Author's Notes Hey guys I'm back! I tried to update a little faster than last time. On of the recent reviews really hit home with me and I want to say thank you to thrapter and PercabethWillPrevail Thanks to all of you that reviewed the story! Lemme know what you think Review! ~Jade
There was more than fear in my heart, there was more than just a sharp pain in my chest. Things were moving to fast for me to get a grip on it. The sweet sensation of a kiss, was more than I could have ever hoped for. I ran as far as I could in that short amount of time, going wherever my legs could take me. My clothes were soaking wet from the rain, stained from the mud that was splashing up as my feet crashed down into the puddles in front of me.
I couldn't go home, my parents would be mad at me, and I couldn't go back to Percy's, too many emotions where running through my head right now. Pain, fear, hopelessness, almost everything that would cause a person to lose their minds. Too much.
If I could change this all, go back in time and fix the first mistake, I would in a heartbeat. My heart was beating faster with every second, pulling me towards the point where I need my blade, need the warmth of the blood to secure my own feelings and bring them back under lock and key. My mind was spinning faster and faster, holding my arms close to my body as I ran. This is was all too much, I couldn't take it anymore. Anymore thoughts and I was going to lose it... and sure enough, I fainted.
My head was spinning towards the ground, I could feel the wind blowing in my hair, I was rushing downwards, closer to the ground, closer. I'm falling, farther and farther to the ground. I hope, no I wish that I would hit the ground and this all, it would be painless at the rate that I was falling, it would all be over within a few seconds. Nothing could make me happier than a death. Who would honestly be hurt from it?
My father wouldn't miss me, he would be glad to get rid of the person who was keeping his family from being perfect. My step-mother wouldn't miss me, she may shed a few tears, she may be sad but she would get over it. She would be more than happy to not have to clean my blood out of the sheets. My brother would have all my parents attention, not that they don't already. Everyone would be much better without me around.
I'm fifty feet from the ground, the blood was pounding in my ears, the sound of the rain was muffled out.
Twenty-five feet from the ground... I've lost all feeling from my toes to my head, the pounding my numbing me.
Ten feet... I was almost there almost about to leave this world for good, there was nothing to think about now. I was numb completely through.
Five... there was a piercing silence. No noise. Everything was going in slow motion, the anticipation of impact was more than comforting. And then everything changed. The sky turned blue, the grass turned greener, but everything below me was black.
Two... The things that I was going to miss out on. The people I would miss, the people who needed me just as much as I needed them.
'Thals, please don't hate me...' I thought to myself.
"Oh Annie, I don't hate you, but I need you, don't leave me." said a voice off to the side. My head shot off to the side and I saw Thalia with her hand outstretched towards me. "Don't leave..." She said again. I reached a quickly as possible, but I wasn't fast enough.
Crash... Zero feet from the ground.
"Annie..." said a voice in a soft whisper. "Annie... Come on, wake up Annie." said the voice again. I stirred softly and opened my eyes slowly avoiding the first light to hit my eyes. In front of them started to form the outline of my best friend in a white room, making her black hair stand out even more. Her electric blue eyes were piercing into mine. "Good morning Annie." She said in a whisper.
"Thals?" I said in a mumble. "Where am I?" I said rubbing my eyes in circles, trying to regain the little ounce of composure that I had on myself. The dream came flooding back to me all at once. I shot forward, almost instantly regretting it. A pain shoot through my back and head. I screamed in pain and slammed back into the pillow holding onto my skull.
"Whoa! Whoa! Calm down Annie... Relax... Please" she said rushing over to my side and placing her hand on my shoulder to hold me down. Pain shot through me once again, I bit back the scream.
"Thals! Why am I here?" I started to struggle underneath her grasp. Fighting to get free, but she held me down tightly.
"Stop!" She said pushing me down once more. That silenced me the pain was horrible. It was all too much. "They found you passed out on the side of the road in the rain!" She started to raise her voice, tears starting to stream down her face. "You have no idea how worried we were about you!" She said hitting my arm fiercly. "It took eight people to find you Annie... You have no idea how worried we were... We thought you... We thought you..." She trailed off, the tears were choking her this time.
"I'm here Thals." I started to her. "I'm not leaving anytime soon. I promise." I said grabbing for her hand. Her tears cut off and she looked at me and put on the same smartass look that I always got from her.
"You better not..." she said finally. "I'll find you if you do..." she finished off. It just hit me then, that if something did happen to me. That people might actually be scared for me. Scared to lose me forever. There was a knock at the door, Thalia turned to door as got up to walk. She turned to me at the last second. "Sorry Annie." She said just as she opened up the door, and in walked the boy with the sea green eyes.
