Double update! You're welcome ;)
This chapter is seriously short anyway so I thought I might as well post it at the same time.
More review responses:
Lily L. Lovegood – Hi Lily, welcome to the fic! Thank you so much. The kiss is coming very soon, I promise. P.s I secretly wish I was fluent in Spanish, it's such a beautiful language.
Acacia – Thanks for recommending me, you're the best. Unfortunately, I can't update every day, haha. That would be impossible right now. I already have the story written out and pretty much finished but I edit as I go along and add in a few bits here and there. There's one more chapter after this and then there are two other books after.
Chameleondancer – Thanks for the review and welcome to the fic! It's always nice to hear from new readers. 3
SapphireTrafficker – Hey! Thanks for the review. It was an all-round sports camp but I mainly focused on netball and hockey. They're my strongest points and my absolute favourites. I know exactly what you mean, I've always been a sporty girl ever since I can remember. I enjoy pretty much every spot out there. I suppose that's where my seriously competitive streak comes from. Good luck with your school work, I know exactly how you feel!
Sayori1412 – Aaww, thank you. Glad you liked it. I know, regardless of it being evil it had to happen to create that cute moment with Percabeth afterwards ;) Lots of love – AWG.
Cinder Luna – I knoooow, protective Percy is my absolute fav! He's just so damn adorable. Aaahh! Thanks girl, lots of love.
Dimitri Jinx – Thanks for the review girly! Like I said, over protective Percy is my favourite! It makes him so damn cute and bf worthy. Sorry for the extremely long wait but I hope the chapter was worth it and that it didn't make you cry too much or anything. Lots and lots of love – AWG xx
Chapter 36
Endless Evils
Annabeth POV
Monday 5th October
I woke up cold and shivery, groggily taking in my surroundings. My bedroom was quiet as I lay atop the soft duvet. I blinked trying to remember what was happening and then the sudden rush of pain and loss came flooding right back to me. I gasped as I remembered everything that happened yesterday. My dad was gone...
Something rustled on me and I looked down to see Percy's jacket in my lap. With a gasp, I snapped my head around, expecting him to be there but he was gone too. He had left me. I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Steadily, I got out of bed, still fully clothed, I even had my Vans on. Taking a deep shaky breath, I stood there for a moment, hugging my arms and staring blankly at my bedroom wall. It was hard to know what to do now.
It was 5:55 am, I saw, glancing at my bedside clock. I'd be late for work again. Sigh. The last thing I wanted to do was go to work and then school but I knew Helen would go mental if I didn't. She was mad enough that I'd been late last week, she'd never allowed me to take a day off school and I doubt she was about to start now, even with my dad gone. She didn't care about him and she certainly didn't care about me. I wonder if she even knows he's not with us anymore.
I slumped over to my closet, pulling on some blue jeans, a white button-down spaghetti strap top, and a grey, ribbed cardigan. As I plodded downstairs everything was so quiet, so still, even Zoey was sleeping away. Do you think she'd even notice him gone?
I gulped. Somehow, the idea that my Dad was like a ghost in this family, that no one would remember him or even care that he'd gone, made my stomach churn. I clutched it painfully, grabbing my school bag and pulling it over my shoulder weakly. I didn't even bother eating as I left, I wasn't really hungry anyway.
It was colder outside; the sky was filled with grey clouds and a smokey mist seemed to coat everything around me like a sleeve of death. Not to be dramatic or anything.
I pulled out my phone to text Helen in the hope of getting in contact with her. I didn't even know what was going to happen from here and I needed her to come home and sort out what we were going to do. Obviously, she didn't reply in a hurry so I tucked my phone into my pocket and left it for a while.
Scrunching the ends of my cardigan in my palms, I slowly made my way down the porch steps. The icy wind blew through my hair as I edged closer to the roadside. The road was empty and not a single ounce of life began to show. Even the birds weren't singing this morning. I scrunched my eyes shut trying to pretend like this would all blow over. I half expected him to come walking down the road to greet me but he never did. I just couldn't accept the fact that he was really and truly...gone.
Somehow it felt like I'd lost my old father; the one who used to buy ice cream cones for me and teach me about planes as a little girl in the garden while mother sunbathed by the pool. As a matter of fact, I almost completely skimmed over the thought that that was not him anymore. He'd been a totally different person. I missed the father I'd had in the past. Not the father he was—he'd been.
Suddenly, in the blink of an eye, a black shiny car pulled up in front of me, the kind that looked expensive but dodgy all at once. My body went rigid and I felt my heart drop in my chest like that feeling you get when you miss the bottom step on the staircase. Seconds later I felt thick, muscled arms around me, one of them with a big snake tattoo on it, and before I knew it I was being smuggled into the back of the vehicle.
I screamed but my mouth was covered. I writhed furiously but the grip on me was suffocatingly tight. And the next thing I knew I was thrown onto the black leather seats, the door was slamming shut and the car began to drive away fast.
Then I looked up. My heart skipped a beat when my eyes fell on him. The first thing I saw was a glint of dark, malevolent eyes and then a wicked grin pulling up at the corners of his mouth. He was sitting across from me. How he'd gotten a private chauffeur I have no idea but it probably involved some illegal money-making scheme.
"Rafael." I gasped.
"Hello, Annabeth." He smirked. "Did you miss me?"
Oh, what endless evils had I gotten myself into?
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AND THAT IS IT READERS!
The end of Memories, Part Two. What did you think?
Sorry for the massive cliffhanger but it was necessary. MWAHAHAHAHAHAAA- ehem...sorry. That was weird.
So the second book in the trilogy will be released at some point in November. I haven't really decided when. Since I went to this sports camp over school break, I now have all this work piling up so I need to take a little break and get that done. Also, I feel like it's only natural to have a break after the first book of a series.
I doubt I'll be able to update next week. I'm sorry, I know you waited a while for these 2 chapters and now you have to wait another couple weeks for the next one but I swear, if I had the time I would update tomorrow! I just can't. Cry.
Troubles of being a Senior in England people - they like to torture you over here. -_-
I just wanted to mention quickly that I am considering all your song tributes. Unfortunately, I can't use them all but just because I haven't yet, doesn't mean I won't. I've ALREADY written the story so I have to find places where they will slot in nicely which means it may take a good couple chapters before you see a song you recommended.
A couple songs that I have on the waiting list are:
o Dead - Madison Beer
(recommended by a guest and Sal)
o Ocean Eyes - Billie Eilish
(I'm sorry I've forgotten who recommended this one. It was a really long time ago but the song's perfect for the story and I promise I am including it somewhere!)
o I Wanna Be Yours - Arctic Monkeys
(I can't remember who mentioned this one either but they said they listened to it whilst reading Ch. 33 so I listened to it and I like it)
o Too Good at Goodbyes - Sam Smith
(recommended by Dimitri Jinx and number of people. This song was quite popular.)
o Beneath the Surface - Demons Of Ruby Mae
(recommended by 1289)
o How to Save a Life - The Fray
(recommended by Hermione Historia Chase)
I'll upload the second book as a SEPARATE STORY btw so make sure to keep checking out my channel to see when it pops up!
I can now officially announce the title of this next book will be -
*Drum Roll Please*
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* DREAMS *
Hope you all have a wonderful, magical and terrifying Halloween! I think this creepy ending fits pretty well don't ya think? ;)
Feel free to PM me, I'm more likely to respond to PMs before uploading more chapters. So if you have any questions please hit me up, honest to God, I will love you for it.
Lots of Love,
Your girl,
AWG xx
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P.s there is soooo much more storm to come! ;) Buckle in boys and girls - you're in for a bumpy ride.
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