CHAPTER 3:
We were still walking contently by the beach as the night was closing by.
As I mentioned earlier, Annabeth was talking about her vacation planned with her dad. But soon she flipped the conversation from her enthusiastic plans to blabbering about architecture. How she jumps from every possible topic to architecture, I do not know. Thats another awesome quality about my girlfriend ( just for the record).
I could hear the distant singing going along in the amphitheater by our fellow campers and I knew my time with Annabeth for this night was soon going to end.
So I stopped walking and turned to her, " Um, Annabeth?"
She faced me, a little bit confused.
"Yeah?"
My heart was pounding at the speed of light. There was so much I wanted to tell her but as usual, words betrayed me.
You know about me being ADHD and all, right? Well, right now my problem was at its peak level. I was aware of every little sound around us. The rustling trees, the singing of the campers, my heart thumping vigorously, the whistling cold winds and the ocean cracking up against the land.
Somehow, listening to the sound of the ocean gave me confidence. I was the son of Poseidon, the god of the infinite seas.
I can't just get nervous around a girl.
"I...I...I will really miss you." I managed to blurt out.
Annabeth seem to be studying me with those intent grey eyes and that made me more nervous. Finally she said, " I'll miss you too, Seaweed Brain." And then she pulled me into a hug.
All I could think about was butterflies and lemons. Butterflies, because I could feel them flying in my stomach and lemons, because my face was buried in her blonde curls and I could smell her lemon shampoo. I was busy feeling the moment, to think much about it.
I heard a conch horn blow in the distance which was a signal for the end of the sing along and the start of curfew. My time with Annabeth was restricted to a few hours now before she went along for a month long vacation. So I decided to leave a bit of an impression before we part ways.
"So, I guess, I will have to hang out with some mortal girl until you come back." I whispered in her ear.
I was still hugging her so I couldn't see her expression. She replied after a few seconds," Try that, Percy Jackson, and when I come back I'll smash you to smithereens. Understand me ?" Her voice was calm but I could literally feel the threat that radiated. I couldn't help but laugh."Yes, ma'am."
