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Thanks to DarthGranola, vampirediaries-damon, Lizzyluvsmusic16, and bookstobiasever for reviewing. I loved all of your reviews:)
Dear No One,
Cancer can change you in more ways then one. Take me for example. I used to have curly untamable blonde hair but now it's dead straight (because of my meds). Sometimes I wake up thinking I just straightened my hair the night before but then I remember.
It's not so hard of a change to deal with but the one change I hate is that I can't eat as much as I used too. I used to love food but now I can't eat a lot of it and it stinks. I would always pig out at the mall or at the movie theaters as a treat but I can't now.
My grades seem to be dropping a little too. My parents haven't noticed yet, which in a way is a blessing. They would flip if they ever saw my grades. This shows you how crazy they are because when I mean slipping, I mean an A going down to an A- or a B+. Those aren't bad grades (if you want to see bad grades just look at Percy's report card) but to my parents, they're the end of the world.
My attitude seems to have changed along with having cancer. Maybe that's why I snapped at lunch yesterday.
I don't eat lunch anymore and some of the mean girls have started to notice. They just don't know the real reason I'm not eating.
"We always knew you were fat but I think you're taking it to an extreme. Maybe you should see someone about this problem." Drew sneered coming up behind me.
I got up from the table and stood in front of her.
I was done with Drew, done with the insults. So I did the only thing that came naturally to me. I punched Drew. In the nose. Hard. It was a well placed punch; Drew fell on her butt holding her nose which was now streaming red.
She stood up. "Thats it. No one, not even a low life like you gets away from anything ever again." Drew launched herself at me.
A second later we were rolling on the floor trying to get in well placed punches and kicks. Then all of a sudden I couldn't breath. My chest felt like it was on fire. Drew noticed I wasn't fighting anymore and so did Percy.
Of what I could comprehend, Percy pushed Drew off of me and rushed me to the nurse's office (I think there was some CPR in there too but I don't remember much). I passed out on the way but I woke up (again) in the hospital.
The hospital was boring as always but this time I came out of there a little bit different than I did before.
1) I have to wear (wait, you can't actually wear an oxygen tank so would it be I have to use?) an oxygen tank full time. Dr. Eaton said it was just a precaution, that it is better to be safe then sorry. I think my condition is worsening and no one wants to tell me.
I was listening to what the doctors were saying when they thought I was asleep. It turns out that I wasn't getting enough oxygen anywhere in my body for awhile now. But I only felt the effects when I was fighting Drew because I had to use more oxygen than I usually do by just sitting around. The doctors were saying that they think the tumors grew a millimeter (in cancer speak thats like an inch) and they are afraid new ones might grow soon.
The bad thing is no one will tell me this to my face but if it was truly serious they would have to tell me. Wouldn't they? I can't worry about what they won't tell me, if they thought it was life threatening, the doctors would have to tell me.
The worst part will be everybody at school actually finding out what is wrong with me. I don't want a pity party.
2) I now officially have a secret boyfriend named Percy. I mean I think I do, we haven't discussed it yet but I am 99% sure we are boyfriend and girlfriend. We discussed it after the New Year. He just asked me out on a date but we have been seeing each other a lot these past few months so does that count as part of the relationship. Wow, we really need to DTR this relationship.
Any ways, my parents would flip (again) if they found out but right now I could care less. He asked me when my parents left the hospital room. We went on a date later that night (pretending we were going to study at the library).
I have never been on a date before so I have nothing to compare it to but I have to say this was the best first date ever.
He took me out for ice cream and then to the movies. Now that sounds like a really cliche date but I thought it was perfect.
Not to mention we went to a really scary horror movie. My eyes were closed half the time but I didn't want nightmares so who can blame me.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. I should start from the beginning. My parents had just left the room to go talk to the doctor about some new (more) medicine I had to take and possible chemo.
Percy was helping me up from the hospital bed while I was trying to figure out this crazy contraption of a oxygen machine. I had used one previously but this was bigger and clunkier which allowed it to hold more air.
So that was a bit of a struggle but I quickly learned how not to trip over it. As I almost did and would have fallen face first on the ground if Percy didn't catch me.
"What did the oxygen tank ever do to you?" Percy said and he was very close to laughing.
"Shut up and untangle me." He did just that, well not the shutting up part (which I didn't mean anyways).
First we went to the Ice Cream shop a couple blocks away. I got the oreo ice cream and Percy of course got the flavor that was the most blue in color. Then it was on to the movies.
The horror movie had to do with the board game Ouija. As I said before I didn't watch most of the movie and neither did Percy. I am pretty sure I heard him shriek (like a girl) a couple of times.
It's not like he picked the movie without my opinion or vice versa we actually both agreed to see this film. Now I kind of wish we saw 22 Jump Street (which I had already saw earlier in the month). I am just not a horror movie type of girl but I wanted to see if I could stomach one.
But over all the date was amazing.
Percy walked me home like any gentleman would. But when we got to the (my) apartment he leaned in and kissed me.
My arms went around his neck and my fingers played with his hair. His arms stayed on my lower back. We pulled away gasping for air. We were both flushed but we had the biggest smiles on our faces.
We said goodnight and walked into our apartments.
Maybe, just maybe things are starting to look up.
Thanks for listening,
Annabeth Chase
First date:) I hope you guys liked it, they are now finally together. If anyone wanted to know DTR means define the relationship, it's from City of Heavenly Fire. In other news, I went to see Guardians of the Galaxy Friday. It was so amazing and funny. If you like superhero movies or Marvel, you have to see this.
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