Chapter 5

Dear daddy,

….

A lot happened. I went out undercover with my sidekick...things went good, I guess. I...um...lost my virginity and cut off Annabeth's ex-boyfriend's dick….well, in my mind. But I really did fuck my sidekick.

I guess I'm dating him. Well, that'd be pretty great if he wasn't in the fucking hospital. He got shot in the stomach and the impact broke his ribs, but at least it didn't hit any major organs. I guess there won't be any more fucking for a while. So you don't have to cut off his dick just yet, Daddy.

-Mindy-

"Min?" Dave croaks. I throw my notebook aside and rush to his side, clasping his hand in between mine. A smile creeps onto his face. "What happened to me?" he asks, before adding, "Did we fuck that hard?"

I laugh and say, "I don't know, I was threatening Annabeth's ex when I got a call from this priest or something saying that he found you in church parking lot muttering my name."

"That fucking dick shot me!" he exclaims, as he sits up. As soon as he sits up, he yelps in pain and his heart rate speeds up. I make Dave lie back down and we wait a little for his heartbeat to slow down.

Once he's OK again, he says, "I remember what happened now! I was in the parking lot, because I was trying to go meet you at that restaurant, and then the priest walked out and saw the blood on my clothes. All of a sudden he pulled out a gun and said, 'You need Jesus!' and shot me."

Suddenly I burst out in uncontrollable laughter. When I catch my breath, I say, "Oh my gods. You're not fucking with me, are you?" Dave scowls.

"Mindy, it's not funny! It really happened!" He exclaims. I start laughing again to the point of where I get tears in my eyes.

"Shut up. You need Jesus!" I say before starting to laugh again.

All of a sudden the door swings open and I see Marcus standing in the doorway. He crosses his arms and says, "Mindy, what are you doing here?! You were supposed to be home since last night!"

"Well, there was a change of plans. My boyfriend got shot so, ya know, things didn't work out the way I thought they would," I say, rolling my eyes.

Marcus looks at me and Dave with pure rage in his eyes. "Boyfriend?!" He shouts.

"Yup," I say, popping the P. I smirk at him as he grabs my wrist and pulls me outside of the room. Just to make Marcus even more pissed, I blow Dave a kiss.

"You are not gonna date that boy," Marcus says angrily, then adds, "Aren't you aware that he's three years older than you are? Mindy, it's practically illegal for you to date!"

I just roll my eyes again and reply, "But it's not." Marcus scowls at me.

"Listen to me, I'm not allowing you to date him!" He yells, "As long as you live in my house you're not going to date him!"

"Well, guess what? I'll just live with Annabeth, then." I say calmly, walking back into the hospital room.

Annabeth's POV

Pain goes through my side as she kicks me again. The tears that I were holding back finally spill down my face. My stepmother kicks me again, but harder this time. I yelp in pain and she walks away, leaving me in pain on my bedroom floor. I lie there for what seems like forever. I probably would have laid there forever, if it wasn't for Bobby; my half brother.

"Annabeth?"

He stands there, looking at me like I'm some hurt puppy. I immediately rise up to my feet and wipe tears from my eyes.

"How long have you been standing there?" I ask quietly. He shrugs and looks at me with wide, innocent eyes.

"What happened? Are you OK?" He asks.

I nod and give him my best fake smile. "Of course I'm OK. Don't worry about me. What are you doing in my room?" I ask.

"I thought I heard you crying. And Mommy says it's time for dinner," He says.

"Just...tell her I don't want to eat dinner," I say, grabbing my jacket from my bed and pulling it on.

My half brother looks at me with curiosity in his eyes. "Where are you going?" He asks.
I look at him, deciding if I can trust him enough to tell him. I wouldn't want him to tell my stepmother that I left, but then again, I don't want him worrying about me.

"Nowhere. I'm just...cold. That's why I'm putting on my jacket." I lie with a big (fake) smile.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Bobby asks me, wrapping his small arms around my legs. I bend down and pick him up so he can look into my eyes. I nod and pull him closer to me. When I pull away from him he smiles at me and I set him down on the floor. I make Bobby leave my room and shut the door. I guess I'll just have to climb out the window.

I slide open my window and slowly climb out. Since I don't have a car, I walk away from my house. As I walk I resist the urge yelp in pain. My side aches as I limp down the sidewalk.

