Chapter 6

Sorry for the long wait, I've been busy. Thanks again for the reviews, if you guys have suggestions go right ahead, I need the inspiration. Also, I know nothing about how ADHD works, I'm sorry for any inaccuracy.

"So, Percy." Ms. Lohan's smile was brighter if that was even possible, "I'd like you to tell me in your own words what happened, from your perspective."

How to explain this without mentioning anything about what happened? "I work out a fair amount, so I knew what I was doing. I was just focusing on what I was doing, and as I fell into the rhythm it didn't need as much thought. I could hear what the other kids were whispering, I just kept punching harder and harder, trying to zone them out and I didn't hear him ask me to stop" was I just going to have to lie to her forever, it was going to be hard to push away someone offering help when I so clearly need it.

Ms. Lohan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, an expression other than a smile. Who knew? "Hmm"

"Look just please don't expel me. Anything. Literally anything else. I just have to graduate."

"Why not?" she asked. Of course, she wanted to know.

"I have to go to college next year, Annabeth picked a college we could go to together, even though she could have gone anywhere. I can't let her down."

"It's because of your girlfriend, not your parents. That you feel under pressure to stay in school, that's interesting" Gods, this woman should be an actual therapist and charge for it.

"Don't read into that, I do want to study marine biology anyway, it just means a lot that she stayed in New York for me."

"Well, since you technically didn't break any rules, administration has agreed to let you off with a warning and six weeks of detention and no gym."

Die Immortals, that was a relief. "Thank you so much!"

"I think you should go home for the rest of the day though,"

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I was sitting on the couch when Annabeth got home. "Percy what are you doing here it's two o'clock?"

"Well, there was an incident at school- "

"Percy what did you do?"

"Hey! Its not always my fault!"

"So, you didn't do anything?"

"No, I did. But you didn't have to assume!"

"Well, what happened then?"

"We were boxing, using bags, and punched the bag so hard it knocked the kid back against the wall and knocked him out. They sent me home, but I'm not suspended or expelled."

There was no judgement in those mesmerising eyes of hers. She understood like no-one else could. "Why didn't you tell me?" She meant the voices the hallucinations, I suppose.

"You have enough on your mind, I didn't want to worry you."

"I will always be here for you and you don't need to be ashamed." Sometimes I felt like that quiet smile was all that kept me alive and her words all that kept me here. "θυμηθείτε, είστε ένας ήρωας του Ολυμπίου." Remember, you are a hero of Olympus