I'll Miss You

XI

Percy POV

I officially had the worst day ever yesterday. It was the worst birthday I have ever had.

I don't want to go to school today.

I look at my phone.

Three missed texts from Annabeth.

Schist.

I open them up.

A: Hey. Are you okay?               Yesterday

A: I'm not mad at you. I swear I'm not
Yesterday

A: please answer me.
Yesterday

A: We need to talk.
This morning.

Oh no. She's going to yell at me and say she hates me.

"Percy. It's time to get up" mom says knocking on my door.

"Uh... I'm not feeling very good today. Can I stay home?" I ask with some fake coughs. Please say yes. Please say yes...

"No. You're not sick. You're faking it."

"Ugh. Fine."

I tried.

After getting ready and eating breakfast,  I go to school.

I go to my locker, and hurry up and get to my classroom. Fifteen minutes early. The only one in there is Annabeth.  The teacher isnt even there. I walk in, see Annabeth, and immideately walk back out.

"Percy. Please come back ."

I hesitate, but I sigh, and walk in.
I sit down in my seat.

Right next to Annabeth.

"Percy please talk to me."

I say nothing.

"Please. Percy."

By now, people are walking in.

The Bell rings, and the teacher comes in.

Announcements come on, speaking about a beginning of the year dance. It's on Friday, and it's a formal dance. Meaning not jeans and a t-shirt. It starts at 6:00pm and ends at 11:00pm.

When they are done, the teacher says,
"Okay. Today we will just be writing down vocabulary from chapter one in our text book. The books are over there" she points to a table by a cabinet. "You may talk, as long as there is no yelling or roughhousing. If you need anything, you can come up to my desk." Then she sits down at her desk, and pulls out a book.

I go over to get a book, and then go back  to my seat.

"Hey Perce. You feeling better today?" My friend Piper asked

I dont answer.

The rest of the class, I work on my vocab, and listen to my friends whisper about me.

When the bell rings, I am the first one out the door.

"Percy! Percy please. Slow down. Please talk to me." Annabeth calls after me.

I finally make it to P.E. , but unfortunately, all of my friends are in this class with me.

After the teacher calls attendance he says "okay. I don't care what you do today, just leave me alone."
So naturally, I go under the bleachers.

I sit down against the wall, and raised my knees to my chest.
I hid my face with my arms.

"Percy. You can't avoid us forever."
A voice says.  It's Annabeth.

I look up, and I see that there's only one way out. And it's the way I came in. And Annabeth is blocking the way.

"Leave me alone." I say.

"Percy I can't."

"Just leave me alone. Don't you hate me?"

"Oh. No. I don't hate you. Why would you ever think that I hate you?"

"Because I kissed you Annabeth. Because I have liked you since we were twelve. And you probably do hate me. You're just trying to make it seem like you don't."

Annabeth comes over to me, and I scoot away. She sits down next to me, and hugs me.

"Stop. Annabeth. What are you doing? You don't hug a person you hate!"

"Percy. I don't hate you. Please stop saying I hate you...." She says. Then saying something I can't hear.

"What?" I ask

"I said I don't hate you... Because I like you too."

Silence

"You what?"

"I. Like. You."

"So you don't hate me?"

"No. That's what I've been trying to tell you. I like you, and you kissing me just helped me realize how much I like you."

"Wow. My brain is going to explode. Okay..... I think I'm good now. So let me get this straight. You. Annabeth Chase. Likes. Me. Percy Jackson. ?"..

"Yes seaweed brain."

Wow. I'm so amazed right now. 

'' okay then. Annabeth Chase, will you go to the beginning of the year dance with me on Friday?"

"Of course Seaweed Brain."

"Okay. Um... I guess I'll pick you up at 4:00,and then we can go have dinner before the dance? How does that sound? Is that okay?"

"Sure."

"Okay hang on." I take out my phone, and text my mom:

Feeling better. (P.E. teacher says I can have my phone on.) Having a great day. Thanks to Annabeth. 🙂 Love you.😘

Then I shut my phone back off.

The bell rings, and I wave to Annabeth as we go to our different classes.

At lunch, I am at my locker, (which is right next to Annabeths,) and then we walk to lunch.

I drag Annabeth over to my table, and together we explained everything to my friends. With a few interruptions of 'Awwww!'.

When I get home, I tell mom the news, and she says, "See! I told you she wouldn't hate you. It was the complete opposite!" And then, she gave me this long lecture about always assuming things.

When I went to bed, my last thought was:

Today was amazing.

A/N: tada!!!
Chapter 11.
Done.