AN:Hey guys, thanks for all the reviews. This was edited by my friend theewhitee. It was my birthday yesterday so this is my treat for you guys. ENJOY!
I almost got to school in time today. Almost.
If it wasn't for that nightmare, I would woke up early today. And here I thought yesterday was a good sign for me. I sighed, adjusting my glasses as I ran to my algebra room.
I woke up from a nightmare this morning. And it's something really, really crazy. I was sitting at the beach with Rachel. It was nothing, it's not like I have a crush on her or anything. Okay, maybe a little. Or a lot. Don't judge me.
Anyways we were sitting there, when dream me felt the urge to swim. I mean, a nice weather with gentle waves, who can resist that? Definitely not me. So dream me took a quick swim. When I came back, I heard a voice call to me.
"How in Hades did you do that?!" it was not Rachel standing there. It was Annabeth, her grey eyes glaring at me the same way she did during PE. I started walking backwards, slowly. Dream Annabeth started closing in on me, repeating the same line over and over. I started running, trying to get away from her.
But Annabeth freakin' Chase chased me, screaming my name. She slowly closed the distance until she caught up to me. She started to shake me, calling my name and slapping me every now and then. Then I heard shout my full name.
"PERSEUS JACKSON, YOU WILL GET UP RIGHT NOW OR ELSE"
The weird thing is she sounded a lot like mom. 'Wake up? So this is a dream. It'll all go away when I wake up.' I opened my eyes, seeing a blurry image of what I think is my mom. I grabbed my glasses from the bedside table and saw my mom, fuming.
"Good morning Princess, I didn't mean to ruin your beauty sleep but if you don't eat and get dressed in fifteen minutes, you'll miss your carriage." She said as she went downstairs in a hurry. "Breakfast is on the table. We're going out Percy, it's almost 7 and your father will be late if he doesn't leave now". My dad revved up the engine of the car, telling my mom to hurry up. I glanced at my clock.
It's 6:43 AM. My body froze for a moment, before I felt adrenaline rush all throughout my body. I quickly ate my breakfast, placed the dishes at the sink then took a bath. I ran out of the bathroom, the bus blaring its horns now as signaling that it wouldn't wait any for long. After I was finished and quickly changed into my school clothes only to see the bus already 4 blocks away. 'Oh Styx!' I said as I quickly looked for a cab.
"Goode High please." I said to the driver. He might've noticed that I was running late so he stepped on the gas. I was crossing my fingers, counting as time ticked by.
And we hit a traffic light. 2 minutes left. The school is just 3 blocks away. I paid the driver, then quickly ran towards Goode. I arrived at the gate just as the bell stopped ringing. I dropped my head. I was late, again.
The class was buzzing as I came in. Mrs. Dodds gave me a look, then told me to go to my seat. She was holding a bundle of paper. I slumped on my seat, my face hitting the table.
"Okay class, it's time to return your test results" she said, her 'sadistic' smile slowly creeping to her mouth. Okay, maybe not as sadistic as you might think of it, two notches lower I guess. Well, you get the gist.
"Some of you performed poorly on this exam. Especially Mr. Jackson." She said as she gave me my paper. On the paper, was a big red F.I wasn't surprised. It was expected, heck I don't even have anything correct. I banged my head on the table as some of classmates snickered. Yeah, as if they got better grades than me. Or maybe they did, after all they still tried to cram while I just accepted my fate.
Mrs. Dodds continued returning the test papers. As expected, Annabeth Chase got an A+. She smiled at me smugly as she passed by my seat. I turned my head, the dream instantly replaying in my mind. I closed my eyes to try to suppress them.
"This is not a dream, Mr. Jackson. That's what you got so please stop doing that" Mrs. Dodds said, noticing what I was doing.
I wanted to tell her how wrong she was, but that'll mean that I have to explain why I have Annabeth in my dreams. To be fair, almost every guy did, except for those in relationships but I prefer not to broadcast it to the whole campus. Especially not right now, when I was being considered as a third-party in the breakup of the year. I sighed and tried to focus to what Mrs. Dodds was teaching. She's not making any sense. Again. So I just stared at the board. The letters floating around my sight. This sucks for real.
The bell rang, everyone got their bags and went outside.
"Mr. Jackson, please stay for a while." Mrs. Dodds said as I was about to exit the classroom.
"You got another F in your test, so this time around I decided to give you a tutor. You'll be informed later with the other details" she said. I was shocked, not because I'm having a tutor. Did Mrs. Dodds really just imply that she wants to help me pass her subject? Gods, am I dreaming again? Someone slap me.
"Now Mr. Jackson, you'll have to leave now if you don't want to be late for your next class" she said, glaring at me. Now, that's the Mrs. Dodds I know, always trying to get me out of her sight. I did just as she told and went to my History classroom. I saw Leo and Frank sitting by the window, just like last time. I went towards them, telling them about my test results. Of course they laughed and teased me. I really love my friends.
Soon Mr. Brunner entered the room. He allowed us to study and group ourselves together with our teams to prepare for the game this Friday. Malcolm introduced some new techniques and strategy. Class went by in a breeze, time really flies when you're having fun. The three of us went to the cafeteria to eat our lunch.
I wanted some sandwich since I'm not that hungry. I ate a lot this morning, maybe one of the reasons I was late. But think about it, I'm a growing boy so I need my nutrients and with my mom's cooking, there is no such thing as holding back. Just as I was reaching for the sandwich, someone snatched it and I heard a very familiar laugh.
"Hey Luke" I said as I was turning to look at the culprit himself.
"Hey there Jackson" he said, biting into my sandwich.
"What do you want?" Frank asked. The big guy was trying to be as intimidating as he could be, but judging from Ethan's and Chris's reactions it wasn't anywhere near that. Luke's cronies was clutching their stomachs, laughing out loud.
"Oh nothing, just trying to get back at Jackson here who embarrassed me yesterday" he said nonchalantly.
"What are you tal-"I was cut off when Luke punched me in the face.
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