Is-Not was
It's been three months and there's still no news about Percy. No phone calls. No emails. No letters. Nothing. Everyone else was surprised when Percy didn't show up to school later. They were worried. And at this point, I was too. Rumors were floating around the school and every theory spread like wildfire. He was the most popular guy in school; he was our golden boy. His personality made up for his poor grades and everybody loved him.
Some people think he died. Others think that he is in the Witness Protection Program because he saw a murder in an alley on his way home from school.
My friends don't know what to think. Neither do I. I know that he's not dead—we would have been told. We were his friends.
I have been promoted to the captain of the swim team, but I can't fill Percy's shoes. Our first place status soon plummeted to 4th. Many of us were good, but nothing compared to Percy. Not only was he the best swimmer, he was also the best coach.
Mr. Blofis still won't say anything. Whenever I ask, he just tells me to go back to my seat and that's the end of it. His class isn't as fun as it used to be. I don't read the books really, but the less usually isn't boring. Now it is and he clearly is sleep deprived and he has bags under his eyes. Every once in a while I see Annabeth around after school, and with each day the salt-and-pepper haired teacher shows more signs of his well developed and crippling depression.
I know I said I wasn't going worry, but at this point, it's getting crazy. Despite all of the rumors in the air, no one knows what really happened and its making all of us a little on edge. Percy was my best friend and now school pretty much sucks without him. He's disappearance has affected of our friends the worst, since we all were close, and now whenever we hang out we feel like we're missing something because we are. We're missing a person.
Stop it Evan. What's all this crap about 'was'? Percy is our friend. He is the captain of the swim team and he is the best swimmer. He is popular. His personality is awesome. He is our golden boy. He is my best friend and he is coming back.
He is coming back.
Thank you for reading. I am looking for a beta reader, so if anyone would like to be one, just PM me and I'll look to you for advice. I have one person who just reads it to tell me if it is good, the plot line I mean, but more of a typo-checker, in depth advice would be nice so I can really improve these stories. Thank you Foxbracken - Phoenix Everren for the help and I hope you all enjoyed.
-T