I looked at this girl Caitlyn, with her bright hair that matched her eyes, and all I could think was 'No this can't be Cat from grade five, she moved and in her note to me said that she was never coming back.'
It was a sunny day at Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School. I was eating lunch with one of my only two friends at this school, Cat. Our friends Lacy was sick living just the two of us.
"Cat, what's wrong you seem like you have a lot on your mind." I said as we ate.
"Oh it's just, Percy I am moving with my dad, I have to go to San Francisco!" She told me putting her half eaten lunch down.
"What but it's the middle of the year!?" I yelled making people look at us, I wasn't liked very much. I know that if Cat didn't hang out with me she would have a lot more friends.
"I know it is but this is something I have to do Percy. I need to see my dad and learn about him. I have never seen my dad, at least not that I remember." She said looking down
"Cat I haven't either, my mom says that my dad is lost at sea. She never says that he died at sea always lost. Can't you just go after school you have the whole summer to do stuff?" I said getting upset that one of my only friends was leaving
"Percy I have to do this, I don't want to leave but I have to. Maybe one day I will be able to explain it to you but right now I don't even know what's going on. All I know is that I have to go; I will never forget you Percy. I will always be your friend."
She left that afternoon during recess. I never saw her again but on the last day of school I was cleaning out my desk and I found a piece of paper folded and it had a picture that was unmistakably Cat's
'Percy, I know I told you I was just going to see my dad foe a few months but I have decided to stay here. This is my new home and I have a ton of new friends. I also have siblings! I just thought I would let you know because I do still miss you, I think of the family and friends I am leaving behind and it pains me but I know where I belong. It's here; I will always remember you Percy. You helped me come out of my shell and do new things. I thought the world was bad because of my dad leaving and having a bad step dad. But know I know that even in the bed there is good and you where that good.
From the one and only Cat
P.S. I hope you always remember me too. I hope I have somehow made you a better person.
That was the last I ever heard from my friend Cat. This girl Caitlyn was tanner, more fit, had grown and had different hair then Cat did, but her eyes are what I remembered. We were in grade five we all have grown and changed but those eyes where the same.
"Cat, is it really you?" I asked looking her in the eye
"Who are you?" she asked looking at me like I was crazy
"It's me, Percy."
"Percy?" she asked looking me in the eyes trying to put the name to my face.
"Percy!" she said before was starting talking really fast leaving everyone else to be confused
"Wait why are you here?" I asked
"I came back to live with my mom for the school year I felt bad for leaving her. And what about you I thought you always went to privet schools and a different one every year."
"I did when I was younger but I have stayed here for all four years of high school."
"Percy that's great"
"You should come over after school mom would love to see you." I said thinning about how my friends always say I have a cool mom.
"Wait what's going on here?" Annabeth asked but neither of us heard. We were smiling and talking "What's going on here!" Annabeth finally yelled to get us to stop talking. She looked kind of upset and confused along with everyone else
"We went to school together back in grade five. She went to live with her dad and said that she was never coming back, but here she is."
"Oh well welcome back to New York Caitlyn" Annabeth said sounding a bit uneasy, I had no idea why but I could tell something was wrong.
"Annabeth can we go for a walk before classes." I asked wanting to make her feel better
"Sure Percy." She said not looking me in the eyes
"I'll meet you at practice guys if I'm a few minutes late matt just take charge.
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We were walking around the school just holding hands; I hadn't felt his kind of awkwardness with her since we were fifteen and we both liked each other and had kissed but where to scared about the upcoming war.
"Annabeth talk to me what's wrong?" I told her, stopping in front of her
"Nothing's wrong Percy." She said quietly looking at my face but not in the eyes.
"Annabeth I have known you since we were twelve, six years, I know when you are lying Wise Girl. Come on you know you can tell me anything right?" I said bringing her to sit on the steps of an un-used wing of the school; these stairs went to the un-used basement.
"Percy I told you nothing's wrong." Of course I didn't believe her at all. One look at her face and I could see it. I don't know what it is but I could tell something was bothering her. Her eyes where glassed and unfocused, I could see her will to not let her emotions show, she was also clenching her teeth as much as you can without looking like you are. She was showing all the I-Don't-Want-To-Let-People-Know-How-I'm-Feeling or as I like to call it, the look Annabeth had for the first few weeks I knew her.
"Annabeth please tell me, you can tell me anything." I said pleading with her to let me know what's going on.
Of course the bell rang and she got up basically running away from me. I was going to find out what was bothering Annabeth even if it killed me. (And she might).
Hey guys chapter two in two days! What is this?! And I am still going to school. I'm just that into the story right now. So I am starting semester 2 on Monday so I don't know how long I will be able to update just know that I am always working on this, even if it is just a few lines.
