Um welp I think my last two chapters have been going off the original plot so I'll try to steer the story back to what the first chapter says…
One year later...
Percy woke up to the sound of his screeching alarm clock. He groaned and shut his eyes, but the consistent beeping noise wouldn't allow him to fall back asleep.
He reached out with one hand, and groggily turned the alarm clock off. Percy relished the wonderful feeling of being half awake, like being in between dream land and reality. He tried to go back to a dreamless sleep, but the alarm clock had successfully woken him up.
Percy grudgingly raised his eyelids and looked up at the blue clock on the wall of his small bedroom.
It was only six in the morning, but Percy had to get up and get ready to go high school.
Ugh. Percy thought. Why does that damn school have to be so far away?
He slowly put his feet on the floor and carefully made sure none of the boards creaked.
Percy threw on a random T-shirt and some jeans he found on the floor, not caring that he had worn these clothes the day before.
When he stood up, a picture on the wall caught his eye.
The picture was of Percy and Annabeth before she died. They looked so young and careless, like they had everything they wanted and needed.
And in a way, they did. They had each other, and that was enough for both of them.
Percy touched the picture gently, as if it would break, just like how he had broke after Annabeth's death. He caressed Annabeth's face, just like he always did when she was alive and with him.
Percy sighed. He shouldn't have been thinking about his past life, the life he had abandoned a year ago, after that dream.
Even though it had been a long, long time ago, Percy still remembered the dream vividly, like it had happened yesterday, and not a whole year ago.
He remembered that voice, asking what Percy wanted to do with his life.
Percy had chosen to do nothing, and stay in his misery. That was a choice Percy always reminded himself was correct. It was the right thing to do. Percy told himself every day. I have left the godly world, so now I should have nothing to do with it.
Every day, Percy said this to himself, over and over again, until his brain believed it.
Every day, Percy said this to himself, even though his heart screamed at him to go back, back to where all those memories laid. His heart told him to go back to Camp Half-Blood, where all his true friends were, and where all his happiness and sense of belonging had come from.
Percy shook his head. Come on, he chided himself. No more thinking about Camp Half-Blood.
Percy walked out of his bedroom, glancing longingly once more at the picture that he stared at every day, hoping that one day, he would have enough courage to go back and return to his former life.
Percy continued down the hall, careful to only tread on the quiet ones to not disturb his mother, Sally Jackson. He smiled at the thought of Sally, the one person who stayed with him his entire life. The person who still baked him blue cookies whenever he felt down. The one person who was always by his side, supporting whatever he did.
Percy sat down at the table, and was about to pour himself some cereal, when his phone buzzed in his pocket.
Percy took it out. On it was a reminder he had set to go off in the morning, to remind him to do the writing homework he hadn't finished at night.
Damn it, Percy thought. I didn't do it yet!
Percy quickly took out his backpack that was laying on the floor by his feet, and fished out a piece of paper.
On it was the sentence, Write about someone that has influenced your life.
Percy knew what he should have wrote about Annabeth, about Chiron, about everyone he had left behind, but instead he wrote about what would make more sense to the teacher.
Percy sighed and took out his pencil. He hastily scribbled down something about his mother, and how she always taught him to be good, and stuff like that, stuff that the teacher would appreciate.
When Percy was done, he stuffed everything back in his backpack and took one last look at the picture of him and Annabeth.
When will I go back?
I hope y'all liked this new chapter! i think its my lomgest one yet. i know, it kinda boring, but i didnt know what to write. Please, guys, review this cuz i really want to know how im doing! favorite, follow, and review everyone! thanks