Chapter 5
Turns out the journey to find this fruit stand was harder than Annabeth thought and is taking a lot longer than it should.
"Are we there yet?!" Thalia groaned for the umpteenth time
"I don't know Thals I told you already," Annabeth said exasperated. She was just as tired as Thalia was and was just about ready to give up and call it a day.
"Hey guys, I think I see it- yes that's it, come on let's go!" Piper screamed
Annabeth and Thalia followed Piper in a mad dash to the stand, shoving others out of the way as most people do and finally reached the stand.
Annabeth walked up to the stand, regaining her composure. "Hi, do you know where the nearest subway is? I have a meeting with Frank and I can't be late."
The person manning the stand look confused at first but then his face lit up as though he remembered something important. "Of course I can show you! Here are some directions I hope you're not late to your meeting," he said as he handed Annabeth some paper.
"Thanks so much!" the trio called as they walked away to a nearby bench
"Okay, let's see what this thing says," Thaila said
Annabeth carefully opened up the note and stared at it curiously.
"Well, what does it say? Come on Beth tell us!" Piper said
"It says 'Annabeth should know this one, good luck on your journey' then there's an address," Annabeth said
"Well does it ring any bells, memories, anything?" Thalia asked
"No, not at all. Whatever, I guess it doesn't really matter let's find this place."
~XxX~
It turned out that this place was on the other goddamn side of Manhattan, which was just wonderful.
"Fucking Chiron and his fucking cryptic assignments. Why did this place have to be so far?!" Thalia grumbled
"Look on the bright side, we get an amazing workout and get to enjoy the beautiful scenery!" Piper gasped out of breath
"Workout my ass. That is by far the most terrible excuse I've heard you say."
Meanwhile, Annabeth was too busy thinking about the note to listen to her friends bicker. She knew that address from somewhere and it triggered something when she saw it, but she couldn't wrap her head around why or where she could've seen it. She couldn't figure out what was driving her more insane; the fact that she couldn't remember this address or that Chiron somehow knew and thought it was important.
"Why didn't we just take the subway?!" Thalia groaned
"Because Piper's overdramatic and is too scared to go on the subway," Annabeth said
"I'm not scared to go on the subway… I'm just cautious and didn't think to take the subway was best."
"Cautious my ass you pussy! If we had taken the subway we would've been there by now!" Thalia screeched
"I'M NOT A PUSSY!"
"You kind of are Pipes, the subway isn't something to be scared about," Annabeth said
"Well, all those movies that are in New York say otherwise so excuse me for being more than terrified for my life!" Piper retorted
Annabeth could barely suppress her laughter when she heard that. Apparently, Thalia couldn't either because she burst out laughing. Soon Annabeth joined in and the two of them were rolling with laughter.
"Hey! This isn't funny, this is a serious concern!"
"I'm sorry but since when do you rely on movies to tell you about something Pipes! I mean really?" Annabeth said between gasps
"Your insane Piper." Thaila gasped
"This isn't funny guys!"
"Yes, it is," Annabeth said
"Fine, I guess it's a little funny."
"Are you serious this is comedic gold Piper you should be a comedian!" Thaila said
"Whatever, the point is I don't like the subway. It doesn't matter now anyway we're here."
"Finally, it's about time right Beth?… Annabeth?... Helllooooo Earth to Annabeth?" Thaila called.
But Annabeth was too far away to hear her. She looked up at the building mesmerized. Chiron was right, she does remember this place. As soon as she saw it everything clicked and she was flooded with memories, memories that she had buried deep inside her a long time ago.