Chapter 20: Well then

Annabeth's POV

Ever since I woke up I wandered around the fates golden castle trying to find Carter. Finally I find him sitting against a wall in one of the numerous corridors.

"Hey carter. Can we talk?" I ask as I sit down beside him.

"Yeah."

We sit for a minute or two in silence then we both begin to talk at once.

"Annabeth, I think I love you."

"Carter, it's not real."

I stare at him. "What?"

He stares back at me" what?"

I rush on again. "Ever since I meet you, I've felt like you're the one I can trust and rely on even though you aren't Greek. I thought I was in love with you. But it wasn't real. It was an illusion just like Sadies bees. The iron sister said the payment was a feeling. But it wasn't that I had to give them a feeling but they got to give me an experience. Ever since I met you, they knew I was coming. The feeling is still there. It's just I don't know if it's real or not and I don't want our relationship based on that... I'm sorry "

I stop talking. I see tears running down his face and my heart breaks. I can't say anymore. He dosn't so anything to me just stares angrily at his lap. I stand up. "Can't we at least be friends? "

He doesn't respond so I walk slowly away not acknowledging my own tears.

Writing this made me feel so evil... what do you think?