I simply stare at Aphrodite with a thousand questions in my mind.
So I voice the loudest question.
"Wait, wait, wait. What now?" I say dumbly, my large eyes widening.
She sighs. "I suppose I should explain."
"No shit." Thalia snickers.
"No cussing Thalia." Jason says sternly.
"But that was accurate!" She complains.
Aphrodite buts in. "It was nineteen years ago. I met your father and we were as happy as we could be for three years. We were very young when we found out about you. I wasn't ready to be a mother, it was all too much for me. When you were born I saw you and realized I couldn't be in your life, an inexperienced mother with barely enough money for herself. So after you left the hospital I left, only leaving that note." she points to the old note I read.
I simply sit in awe.
"So why now?" I finally say.
"Well, I am older now, and your father…" her eyes water and she swallows hard. "He is MIA. So I will take care of you, even if you're in a mental institution."
"But she isn't crazy!" Thalia complains.
"Thalia, neither are you. Ever since Piper came you have seemed calmer and we have held meetings to let you go off."
Thalia gapes at her. "And Piper too?"
"I have no control over them Thalia." she sighs.
Thalia grimances.
"Well, you children should go to bed. Goodnight Piper, Thalia, Leo, Jason." she says politely, walking out.
We all look at each other.
"Jiminy Christmas." Leo finally says.
"No kidding Valdez." Thalia snorts. "Now get out of my room."
"Geez Thals, thought we were having a moment." He fake sniffs, holding his heart with a hand.
"Get out Valdez." She fake threatens, pointing to the door.
He sighs dramatically and struts away, swinging his hips slightly.
"Drama Queen." Jason and I shout in usion.
"Shut up!" He complains from his doorway.
We all laugh, look at each other one more time, and go to our rooms.
-I am but a single line break, taking you to a magical world called MORNING! Almost as good as Narnia people.-
I wake up to Thalia's fake hovering over mine.
"Holy Jesus Christ, my God!" I scream randomly, falling off my bed with a groan.
"Sorry!" She chimes, helping me up.
"No problem Thals, every morning should start with a heart attack." I joke, taking her hand and pulling myself up.
"Piper." she says seriously, giddiness hidden in her words. "WE ARE LEAVING!"
I freeze. "When?"
"Next week!" she shouts excitedly. "Along with Jason and Leo. They proved you guys just have al link and aren't crazy!"
We girly scream for a minute before regaining our composure and straightening our shirts.
"That's cool." we say in usion, monotone voices a little creepy.
"Go, I gotta get dressed!" I complain, pushing her out.
When I shut the door I scream again in excitement.
-LINE BREAK-
I come out of my room with a slight spring in my step.
Excitedly I run to our table and sit next to a bickering Katie and Travis.
She eventually starts shouting at him in a different language and so does he, leaving us in confusion.
Finally Hazel stomps her foot and yells," Enough!"
"What are they bickering about?" I ask in confusion.
"Normal stuff. He's a jerk, she's impossible, and then they end up-" before Thalia can finish her sentence their lips unlock and she sighs," kissing."
She leans into Nico, away from the other couple.
I cough uncomfortably and move away from them.
Reyna walks up to Leo with her notebook in tow.
'I have to talk to you.' she writes.
"Whatever you need chica, I got." he winks, making her blush. He stands up with a quick,"Later Suckas!" and walks away from the table.
I hear someone talking softly and recognize it immediately as Reyna's voice and freeze.
Not wanting to listen in on their conversation I tune into Thalia's rant about banks.
"Why do they chain those pens on the desks? Why not just leave them in their vision?" she complains.
We all shrug in agreement and eat breakfast in comfortable silence.
Just as we finish Clown Face races through, with no makeup on. I almost gasp.
Her orange foundation is replaced with beautiful cream skin, her one smoked eye a beautiful pale shade. Her contacts are out, showing pretty green eyes behind nerdy glasse. Her once red lips are a pale pink. Her hair, once greased back and straightened, is with a slight curl and flows over her shoulders perfectly.
She runs to us. "Sorry for not wearing makeup, I was late."
"You're beautiful without makeup!" Katie gawks.
"And nothing done to your hair." Thalia adds.
"R- really?" Not So Clown Face says.
"What's your name?" I ask. "I can't keep calling you Clown Face without makeup."
"You're talking to me!" She giggles happily. "Um, my name is Veronica, nice to meet you."
I laugh at Veronica. "I'm Piper, nice to meet you."
She cracks a smile and excuses herself to go set up group meetings.
Something tells me today will be different, for the better.
I will leave this mental home, I will live with my best friends and mother.
So Thalia and Jason are disowned and missing, so Leo's mom died in a fire, so my father died with me hating him. What matters now is we have each other, we have a family. We have us.
One day I will work up the courage to ask Jason out, and Leo will do the same to a less crazy Reyna. We will all live on knowing we aren't crazy.
Although, all of us have crazy in us, but are too scared to show it.
This has showed me that everyone has something different about them.
We just need to embrace it.
And I think I did
Just
That.
With a large smile I walk to group sessions, knowing everything might not be right in the world, but everything is simply messed up to perfection.
I am not crazy, but eccentric in the best ways.
And that, to me, is absolutely perfect.
Aw, the ending! SAD, My Lovelies!
But, I have another five bujillion ready for uploading, so plenty in the future!
I made this end where you choose what happens!
If you want them to get together, fine imagine that, if you don't, imagine that!
This is ALL YOU!
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Pieces and Peaches
-Gray
