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"Hold on, hold on to me, 'cause I'm a little unsteady...a little unsteady." Unsteady, X Ambassadors.
Jason walked out of the school, looking for Piper. She stormed off when he attempted to talk to her, and he was just worried for her. What's gotten into her? Did he accidentally do something offensive? As he combed through his memories, he realized he hadn't done anything wrong, thankfully. When he scanned the campus another time, he saw two blurry figures hugging, and someone walking towards him afterwards.
God, I seriously need glasses he thought.
"Hey, Sparky," Piper weakly smiled, stopping in her tracks. Her eyes were bloodshot, and she looked like a mess. A beautiful mess. Piper's long brunet shiny hair was flying in different directions, her t-shirt was all crumpled, and her voice cracked.
"Have you been...crying?" Jason asked, already knowing the answer. It was obvious, her eyes betrayed her, being all puffy and bloodshot.
Piper looked to the ground, and started to vigorously wipe her eyes. "It's a long story, I'm sorry for snapping at you earlier, by the way." She replied sheepishly.
"Why are you crying?" Jason pressed once again, starting to grow more worried.
Piper cringed under her friend's gaze, and shook her head. "I...I just had to let it all out." The tone of her voice was shaky, and when Jason didn't reply, she continued. "Jason, I'm hurting...I'm hurting bad. I've been known as 'easy' a 'slut'...I've been known as every disgusting name in the book. Everybody at Goode thinks the absolute lowest of me. My own father thinks I'm all of that! No one cares for me, and it's painful."
Jason didn't know how to react to her small outburst, so he walked a couple of steps towards her. When Piper saw how speechless he was, she took a few steps back. "You probably think of me as a freak now, right? I'm talking like a blubbering idiot and look insane. I am insane, actually-" Before she could talk more, Jason cut her off.
"I don't think of you as any of those words you told me...truly. You know...a couple years ago, I knew something was up, but I didn't know what. I saw those cuts on your wrists, but I didn't know why so I never confronted you about them. I'm sorry I was being such a jerk, I was stupid. I should've talked to you about it but I didn't know how to...I didn't know you were hurting so badly. I care for you, Pipes, we're friends. Real friends." Jason pulled her into a tight hug, and after a while, she hugged back. They stood there for a while like that, until Jason led her into her car.
"Stay in here with me for a while...please." Piper spoke out, not daring to look into his deep blue eyes in fear of breaking down. Jason studied her for a moment before deciding to sit in the passenger's seat, and close the car door.
The air between them was heavy and tension was starting to creep in. Jason, gathering up some courage, took her hand and held it. Piper looked down at their hands, but didn't let go.
"My dad left me and my sister when we were one. He disappeared one day and never came back, leaving Thalia and I with our mother. My mom's a drunk and my sister is regretful and bitter and I'm...I don't even know what I am. I try so hard to be perfect, and I don't even know why. My sister is angry at the world and I wonder if I should be too, sometimes." Jason paused before resuming. "I know how you feel, Pipes, to feel like utter trash. But it's going to get better."
"Happiness is what everyone needs, but not everyone gets it," Piper laughed bitterly, finally speaking.
"Happiness is way overrated then, if I do say so myself." Jason countered.
"If happiness is way overrated, then what do you suppose isn't?"
"Being content with life."
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As Annabeth watched Piper walk away to talk with Jason, she walked back into the school and just ponder. Annabeth was pained by Piper's hurting and she just wished the best for her. Annabeth slid down the wall and played with her fingers, knowing that Piper and her resembled more ways than she initially thought.
The two girls were objects to the school. People either loved them or hated them, there was no in between. And those who loved them never truly did, they just wanted to get close to them. They've both been hurt and used, and they hated themselves for it.
Annabeth was getting lost in thought until she heard her name being called out.
"Hey, Annabeth. What are you doing on the floor?"Annabeth's gray eyes looked up to meet Percy's sea green eyes. Percy's hair was flying in different directions and his eyes were bright, causing Annabeth to roll her eyes. He looked like a kid entering a candy store after he laid eyes on her.
"Uh...nothing." Annabeth immediately started to get up until Percy stopped her.
"No, it's fine. I need to sit down too, practice was challenging." Percy slid down next to her, and ran his fingers through his hair. Looking closer at him, Annabeth saw bags under his eyes and he looked like something was bothering him.
"How so?"
"Well, Coach made the team swim as many laps as possible within 10 minutes without stopping, then we had to go to the weight room, and afterwards he made me stay after to swim a couple more laps."
"Why only you?"
"I may or may not have came in late and refuse to do some of the practice." Annabeth's eyes widened, wanting to reprimand her only friend.
"You're an idiot."
"At least I'm not stupid."
"What does that even mean?"
"I don't know, it sounded better in my head." Percy wiggled his eyebrows, and Annabeth let out a small laugh at his stupidity. Because of Percy, Annabeth felt normal and day by day she knew she was changing a little bit. He was her best friend.
