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Luke Castellan and Rachel Dare.

The two people who had ruined my life last year. They passed by our table with mutters of loser. Behind the two of them were Charles, Michael, Lee, and Chris; all of Luke's friends who enjoyed watching Luke and Rachel pick on other classmates. I used to know all of them as if they were my brothers. And the red-head tore me apart from them without a reason.

I watched as the six of them crossed the room, glaring at Rachel and Luke. With a jolt, I remembered the first day of fourth grade:

Laughing, Luke and I entered the classroom. Grover was in between us, making jokes. The three of us led Charles and the other three boys to a table where we all sat down. The bell still hadn't rung yet, so the seven of us all talked about what we did over the summer. Between camps and vacations, I hadn't seen any of them since the end of third grade- the year I became best friends with Luke and Grover. After meeting them, I clicked with the rest of their friends.

When Chris started talking about his summer, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to face Thalia and Katie.

"We saved you a spot at our table," said Katie, gesturing across the room, "Why don't you come sit with us? I didn't think you would be sitting with the boys."

"Sorry, but I can't really leave a spot I took. Besides, if I leave, they would have to find a new table. And do you see any tables for six here?" I replied.

"What about at lunch? It's going to be the only time we can see Silena and Clarisse at school. You have to sit with us then. Besides, why are you still hanging out with these guys? I thought this was, like, a one year thing." Thalia said.

"So you guys just expect me to drop out of my group of best friends because you thought it only lasted a year? And I can't sit with you guys at lunch; I've already promised I would sit with the guys." I said.

"Fine, but I expected the smartest girl in school to know better than dump her best friends for new ones." Thalia replied. Then she and Katie went back to their table.

Then, I noticed someone glaring at me from a couple tables over. The eyes were green and had a few stands of red hair covering them. Rachel was glancing back and forwards between Luke and I. She looked extremely angry and I couldn't help but guess that those green eyes would bring me down one day.

"Hey Annabeth, you okay?"

I looked up to see Katie's thoughtful eyes on me. I realized I had a sad expression on my face and quickly wiped it away.

"Yeah, I-I'm fine." My friends nodded, but didn't look convinced.


Mr. Brunner started off the day reviewing what we would be learning about this year. There wasn't anything special about it, just regular math, writing, science, history, reading, and physical education after lunch. Mr. Brunner would be teaching all the subjects to us, except for PE, which would be taught by Coach Argus.

After he was done with the introduction, Mr. Brunner gave us instructions to write a short paper about ourselves and our hobbies. We would turn it in at lunchtime. We were also free to talk to the people at our table and get their opinions about us.

I chewed my lip nervously. A paper about us? What could I write; Hi my name is Annabeth Chase and people tell me I'm a genius and I don't believe them? I couldn't say much else, and I didn't want to get other people's opinions about me, even if they were my friends. What if they admitted they hated me? What if they said I was a show-off? What if one of them said how I was a total loser as of last year?

"Shut-up inner-self! Stop second guessing yourself! It's just a tiny paper. You'll have no problem with it!" I thought.

"Hey, Blondie," said a voice above my head. My breath hitched, knowing who it was. I didn't want to turn around, but I did, narrowing my eyes.

"What do you want Luke?" I snapped, standing up to meet his eyes.

"Aww, come on Annabeth! Can't two friends just have a chat?" he said. He glanced behind his shoulder, making sure we weren't drawing attention to ourselves. Kids had gotten up from tables and were making their way around the classroom, talking to old classmates. was helping a kid. The only people watching us were Rachel, Charles, Percy, Grover and my table group.

"I hardly think we're friends Luke," I said coldly.

"Ah, that's right," he said, nodding his head. "I forgot our conversation in the beginning of fourth grade. We're more than friends, we're like-"

"Don't you dare finish that sentence Luke!" Grover had risen from his table and joined in mine and Luke's spat.

"Go back to your table cripple!" Luke snarled.

"Hey! Lay off of Grover okay?" I shot at Luke.

"Whatever," he sneered. "Have fun with the freaks."

He gestured to my friends at the word 'freaks', and then walked back to his table where Rachel was smirking at me. I ignored her and turned to Grover. He was staring at his feet, looking like he was on the verge of tears.

"He changed a lot." Grover whispered. He hobbled away on his crutches. He had a leg disability so he had to use crutches to get around. Most kids in our grade are used to them, because he's had them since kindergarten. Other kids just don't have a heart when it comes to that kind of stuff.

I thought about what Grover said. Luke had changed a lot, and it wasn't for the better. It was for the worse.

In response to Grover's statement, I whispered to myself so no one else could hear me; "Yeah. Too much."


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