Cabin 13

35| Inside the Mind of Percy Jackson

I was about to lose my mind! 

This voice in my head was the most annoying guy ever!  Then again this was my first time having a voice in my head telling me what to do. The thing that really freaked me out though, was it's my  voice. It sounds just like me, except he's obsessed with saving that Annabeth girl.

Which by the way, I apparently dated for 4 years?!  I feel like everyone is mistaking me for a different guy. And what's with the weird memory gaps?

It kinda feels like this voice and I are battling it out for control. At the Aphrodite interview for a split second he was winning, and it hurt like a *bleeeeep* (What? I'm a New Yorker).

We're all piled up in a few taxis, I'm in a window seat trying to ignore the voice by staring out the window. I'm in the backseat with Leo and Jason, Piper's up front with the driver. I'm pretty sure they're talking about important quest stuff, but I can barely hear them over all this noise bouncing around in my skull.

This drive feels like it's taking hours, but that's probably only because I feel like bashing my head in.

Right now I'm focusing on the Empire State Building, I can just barely see the top from here. I remember the first time I went to the top. Of course, I don't mean the top floor, I mean the actual top (if that makes sense). I was with Grover, returning Zeus's lightning bolt. I smirked, those were the days.

"And Annabeth!"  the voice shouted, "You were with Grover  and Annabeth!"

I blinked, trying desperately to calm the noise back down before finally realizing the voice yelling my name wasn't from inside my head. I snapped my attention to Leo, who was waving a hand in front of my face, "Hello? Earth to Percy! We're here."

I looked around, we were parked by a small cafe, Piper stood outside paying our fare while everyone else sat at a big outdoors table.

"Right, uh, I'll be in the bathroom," I said, making sure to give Leo a hard look as I slinked out of the cab and into the small cafe. Leo could be a real inconvenience if he decides to get some petty revenge by getting me in trouble with the other demigods, I'm gonna have to keep my eye on him.

I lock the door behind me as soon as I enter the bathroom. It's dimly lit in here and the toilet looks filthy, so it's a good thing I don't really need to use it. I just came here for the mirror, and not to fix my hair...

I let down the metaphorical wall I've put around myself so I can once again hear the voice that's been bouncing around my brain.

"...and you called Aphrodite  gorgeous! You total douche! Wait a second... can you hear me? 1... 2... testing! Percy Jackson sucks!"

"Yeah, I can hear you, idiot," I rolled my eyes, I should be in a mental hospital. I mean I've talked to myself before, but never quite this literally...

"Now, who are you?"

"Um... Percy Jackson... duh!"

"No, I'm serious. Are you some Greek monster messing with my head?" I rubbed my neck, "Cause honestly it's either that or I'm crazy."

"It's honestly messed up we think a psychic monster in our head is normal."

"We? Oh, no, no, no! There's no we."

"Listen, I'm  you before the... uh, recent changes. I'll shut up as long as you don't stray too far from my... I mean your... wait... our regular self, and also no making us look like an ass!"

I stuck my tongue out at myself in the mirror. I had to find a way to get this guy out of my head, he sounded like a real party pooper.