Chapter Ten- Bullies, My Oh My!
Piper
I smile as I pass a bunch of random students. Walking over to Annabeth, I watch as she talks to Luke. I narrow my eyes and practically stomp over.
Annabeth looks flustered to see me. "Paige! Meet Luke. Luke, this is Paige!"
"Hello, Paige!" Luke says enthusicastically. I glare at him, placing my hands on my hips. "Is something wrong?" I narrow my eyes even more, I absolutely hate Luke.
"Hey!" I hear Thalia and Calypso start to say, before noticing Luke. Annabeth looks at us with pleading eyes. I smile, it doesn't reach my eyes. Heck, I don't think it's even a smile. Luke smiles back.
"We better get going, Abby." Thalia says, plastering a fake smile to her lips. Annabeth nods and follows Calypso to the car. "Listen here buddy. You ask her out and break her heart, I will ruin you!" Thalia then smiles and flounces out with me. We head straight for the car, ignoring the looks of the students. I turn the car on, smiling as it veered to life. I pull out, turning on a radio station. From the rear view mirror, out of the corner of my eye, I watch as the brick building slowly grows smaller and smaller as I drive away.
"So, how was your day, Annie?" Calypso asks, tilting her head to the side.
"Fine. I like Greek Mytholoy and Music." Annabeth answers, picking at her gray nail polish. "So, what did you threaten to do to Luke?"
"If he breaks your heart, I'll ruin him." Thalia responds, her eyes bright. Annabeth shakes her head, groaning.
"Are you trying to keep me single forever?"
"No. It's you and Percy, not you and Luke. You know that, we know that, Percy doesn't. He's clueless, but is the right match." I reply, pulling up in front of Annabeth's dad's house. Fredrick's house is modern. He is absolutely obsessed with airplanes and that kind of junk. We climb out, slamming the car doors. As we walk up the steps, we hear gravel crunch. I turn and cringe. Percy, Jason, Nico, and Leo stand there. I huff, spinning on my heel and stalking into the house.
"Can we help you?" I hear Annabeth's voice call.
"Oh, um sorry. I live behind you. Just cutting through." I hear Percy answer.
"Oh, okay!" I hear Annabeth reply, her voice high pitched. I watch as the four figures manuvuer their way to the backyard, clambering and climbing over the fence. As soon as their footsteps become quiet, I hear the thudding of the girls feet. Thalia, Calypso, and Annabeth are in the room before I can talk.
"What are you working on?" Calypso asks, brushing a strand of hair out of her face.
"A new song for the next album." I reply, scribbling on a piece of paper. "You guys want to try to sing it?"
"Sure." They all reply.
What would you do? What would you say?
How does it feel? Pretend it's OK
My eyes deceive me, but it's still the same
Pretend it's OK
I remember the day when we were out all night
I wish that I can get the day back and tell you it's alright
Cause we all do the same thing, we just don't realize
That we're living on borrowed time
What would you do? What would you say?
How does it feel? Pretend it's OK
My eyes deceive me, but it's still the same
Pretend it's OK
I see the light that I'm chasing
A memory, but it's fading
When it's gone I'll be waiting
Knowing it's too late (knowing it's too late)
You chose the road that I'm walking
Now it's your soul that I'm caught in
And you're not hearing when I'm calling
Calling your name
One breath, one step, one life, one heart
Two words, two eyes, new beginning, new start
Too neat, too narrow, too short, too bright,
I'm there with you, here by my side
What would you do? What would you say?
How does it feel? Pretend it's OK
My eyes deceive me, but it's still the same
Pretend it's OK
Nothing here, no one talking, knowing it's too late
But sometimes it can get so hard pretending it's OK
Nothing here, no one talking, nothing's gonna change
But sometimes it can get so hard pretending it's OK
What would you do? (what would you do?)
What would you say? (what would you say?)
How does it feel? Pretend it's OK
My eyes deceive me, but it's still the same
Pretend it's OK
What would you do? (what would you do?)
What would you say? (what would you say?)
How does it feel? Pretend it's OK
My eyes deceive me, but it's still the same
Pretend it's OK
Oh yeah
What would you do? What would you say?
Pretending it's OK
What would you do? What would you say?
I smile, nodding my head.
"This is the perfect song." Calypso says, twirling a ringlet around her finger. Thalia nods and starts to repeat the song. We join in, laughing hysterically.
"I love our lives." Annabeth declares, punching a fist in the air.
(Awesome line break here...)
The next day as we wonder around the school, I watch as a backpack goes flying. Calypso narrowly misses it, ducking with a little yelp. Annabeth and Thalia round the corner, shouting. Calypso and I follow. We stare as Luke stands over a freshman, shouting at her.
"Hey!" Thalia shouts, her voice booming off the walls. Everyone looks at her. "What do you think you're doing?"
"N-nothing," Luke stutters. Terroe flashes through his eyes, before replaced with satisfaction.
"Stop bullying the poor girl," Calypso growls. Everyone's expression is shocked, nobody thinks she ever raises her voice. The freshman stands up and Luke shoves her back down. She gasps, her back slamming against the wall.
I march over and shove Luke, forcing his back to slam against the wall. He aims a punch at me, before Annabeth's voice cuts through.
"Stop." She says, her voice low and quiet.
"What?"
"Stop." Annabeth replies, gripping his arm. Luke kicks her in the gut, letting her fall to the ground. I lean down next to Annabeth, as she coughs. I look up in time to see a foot coming down. My blood curldling scream, bounces off the walls. His foot connects with my face. My head slams against the floor, as I blink dazily.
I stare up at Luke as Percy gets in the problem.
(Another one...)
Thalia
I watch as Piper's head slams against the floor, just as Percy starts to talk.
"Luke! What the hell?" Percy says.
"Stay out of this, Jackson." Luke snarls.
"No. You're bullying a freshamn and you kicked a girl. You also smashed your foot against another's face!" Percy growls, clenching his fist.
"Doesn't matter," Luke sneers. Nico comes up and smacks Luke with his English book. Luke's head snaps to the side as Jason and Leo help Piper, Annabeth, and the freshman up.
"Ow!" Luke complains, gripping his cheek.
We start to argue, all over the voices in the mix growing louder and louder.
"What is going on?!" A loud, terrifying voice thunders.
Ah, shit.
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*Pretend It's Ok by Little Mix
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