Chapter 2
Story of Us
Annabeth's Pov
It's strange to think I used to like Luke – how I totally ignored every hint that he wasn't the perfect person I thought he was. Every shred of doubt I ever had about him I always brushed away. I never thought it was possible for me to be so stupid! I mean, I'm Annabeth Chase, for goodness sakes! I get straight A's, have won many scholarships, and am a very strong (emotionally and physically) young woman. There's no room in my life for stupidity! Thank whatever divine force there is up there for my best friend, Thalia Grace.
Without Thalia, I would probably still be locked in my room crying like I was a month ago. Now, I can hardly believe that I was crying over him. He wasn't worth it, and he never was. I'll never know what I saw in him…sure, he may've seemed nice at first, but I should've seen through him. I shouldn't have been so stupid!
It's funny – I used to think that one day, I'd tell the story of us to our children and grandchildren. How we met and sparks flew, and how everyone thought we were so lucky. I'd always be by Luke's side, like I couldn't go on without him. That wasn't who I was – I was independent. I am independent.
Yet another thing I never realized. I'd always sit next to him in class, but now I always sit next to Thalia and Silena. Silena had claimed she would find me someone much better by the end of the year. And I used to always know what was up with Luke and his 'posse' more, I'm ashamed to say, then I knew what was going on with my own friends. Now I sometime forget he exists.
Back before I discovered he was cheating, we were growing apart – ha, now I know why. Truth be told, I really didn't want it to end. I was scared for it to end. When I was six, my mom left my dad. I didn't know why, and I still don't. She said she loved us…and then she was gone. I didn't want Luke to leave me, too, after everything we'd been through, but so much for that. We would still talk to each other, and we knew there was something off, or at least I did, but we would pretend it was nothing. There were so many things I wanted to tell him...but there were just too many unbreakable walls.
Back to the present, I would mostly have nobody else I knew in my classes but Luke, except for the three I had with my friends and the rest I had alone. I guess you could say I was standing alone in a crowded room, with no one to talk to. I mean, it's not like Luke and I are on speaking terms. I had no clue what I would say to him since that...twist of fate. And all of Thalia's ideas involved not so nice words and somebody (cough Luke cough, cough) getting severely injured. But, Luke and I were definitely trying our best to avoid each other. I didn't want to fight with Luke, but I also didn't want him back.
The story of us looks a lot like tragedy now, and this, is the end.
A/N Well, this is longer then the last chapter! And yes, I know it's Annabeth's Pov again, but it'll be a different one next time! Thanks to everybody who reviewed:
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