I find myself at Percy's house. I knock on the door and seconds later Percy opens it. I throw my arms around his neck and sob into his shirt. He wraps his arms around my waist and whispers in my ear that everythings going to be okay. He closes the door and picks me up. He carries me to his room and we lie on his bed, me sobbing into his shirt. After a while I kiss him.

We kiss for a couple minutes and then I sit up, still kissing him. He keeps his hands firmly on my waist and I move my hands down to the brim of his shirt. Slowly I pull it off of him. He begins to do the same to me, when my shirt reaches my upper back, he pulls away from me.

I sigh and pull my shirt off myself. I gently push him down, so that he's laying down and I sit on top of him. I kiss him again. While we kiss, my hands slip down to the top of his pants. I fumble with his belt buckle, and finally I take it off and throw it across the room. I start to take off his pants when he stops kissing me and says, "Annabeth no, you're upset. Not now. I don't want this to happen when you're upset."

"But I want this now," I complain as I start to kiss him again.

"But I don't want to take advantage of you like this," he replies, gently shoving me away.

I sigh and flop down on his bed. "Oh fine, let me die a virgin then," I say. Percy laughs and lies down next to me.

"You're not gonna die a virgin," Percy says.

"But Mindy already lost her virginity, and to make it worse, it was to Dave." I say, pretending to shudder.

Percy laughs again and replies, "You're not Mindy though."

For some reason, as he says that, I realize how unlike my sister and I are. I mean, if Mindy's stepmother was beating her, she wouldn't be a wimp about it like me, she would have killed her. Mindy's brave. I'm not.

"I know," I mutter.

"Annabeth?" He asks after a while.

"Yeah?"

"Why did you come here crying? What happened?" He asks, sitting up. I sit up too and look at him. His eyes are consumed with worry.

"It's nothing Percy, just please leave it," I say. He looks down at my bare stomach and I realize that it's painted with a variety of bruises.

I quickly grab my shirt and put it on and he pulls it back up. "Annabeth!" He exclaims. "Who the Hades did this to you!?" He yells, his voice filled with rage.

"Percy, please leave it be," I whisper desperately.

His eyes soften for a second; they then flicker down to the biggest bruise that covers the bottom of my rib-cage. His expression hardens and he sternly says, "Annabeth Chase, you better tell me or I will tell Mindy."

"No!" I yell. "Whatever you do you can't tell Mindy! Percy, promise me you won't tell Mindy!"

"Then tell me Annabeth, I'm really worrying about you," he begs.

"I-," I begin. "I'm sorry but I can't."

I quickly pull on my shirt and leave his room and his house; hearing him calling me back. I sob as I walk down the street, walking who knows where.

I find myself at the warehouse. I quickly lock the door when I get inside and reprogram it so that no one can get in, just in case Percy followed me.

I pull out a dummy and some throwing knives from Mindys supply closet. Thud, thud, thud. Each knife makes it to where I want it to go.

Once I'm done with throwing the knives I find this exercising room with a whole bunch of equipment to get you into shape. I lift some weights for about an hour; my headphones in my ear, blasting Green Day; before I hear the pounding on the door.

I pull my headphones out of my ears and mute my phone before quickly grabbing the knives and putting them away. I quickly hide in Mindy's dad's bedroom, under his bed. I hear Mindy swear under her breath as the door gets kicked down. "DAM IT ANNABETH WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU!?" she yells.

I hear her get closer and I cower closer into the wall.

"ANNABETH GET OUT OF HIDING NOW YOU BITCH!" I hear her scream.

As I try to crawl under the bed, I hit my hip on the bed frame and yelp in pain. I slap my hand over my mouth, but I already know it's too late. I hear Mindy's pounding footsteps coming towards me. She swings open her dad's bedroom door and finds me just as I try to limp away to the bathroom.

"Annabeth, what the hell happened to you?! Percy told me that you have bruises everywhere and you wouldn't tell him why. Tell me, now!" She exclaims, crossing her arms and glaring at me, her eyes boring into my soul.

"...Well…." I trail off, my voice sounding weak and far away.

"TELL ME!" She yells.

"Percy lied to you. I don't have any bruises," I reply as casually as I can. Mindy scowls at me.

"DON'T YOU FUCKING LIE TO ME!" She screams, hurling a knife at my head so that it only misses me by an inch.

"You birch!" I yell at her, taking the knife out of the wall and throwing it back at her.

"What?" Mindy replies, raising an eyebrow.

