Patience

Chapter 5: You can keep him

I'm finally on vacation guys (a short one but a vacation is a vacation) woooo!! More time to write :D
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Poseidon POV.

I'm a coward.

I crossed all of the US to come and visit my family and all I could do was stand outside the apartment door.

I was just outside the door, it was the correct apartment in the correct building in the correct street in the correct city. This was Sally's apartment it couldn't be anyone else. Yet I couldn't find the courage to knock. Fucking knock, what kind person is afraid to knock on a door?!

And why was I so nervous about this?

'Was this my counciosness telling me that I'm not ready to be a father?'

'Was my mind subconsciously telling me that this wasn't my destiny?'

'I'm probably not wanted here, Sally had probably only send me that letter because Percy kept asking her about his real dad.' These depressing thoughts kept swimming on my head, the more I thought about it the more sense it made, why would Sally want me here if she already had a husband? I would probably just ruin everything, it would be best if I just go.

With those thoughts I made my way back to the motel room I had rented, stopping on a cafe to think things through. My waiter who introduced herself as May attended me and seemed to catch up on my mopping because she started asking about it.

"This is probably against the rules but whatever you seem troubled. What's the problem sweetie?" She asked sliding onto a chair across me after I paid my order.

"I just discovered I have a son" I said

"And what's wrong with that?" She asked looking confused.

"That my son doesn't know who I am and probably doesn't want to see me." I lamented.

"Don't you want to get meet your son?" She questioned.

"Of coarse I want to! Why wouldn't I?" I exclaimed.

"And don't you think your son would like to at least see his father once in his life instead of living on without knowing how he looked like?" She says.

"I guess you are right, I think I should go back and stop running away." I said, finishing my food.

"Then go for them don't lose this opportunity sweetie." May encouraged.

"I-I uh y-yes yes I will do that right now" I said standing up and making my way to the door not before shouting a quick 'Thanks!' over my shoulder.

Feeling encouraged by my conversation with the woman I made my way back to the apartment building, waiting impatiently for the elevator and feeling guilty for even hesitating to meet them. Now here I was, once again I was facing the door of the apartment my family lives in and I wasn't going to back down.

I just have to knock.

And so I knocked.
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Percy POV.

Knock knock

Someone was knocking on the door. What time was it? Who was knocking? At this time? I was pretty sure it was around midnight. I could hear Gabe snoring outside and the T.V.'s static, the faint noise of the traffic.

The knocking continued. 'How insistent is this guy?' I wondered, standing up and making my way to where I thought the door was. Opening the door just enough to peak my head trough the door.

There was shuffling before the guy at the door realized who had answered him, "Oh! Hmm Hello my name is Poseidon can you bring me to your mommy?"

By the sound of his voice I could guess he was around Gabe's height maybe a feet or two taller.

I was just about to open the door when I heard shuffling behind me. The door was ripped opened causing me to stumble back and then Gabe pushed me out of the way to talk to the stranger
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Poseidon POV.

I was just about to give up when a little kid of about five years of age peaked throught the door. He had short black hair and a sling in his left arm was sticking out of the door, I couldn't see his eyes but I was fairly sure this was my son 'Percy' a voice in my head reminded me. I had to make a good first impression, Sally probably won't be happy for waking them up, so went and I made a fool of myself with my next words.

"Oh! Hmm Hello my name is Poseidon can you bring me to your mommy?" I ask, 'God I sound like a creep what the fuck'.

My son shuffled backwards probably to open the door when suddenly it was flung open causing the poor five year old to stumble and a fat guy with balding hair shoved the poor kid (his son he reminded himself) out of the way. I felt anger bubling up isnide me, how dare he treat a kid like that!?

"Waa do you waant?" He slurred.

"I came here to meet Sally Jackson and Percy Jackson."

"Sally Jackson" he mumbled as if he couldn't remember someone named like that,"you mean the bitch?"

"Excuse me?!" Is this really Sally's husband?

"You didn't hear?" At the shake of my head he continued, "The bitch is dead".

"That's not true. I've just received a letter from her stating that she wanted me to meet Percy." I said hoping- no wishing that he was just to drunk to know what he was talking about.

"You mean this punk?" He pointed at the kid, "He is the reashon the slut is dead, you shouldn't take him qith shou he will probably kill you too."

"No I just want to talk to him"

"You think I will let you go with him and get finally get him out of my-" he cut himself of thinking something, suddenly his eyes light up and he laughed apparently delighted by a sudden thought. "You know waa you can keep him-.. here." His arm reached out towards the still dazed five year old, grabbing him by the neck of his shirt and pushing him towards me. I crouched catching the kid before he fell.

"Are you all right?" I asked concerned, when he nodded I straightened and faced his poor excuse of a step-father. "Is this how you treat a child?!"

"He is notd my kid, he ish the bitchesh" his 'step-father' slurred.

'That's it I'm getting out of here. I din't come here to fight!'

"Come on let get out of here" I mumbled steering Percy to the end of the hallway

"And don't bother bringing him back" he yelled before we got out of earshot. I looked down at my son and said the first thing that came to my mind.

"Sooo how about go for a walk?"
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Tada!! \('u')/ how was it?
The grammar errors were made obviously so that the drunk Gabe was more realistic (thought I've never seen or heard a drunk man/woman in real life)

I have published a new book named 'Learning How to be a Human' it's a boyxboy story if any of you are interested, I will be updating soon. See ya :3