I sit in my room and draw.
Lately I've let my mind wander and let my hand draw.
They're random things.
A pencil, a rooftop, and a rose.
Confusing, right?
The creepy part starts.
It says From, Jason and Leo P.S. See you soon Beauty Queen
Whaa..?
I have told Thalia and she said, and I quote, "Don't tell the spies. They will lock you in the nut house longer and bring you to the 'Calming Room'. Your hands have foam on them so you can't beat yourself to death and leave you in a cushioned room for who knows how long. The nut case is a CRAZY place, man."
So I hide the drawings in my shelves.
They never check the same drawer. The least obvious drawer.
The big one.
Ha!
I have twenty notes in there, like 'Wait for us' and 'One more day!'.
I got that yesterday!
I dress nice, a gray tank top with a jean jacket over and jean shorts with the white converse.
I throw my hair into a side braid and go to breakfast expectantly.
Sitting next to Thalia I mumble," Do we have any new patients today?" before taking out my notebook. I've almost completely filled mine with conversations and drawings.
"I don't know." She says. "The note?"
I nod my head and smile.
After breakfast we go to group sessions.
I sit close to Thalia as the false smile lady comes in.
We call her Clown Face.
Clown Face sits in the seat next to Thalia and Thalia… growls? Weird.
"We're doing something different today, baby cakes."
"Cover up your murder? You're gonna need it if you don't stop calling us those useless names." Thalia says, gritting her teeth.
A scary sight if you weren't her best friend.
Clown Face purses her lips.
"Today we're going to say one thing about our self no one knows. I'll go first," she clears her throat. "I wear makeup to hide a birthmark on my cheek. Your turn Thalia."
"Once I shot an apple on my stepmother's head when she was sleeping. I tried to miss the apple." she says.
Clown face looks terrified. "Uh, Piper your turn."
'Once I stole a car. On accident. But the cops found me and sent me back.' I write.
"Well, they know. Something NO one knows."
I think.
'Once I forged my fathers signature so I could get adopted. No one wanted me.'
She looks at me in fake pity.
'Don't look at me like that. You look like you're hot pink lips gonna fall off, Clown Face.'
She then looks at me in anger.
We do this for longer than usual.
I almost forgot the note.
Almost.
We get dismissed and I race out the door to Thalia's.
Right before I make it to her room I slam into someone else.
We both fall.
They stand up before they can see my face or I can see there's.
"I'm sorry dude." he says.
Sounds familiar.
His hand goes in front of my face and I grab it.
Pulling myself up I gasp.
I come face to face with Leo Valdez.
He probably looks like me.
He looks like a deer in headlights.
"LEO!" I scream as he screams," PIPER!"
We hug and I start giggling like mad.
I then punch his shoulder.
"OW!" he complains.
"You guys left me!"
"What happened to mute Beauty Queen?"
"She's still there. I only talk to my other best friend, Thalia."
I knock on her door and she opens it.
She sees Leo and gapes.
"YOU SEE HIM TOO!" I cry happily.
She laughs then hits the back of his head.
"Ow! I just met you!" He complains.
"Valdez, I know about you from Pipes. I'm Thalia." she says, letting us in.
"Where's Jason?" I ask.
"I don't know. I saw you and him and people thought I was a nut. Here I am!" he gestures to Thalia's dirty room.
"I don't know either. I saw you two and you disappeared. People think I'm a nut. Here I am also!" I gesture around mockingly.
"So does he see us?" Leo asks.
"I don't know." I turn to Thalia. "Track four while we think."
She clicks her tongue on the roof of her mouth and nods before putting the CD in.
Leo looks at me. "You do love this song!"
I smile. "Yep."
We think for a while and Thalia sings loudly.
"Like a connection. So we'll see Jason soon enough." I come to that conclusion as the dinner bell rings.
We get up and walk to dinner while I put my arms draped over Thalia and Leo's shoulders.
We sit down and our friends look at my arm over Leo's shoulders.
"You two dating?" Katie asks.
We look at each other for three seconds before we bust out laughing.
I fall out of my chair and Leo holds the table for support.
"Us... dating?" I choke out before giggling like an idiot again.
I contain my laughter after that and sit down again.
'This is Leo.' I write.
They stare at me.
"As in… your Leo?" Hazel asks.
I nod. 'See, I'm not a nut!'
He laughs at what I wrote.
"I just assumed you guys were dating!" Katie says.
"Nah, she's got a thing for Jason." Leo says and I blush, punching his shoulder.
"I. Do. Not." With each word I punch him.
"OW Beauty Queen!" He says.
"Repair Boy!" I tease.
"Nicknames?" Hazel asks.
"Yep, Jason's is Sparky, only Piper's aloud to call him that." Leo says.
I smile at him.
We sit in comfortable silence and finish dinner.
After dinner we all go back to our rooms, me not going to Thalia's. I said I'm looking to see if anything comes up from Jason. She nods in understanding and I grab a piece of paper and walk to my room.
I let my mind wander as I draw.
Why isn't he here? Is he okay? Or is he hurt? Does he not care we're here?
I let these thoughts go through my head and then I look down.
I look at the four words and smile.
I put it away and climb into bed just as the lights out yell comes from Aphrodite.
As I fall asleep I let those four words circulate through my brain.
I'm coming, I promise.
Hello My Lovelies!
Sorry it's kinda short.
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Pieces and Peaches
-Gray