Authors Note: Hey! OMG! I am sorry I have not posted in two days. On Wedensday, I was playing my softball playoff game. Guess what...WE WON! We are in the championship now! Anyway, Thursday, I went to Darien Lake with my friend. We were there since like, 10:30 am. I got home at like 9:30 pm. It was soooo much fun! Anyways, Please remember that I would like to know if anybody is enjoying this or even reading this, so please write some kind of review. Thank you. Enjoy Chapter 4 of, There is Always Hope by: DemigodDaughterofArtemis. And remember, there is always hope.

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"Your father is on his way home from work." said my stepmother who is driving me home. "He is really worried about you, Annabeth. Your his baby girl." I leaned my head back while she was talking.

"I know but, I never, ever, see him. He always worked back in California. I thought by moving here to New York , I would get to see him more. But, it just made it worse. now, he's gone in the morning, and rarely comes home for dinner." I said. I sighed. My thoughts drifted back to wjen my dad would play with me. That was a long time ago. Before his hours changed. Before we moved. Now, I never see him. Yep. That was a long time ago.

We pulled into the driveway. We live in a white, two story house. It looks very old on the outside, but very modern on the inside. I cant wait to get inside, and under my covers on my bed, in my bedroom.I got out of the car and walked to the front door. When I got inside, I saw Bobby and Matt on the couch, watching Jake and the Neverland Pirates on Disney Junior.

When they saw me, they yelled, "Annabeth!" , and came and gave me a hug. I hugged them back. Then, they went back to the couch. My dad, Fredrick Chase, came out of the hallway that leads to his office.

"Annabeth! Hows your head?" he came over to me and gave me a hug. I hugged him back. Happy that he is home. He came home just for me. I was the happiest I had been in a while.

"It's fine. Sore. But fine." I answered. "I think I'm just gona heead up to bed. i need some rest."

"Do you want me to check your head? Do you want some dinner?" asked Helen. I shook my head. I didnt want to touch my head and I wasn't in the mood to eat.

Helen gave me a small smile, and my dad kissed me on my forehead. I smiled at them and then headed up the stairs.

When I got to my bedroom, I changed into some comfy shorts and a t-shirt. I walked over to my window. I looked up as far as I could see. The stars were out. They were always so beautiful. They hid mysteries. Mysteries that no one would ever find out. Burning so brightly. I walked over to my light switch and turned the lights off. I went to my bed, and turned my lamp on. It gave small, but okay light. I took a picture of myself with my phone. I looked at it. I didn't see myself. I had cream colored tape around my head. It was very thick. I looked down and saw a tiny, barely visible bruise on my nose. I looked further down and saw a that my lip was the tiniest bit swollen. How. Why. The only thing that was almost the same, were my eyes. A stormy gray. A thundercloud gray. A gray that could show many emotions. Now, they showed confusion. I was confused about what happened. Confused about why Percy would help me. He hated me. I hated him. The feeling was mutual. I sat down on my bed and sighed.

"Goodnight stars. Goodnight moon." I said.

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"Annabeth. Oh Annabeth, honey?" whispered somebody. It sounded like my dad. I opened my eyes slowly. I saw the blurry figure of my dad kneeling by my bed. I groaned lightly.

"Annabeth. Can you hear me? Do you want to go to school today?" he asked. I shook my head. I had a massive headache, and I didn't want anyone seeing me like this. I mean seriously. It was only my second day and I looked horrible. I probably looked worse this morning.

"Okay, well, your mother and I have to go to work. Helen will be home at 3:30. Okay?" I nodded. Who knows when he will be home. "Love you honey. See you tonight." he kissed my head. Then, he walked out the door to my bedroom. Of course he was going to work today. He would probably still work if I went into a coma. Not that I'm planning on going into a coma anytime soon.

I got out of bed and went into the bathroom in my room. I looked at myself in the mirror. The tape was still around my head. The bruise on my nose was almost gone. My lip was no longer swollen. But, I still didn't see Annabeth Chase.

I headed back to my bed. I wanted to call Pandora, but i was also hungry. I decided that I would call Pandora after I ate breakfast.

I headed out of my room to the kitchen. I was gonna make a bagel. I put the bagel in the toaster. I grabbed the cream cheese out of the fridge and waited for the bagel to pop. I looked around. Bobby and Matt were at school and my parents were at work. I was alone.

"Pop!" sounded the toaster. I placed my bagel on a plate and spread the cream cheese on it. I ate it quickly. Then, I headed to the living room. I put on House Hunters. I loved looking at all the different houses and the beautiful architecture. When it was time for me to get my own house, I wanted to build it myself so I could customize it. I decided I wanted to call Pandora.

I dialed the number she gave me. The phone was calling her now.

"Hello?" asked who I'm hoping was Pandora. "Who is this?"

"Hey. This is Annabeth. Do I have the right number?" I asked. i sure hope I did have the right number.

"Oh, hey Annabeth! Yes, this is Pandora." thankfully, it was Pandora. "Whay aren't you at school today? Its only your second day and your skipping. Wow."

"Well, I'm not skipping. It's kind of a long story." I said.

"I've got time."

I started telling Pandora about me wallking home and the pitbulls. I told her I tripped and the next thing I knew, I was on Percy Jacksons couch. I told her what happened to my face and that my head hurt.

"Wow. Knowing Percy, I know thta he's not the kind of guy that would help someone that he barely knew. But, I hope your okay." sasid Pandora. She sounded confused. I don't blame her. "Well, i hate to say it...but, I have to get back to class."

"Well...I'll call you later." I responded. "Bye." Pandora hung up. I sighed. I glanced out the window. A beagle was running past. There was nobody following the dog. It's fur looked a weird color. I got up and went outside to my front yard. The dog stopped, turned around, and looked at me. It came running up to me. It started licking my face. I looked for a collar. I found a bone shaped plate on it's collar. Neptune was engraved in it. neptuune got out of the house. neptune was licking my face.

I found Percys dog.