Annabeth's POV

"…series of four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. areas on September 11, 2001. The destruction of the twin towers caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan and had a significant impact on global markets..."

"Why are you watching this?" Percy said from behind me, holding the tv remote control. "It just makes you feel more depressed."

"Give it back Percy!" I said, grabbing the remote control.

He snatched it back. "Stop watching this! You've been at it all afternoon."

I stopped struggling. "Being here makes me forget. I feel as though this is temporary, that

I'll see them in a few weeks. Watching this reminds me of what happened to them."

"Why don't you want to forget? Push them out of your mind." Percy said.

"I don't know. Maybe I just like facing my problem." I said slowly. "Instead of pushing them away and have them pop up again at night, like some people. Nico told me about your sleeping problems."

"What?" Percy replied. "The little jokester told you that I drool when I sleep?"

"Well, you do." I countered.

"Do not!" Percy said defensively. "But seriously though, he's right. I have trouble sleeping at night."

"Not just your insomnia, they also told me that you thrash around in your sleep and you wake up shouting."

"That's cause I relive that day every night. In my dreams, I watch my mom die over and over again."

"Well, you know that you can always talk to me about anything, right?"

"Thanks." Percy turned on the tv. "I'll try your method of for a week and I'll see what works better."

"Okay."

We watched together in silence for a few minutes. Then I turned to him.

"Hey, um Percy?"

"Yeah?"

"That's not the only reason I'm watching this."

"What?"

"Well, call me paranoid but I think there's more to this."

"You mean what happened to the World Trade Center?"

"Yeah, maybe the government is hiding something. Whatever it is, I hope they reveal it soon. I want to know what really happened to our parents."

"Me too."

"Hey, what if we find out ourselves? It might help take our minds of things. We could do some researching. Whatever it takes."

"Whatever it takes." I agreed.

A/N Hey, I'm back! I researched on what happened to the World Trade Center and stuff and it's really interesting. Some of the facts in this story are true and the others are made up to fit in with the plot. So it's up to you to figure out which is which.

Please review!