as Percy nudged Thalia.

"Are you a couple or something like that?" Annabeth asked her voice a little too dismissive. Percy smirked. "You care?"

"You wish." she replied before Thalia responded.

"No we are not. We are like siblings."

"Yup," Percy agreed with her right in the moment as Mr. Blofis entered the room.

"Good morning class, nice to see you again and I also recognize some new faces." he looked at Annabeth who smiled back.

"Well then let's start with our loved theme: Shakespeare."

The whole class groaned at the same moment, except of Annabeth whose eyes were glued at Mr. Blofis.

Percy chuckled. "You're drooling."
She looked at him and stuck her tongue out. "Shut up."

Just then Percy knew they would be great friends.

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