Fed up is the tame way to describe how Thalia feels about her mother. The 15-year-old has had enough of her uselessness, enough of her cruel words. Tonight is the night that Thalia, no longer Grace is going to run away. Away from her sorry excuse of a mom and the skeletons that hide within the closet. Just away from it all.
It all started the summer of 85' when the king of the god's eyes caught sight of the most beautiful women he had ever seen. Her name was Beryl Grace. She was an actress in her prime. Zeus came down to earth for the first time in years just to meet her.
fast forward to December 22, 1987, Thalia Grace was born.
"Mom" Called a 4- year-old Thalia as she rushed into the living room, her little legs carrying her as far as she could go. Beryl Grace sat at the table reading her new script and a glass of white wine.
" Yes Thalia," she said with a tired smile as she lifted the little girl onto her lap.
" When is dad coming home. he said he was going to be back for my birthday. it's past my birthday now, where is he." Beryl's smile formed into a thin line and a fire blazed in her eyes.
That was the night Thalia learned she was something more than human. the night she learned her dad wasn't ever going to come home and it was all her fault, her fault for being born.
Zeus came back to the Grace's a few years later except he wasn't Zeus, he was Jupiter. Jupiter was stricter but kinder. less smiles yet more mature. He wasn't the father Thalia remembered, but then again she barely remembered.
Beryl was just happy she was able to charm her way into the god's life again. happy that she was able to charm his roman form as well.
Jason Grace was born on July 1st.1994. That was the day Berly decided she wanted to be the new queen of Olympus.
A year later Jupiter left for good. Beryl spiralled and Thalia was forced to become her brother's mother, father in addition to being his older sister.
A loud cry broke the early morning silence in the Grace household. Thalia rushed down the stairs being mind full of the beer bottles as she bolted for the dining room.
there she found a sight she wasn't sure she would laugh at or cry about. Her little brother decided to try and eat a stapler. That stupid child.
Thalia picked up her crying brother holding him close and inspecting the cut on his upper lip. It wasn't too bad, most likely scar but it could be a lot worse. She gently rocked back and forward doing her best to calm down Jason. His cries quite tampered off.
Beryl walked down the stairs and told Thalia she wanted to go out on a picnic. just the 3 of them, she wanted to have some family time, She wanted to apologize.
Thalia wished she didn't listen. Her whole world was gone, the one person she loved was gone.
Thalia collected her things and put them in her navy blue duffle bag. Food, a pair of extra clothes, water, money. Just the essentials and nothing else, pulling on her black sweater her shirt she headed downstairs with her belongings. She headed outside and never once looked back, not even for a second.