Ch.9 Percy and Annabeth
Rachel's POV
Disclaimer-I love PJO, but I don't own it.
I feel really stupid. I tell Percy how I feel about him, and he tells me that he likes Annabeth? Not only does he like her but they're dating? I can't even believe this. Why did I like Percy anyway?
I tried to think about all the things I didn't like about Percy. I really couldn't think of that much, which made me even more angry that he liked Annabeth instead of me. That made me think of Annabeth. I didn't see why he liked her, anyway. Yeah, I know they've been through a lot together, but Percy and I have been through some things, too. He needed me through the Labyrinth, not her. She isn't that pretty, either. She does have nice blond hair, she hardly does anything with it. I have my hair brush in my hand all the time, and people make jokes about that being my weapon. She has boring grey eyes,and she's smart. Still, I can see through the Mist better than she can. On top of all of that, aren't they cousins? Why can't he see what I'm worth? By our conversations, I thought that he liked me back. I still can't believe he asked me if we could still be friends. Of course I want to, but it's going to be really awkward when I see them together. I'll feel even more like a third wheel than usual. I don't want to lose him as a friend, because he's a really cool guy.
Out of nowhere I hear, "the seven things I like about you, your hair, your eyes...". It was Miley Cyrus's "7 things." That was the ring tone for when Percy called. I wasn't sure about answering the phone, but I didn't want Percy to think that there was tension in our friendship(even though there was.) "When we kiss, I'm hypnotized." I answered the phone. "Hey."
"Hi, Rachel. I wanted to talk to you about us."
I couldn't believe it, did he break up with Annabeth for me? All I could say was, "Really?"
"Yea. I felt bad about how our conversation ended." I had almost forgotten that I'd hung up on him. Now, I felt really awful for doing that to him, but I couldn't handle the rejection.
"Yea, well, I totally understand where we stand now." I said.
"Are we okay?"
I wanted to say no, but that would push him further away. I wanted to tell him that I really liked him, and that he hurt me when he said he liked Annabeth. Instead, I decided to say, "Yeah, we're cool."
"Okay," Percy said. "I just wanted to call and make sure."
Man, now I knew he wasn't going to ask me out. "So that's it?" I asked hopefully. I wanted him to have more to say.
"Yup, that's it. I'm glad we're cool." I wished he would say that he really wanted to be with me, but he didn't.
"Okay, so uh, bye Rachel." he said and hung up.
"Bye." I said, even though I knew he had already hung up, "I love you."
So, about Percy and Annabeth, I wish it was me that he chose. I wish that he liked me like I like him. He doesn't, though. I should just get over him, if only it was that easy.