Stupid Anxiety (Chapter 10)

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Your heart was racing as your forced your legs to run faster. You were running in a zigzag motion to make sure Death Breath couldn't follow you as easily. Leo and Flower Boy was no were in sight. You kept running. So close to the creek! Then suddenly  you heard a snap and whipped around, though you didn't take a sudden stop. Momentum had other plans, causing you to slip and land straight on your back! You had the wind knocked out of your lungs, so you weezed a little as you sat up.  Well you tried to sit up. You felt a boot pushing you back on the ground and weight being added to your legs and so you were, yet again, pinned to the ground. Seriously? You thought.

You looked up and saw a certain son of Zeus looking down on you, not to far from your face. Of coarse you weren't bothered by this, you knew each other pretty well. Then you realized that he was trying to take back the flag from your grasp. Nuh uh! You thought to yourself, I worked hard for this and I'm not giving it up this easily!

So you bucked your hips and legs forward, remembering something from self defense class, causing David to loose his balance on top of you and falling forward. You then rolling out from under him rolled on top of him. Snatching the flag back, you say "and I'll take that!" You then pat his cheek and continued running. You kept running until you heard the sound of water splashing, you made it! The flag flashed blue and you heard a conch horn sound in the distance. The game ended, and you won! Your team came up to you from out of the trees to celebrate, even members from the other team came and gave you a fist bump. Never ever has there been so many people coming up to you! You were kinda nervous. Soon you were with all of your friends heading towards the dining pavilion for dinner. 

Time skip brought to you by Persassy...

After dinner, you headed over to the campfire, where the s'mores were already set. Tonight was a special addition where there were going to be solo performers volunteered by the Apollo cabin. Well they wouldn't volunteer me, you thought glumly. Sure you were afraid to sing infront of other people, especially a crowd, but you loved to sing. You just couldn't help it! Your mom always complement you on how beautiful your voice was, sometimes like as beautiful as the waves crashing onto the shore. (You'll see why😏) Sometimes you could move people around you, bringing them to tears, that happened at a talent show once. But you were sooooooo shy, you never trusted your voice, it seemed to influence people to do things she would sing about, ya it was weird. You sat down next to b/f/n and David with a s'mores in your hand, you immediately know that they were up to something because when you came ove they suddenly stopped talking and flashed you a mischievous grin you often found on Connor Stoll's face before a prank.

"Oh hey y/n! Say, wouldn't it be cool if you sang up there?! I'm just saying, I know you love to sing and just probably wished to be up there!" Says b/f/n, trying to keep as straight a face as possible.

"Ya it would be cool I guess...wait, why are you mentioning this?" You asked, afraid of the answer you'll get.

"Oh, only that we suggested to the Apollo cabin to sign you up for a solo performance for campfire tonight." David says casually. Your jaw dropped, this was the exact answer you didn't want.  

"WHAT?!!" You whisper yell, knowing that creeps David and b/f/n out. "You know that I don't like singing to an audience! That one talent show was because if I didn't, no Disney!!!" 

You begin putting on an act, "oh!" You say dramatically, "the anxiety!" As you say that you put a hand to your face as if about to faint. But your friends just rolled their eyes. 

"Too late y/n!" B/f/n says, "there's no backing out now!" David adds a bit too cheerfully. At that moment an Apollo camper walked up to the mike and started the performance introductions. 

"And first up!" You hold your breath. "Y/f/n y/l/n!"

...

No! Your mind thinks. Stupid Apollo cabin! Oh well, here I go. And you walked up on to the stage. Your heart was beating a million miles an hour. You nervously walked up to the mike. You  scanned the crowed to find your group of friends cheering you on, including Connor, Leo, and  even Nico! From what you heard he rarely smiles. You guessed he had partaking in this event too. 

Your fingers wrapped around the mike, you take a shaky breath and started to sing...


Hey everyone! I had a little trouble writing this chapter, and having serious writers block. So please comment and give suggestions for the next chapter! Thank you so much for reading this and hope you will continue to read this as I keep writing! Your demigod adventures won't end here! 

Jungle Cat🐾

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