The Deep End

Chapter 4: Percy Loves Animal Planet

Percy

      What Percy saw made his stomach drop. Luke Castellan and Annabeth Chase making out. Hard. Luke's shirt was off Annabeths hair was in tangles and Luke's hand was under her shirt groping her breast. Percy didn't feel the booze anymore. He wasn't swaying. He just stood there in pure shock. Annabeth finally noticed him, "Lu..Luke stop," "hmm?" he looked up to see Percy, his skin went pale quickly. Percy felt something rize into his throat. Oh no. He bolted back into the bathroom throwing up every splash of alcohol that was in his body. He soon became what felt like sober and realized what he had done, someone spiked his coke. His anxiety built up into his stomach he made a promise to himself 17 years he was sober. 17 years that would never become 18. He was hyperventilating over the toilet, as his organs turned inside out, and crying. It was a perfect combination. He felt Annabeth pull back his bangs as is body shook wrenching out everything in his stomach. He felt like he was dying. Once, his whole stomach was empty he lay on the floor in the fetal position and rocked back in forth trying to control his panic attack. Breath in for 4 seconds, hold for 7, and release for 8. It wouldn't work, Percy held out his left hand to see it still shaking, and his breathing still ragged. STOP IT! He told himself just pleading he was gonna be okay. At the time Percy couldn't tell, but he heard voices behind him. Soon, Jason was in front of him, pulling Percy's  head up to look at him. "Percy,' Jason cooed, "shhh your gonna be okay." Jason's voice sounded relaxed and calming, but to Percy it sounded cloudy and far away. Percy's vision started to blur. He soon fainted.

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    He woke up in his own bedroom. Light pouring through the windows. His clothes sticky and chaffing to his skin. Percy groaned. He couldn't tell if it was because of his hangover or his body recovering from a panic attack, his body ached like hell. His phone was bombarded with texts, he didn't dare look at any of them shutting down his phone completely. He quickly stripped all of his clothes off walking into the small bathroom of the apartment him and his mom shared. His mom was in her room working on files for her patients.

He turned the water on, filling the small tub with lukewarm water. He didn't care if it was a little cold. The pool water was always freezing so naturally this didn't bother him. His height of 5'11 was not helping him right now. His knees were bent as he plunged his face under the clear water rubbing the perfectly blue eyes now red from tears. He washed his hair and skin, and stole some of his moms relaxing lavender oil that soothed his body.

He got out of the, now cold, bath and soon he was at his desk watching Tanked on his laptop in nothing but a pair of boxer briefs and old sweatpants. He was really depressed today. His head pounded as he felt ashamed of what he did even though someone else spiked his drink. He blamed himself for Annabeth not loving him enough to be loyal. He let some tear drops as he wrapped himself in a blanket and drank from the hot chocolate his mom left him with blue marshmallows in.
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    Nico

    Percy never told him what time to go to his house, so he thought 2:30 was a good time. Boy, was he wrong. Nico showed up to what he assumed was Percy's apartment. When he knocked he was greeted with a woman somewhere in her late 30's. "Hello," she said sweetly, "how may I help you." Nico could feel the warmth this woman radiated. "Oh, um I'm Nico di Angelo, I'm doing a project with Percy for English, he said today was a good time." he said his nerves did not help, but the woman just smiled warmly. "Okay sweetie come in! Im Sally Percy's mother, his room is just there, if you need anything tell him I'm at the grocery store right now," "Uh, okay," he smiled weakly and walked over to where Percy's door stood. From the door handle hung a baby picture of little Percy, Nico smiled to himself knocked and went inside.