"I don't think I'll ever understand how your brain works." Annabeth replied. Percy gave her a shocked look in return.
"I thought you were a wise girl!"
"I never said I wasn't."
"But if you can't understand how my-"
"It's because you're a seaweed brain."
"Wow, that just makes everything clearer for me Wise Girl."
"You're welcome, Seaweed Brain."
The pair dissolved into a puddle of laughter until Percy's phone rang. He took it out of his pocket, and answered.
It was his mom.
"Hello?" Annabeth quieted down.
"Hey, Percy...Don't go home just yet, sweetie. Gabe is there with his friends." Percy tensed, turning his back on Annabeth, hoping she didn't hear a word. She did.
"Okay, mom. I guess I'll meet up with you, I love you." The green eyed boy hung up, and put his phone back in his pocket.
"I have to go, I can drop you off at your house if you'd like."
Annabeth got up with Percy, and she shook her head.
"It's okay, my home's a walking distance. I wouldn't want to be late to where you're going."
"My mom would kill me if I let a friend walk alone. The dangers of New York and all."
"I can manage...I've been through worse things." Annabeth straightened up, and started to walk away. She would have taken Percy up on his offer, but in all honesty she didn't want to go home. Not only was she an outcast in school, but she was the same at her home. Her step mom hated her, her father thought she was useless and annoying, and her two brothers loved to get her into trouble.
"You sure?"
"Yeah."
"I guess I'll see you tomorrow, then. Bye, Wise Girl." Percy nodded towards her, and Annabeth gave him a small smile in return.
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Percy ran into his car feeling a hint of guilt leaving Annabeth to walk alone, but she insisted and he couldn't stop her. He started to drive off, opposite to his home. He hated calling the place he'd go some nights to sleep his home because of his step dad, Gabe or Smelly Gabe as he liked to call him, was a complete jerk. Gabe was a drunk, gambler, and abuser, and Percy hated him. Smelly Gabe didn't deserve Percy's mom, Sally, by a long shot. Percy's mom was kind and sweet, Percy didn't understand how his mom lived the life she did. As Percy was deep in his thoughts, he arrived at the hospital.
He entered the hospital and passed through some of the rooms. All he saw was pain, and he couldn't bear it.
When he came into his mom's room, he grimaced. He hated seeing his mom lying on the hospital bed with IVs puncturing her skin. She looked so wore down and all of her long black hair was gone.
"Hey, mom." Percy spoke quietly, walking up to her, giving her a kiss on the forehead.
"Hey, baby. How was school?" Sally managed to croak out. Her blue eyes that were once bright were drained until they looked like she was dying, which she was.
"It was fine. How are you feeling?" He sat down next to her, just wanting to hear his mom say that she feels all better and that someone found the cure for breast cancer while he was in school.
"Like I always do. Now, anything happen in school? I want to hear your whole day from start to finish regardless how boring it was." Sally scolded him. Percy couldn't help but sigh.
"I was late to History, and we were just working on our projects which is due in a week or so. I was also late to Math, but math is so horrible so that was okay, I didn't have to feel guilty about being late. Lunch was fine. I was early to English for the first time in forever thanks to a friend...um, I was also early to Science for the same reason, and the class was fine. I was late to swim practice and Coach Hedge made me stay after and practice more because I refused to do some things, then I just hung out with my friend for a bit." Percy shrugged.
"A friend, huh?" Sally smiled.
"Yeah...?"
"And what is this friend's name, may I ask?"
"Annabeth." He looked at his mom skeptically, not sure whether or not answering her question was a good thing.
"That's a girl's name...and I've never heard you talk about her before...are you sure she's just a friend?" Sally teased. Percy's eyes widened and his face was slowly turning red.
"Mom!"
"What?"
"We are not dating."
"...Yet..."
"Annabeth and I are just friends!"
"Yeah, okay. Say that now..."
"Mom!"
"Okay fine, I'll stop."
"Thank you."
"When will I ever meet her?"
"Never."
Sally laughed as if she was telling her son, yeah right I have my ways.
"How long have you two been friends?"
"A month or so."
"And you never bothered to tell me? I thought I raised you better than that." The mother and son duo laughed. Sally stopped abruptly and started to cough heavily looking like she was in pain.
"Mom? Mom?" Percy started to hold her, praying she was okay.
"I'm okay, sweetie. I need to rest a little bit." She spoke, holding her son back.
"Okay...I'll be here when you wake up, mom." Percy sat back in his seat, watching his mom close her eyes and drift off.
"I love you." He whispered, "please don't leave me."
HOW WAS IT? I tried to make it longer than the last few chapters, and I just really hope you all will like it! A ton of you reviewed which made my whole week, so thank you very much. A ton of you also followed and favored this story, which truly means a lot to me. For the next game, I want you guys to tell me which song(s) you think relate to the story/characters/pairings. The first...13 to review will get a shout out and I will answer 5 questions that they have about this story. LET THE GAMES BEGIN! REVIEW YOUR HEARTS OUT! Thanks again, and I hope you have the best week!
