Soon she's gonna find stealing other peoples toys on the playground
Won't make you many friends
She should keep in my mind
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge
-"Better than Revenge" Taylor Swift
I gripped the last picture I had of me and Percy.
I remember when it was taken. Percy's arm was around me his lips planted firmly on my cheek. I was blushing, or maybe I ha a sun burn. I wasn't sure.
Thalias words rang in my head.
'If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, it's yours forever. If it doesn't, then it was never meant to be.' I laughed to myself, it was so cliché but it was so true.
I walked around the camp, thinking about those words. Trying to recall every time I had heard it, and the details of the saying.
But something caught my eye.
Yea, a perfect little scene between Percy... and my worst enemy
Rachael Elizabeth Dare.
As I saw her laugh at one of his jokes, something burst inside of me.
That invisible thread between my heart and Percy's, that kept up together was being pulled at. If it wasn't already cut, it was about to. I could latterly feel my heart being pulled and tugged at.
It hurt.
A lot.
This wasn't a sick prank that I used to pull on him; pretending to break up with him.
No, this was real.
And this time, he wasn't on his knees begging me to come back. No, he was off flirting with my worst enemy.
Anger bubbled inside of me; I didn't feel the pain anymore. I wanted to rip them apart, to throw Rachael to the ground
And take Percy and just kiss him, to feel his touch again.
"Annabeth!" Silena came rushing towards me and snapped her fingers in front of my face.
I realized that I had stopped walking and was staring intently at Percy.
I turned to Silena, eager to look away,"Yea?"
"Stop staring at Percy! He's going to get the wrong message." She bit
"Wait…what!"
"Thalia told me everything. "
"Oh." My spirit was brought down even more.
"Just, come on. Let's go down to the beach." She grabbed my wrist and dragged me to the beach.
I sat on the beach, Silena playing volleyball with Beckendorf.
Thoughts rushed through my head, especially what Percy had said o me awhile back.
'You make me happy. You make me smile in the morning when I wake up and think about you. Your beautiful face keeps me going all day long waiting in anticipation for the next time I get to see it, to hold it in my hands. You give me sweet dreams at night, and you help settle me down when Im upset. Im meant to be with you, I know it.' Tears piled in my eyes, blurring my vision.
I looked out to the sea, everything reminding me of Percy.
And to think I had brought this pain onto myself.
I had broken up with Percy.
It was my fault.
"Hey, you okay?" Thalia plopped down next to me, wiping fresh blood off of her dagger.
"Yea."
"You're a bad liar."
I sighed, remembering Percy, "I know."
"Look, you and Percy were meant to be. You should know that."
"Apparently he doesn't know that." I rolled my eyes, crumpling the picture in my hands.
"Yea, I saw. He's just toying with you, Annabeth. "
"And what if he's not!" I jumped up, and Thalia sighed.
She stood up with me and put her hands on my shoulders.
"You are Annabeth Chase. You don't need a boy in your life!" She repeated those words and shook me until I felt like I was going to barf; she looked me in the eyes," Now say it." I looked at her questionably," SAY ITS CHASE! SAY IT!"
I shook my head, not knowing how this would help," I am Annabeth Chase. And I don't need a boy in my life."
"LOUDER!"
I put in more fake enthusiasm," I am Annabeth Chase. And I don't need a boy in my life."
"MORE POWER CHASE! I WANNA HEAR YOU SCREAM!"
I took in a deep breath and screamed at the top of my lungs," I AM ANNABETH CHASE! AND I DON'T NEED A BOY IN MY LIFE!"
"Good. Now go have fun." She pushed me in the direction of Silena and Beckendorf.
I kept repeating that as I walked over there, a smile plastered on my face.
"I am Annabeth Chase. And I don need a boy in my life."
"I am Annabeth Chase. And I don't need a boy in my life."
"I am Annabeth Chase. And I don't need a boy in my life."
"Come on Percy!" Rachael ran in front of me, towing Percy behind her.
I gritted my teeth and kept on going. I met up with Silena and helped her beat Beckendorf at volleyball.
I am Annabeth Chase.
And I was going to make Percy so jealous, that he would go insane
Rachael was in for a real fight.
Cause Percy Jackson was going to freaking drool over me.