New chapter. Hey just because this is a sad story doesn't mean we shouldn't be happy. Yay yay yay yay yay. Don't worry. Be happy.

~Annabeth~

3 months later.

Percy kept his word. He transferred to San Fransisco and visited me every day after school. I didn't go to school. They said if we went to school we wouldn't have time for our chores.

One day they called me into the office again. It wasn't Percy. It was 10:30 on a Thursday. He was at school.

I walked into the office and saw four people in there. A man with hair like mine and blue eyes, an Asian woman with red highlights in her hair, and twin boys that looked like the man. I didn't know these people. Were they adopting me?

I sat down in a chair facing them. I didn't speak.

"Hello their sweetheart?" The woman said. Sweetheart? What was I three?

"Hi." I said shyly.

"What's your name?" The man asked.

"Annabeth." I couldn't get adopted.

"That's a pretty name." The woman said. "I'm Helen, this is Fredric, and this is Bobby and Matthew. We're going to be your new family."

"Why?" Was all I could say. "Why would you adopt me? I'm seventeen. Wouldn't you rather have a little kid. Someone you can spend more time with. And someone to get out of this hell hole?"

"No, Annabeth, we were looking for someone older. More mature." Fredric answered.

"Still. Your not going to get a lot out of me. I'll just be with you for nine months then I'm leaving for collage."

"we understand that." Helen said. "But we don't want you to live your life without parents. Someone should never have to go through that."

"So what? You just want an extra hand to help you out on Easter, and Christmas, and thanksgiving? I already have a family for that. In New York."

"Annabeth. Do you want to graduate? Because you can't hear."

"When I get out of this place, I'll go back to high school and graduate."

"Do you like it hear? Is their anything good hear?"

Only one thing was good. Seeing Percy for five minutes everyday.

"No." I lied. "But I don't want a family. I'm fine without on."

"Ok." Fredric said. "Just give us a call if you change your mind."

And with that they left.

I went back to my work and waited for Percy.

At about 5:15 he still didn't show up.

I went to the 'mistress' Ms. Hal. She was the worst.

"Ms. Hal." I said when she let me into her office. "Did anyone come to see me?"

"Yes. But you mustn't see him. He is taking you away from your work."

"But he only comes once a day for five minutes, ma'am." To her we must address her by name or ma'am.

"Yes, but a lot can happen in five minutes. Plus your working slower."

"How do you know? I've only been hear a day before he started visiting me. Ma'am."

"It doesn't matter. You must be working around the clock. If you don't do your part then we get behind and that is not good."

I could feel the tears coming. I needed to get out of their. "I'm sorry Ms. Hal. It won't happen again."

I ran out of the room.

I ran to my bed.

I heard some girls talking about me, but I didn't care.

I needed to throw something. Something hard. But the only thing hard I had was my book. I don't care if I get in trouble or not. I threw the book.

It hit the wall and landed with a THUD.

One of the girls picked up the book.

"Hear." She said giving me my book.

It was Lucy. One of the youngest girls. She was also the nicest.

"Thanks." I grabbed the book.

"What is it?" Lucy asked.

"My journal. It has all my memories and short stories in it.

"Can you read some to us?" A girl said. All the other girls had gathered around us.

"Ok." I opened my book to a random page.

It was the story of my birthday last year.

"Today is my birthday." I started. "I woke up and got dressed in my favorite t-shirt and jeans. Percy took me out. We've been dating a little under a year. It will be a year on his birthday. He took me to the park, like normal. We just talked. I love him. We said it a couple weeks ago. It's all I can think about. I love him. I love him. I love him. I love him. Also Alison came. I was so happy. So was Malcom and Madison." I was about to tear up again. "I hugged her, mom, and dad so much. I haven't seen her since she left for collage. Today was amazing." I had a picture from that day with me and Alison that day.

"Can we see a picture of your family Annabeth?" Lucy asked. "And Percy too."

"Sure." I flipped to the page with the family portrait.

"This is Alison." I showed them the picture. "Then this is me, mom, dad, my brother Malcolm, and my sister Madison."

I then flipped to a page with me and Percy.

He was hugging me and I smiling and trying to push him away.

"What happened to them?" A girl asked.

"Well my family died in a fire and Percy has been visiting me since I came hear everyday. But they now forbid me not to see him any more. But if it wasn't for him I would've died with my family. They died on my birthday."

"Your lucky." A girl said. "I never met my family. They just abandoned me."

"Yes but, then you don't know the feeling of loosing your family. You don't have the memories."

"ALL RIGHT MAGGOTS. LIGHTS OUT." Ms. Hal yelled. The girls scrambled to their beds and I shoved my book under my pillow.

And with that the lights were off.

Long chapter. So their you go. Be happy. Yay.

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