"Annabeth! Its time to leave! You are going to miss your flight!" My mother shouts at me from the kitchen . "Coming!" I reply taking one last look at my bedroom before I leave for the whole summer. I then grab my suitcase and bag and head down the stairs.
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As I walk to the gate to my flight I turn to my parents. "I love you, honey!" They both call to me. "Love you? If u loved me I would be at home this summer." I say under my breath.
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When I board the plane I see that I have a window seat. I am thankful that I am not stuck in between two people because I would have freaked. As the plane takes off I shake in my seat. I try to look out the window to calm myself but seeing us gaining speed doesn't help. "First time flying?" The woman in the seat next to me says. I can't talk so I just nod my head. "Don't worry, the ride gets smoother." I don't bother to reply.
The rest of the ride was okay but I would have rather drove the whole way. When I get my luggage and make my way down to meet my aunt where she said she would be. I look for a sign with my name on it and I find one after looking for what seemed like forever. Though it is not my aunt holding the sign saying "MISS ANNABETH CHASE" It is a boy who looks about my age. His skin is a bronze shade and he has raven black hair. But the most intriguing thing about him are his sea green eyes. This can't be right. She said she would be here. I decide to ignore the fact that I have no idea who he is and walk towards him.
"Are you Annabeth?" he says to me with a smile. "Yeah." I reply "I'm Percy. You are probably wondering why I'm here and not your aunt. Well, she had some people to deal with and she couldn't make it. I work for her at the inn." he says to me. "Um. Okay." "Let me carry your luggage for you." "Oh, that's okay I can get it." I reply. "No. I will carry it. I'm sure you are tired and jet-legged." Percy says grabbing my suit case and bag from my hands. "Shall we?" Percy says motioning to the exit. I nod and start walking.
When we get to an amazingly beautiful black sports car I stop dead in my tracks. "This is your car?" I ask. "Yeah, she's a beauty isn't she? My step father bought it for me last year." "Oh- How...nice" I say studdering.
As we are driving down the highway I decide to break the silence. "So, what do you do at the hotel?" "Well, its actually a really glamorus job, I'm the pool boy." he says followed by a slight laugh. "Glamorus all right. I have no idea what I am going to be doing. Incase you didn't know. My mother sent me up here to work the whole summer. And this is my last summer before college." "Oh, fun. What colleges have you applied to?" Percy asks me. "Well, as of now I am waiting from an answer from Princeton. What about you?" "I don't even know. I appiled to Princeton eight months ago and I haven't heard a single thing. I am thinking about taking online classes instead." he tells me. "Hmm-" is all I can say before his phone starts ringing. He looks at me and I nod. "Hey, babe." he says. I then find myself feeling a little disappointed. He has a girlfriend. Come on, Annabeth you just met him. "Yeah, I promise I will be there. Ye-yes, eight-thirty. Bye. Love you." Percy says ending the call. "So, what were you saying?" he asks me. "Oh-nothing." I reply embarrassed. We ride the rest of the way in silence.
