My Life as Annabeth

Chapter 20

Sometimes you just wake up and know that the day was going to be a disaster. That sinking feeling where your heart drops down to your gut. Clenching.

I hated that feeling. I haven't had a feeling like this since that... well since a couple years ago. And that feeling that I had proved to be right because it was one of the worst days of my life.

I had never wanted to experience that type of feeling again yet I felt it today... and it scared me. It scared me from deep within my bones and shook me.

The night before should have been the trigger warning. If it wasn't for Lily trying to keep me distracted I would had a full blown panic attack.

When I woke up in the morning, staring at the ceiling hoping to god that no one would find me where I was so that way this feeling that I had would be nothing. That was until I received a message from Nathan and was told to bring a sweatshirt. That was all I was told. Not where we were going or a good morning text. Just telling me to bring a sweatshirt. Unless we were going to the gym and work out I had no desire to go out.

Nevertheless I did as the text said and wore one of my many sweater. However, imagine my surprise when the doorbell rings, only to reveal Nathan who may I add was most certainly not wearing a sweater. He was actually sweating. I was starting to doubt I needed this...

"Let's go." He nods and takes off leaving me at the doorway. Well at least I wasn't the only one feeing or acting odd. I tilt my head to the side and stare at him as he goes to the passenger side of the car and opens it up for me before quickly going to the driver side.

He slams the door shut and slouches forward tapping his thumps on the wheel. How strange...

Yelling bye to my dad I shut the door behind me and walk to the car. Something tells me whatever we were doing is what was making him so damned nervous.

I climb into the car and put on my seatbelt and wait for him to put his on before we took off.
I knew he was nervous by the way he kept scratching his head and tapping the steering wheel with his thumb repeatedly. He also kept shifting in his seat and changing the radio channel over and over again. Anyone with a brain can tell he was nervous about something.

I asked him over and over again where we were going but he wouldn't tell me a thing although I had a feeling where since we were taking an all too familiar path. I've only ever been going to this place for years now, not to mention recently, so I knew I had to be right and turns out I was.

We were at the hill where we had our first kiss and also spent the Fourth of July. Although it was slightly different. For one, there was rose petals and purple petals leading all the way to where the tree we had our first kiss under which had also had a blanket under there already waiting for us. There was also fake candles, the battery operated ones that were turned on giving a nice soft glow as the sun was  beginning to set.

I had to admit it was a perfect scenery. For what? I had no idea but I had a feeling I was soon going to find out.

Oh crap. Did I miss our anniversary? Is it today? I could play it off and act like I knew it, shit I was the best liar out there, hell sometimes I even believed the lies coming out of my own mouth.

"Since when did you have the time to do this?" I mummer as I look all around me.

I had to admit he did a good job with it all but I knew he had to have some sort of help whether it came from Rebecca or even Christian. I would say maybe Lily as well but that was nearly impossible since she was at my house the whole time eating my food.