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Percy's POV
I walk through the door of my apartment and I'm immediately hit by the smell. The apartment reeks of ocean/flowers/vanilla/lingering stench of beer/ anything else. I cover my face with my t-shirt and take a few cautious steps into the living room.My mom sands in the kitchen with a bottle of air freshener, spraying everything. I hold up my hands to her as she whips towards me. "MOM! Quit it!" I shout through my t-shirt as she commences to spray me down.
"I can't. Ever since smelly ga- I mean to say, Gabe, moved out, I can't get the stench out of this blasted apartment!" She pointed out. She continues to spray down the apartment and I resolve to wait out her cleaning frenzy in my room. I creak my door open and throw my book bag on the floor first. I walk in and sit down on my bed. We had only lived here in the city for a month but smelly Gabe had managed to ruin the apartment with his smell. He had left after he tried to hit me with a frying pan. My mother decided it had been enough.
I pull my notebooks out of my book bag and start trying to do the homework. I sift through my folder I got from the school. I pull out a sheet of paper with a list of the school years big events.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
September
17th Fund raiser reward bash
20th picture day
October
12th family night
31st Halloween party
November
20th – 23rd fall break
December
21st winter wonderland masquerade Ball
I stop reading there. A ball? The stress of the event is already seeping through me already. Gotta rent a tux, gotta get a mask, gotta get corsage, and gotta find a date… A date? My panic attack leaves me and I run my hand through my hair. I have to learn how to take news lightly. I lie down on my bed and throw the papers across my room. My homework is done, for the most part.
I almost fall asleep when I remember my saxophone sitting all alone in its case across my room. I jump from my bed and run to my lonely sax. I bring it out of its case and put it together. I hold it in my hands, feeling complete. I put the reed in my mouth and take out my music, shuffling through last year's music. I put the reed in my saxophone and start to warm up. I go up and down my chromatic scale, pretending its last year. When I open my eyes, I feel the disappointment.
I pull out my Standard of Excellence book and start to flip through the pages. Just when I feel the happiness seep through me, I hear my phone buzz. I stop playing, a smile on my face. I pick up my phone and feel the smile drop from my face. Well this is going to be a long night…
Annabeth's POV
I walk towards the bus stop, a spring in my step. I've never understood that saying until now. Without meaning to, I had developed a small crush on Percy. His smile stayed with me the whole night. Thalia is waiting for me already, her head hanging. I walk over and slap the back of her head. "Meh…fffnnnuuu….." she mumbles.
I laugh and lean against the tree. I hear Nico coming up and Thalia jump up from her spot. Not long after, Cass comes skipping up to the bus stop. "Morning, y'all! "She waves in everyone else's general direction then turns and glares at me. I laugh and roll my eyes. Percy comes sauntering up, a grin on his face, and saxophone case in hand.
"Morning," I say. He looks at me and smiles in return. He looks down at his face a smile still on his face. I nudge him and spew out sarcasm," Hey grumpy, cheer up." He laughs and looks at me.
"Haha sorry, I just had a good night. I, uh, well I got together with my ex. She apologized for doing everything and, well, I forgave her. "He says smiling.
I feel my heart drop and my smile go with it, but I pick it back up and plaster it on my face. "That's great Percy. I'm happy for you." I quickly resolve that my tiny crush didn't matter and I throw any thought of it away and replace it with happiness for Percy.
We board the bus and I sit next to Thalia and Nico sits next to Percy. The bus ride goes by in a blur and the next thing I know, I'm at my locker, putting away my book bag. My next class is with Luke and Percy. What fun.
Luke sits next to me, telling me some story about him and his friends during the summer. Percy sits in front of me. For some reason, I feel tension coming from him. Luke snaps his fingers in front of my face. I turn to face him and snap," What?!"
He's taken aback, but recovers with an angry look and says," Fine, keep looking at pretty boy; just remember who your friends are." I'm about to snap back at him but the bell rings and the teacher enters the classroom. I lose my focus immediately as the teacher starts teaching.
I pull out a piece of paper and start writing a quick note to Luke.
Sorry I snapped at you, I'm just stressed.
It's fine. Just wish you'd stop looking at pretty boy over there.
Why do you care? (Not that I was)
He's just some stupid hick from down south. He's pompous, arrogant, annoying, and I don't think he's right for you.
He really isn't all that bad. Besides who is good enough for me haha: P
Me.
I'm about to scrawl out a million question marks and exclamation points when Mrs. Allman walks over to me. She puts out her hand and I hand her the note. I assume she will put her desk, like the others but to my horror, she opens it up in front of the class and starts to read it out to the class. Luke sits up straighter, a grin on his face while I sink lower and lower in my seat. Percy's muscular back stiffens.
The class is falling out of their seat and I'm wishing I could teleport to somewhere far, far away. Percy stands up, grabs his books, and walks out of the room. Mrs. Allman stares at the recently slammed door and sighs. Maybe she knows she's crossed a line and doesn't do anything about it.
Percy will be mad, Luke will be proud , and I am screwed.
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