Head Under Water

Chapter 10

Percy didn't know what to expect, Monday came around, and it was as if nothing ever happened, Annabeth was still with her group, and he was still an outcast. But he did begin to subtly notice little cries for help from her. When Annabeth's group made fun of a person, she didn't join in, only smiled, and nodded. He started to form connections about what was happening. 

She didn't want to hurt anyone, she was only saving herself from suffering the same fate. Percy didn't know if he should be angry at her, or more pitiful. She was trapped, just like he was. 

He thought about these things as he went through his classes, basically completely lost in it. On his way out of 5th period, he bumped into some girl, when he looked back, it was just one of the jerk girls that made his life terrible, so he kept walking, he vaguely heard someone yelling behind him, but ignored it. Suddenly he was grabbed by the shoulder and flung around by some guy

"Hey! Apologize to my girlfriend you freak! You bumped into her!" the guy said as he pinned Percy to the wall.

Percy gave the guy a dead stare. "Then tell her to watch where she's going" 

Not even a second after his response, Percy felt a blow across his face as the guy started punching him. The guy stopped after a few punches and threw him to the floor

"Worthless trash" He sneered as he kicked Percy in the gut once for good measure. "Learn your place."

The guy left, and entered the classroom, leaving Percy there. Percy tried to get up, but he couldn't see, and his chest hurt. He could tell his nose was broken, and he felt something warm coming out of it. Blood, he was bleeding on the floor.

He laid there for a while until he felt something touch him. Then he heard a voice. "Percy? Oh my gosh, what did they do to you..." Then he heard someone running away from him.