Annabeth POV
I asked a few more people about what happened between Percy and Luke and most of them said that Percy was a jerk to Luke. So Luke must have been telling the truth. I was an idiot for not believing him, I mean he is my boyfriend so why would he lie to me?
By the end of the week I was convinced that Percy was not as nice as he seemed. I walked into English class and sat down next to Luke. "Hey babe," he smiled as he pulled me closer and kissed me.
"Hey yourself," I said pulling back and smiling at him.
"Have you finally dropped the whole Percy thing?" he asked me. At my shocked look he said, "I know you've been going around asking people about it."
I blushed, "Yeah sorry about that. I should've believed you. I don't know why I kept asking, it's just that he seemed so nice that first day when I talked to him,"
Luke scowled and replied, "Yeah well he's not as nice as he seems." The rest of English went by in an uncomfortable silence.
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After school I went to my favorite coffee place for a drink. I ordered my coffee and sat down in a booth by myself. After about 2 minutes I heard someone say my name. "Annabeth?" I turned around and found Percy walking over to me.
"Hey," I mumbled not wanting him to talk to me. I was afraid that someone from school will see us and tell Luke. But to my horror and my delight he slid into the booth, taking the seat across from me. He smiled that beautiful smile of his. I didn't smile back.
"What's the matter?" he asked. When I didn't reply a look of recognition crossed his face, "You're afraid to be seen with me aren't you?" When I still didn't reply he knew he had guessed right. "Why? Who cares what Luke thinks? We can still be friends right?"
"No we can't, and Luke is my boyfriend, of course I care what he thinks. I don't think we can be friends seeming as you were such a jerk to him."
"What? Who told you that?"
"Everyone knows. So no we can't be friends. I think it's best not to talk to each other anymore."
"What? No you-"
I cut him off. "I've known Luke a lot longer than I've known you and he would never lie to me."
"I beg to differ,"
"Just stop it, ok? Look I don't want to be friends with someone like you," I didn't know why I was saying this stuff. I didn't want him to hate me.
"Someone like me?" he asked a hurt look on his face.
Don't answer the question, I said to myself. Don't. But the words flowed out of my mouth.
"Yeah someone like you, someone that does terrible things to their best friend and acts like a total dick."
Now Percy looked angry, he stood up and in a deathly voice said, "You know nothing Annabeth. Nothing. Maybe you're right, maybe we shouldn't see each other anymore." And with that he walked out of the coffee place, leaving me feeling worse than I have ever felt before.
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Percy POV
I walked out of the coffee shop fuming. She knows nothing! She has no right to say that! I should've listened to Thalia and stayed away from her.
I turned the corner and was grabbed from behind and pulled into an ally way. The hands released me and pushed me against the wall. I found myself face to face with Luke and his friends. "What do u want Luke?" I spat glaring at him.
"Oh you know what I want Jackson, I want you to stay away from my girlfriend,"
"You don't have to worry about it. Trust me I won't be seeing her again."
"Yeah but just to make sure," he said looking around the ally way, "Jason hand me that wooden pole over there," he commanded Jason, pointing towards a wooden stick about 7cm thick and tough looking.
"Luke, come on man, he said he was going to stay away from her, isn't that enough?" Jason asked.
"What? Are you too scared to watch me beat up your pathetic excuse for a cousin?"
"Well-"
"Remember what I told you about him Grace." Jason looked at me, my eyes pleading him to help me.
"I don't know," My heart sank.
"Fine. Ryan could you hand it to me please." Luke asked a large guy with white blonde hair. The guy, Ryan, walked over to the wall, picked up the stick and handed it to Luke.
"What? 8 against 1? How is that fair? You're just too scared to fight me by yourself because you know you'll lose," I knew that I was not making things better for myself by saying this but I was so angry that I didn't care.
"I won't lose by myself,"
"Then you and me, one on one,"
"I don't have time for this shit right now," he yelled swinging the pole. I ducked but was then grabbed by someone. Luke took another swing and it hit me in the stomach. I doubled over and was hit on the back. I collapsed and found Luke looking down on me. He chucked the bat away and started punching me. The others joined in and soon my whole body ached. Once they were satisfied, Luke knelt down next to me and whispered, "That will teach you for talking to Annabeth. Oh and if you mention this to anyone I will hunt you down and make sure that you don't get off so easily."
And with that Luke and his friends walked off leaving me lying there.
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