Losing Him Before My Eyes

By: PrincessSparkle101

Chapter 3

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Percy POV

"Honey, you have a visitor!" Amanda called from the door.

"Ooh is it my mom?!" Blue cookies! Yes! I ran down the hall, leaving Spencer with the video games.

I haven't seen mom in about two weeks because Estelle, my little sister, has been sick with the flu. No one dares go near her except mom and Paul.

"Um.. no. It's not your mom." Amanda looked uncomfortable for some reason.

She opened the door wider for me to see the person outside.

I took one look through the door and screamed, "Ahh! Satan!" And slammed the door in the thing's face.

Amanda stood back shocked, "Was she a monster?"

I shook my head up and down, "Oh definetly! You could say that!" And I proceeded to lock the door, bolt and all.

"Help me push the chair in front of the door!"

Amanda gave me a strange look, "Wait a second... I can see through the mist. And she is not a monster..."

My fiancé pushed me aside and unlocked the door. She paused before she opened it, "Perce, if you need to go in the other room or something, you can. Just get yourself together. Please?"

"Kay, BYE!" I bolted out of the room at top speed, I don't want to be near that thing at all.

...but out of curiosity, I decided to eavesdrop from inside the kitchen...

Amanda POV

What was with him today?

The woman looked perfectly fine. I wonder...

Maybe that was his boss? Yeah his boss. Let's go with that.

I turned the knob, and there stood the woman, looking quite confused.

I apologized, "I'm so sorry. Percy isn't available at the moment."

She narrowed her eyes at me, "Who are you to be speaking for him? Are you his maid or something?" but I also heard the undertone to her words, "Who is that lady?! Is she in love with Percy?!"

I stepped back, shocked at her rudeness. She was treating me like she was a goddess and I was some lesser of her.

"No, I'm not his maid," I bit my lip, ignoring her jealous words.

"And.. um," I wasn't sure I should be telling this girl my name but maybe she just needed someone to crack her shell.

This woman's shell is going to be hard to crack, believe me, "My name's Amanda."

Her eyes narrowed even more, into tiny slits. It felt as if she was trying to pry information from my very bones. I don't think it worked that well, she seemed disappointed. After all, I'm good at hiding my feelings.

I shrugged off the fact that she never gave me her name.

"How did you meet Percy?" I wondered.

She gave me a smug smile, "We've been this close," She crossed two of her fingers, "since we were 12."

"Oh, that close?" I feinted interest in her boasting, "How come I've never seen you around before?"

She shot me a look, her prideful attitude fading, "What do you mean? I'm his girlfriend."

I could sense an undertone to her words, but I couldn't make it out for some reason.

She seemed the tiniest bit uncertain of her claim too.

But my main concern wasn't something I could shake like usual. Was Percy cheating on me?

If he wasn't, why did this woman think he was her boyfriend?

No Percy wouldn't do anything like that. He said that his fatal flaw was loyalty, so it would be impossible for him to cheat!

Silently I chastised myself, how could I doubt Percy like that?

"What?" I guess I looked really confused because she repeated herself again instead of explaining.

"I'm his girlfriend? Hello? Are you a mortal or something?" She seemed annoyed, and a bit scared.

Scared for what? I have no idea.

"Yeah," I made a half attempt at a smile, and her eyes widened, "are you a demigod?"

"What? Um.. no?" The woman's eyebrows furrowed, as if she expected me to be confused at her whole 'mortal' insult. "Wait, can you see through the mist?"

I nodded, "Yep, I'm a clear sighted mortal. Like my bestfriend Rachel Elizabeth Dare."

Something rang a bell in there, because her eyes lit up, "Oh, I know Rachel! She's the camp's oracle. We're pretty close friends." She smiled at the thought.

Finally I hit the right note! It's all downhill from here, easy-peasy.

Then it dawned on me, "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!" I opened the door wider so she could enter, "Come in please."

Why was I so off from my normal openness?

She just made me feel a little nervous, that's all.

And the aura she emitted, it was so strong. It made me feel weak and of less importance.

"Would you like a drink?" I asked.

She frowned, "I'm okay."

I gestured to the couch, "Would you like to sit?"

"Uh, I.. sure." She sat down awkwardly.

It was silent for a moment.

I couldn't think of anything to say, and the woman looked conflicted.

"Why are you being so nice to me?" She blurted put all of the sudden.

"Huh?" I was taken abback by her change in mood.

"I've been so rude to you this whole time and you've been able to tolerate me! But Percy wasn't able to tolerate me! Camp hated me! I-I-"

And that's when she broke down, right in front of me.

I froze, not processing what had just happened.

What do I do? A woman I don't even know, is crying in front of me!

I don't even know her name!

It sunk in more.. I don't even KNOW HER NAME!

I don't even know anything about her! How to calm her down, what she likes, what she doesn't. I know nothing!

Think Amanda, think.

What calms people down and gets them to, well, stop crying?

"It's okay," I comforted her, hesitantly placing a hand on her shoulder.

"When I needed help the most," she sobbed, "he never came, he never called back, I don't even think he knew what happened."

I nodded, even though I hadn't the slightest idea who or what she was talking about.

She wiped away her tears, but they kept running down over the few dry spots on her face.

"Percy, he was my only chance, his only chance. No one else would help, not even my father. My mother said I was a disgrace!"

She spoke of her loved ones with bitterness, the way only a broken heart could sound.

"I couldn't save him," Her words were filled with regret and pain. I could feel her misery just from listening to her.

"Who?" I asked.

Everything was a daze, like I couldn't quite accept what was going on.

The living room, the crying woman on my shoulder. Everything was hazy. Like a fog in my head. I just couldn't take all the misery, the excruciating pain she showed.

Her corrupt family, whether they were unforgiving or just cold, I couldn't take it.

My mother always told me that home is where the hearth is.

Mom always loved to see happy families together, she said that everyone needs someone to love. You have no purpose in life otherwise, nothing to live for.

I wish mom was with me now, she would know what to do.

"Th-the-" The woman chocked on tears, and I patted her back sympathetically.

I looked at her expectantly as she tried to form words.

The poor girl, I could barely recognize her. Watery gray eyes were lined with puffy red skin. Her curly hair was damp with salty tears, and tangled into a nest of some sort. Her clothes became too wrinkled to smooth out.

She tried again, whispering the words so faintly I had to lean closer to her face.

"My-" her voice wavered, "my baby, my baby Luke, dead."

I'm so sorry guys! This sounded so crappy and overly dramatic! I actually had to re-write this because I had it ready to post but then I forgot to press save!

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