The end of the school day was both the best and the worst part of Reyna's Monday. She loved being leader of the student council. But the bad part was, Octavian was also a part of it, and she hated dealing with him. Fortunately, Frank, Hazel, and Jason were with her. But everyone was bummed out ever since Percy's death. After they all sat down at the table in their meeting hall, Octavian stood up.
"I'd like to be the first to say that we all are very upset about the death of Percy Jackson, and that he will forever be in our hearts."
"You didn't seem so upset about it all weekend." Hazel grumbled.
Octavian gave the most fake heart broken look. "I was upset. But the show must go on, as they say." He turned to Frank, who had tears in his eyes. "Oh, come on Frank. It wasn't like there was anything you could do."
Frank turned his head away from everyone.
"Leave him alone, Octavian." Jason said.
Before Octavian got a chance to open his mouth, Reyna jumped in.
She gave him a glare. "Octavian, sit down." She ordered.
He sighed and sat down. The rest of the meeting wasn't like they used to be, almost nothing got done.
At the end of the meeting, they all left. As they left the school, Reyna caught up with Frank.
"Hey, don't let him bother you. You didn't have anything to do with it." She said.
Frank blinked away tears. "But I did. I saw Percy the that day."
"What do you mean?"
He turned to her. "Reyna, I can trust you, right. You won't tell anybody, not even Hazel."
"I promise, nobody will find out." She insisted.
"Okay… okay." He took a deep breath and looked around to make sure no one was listening. "So, that day, the day he died. He was walking, and he must have dropped his student ID, because I found it laying in the hallway. I didn't see him the rest of the school day, but that evening when I was walking home from Hazel and Nico's house, I saw him also walking down the path. He looked in a hurry. When I asked him where he was going, he just said to meet someone. He wouldn't tell me who. So, I gave him his ID, and he just kept walking. But, when I was walking back, on my way home… I… I…" Frank shook his head. "I saw him fall into the water. Well, I heard him. There was a loud splash, on the other side of the lake. When I hid, and tried to see what it was, I could tell it was Percy. But there was someone else, I don't know who though. I freaked out, and I ran back to my house. Apparently, on the way back, Octavian must have seen me. I don't how. But when I got back home, I panicked. I got on the phone and talked to Hazel. I was so stressed out, that… I told her he was dead. I hoped he wouldn't be but, he was. I saw him get murdered." Frank began to break down crying.
Reyna put her hand on his back. "How do you know Octavian saw you?"
"He told me the next day that he saw me running back to my house. I think he thinks I'm the one who killed Percy, but I wasn't. Reyna you believe me!" He looked into her eyes.
She nodded. "I do. You didn't kill Percy, Frank. And Octavian has no proof, don't worry about him. Go home and get some rest."
"Okay, You're not going to tell anyone are you?"
Reyna tried so hard not to hesitate. "Nobody has to know." She lied right to his face.
He sighed in relief. "Thanks, Reyna." Then he walked away. Reyna watched him with a guilty look.
Frank trusted her, she considered not even tell Nico and Will. But it was important if they were going to figure out actually killed Percy. Now she knew a little more of what went down.
In the front parking lot, she saw Hylla's car coming to pick her up. She walked over and got in.
A/N: Sorry for the long update time, but I've been busy. Also, I need motivation, and tonight my motivation is it's 10 o'clock at night and I've got nothing else to do. So, I hope you're enjoying the story so far, and comments are appreciated. Thanks!