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Chapter 14 - To Live For or to Die For?
Clarisse and Rachel were suspended from school for blackmailing Annabeth and will be suspended for a couple of weeks since Principal Wilson instituted a 'Zero Tolerance Policy on Blackmailing'. The secret about Annabeth and Luke was heating up and spreading around fast, now the seniors know everything about it too. Now Annabeth is scared to come to school. I take her work home with her and I tape all of the class lessons for her so she can keep up with her work. Annabeth said to me, "Once this fizzles out, I will come back to school".
I called Annabeth 40 times today and she hasn't answered my calls, texts or voicemails. I'm worried sick about her everyday.
I found Jesse in the hallway walking to the detention hall when I ran into him.
"Jesse! What happened to Annabeth?" I asked in a panic
"Annabeth is not well" Jesse replied
"What do you mean by 'not well' Jesse?" I asked confusingly
"She won't come to school, she's been abusing narcotics and she's been trying to kill herself since yesterday" Jesse replied
"I can't believe this, first Amy and now this!" I exclaimed
"We're all falling apart" Jesse said
"None of us are splitting up" I proclaimed
"That's right! I'm going to convince Annabeth to come back to school and I'll convince Annabeth to come back to school and I hope she gets better" Jesse explained
"I don't want to lose my BFF! We have to help her" I suggested
"Then lets do it!" Jesse exclaimed
"We will!' I exclaimed
I walked away from Jesse to get to the quad to eat lunch as Jesse continued walking to get to the detention hall. For the next week, Jesse is going to have an interesting turn in life.
*Screen fades to Me, Amy, Zoe & Caitlyn eating lunch in the quad*
"Ok, how are we going to help Annabeth?" I asked
"What happened to her?" Zoe asked
"She won't come to school, she's been abusing narcotics and she's been trying to kill herself since yesterday" I replied as I referenced Jesse
"Are you serious?" Amy exclaimed
"Yeah" I replied
"First you, now her?" Caitlyn
Amy and I nodded in unison.
"Yes, I tried calling her 40 times, sending her text messages and leaving her voicemails and she won't answer!" I replied
"I hope she's not dead" Amy said sadly
"She's my BFF, if she dies, I only have you 3" I retorted
"Hey!" Amy, Caitlyn and Zoe exclaimed
"Sorry" I said
"It's okay" They replied in unison
I sighed in fear and trembled slightly.
"What am I going to do? I need to help her" I asked
"I have no idea" Zoe said
"What's Jesse going to do" Caitlyn asked
"Jesse said and I quote: 'I'm going to convince Annabeth to come back to school and I'll convince Annabeth to come back to school and I hope she gets better'" I referenced
"Jesse better help or I will be upset" I said
"I hope Annabeth doesn't kill herself or I will be the most depressed person in the world" Amy sighed
BUZZZ! BUZZZ! BUZZZ!
My cell phone buzzed again. I picked it up and I got a new text from Percy.
'GO TO ! THERE'S AN ARTICLE ABOUT ANNABETH ON IT!'
I checked on my phone and saw the article on Annabeth entitled: 'High School Junior Hospitalized'
I went and read the article. There was Annabeth's yearbook picture beside the article. It follows as this:
'ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. OCTOBER 10TH 2009. Ocean View High School junior Annabeth Chase O.D'ed on narcotics with a mix of alcohol and collapsed in her beach house villa last night. She was discovered by her father and Supreme Court Judge, Frederick Chase 10 minutes before midnight. Ms. Chase was rushed to the hospital by paramedics in time for her stomach to be pumped and to be treated for a mild case of Alcohol Poisoning. Sources tell us that she was attempting suicide because of a wildfire rumor spreading around Ocean View High School. Hospital confinement time has been undetermined at this time but KTLA will keep coverage on this story.'
My jaw dropped in shock. My eyes widened in unspeakable horror.
"OH.. MY.. FUCKING.. GOD!" I exclaimed
"What?" Amy asked
"ANNABETH IS IN THE HOSPITAL!" I screamed
"What?" Amy, Caitlyn & Zoe exclaimed
I reread in the article:
'Ocean View High School junior Annabeth Chase O.D'ed on narcotics with a mix of alcohol and collapsed in her beach house villa last night. She was discovered by her father and Supreme Court Judge, Frederick Chase 10 minutes before midnight. Ms. Chase was rushed to the hospital by paramedics in time for her stomach to be pumped and to be treated for a mild case of Alcohol Poisoning. Sources tell us that she was attempting suicide because of a wildfire rumor spreading around Ocean View High School. Hospital confinement time has been undetermined at this time but KTLA will keep coverage on this story.'
Amy's jaw dropped.
"Annabeth's in the hospital!"
"Are you serious?" Zoe exclaimed
"I don't believe this" Caitlyn muttered to herself
"I don't believe it either!" I exclaimed
"What do we do?" Amy exclaimed
"I don't know" I replied
Caitlyn trembled slightly in fear.
*Screen fades to Percy, Jesse, Grover, Chris and Sean at Percy's locker*
Meanwhile, Percy was reading the same article on Annabeth on his smart phone.
Jesse's eyes widened.
"Annabeth's O.D'ED!" Jesse exclaimed
"That's what it says genius!" Sean retorted
"This isn't funny Sean! My girlfriend would've died last night!" Jesse exclaimed
"What the hell are we supposed to do now?" Grover questioned loudly
"First Amy, now this? Will this tragedy end?" Percy exclaimed
"For us, probably not" Grover replied
Percy and Sean sighed depressively in unison.
"I pray that she gets better" Jesse muttered to himself
"What if she doesn't?" Percy asked
"Percy, you need to look at the bright side of things. She's getting better and she'll come to school soon" Sean explained
"She better come back or I will be upset" Chris stated
"Don't be angry dude" Grover said
"She's one of our best friends!" Chris exclaimed
Percy shook his head. What if she didn't come back. What if she dies? I want her to come back.
Jesse started to cry like a baby again. This was the most tragic thing to happen to us. Thanks a lot Clarisse and Rachel!