Disclaimer- RICK RIORDAN OWNS THE CHARACTERS!

ANNABETH'S POV

I woke up this morning to find nobody in the whole house. Mom had gone to her job and the maid wasn't going to be here until 5 o' clock in the evening. I didn't even know anyone here that well so, I couldn't go outside and play or something. So, I just sat around, watched TV until 11 o' clock and by then, I was bored out of my mind. Did I mention that I have ADHD? Yea, I have dyslexia too. So, I can't sit still for a long time which gets annoying more than I would like it to be.

Anyways, after pacing around the living time for 10 minutes thinking of what to do, I decided to go the deli 2 blocks from our house because that was the only place I knew and I was sick of staying inside. I grabbed my purse/wallet incase I needed to buy something, the house keys (Mom gave me extra pair last night) and got a book for the walk there.

The moment I stepped outside, the sun shined on me blocking my vision for a second or two. After my eyesight cleared, I locked the door, opened my book and began my journey. To the deli we go!

I finally got to the deli after 10 minutes and found a seat and started reading. The lady at the order station was giving me the evil eye for not ordering someday and breathing free air after the first five minutes. At first, I ignored her, but later, I went and ordered a bag of chips and cupcake. Then, I started walking back home while eating and reading.

I was completely engrossed in my copy of To kill a Mockingbird in about 2 seconds. Oh My Gods! Scout and Dill are so innocent! They don't know anything about babies, sex. I am jealous of them that they are still not scarres with information and their life is simple and innocent. Our world takes away kids' innocence very easily these days with rapes, and whatnot. I don't think you want to know about my thoughts, so moving on...

I was walking when I suddenly tripped over something. Automatically, my hands were infront of my face embracing it for the fall. The only problem is that "the fall" never came. Just like how in movies whenever the girl is in trouble, "the love of her life" is always there to save her, I felt someone's arms snake around my waist and save me from falling. My hands went to person's neck and grabbed onto the collar. My savior pulled me up carefully until I regained my balance.

My head shot up to witness a not-so-pleasant sight. 3 things-

My savior was a guy. He had messy black hair and sea-green eyes that reminded me of the ocean. I couldn't see anything else because

The frosting from my cupcake was ALL OVER HIS FACE and

His eyes were burning with rage.

"I am so sorry. This is my fault. I wasn't watching ahead. I am really,very sorry!" I started apologizing and helped him get some of the frosting off his suit (Who wears a suit on a monday at 12 o'clock) and face.

Then, he spoke, "You are right, Ms.I-don' IS your fault. Do you have any idea how much this suit cost? Of course you don't. It's probably worth more than your whole closet. You middle-class people are so desperate. You bump into me, start apolizing and think that you can catch a rich guy. All you need is a rich guy to pay for everything. Now, who is going to pay for my suit?'

My anger was boiling by this time. This guy is so rude and such big ego problems. It was a mistake and I said sorry. Who in their right mind wears a suit in the middle of nowhere if they love it so much?

"Sir, I said I am sorry and stop calling me desperate. I didn't bump into you purposely. It was a mistake, alright.", I tried to explain. Key word: tried.

"That's what they all say. You just want someone rich to notice you and then, you are all over him for his it a rest. I get bumped into a million times every day and they all want the same thing-money." This man was getting on my nerves.

"You know what, you are the one who is the jerk here so, leave me alone. I am so not sorry anymore for getting frosting all over you. You were better before opening your mouth" With that, I took the frosting in my hand and dumped it on his face and walked away.

He was calling after me the whole time, but I kept walking ahead. What does he think he is? The CEO of Oceanic Inc? How can he say those things about someone he just met? I hope I never see him again!

After getting home, I went straight to my room and started reading where I left off after that jerk showed up.