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Promises

Annabeth

Chapter 7

"Thalia!" I scream into the phone, "I cannot believe that just happened!"

I, Annabeth Chase, was on Ellen. I still can't wipe the smile I have on my face.

"Neither can I! But your best friend worked her magic, and the entire school watched it!" Thalia says and I can tell she's just as excited and happy as I am.

"How? How did you get Chiron to play it?" Chiron is our school principal. He doesn't want to be called by his last name for some reason.

"Well I told him that you were that new artist X, which by the way I still don't understand why you did that, he could not believe it! He said how amazing it is. And then I told him that you were going to be interviewed on Ellen, and he got really excited. And I told him that we should play it throughout the school and he agreed!"

"Oh my god, this is amazing! And I told you Thals, Will told me it would be a good idea to hide my name because he thought it would make people listen to my song and wonder who I was. He also said it would be really dramatic when I revealed my name," I say rolling my eyes.

"Well whatever the reason it worked. You are now the talk of the school. And probably New York, they were all so surprised that you were X, and especially with the wardrobe change!" she pauses, "Annabeth, Percy was in the same class as me when the interview aired."

"And?" I really don't wanna hear about him. I'm trying to get over him.

"He was really impressed."

"Of course he was. I was on TV. I bet all of Goode wants a piece of me now," I say trying not to get angry, "Thalia, I can't think about him anymore. I need to get him out of my head."

"Annabeth you know damn well he cared about you before you were on TV. And honey how many songs have you written about him lately?" I can tell she has a smirk on her face.

"All of them," I admit, "UGH Thalia! How am I supposed to forget about him? He's basically always on my mind when I'm writing songs. It's not like I want to write about him. I want him out of my head."

"Baby girl you and I both know that's not going to happen. You can't just stop loving someone. It's going to take a while for it to not hurt as much. But you're never going to completely forget about him and you know it."

"It's not fair! I wish we never kissed in 7th grade!" I say pouting and laughing.

"No you don't. Because if it didn't happen, you wouldn't have a single at #3 on the charts." She says probably with a smile on her face.

"I guess you're right!" I say laughing, "hey! Wanna hear the song I'm working on?"

"Of course I do!" she says in her obvious tone, "facetime me!"

I wait for her face come on the screen and I grab my guitar.

"Okay, I don't know if I like it very much, but please be honest," I say while tuning my guitar.

"Annabeth before you start I have question," Thalia says.

"Yes?"

"What happened with your wardrobe? You would never wear that a month ago!" she says looking worried, "are they trying to get you to be somebody you aren't?"

I knew this was coming. "No, it was all me. They did say I should pick a look for myself. They gave me a bunch of things to choose from, but I chose those clothes. I feel like they match my sound. Now here is the song,"

Just talk yourself up

And tear yourself down

You've hit your one wall

Now find a way around

Well what's the problem?

You've got a lot of nerve

So what did you think I would say?

No you can't run away, no you can't run away

So what did you think I would say?

No you can't run away, no you can't run away

You wouldn't

I never wanted to say this

You never wanted to stay

I put my faith in you, so much faith

And then you just threw it away

You threw it away

I'm not so naive

My sorry eyes can see

The way you fight shy

Of almost everything

Well, if you give up

You'll get what you deserve

So what did you think I would say?

No you can't run away, no you can't run away

So what did you think I would say?

No you can't run away, no you can't run away

You wouldn't

I never wanted to say this

You never wanted to stay

I put my faith in you, so much faith

And then you just threw it away

You threw it away

You were finished long before

We had even seen the start

Why don't you stand up, be a man about it

Fight with your bare hands about it now

I never wanted to say this

You never wanted to stay, well did you

I put my faith in you, so much faith

And then you just threw it away

I never wanted to say this

You never wanted to stay

And I put my faith in you, so much faith

And then you just threw it away

She starts clapping and shouting.

"Annabeth you are so good!" I can't help but smile. She always knows what to say, "What's the song about?"

"How I trusted the wrong guy, and how I thought he cared about me, and then he showed me who he really is."

"So… Percy," she says with a smirk.

"Shut up Thals," I say laughing, "it's so weird! Whenever I'm writing, he's all I can think about. I just want to get him out of my head!"

"You're going to have to figure that out yourself. But, are you going to play that song for Will?"

"I'm not sure yet." I admit.

"Well, I just heard my mom calling my name, so I'll call you later," she says standing up, "love you lots," and she blows me a kiss before hanging up.

I fall back onto my bed. I need to forget about him. Get over him. It's never going to work out. He's in New York; you're in LA living your dream.

My internal argument is interrupted when my phone rings. It's Will.

"Hello," I say when I pick up.

"Annabeth! I just wanted to let you know that your single is now number 2! I knew the whole mystery artist thing would be good for you!" he says and I can hear the excitement in his voice.

"That's amazing!" I say trying to sound excited. Don't get me wrong; I'm completely freaking out. My mind is just focused on something else. Or rather someone else.

Will must be able to hear the fake enthusiasm, "Annabeth are you alright? You should be screaming with happiness."

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just have something going on. I can't get my mind off of someone," I admit with a sigh.

"You should write about it. And I'm not just saying that cause I want you to produce another hit, don't get me wrong I do, but I'm saying it because it's a way to get your feelings out. I know a lot of the time people don't know how to express how they're feeling with sentences. So describe it." he says, and I can tell he's really being sincere and not just trying to get me to write another top selling song.

"That's a really good idea. Thank you so much Will," I say with a smile, "and by the way, OH MY GOD! NUMBER 2!"

"There it is hah! I'll speak to you later Annabeth, hope you get through it." and with that he ends the call.

I groan with frustration as I flip myself over on the bed so I'm laying face down.

"What am I going to do?" I say with a sigh.


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