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XXVIII- Let Go

I looked into the electric-blue eyes of my friend Thalia who looked at me with the utmost concern her eyes were pinkish which I guess resulted from her crying earlier.

"He's gone Thalia, and it's all my fault" I said in between breaths trying to gather myself

She stood in front on me looking at me piercing right through me through those blue eyes.

Suddenly she grabbed my shoulders and pulled me up harshly. She looked at me sternly.

"Look at yourself! They told me you're being a sloth for weeks! It's not your fault, it was nobody's fault." She shouted trying to hold back her tears.

"It is my fault Thalia! If I should have carried my weight he would have been alive today." I shouted back at her.

"Maybe you could, but you didn't Annabeth! You made a mistake, but no one is blaming you, you're just blaming yourself." She answered tears now forming in her eyes.

"He isn't supposed to be dead Thalia!" I screamed tears now gushing out of my eyes

"But he is Annabeth! And you can't do anything about it. I miss him too but you don't see me acting like the world is over!" Tears now dropping off her cheeks, she sighed.

"Annabeth, he's gone, but that dosen't mean that you're going to act like the world was going to end, If he saw what would you were doing all these days, would he be happy?" She asked now in a small voice.

"No, I guess not" I admitted.

"You have to let go Annabeth." She said with pleading eyes.

"I can't just let him go. He was everything to me!" I exploded at her.

"Letting go dosen't mean you're going to forget him, but letting go means that you've accepted that he's gone. I would never tell you to forget him Annabeth, never." She finished.

I hugged her crying on her shoulder

"I. Just. Miss. Him" I muttered in between sobs.

"I know Annabeth, I know" She answered holding me for what felt like forever.

After I gotten hold of myself I finally broke our hug. Thalia, was so strong for me, so tough, I kinda idolized her right then and there.

She then smiled "Let's go back. They're waiting for you, you know?"

I simply nodded and we walked back towards the ceremony.

We all finished the preparations and I watched as Percy's shroud was burned away leaving away his ashes.

The ceremony finished and we all had a chance to talk. People were telling me to stay strong and that everything will be okay, I just nodded and nodded at everything they say.

Then I know what I want, I want to be strong like Percy and Thalia.

The hunters were already saying their goodbyes and was walking back to the woods, I ran to them grasping Thalia's hand.

"Annabeth? What is it?" She seemed shocked by me.

"I want to join the hunters."