Quiet and content

Chapter 2

Edited: November 27, 2022

A while later, Annabeth finally left, so I started walking back to the place where I live. Also known as the apartment complex.
When I got there, I was shocked. I didn't know how to react. There was an ambulance outside of the house, and the paramedics were rushing in and out of the house.
One of the paramedics came up to me and told me that they think he had some sort of overdose, and he had a low chance of surviving. "What's your name?"
"Percy, sir." I replied quietly, then left after he said that I should go somewhere to get some fresh air.

*Time skip*

"You are Perseus, correct?" The receptionist asked.
I nodded, ignoring the fact that I hate being called Perseus, then went to the room that he told me to go to a different room. I went over to the room I was told to, and the people there had sorrow looks on their faces. "I'm sorry, he's gone." One of them spoke up.
I nodded, then asked if I could leave, still looking down at my shoes, and they said I could.
I went to the park and just sat at the bottom of the tree. I must have fallen asleep, because the next thing I know, the same Annabeth girl is shaking me, and asking if I'm alive, over and over again.
Finally, I looked up at her, and she just laid her head on my shoulder. I flinched slightly, but I don't think she noticed.
I got up after a while, as I was going to go to the orphanage to tell Jasmine the news about my step father's death.
"Percy!" Samantha yelled when I walked in the door. Then she proceeded to jump up on me, causing some of my cuts to reopen from moving so quickly to keep her from falling.
I patted her head, then a few more kids came up to me.
Andrew came up to me in tears, and I leaned down to pick him up, but he noticably flinched at the movement.
I put Samantha down and she ran off with a few of the girls to probably go steal some stuffed animals from my room.
"Andy?" I whispered, just loud enough for him and maybe Annabeth heard me.
"I didn't want you to worry." He said shakily, then started crying.
I motioned for him to show me where it happened, and he lifted up his shirt to show my bruises and cuts from the bullies at school.
I took him to one of the rooms that I sleep in when Gabe used to kick me out, and grabbed some bandages and stuff from the cupboard under the sink. I got a really weird look from Annabeth, but I pretended I didn't see it as I was tending to Andrew's cuts and bruises.
Then he and Annabeth followed me downstairs and I made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for everyone as none of them were allergic to it.

*Time skip to the next day*

Everyone was whispering and looking and pointing fingers. I was wearing a hoodie and long pants, looking down at my feet.
Finally, I made it to my locker, then to homeroom.
"Can Perseus Jackson come introduce himself?" The teacher asked.
I stood up and went to the front of the class, then gave a paper to Ms.k at (the teacher) to read.
"Class, this is Percy, he moved to this school for personal reasons, and he is pretty much mute, he only sometimes talks."

Do you like this?? I hope you do I'm gonna do this for a while hopefully. I'm just hoping I don't run out of ideas. I should have a good amount of time this weekend to work on writing. I don't think anyone really cares though because only a few people are reading my story.