I shrug, my anger fading away as I realize how stupid I sounded right now, when I said 'birch'. I laugh and Mindy looks even more pissed off.

"What the hell is so funny?!" She exclaims. I just keep laughing as her face turns a shade of red as she gets angrier.

"I said birch, and you're as red as a tomato right now," I say through laughter. I pull her by the arm and lead her to a mirror so she can see for herself. She laughs, too, when she sees herself.

Then she begins to scowl and turns to me, arms crossed. "Annabeth Chase, you better tell me who the fuck hurt you right now or I swear to Zeus I will make you wish that you were with that person," Mindy threatens.

I try to stand up straighter but yelp in pain as a shearing pain goes up my side. Tears well up in my eyes as the pain overwhelms me and I fall to the floor. I fall on Mindy's foot which is pressing into my hip. I begin to see spots as Mindy moves her foot and kneels down next to me, lifting up my shirt so she can see my stomach.

"Gods of Olympus. Who the Hades did this to you?" Mindy asks, picking me up. I feel tears fall down my face as she carries me. The pain is so overwhelming I can't even yelp in pain. She sets me down on the couch and I see her pull out her phone and call someone.

"Percy?... Yeah, it's me Mindy….. I found her alright….. Pick up Dave and get your scrawny asses here ASAP…." Mindy says, hanging up.

I begin to doze off as Mindy studies my bruises. When I open my eyes again, three pairs of worried eyes are looking at me. I try to sit up and yell in pain.

"Your ribs are cracked. Now tell us who the Hades did this to you," Mindy demands.

Percy scowls at her, "Don't be a bitch Mindy. She just woke up." He turns to me and gives me a small smile. "How you feeling Wise Girl?"

"My side hurts," I complain. And then I remember something. I remember how when I fell out of a tree and broke my arm, Luke gave me this drink that healed my arm. "Where's my phone?" I ask, searching for it.

Mindy holds it up. "Right here. But you're not getting it back until you tell us who did this to you! Was it your douchey ex?"

"NO NOW GIVE ME MY DAM PHONE!" I scream at her. Percy snatches it from Mindy and hands it to me. I quickly dial Luke's number.

"Annabeth?" I hear Luke say with a yawn.

"Luke, you remember that drink you gave me when I broke my arm?" I ask.

"Yeah, Nectar. Why?"

"Gods Annabeth, you called your ex so he could bring you some beer!?" Mindy asks annoyed.

"Shut up Mindy! Luke, is there any chance you can bring me some?" I ask.

"Uh…. sure. Are you hurt?"

"I cracked my ribs. I'll text you the address," I say.

"Okay, Um Annabeth, I wanted to talk to you anyways soo…." Luke trails off.

"Well you can tell me when you get here. Now hurry," I say, hanging up.

About thirty minutes later there is a loud knock on the door that makes us all jump because of the awkward silence that hung in the air. Mindy answered the door and Luke rushed to my side. Percy and Mindy sat on the couch opposite from me, scowls plastered on their faces. Luke softly brushes a strand of my blonde hair from my face, which makes Percy's face turn a tomato color. Percy tries to stand up but Dave puts a firm hand on his shoulder, holding him back. I look up at Luke to see his blue eyes filled with concern. He pulls a small flask filled with a golden liquid from his jacket.

"Where are your injuries?" Luke asks, his eyes scanning up and down my body.

"Her stomach. What's it to you anyways douche?" Mindy asks.

"I need to see how bad they are so I know how much to give her," he replies.

"OH HADES NO!" Percy exclaims, escaping from Daves grip.

"Percy, it will help me," I whisper as my vision begins to blur again. "Please just let him."

I hear him grunt. I feel Luke slowly lift up my shirt. My vision clears again and I see Percy sitting on the couch, Dave restraining his arms. Luke's eyes widen in horror as he stares at my bruises. He gasps before laying a hand on my stomach. I hear Percy growl as Luke's cold touch slowly moves up to my rib cage. He gently presses down and I scream in pain. Tears flow down my face as Luke mutters "Sorry, sorry!" He wipes my tears away with his thumb. His fingers move to my lips and he gently presses them open. He pours the liquid into my mouth. It tastes like hot cocoa. The kind that my dad made me when I was a child.

I immediately begin to feel better. My eyes get heavy with sleep. Just as they close I feel Luke press his lips against mine. His voice whispers, "Sweet dreams my love." Percy must be pissed.