Chapter Seven

"Annabeth! I'm home!" My mom and Mr. Grace came home from work. It was around four thirty in the afternoon, but the sky was darker than normal. Then, it started to rain. I guess Apollo's chariot wasn't coming near me. I ignored my mom and went to sit with Thalia, Jason, and Nico. Percy hadn't come back yet. We were beginning to get really worried.

"I'm going to go look for Percy," I said, not being able to wait any longer.

"No, Annabeth. It's too dangerous out there. Remember that you are a demigod. Monsters are out there. One can kill you. Plus, you're not armed," warned Thalia.

"I guess you're right, but I can't just stay here and not do anything! Percy could've died already! You don't know how guilty I would feel if anyone found Percy dead." I started to burst into tears. My mom came rushing into the living room where we are.

"Annabeth, what's wrong?"Mom looked worried and I was going to let her comfort me, but then, anger rose up into my throat and I couldn't hold back anymore.

"What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG! WHY DID YOU NEVER TELL ME THAT I WAS A HALF-BLOOD! I THOUGHT I TRUSTED YOU. YOU WERE MY MOM FOR GODS SAKES! CAN'T YOU TRUST YOUR OWN DAUGHTER WITH THESE SECRETS? IF YOU HAD TOLD ME EARLIER, THAN I MIGHT BE ABLE TO FORGIVE YOU! AND I FEEL BAD FOR THALIA, NICO, AND JASON BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO SIT HERE AND WATCH ME YELL AT YOU, WHEN THEY ALREADY KNEW WHO THEY WERE! HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THAT YOU COULD KEEP THIS FROM ME?" I screamed at her face . Why did she do this to me. Because of her, because of my dad, because of anyone, I might've lost Percy. Who knows? I could have lost Nico, Jason, Luke, and Thalia. My only friends. I stormed upstairs, thinking about these things. Why do these things keep happening. Am I not the most trustworthy person?

At went into the guest room, lock the door, lye down on the bed,and cry. That's all I've ever done. Cry. I can't help it. That's the only way to really comfort myself when everybody's gone. I keep losing the most important things to me. Friends, family, even my own self. I don't know if I'll ever turn back into the old Annabeth. I'm just crying.

A few minutes have passed. I had stopped crying, but when I looked into the mirror, my eyes were bloodshot. You can still see the tear marks from my crying. I packed enough courage in me to open the door just a little bit. I can hear Mr. Grace talking to Mrs. Chase. I don't have the courage to call her mom anymore. She's yelling at Mr. Grace all of a sudden. Then, I can hear her cry. It's really hard to see my...Mrs. Chase cry. I walked out and spied on them, listening in on their conversation like I did with Percy and Nico. I was able to make out only some of the things she had said. Her sobs were covering up most of the words.

"try...not her...loved her...why...mad at me?...Athena...family...half-blood...demigod...Greek mythology...parted...safe...misery...death."

That last word gave me chills in my spine. I didn't want to hear anymore. So I went back up. This time, when I reached my room, I didn't lock the door. I laid on the bed for a few minutes, trying ti wipe the tears of my face. My dad once told me that big girls don't cry. He never told me that you can get killed if you are a demigod child of Athena. Of course, I never knew until today that I was the child of Athena.

I kept these thoughts from breaking me down. So I thought happy stuff. It was hard because there was ever any happy moments in my life. It has all been some kind of sick game. Outside, I can hear thunder roaring louder than yesterday, and the lightning glowing brighter and coming more frequent. I couldn't think with this kind of weather, so I didn't. I fell asleep.

I woke up at around eight thirty. It was already night. I had napped for four and a half hours! That's probably because I didn't get enough sleep form the night before.

"Annabeth? I heard you yawn. May I come in?" She was standing there behind the door. I wonder how long she has been there. I think that my m-. I stopped myself. No. She is not your mom. She lied to you about your real mom, your real life. You can't trust her. But I let her in anyway.

"The door's unlocked." She walked in looking just as bad as I had, but even worse. Her eyes had gone from a light pink to a blood red. Her nose was all stuffy and was almost as red as her eyes. Her hair was a rat's nest. If the situation hadn't been so serious, then I would've laughed. Her clothes were just the way she had it when she came home. Her gray business suit.

"I want to talk to you about... you know what I mean." She walked forward, sat on the bed, and gestured me to scoot over to where she was. I was reluctant, but did anyway.

"Your dad and I kept it a secret to protect you. We didn't want you hurt. When someone finds out that they are a half-blood, m-" I cut her off.

"Yeah, I know. Your godly scent will get stronger and then, monsters will come attacking you more frequently. I already learned that today."

"Good. Well, the other reason that we didn't tell you was because you'll start wanting to hang around with your real mom more. I know I sound selfish, but keeping you for myself was not the only reason I did it." she explained.

"W-what do you mean?" I don't get it. What was the other reason?

"Well, you see, gods aren't aloud to come see their children. It's against the ancient law. Even if you want to see her, you won't be able to stick around for too long." She really looked like she wanted me to see my mother, but sad because it's against the law. Hold on. That means that I was a-

"I'm a mistake?" I just blurted it out of no where. She looked shocked.

"No, that's not what I mean. What I'm trying to say is, your dad met Athena and loved her, but never wanted a baby. When he found out that he had one, he told Athena to take care of you. But she couldn't. As much as she wanted to, she couldn't." Oh my gods. I was a mistake. I started bursting out into tears. I was a mistake. I was unwanted.

"Oh. Annabeth, I didn't mean to make you feel that way. What I meant was...agh. I can never do this right. I'm such a bad person." She started to cry. I can't stand the sight of it. So, I hugged her.

"It's okay. You are a great mom and an even better person. No one can replace someone like you. Mom." That last word made her cry even more, but of joy. I comforted her by hugging her. It just felt so right. Her smiled just appeared on her face. Then, the lightning and thunder boomed and glowed in the night sky. I gasped. I let go of my mom and she looked at me strangely?

"Mom, did Percy come back yet?" I knew that my voice sounded urgent and I could tell that she knows ti to.

"No, Annabeth. He hasn't returned."

Sorry I haven't uploaded in a while. Something happened on my computer yesterday and I wasn't able to sign in. Well, I hope you liked that chapter! :D