Annabeth POV:
Today was just as boring as any other day. Several boys asked me out, hoping they would be the 'one' that I chose, but no one knew I had my heart set on someone else. She was perfect in every way and I didn't stand a chance with her. Piper McLean, the 'wallflower', blended in but I had noticed her straight away. Her choppy brown hair and multi-coloured eyes made her different but absolutely gorgeous. Every time I smiled at her she would look away but I never gave up. Still, I was afraid of her rejecting me. I knew Piper was in a few of my classes, but every time I stood up to talk to her, she would already be out the door.
Thalia, my best friend, new my about my infatuation with her and told me about her audition for their band. She told me Piper sung like an angel and rocked the bass. I couldn't wait till their first gig but I held it in. Eventually, Percy had found out as well because apparently, 'A best friend knows everything'. He took more time to adjust to me liking girls but it gave him a reason to why I rebuffed his attempts to ask me out. My romantic thoughts were purely based on Piper and nothing else. She was adorable but I knew that she was shy which was why all the guys that were busting to ask her out hadn't done it yet, afraid that they might scare her off.
Then boom, after school finished, I was walking to my locker when I heard a clear and melodious voice singing. I tiptoed up to the room and pressed my ear against the crack of the door. The singer had the most beautiful voice I had ever heard and it rang through the classroom. I quickly glanced through gap and saw Piper McLean, her eyes shut and swaying to the music that was coming through her headphones. I am pretty sure I gaped like a fish. This was the raw and talented McLean that I knew but she did so well to hide. I don't even know why she did it in the first place. I sat on the floor and put my head against the door. I listened to her sing until I heard footsteps, so I picked up my books and walked down the hall, like nothing happened.
Haha, one or two more chapters left..