Chapter 9
Annabeth's POV (Continued)
I looked at his horrible smirk. "You! I told you to stay the HELL away from me!" He pouted. FAKE! "But I came all the way from San Francisco? You want to send your boyfriend back?" I felt the sadness and anger well up inside me. "What are you doing here!" I shouted. He shrugged. "I missed you."
I stepped forward. "You have the damn nerve to say that!" I tried to hit him but he stepped away from the throw and smiled at me. Piper said in the background, "Percy! Grab her! Get her far away from here! Now!"
I felt his arms wrap around my waist and he put me over his shoulder. "Put me DOWN!" I screamed on the top of my lungs. He turned to the, and said, "Meet me at my apartment!" Then he ran off with me screaming and kicking.
Hazel's POV
I couldn't believe this guy was actually here. "You monster! Your an idiot to try and hurt her even more!" He stepped forward and chuckled. "You haven't lost your sass, I see." He touched my face but Frank pulled me away from him. "Don't touch her!"
I silently thanked him. Luke put his hands up in surrender. "Okay! I'll see you guys soon." He then turned and walked away. We all ran to Percy's apartment.
I pushed the front door open to see Percy sitting on the floor with Annabeth in his arms, curled in a ball. "Annabeth, their back." She blinked her eyes open and got off his lap. We all sat on the floor. Ann put her head in-between her knees.
"Would you please tell us what happened?" Leo said, putting on a look of confusion. Ann took a deep breath and started to ell them.
"2 years ago I was dating that guy. I thought he was amazing but I didn't see his lies and the fact that he was older than me was even better." She sniffled. "I also had a sister, her name was Melody. She meant the world to my dad and I, always cheering us up and just being there for us. She was 6. She loved my drawings of architecture and would always say that one day I was going to draw a building and people would make it for us, It would be her little kingdom."
She took another shaky breath. "It was Luke's 18th birthday but I couldn't go to it. I was studying for some big exam. He got mad and didn't let me out of the car. We had spent the afternoon with my sister and she was still in the back of the car. He made me go to the party. I cried throughout the party, knowing that what Hazel had told me about him being repulsive was true."
I felt stupid, helpless, for not being with her during the incident. "He got drunk. He was taking me back home when the car crashed. I just remember screaming when that truck hit the side of his freaking car." She burst out crying and so did I. "I should have died! Not her!" She sobbed into her knees.
She got her breath back and looked straight ahead of her. "It wasn't meant to happen. She was supposed to have lived, have a life. My dad blamed it on me, not caring that he was putting all the guilt on me. And the worst part of it is knowing that its all true." She got teary and started sobbing. Percy pulled her into his arms again.
We all spent the afternoon, mourning over the loss of Ann's sister. The guys even cried a bit. We all crashed out at Percy's place.
Percy's POV
I woke with her in my arms. I now understood why she was so hidden. She had been carrying guilt around for years. I felt so mad that that guy just came and made her all closed up again. I got up and noticed all my friends crashed out on the floor. I got dressed and walked to the kitchen.
I saw Annabeth's phone sitting on the edge of the table. I got the guy's number and put it on my phone. I sent him a message saying, Meet me in Bryant Park.
I saw the guy sitting on the bench. "Hey!" He snapped his head to loo at me. "Do I know you?" He asked, a confused expression on his face. I grabbed him by the scruff off his shirt and lifted him off the bench. "You leave Annabeth and her friends alone. You do not harm her, speak to her, even look at her. I see you upsetting my friends again I will make sure I never see your face again. Are we clear?" I made my tone as deathly as possible.
He nodded and I let go, making him drop back onto the bench. I walked away. When I got back to the apartment, they were all sitting on the couches.
"Percy! Where did you go?" Annabeth came up and gave me a hug. I didn't know if I should tell her or not. "I went to get some eggs." She raised an eyebrow. "Where are they?" I smiled and said, "They didn't have any at the shop."
We all laughed. I made them all flapjacks to get our minds off of last nights incident.
