Thalia's POV:
I've been traveling with Jonnah for about two days now, and to be honest, he doesn't seem half bad. He's actually pretty descent if I do say so myself, and I'm the queen of flash judgement. Jonnah's quiet a lot of the time, but he listens when you're talking to him on a personal level. He's also a good story teller. Sometimes he'll tell me stories about the girl he had tried to save earlier. Her name was Jessica Manning. She had beautiful raven hair that rippled down her back, sweet blue eyes, and a smile that could kill.
It's funny, because they remind me a lot of me and Nico, or at least how we use to be. Jonnah told me that her father didn't allow her to see him. He says that her father brutally abused her and that she had no other family to turn to. Jonnah was always there for her, and since they were both demi gods, they felt like they shared a special connection. So one day he decides to take her away from everything. They sneak out and start a relationship as more than friends and were able to keep it a secret for a matter of weeks. When her father found out, they ran away, and that's how everything fell into place.
"She was the love of my life," says Jonnah as he looks ahead while walking. "Jessica was the world to me. She was even my first time. I thought we were going to be together a long long time, but I guess that's never going to happen."
My eyes linger over towards him and I see a single tear flow down his cheek. All the hurt on his face reminds me of all the pain I felt after Nico and I went down different paths. I miss the way he used to whisper in my ear when he wanted a kiss, how he would tighten his arms around my waist while kissing me, and how he was so gentle with me. Dear gods, look at me still obsessing over a son of Hades who probably hasn't thought about me in days.
"You know," I start off. "I used to have someone too. I thought he was the love of my life, and he was my first kiss. I gave up so much to be with him. Everything I believed in changed because I wanted to be with him. Then one day everything changed. He cheated on me and broke my heart... And then I ran away... And here I am now."
"Damn," he replies. "It sounds like you've been through a lot. Does this guy who made you give up everything have a name?"
"He does. It's Nico di Angelo."
For some reason my heart flutters at the sound of his name. His gorgeous italian name.
"Do you ever miss him?"
"Yeah, everyday since we've been apart," I whisper out. "Sometimes I can still taste him on my lips." Eww, okay did I just say that? "Sorry, that was a little bit to graphic wasn't it?"
"Nah it's fine," says Jonnah. "I'm the same way with Jessica. I miss the way she use to kiss my neck to wake me up and how she always brushed my hair back with her delicate little fingers."
"It looks like we've both loved and lost."
"Some of us more than others," he counters back.
"What is that suppose to mean?" I spit back, slightly irritated for some reason.
"At least Nico's still alive. Jessica's gone and she's never coming back. No matter how much I want her to magically appear I know she never will. But you and Nico, have you even tried talking to him? I know he cheated on you but maybe it was all one big misunderstanding. Maybe he realized he made the biggest mistake of his life and he wants you back in his life. Did you even talk to him before you ran away?"
"Nope," I reply simply.
Deep down inside I know I'm just pushing my own feelings aside. I feel so guilty for just leaving Nico like that. Now that I look back on it, he deserved to hear it from me instead of some stupid hand written note. That wasn't the right way to say good bye to someone who had meant more than Olympus to me. I don't blame Nico if he hates me. I wouldn't be too pleased with myself either.
"I know you're feeling really confused right now," says Jonnah after a long silence. "But maybe you should try and talk to Nico." He pulls out one golden drachma from his backpack and hands it over to me. "There should be a rainbow along side the river. If you want, I'll go wait over there while you have some time alone with Nico."
I give him a quick but thankful smile before rushing over towards the river. Without hesitation I throw the drachma into the first rainbow I see, say a few words, and patiently await for a certain dark haired boy whose eyes can melt you in a matter of seconds. Speaking of "in a matter of seconds," Nico appears inside the rainbow and is completely shocked to see my face.
"Thalia, is that really you?" he chokes out, obviously still in disbelief.
"It's really me," I respond quickly. "Listen, before you chew off my head, hear me out. I know it was stupid to just run off like that without properly saying good bye. I should of told you face to face and I'm so, so sorry for that."
"Please," he practically cries out. "Don't you dare say you're sorry. I'm the one who should be apologizing. I'm the one who fucked everything up. All I really want you to know is that I never stopped loving you. You're the only girl for me and I hope I'm still the only guy for you. I love you, Thalia Grace. Do you still feel the same way about me?"
"Well no duh, Emo Boy. Who said I ever stopped? I think I tried so hard to convince myself that I didn't love you anymore, but now I realize I was just fooling myself."
"Where are you right now?" he questions.
"I'm in stupid freaking Kansas. I swear, there's nothing here but dirt, dirt, and more damn dirt."
"Come back to New York," says Nico. "Come back and be with me. Please."
I can feel my cheeks turn a light shade of pink. "Okay," I say. "I'll be back as soon as I can and we'll be together again. I promise."
We exchange a few parting words and before I know it he's gone. I tell Jonnah of my plan to head back to New York and he agrees to join me on my journey. I don't know what lies before me, but I'll just have to wait and find out. Like I've said before, I always want things I can't have, and Nico di Angelo is one of them.
End of another chapter! I'm not going to lie, I was seriously going to stop writing this story completely and going to leave it unfinished, but then something inspired me to continue writing. I got a review that really spoke to me and it encouraged me to write again. Writing this chapter reminded me why I love writing.
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