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To Sora Loves Rain: To answer your question, yes.
Dear No One,
We live in apartment 20-16. The apartment across from us (20-17) is empty. Well it was until yesterday. A family moved in that day. The family consisted of a mother and her son. The son seemed familiar. It wasn't until my parents invited our new neighbors over for dinner that I realized who the son actually was.
He was Percy, I guess tutoring will be easier now (not). My parents made me entertain Percy in my room. I guess they didn't see the warning look in my eyes or the eratic hand gestures I was doing across my neck, then again they don't notice much of anything when I'm around.
I don't think my room is embarrassing but when your showing a guy it, you start to realize how geeky it is. See my room has a bunch of Marvel posters hanging on the walls. I also have about five bookshelves in my room, all bursting with books from Jane Eyre to the Hunger Games. My glasses that I only need for reading were on my night stand. It's a total nerd's room but I couldn't be more proud of it.
The first thing Percy said (which surprised me) was "How did you get an Avengers 2 poster!?" (what can I say? I have my sources). The second was "You wear glasses? There's irony somewhere in this." (I didn't even think he knew what irony meet).
I decided to answer the first statement/question. "You like Marvel?"
"Like it? Are you kidding me I love it." So maybe he just went up a couple points in the 'likable' category.
"Did you see Captain America 2." I said almost jumping up and down. I could finally have someone to talk about all things Marvel. I mean after seeing Captin America 2 how can you not talk about it. Hail Hydra! (well not really but I have always wanted to say that or write it in this case).
"Saw it opening night." He seemed very proud of that statement. I have to admit, I was jealous. I had to go see it a week later because I had to babysit my brothers.
I didn't realize it was dinner (past dinner more like) until my parents called us down (their tone made me think they weren't to happy about me being late. I was just up stairs, hold your horses).
This night was probably the best night of my life. Even after dinner, me and Percy still kept talking about superheroes (we found something we had in common). I also helped Percy unpack a little. I almost take back every mean thing I said about him, almost.
Percy said they used to live in an apartment a little outside of Manhattan (still close enough to go to school and ride my bus) but his mother (Sally) wanted to be a lot closer to her work. They moved just like that.
I decided to tutor him that night in his new apartment since I wouldn't be able to do it tomorrow.
"Why do the x's cancel out?" Percy said. We were doing special right triangles (that he should have learned in ninth grade).
"They just do." I said looking over his work. He was improving.
"But why?"
"I don't know. Mr. S just told us they do. So I cancel the x's out." Why does he get me so frustrated? I guess he was asking a perfectly reasonable question but why did he expect me to have the answer?
"Do you always do things people tell you?" His green eyes were focused on me now. He was sitting a little closer to me then I remembered. Suddenly I felt self conscious. Was my hair to frizzy? Did I have dinner on my face?
All of a sudden we were leaning in, closer and closer. I closed my eyes. Then there was a knock.
"Annabeth sweetie. Your parents want you home." Sally said. She didn't barge in like my parents would've done, she was kind, gentle and understanding. Sally was the parent I wanted but never got.
Percy scouted back to were he was sitting before. "Okay mom, will be right out."
I could hear Sally's retreating foot steps. Percy looked disappointed but that must have been my imagination. He wasn't going to kiss me, it was just a silly thought.
"So I guess I'll see you tomorrow." I said. He just nodded and showed me to the door. He said goodnight and shut the door.
Now I'm up late at night hoping my parents don't see. I had to write this down to make sense of it but I still can't. I have know clue why he was going to kiss me, if he even was going to at all.
I hear foot steps. Gotta go.
Avengers Assemble!
Thanks for listening,
Annabeth Chase
It's sunday and tomorrow I don't have to get up for school:) I hope you guys like this chapter. The math part actually happend to me (not the almost kissing part though, like that would ever happen). This kid in my math class came up to me in study and literally asked me "why do the x's cancel out?" and Annabeth's response was basically my own. Wow, another long author's note, sorry about that. Adios mis amigos!
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