Truths Can Heal (A Percy Jackson Fanfic) COMPLETE

Chapter 53 (Annabeth)

Chapter 53
(Annabeth)
🔱I Love You🔱

A/N: People react to rape in different ways.  Thalia doesn't want to be touched, while Annabeth just wants things to go back to normal, it's not weird, it's natural.  Enjoy.

     I think about killing myself, I mean what's the point?  Alec's going to keep me in this dreadful bedroom until I die of dehydration, why not speed up the process?  I find Alec's razor, unclip one of it's blades and look at my left wrist.  I'm starting to have second thoughts.  But then Alec's sister, Sirene, comes into the room.  She looks at me and smirks. 

"Do it," she says evilly, her power clear in her voice as her eyes turn magenta. 

     It hurt like nothing I had ever felt before, the sensitive soft skin being sliced open is one of the worst pains.  Sirene comes over and takes my wrist holding it above my head before squeezing.  The blood rains down on my head and body.  I scream at the pain.  So..much..pain.  Alec told me not to use my powers. That includes self healing, I guess, cause the wound is still open after a few seconds.  A few minutes more of her soaking me in my own blood and me screaming at the top of my lungs, I hear shouting and running feet in the other room.  Sirene looks at me with a snarl before throwing my wrist down harshly.

     A few minutes later she comes back and yanks me off my feet with my good wrist.  She throws me into the main area of the pent house.  And everything plays out from there.

...

     When I wake up, I'm in my bed at Piper's and my apartment.  I look in confusion before I remember being saved by everyone..by Percy.  I look at my left wrist, its sewn up and healed.

"Annabeth," Percy says from the love seat by my wall window.  He strides over in three steps before getting on the bed with me and hugging me to his chest.  "You've been asleep for over two weeks." 

     I remember vaguely that Piper was able to wake me to eat every once in a while, but I would fall right back asleep.  My dreams consisted of Percy and Alec.

"You slept with Malibu Barbie," I say softly.  The experience that I've had has made me less mad about Victoria, but now I have a whole new jealousy, Sasha being with Percy.

"You mean Sasha? No no, I lied.  I only wanted to hurt you cause you made me so mad about Alec," he says a little too honestly.  He realizes it and stiffens.  "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have done that, and if I had never left none of this would have happened," he says, his eyes becoming watery. 

"I was being controlled, Percy," I say without a thought.  I gasp, bringing my fingers to my lips.  "I..I can say it," I say quietly.  The spell is lifted!  I begin to sniffle before full blown crying into Percy's ocean smelling blue hoodie.  "I was being controlled!  He raped me..in more ways than one and I couldn't do anything about it, I couldn't escape him, I couldn't-" I start to sob again.  Percy goes limp for a minute as I hold him tighter, before he squeezes me so tight it almost hurts. 

"I love you, just know that, Annabeth Sierria Chase.  Know that I love you and that we're going to get through this together.  No more being alone.  I don't care if you no longer want me, I'm still staying," he says with tears streaming down his perfect cheekbones.

"I love you," I say quietly. 

He's silent for a moment before slowly looking at me with surprised, beautiful, sea green eyes.  He then puts his forehead to mine, before smiling softly, his white smile gorgeous, sweet enough to swoon at.