Lost Son

Chapter 17 (Percy)

(Percy)

I'm going to my father's house today.

Apparently, the doctors have kept me asleep for the past couple of days, to help my body recover and preform test that otherwise they felt I wouldn't be comfortable with the doing.

They're damn straight about that.

I feel violated. Poseidon had authorized the procedures. I feel sick knowing he let them touch me just like Gabe let all those other people touch me. I can't control anything that happens to me apparently.

While I was out, they got enough evidence to put Gabe away for a really long time. They want me to testify against him for my mother's murder. I don't know how I feel about that. I don't want Gabe to get away with killing her any longer than he has but at this point, I can't see what good putting him in jail will do. He has already gotten away with it for years now and it just makes me homeless.

Poseidon wants me to live with him now though. He signed papers making it legal too. I guess that means I won't have to be worried about the foster care system, but I can't imagine how much worse Poseidon must be compared to Gabe. Gabe always said Poseidon was a bad guy. So far, he's let people touch me while I was asleep and couldn't do anything about it. Gabe may have drugged me, but I was at least always conscious at the beginning of the assault, so I knew it happened. At this point, I couldn't even begin to tell you what started to happen while I was out.

I did wake up to Annabeth and Thalia in the room with me. Both were sitting on either side of me. Annabeth was sitting back with concern in her eyes. Thalia had been the first one to speak. She told me the whole run down about Gabe and how I was now supposed to be living with Poseidon. Again, I'm not sure how I feel about the situation.

The girls said they would be staying at the house as well. I wasn't sure if that meant that Poseidon hurt them or if it would mean they would just bear witness to my torture sessions. Adults are typically cruel. The only adult that hasn't hurt me in the past had been Mrs. Demeter in the café I work at; her and my mom of course.

Gabe has just always said Poseidon is bad.

I didn't get the same vibe I did from him as I did Gabe, but I also wasn't the best at reading people. He could have been faking it based off of the other men being there.

I am wondering if those two boys that came with them that day, the beauties that hung out in the kitchen with me, will be there.

I have more pressing issues to deal with though as I see Poseidon walk through the hospital door and into the room.

"So, I borrowed some clothes from Leo. He is pretty small like you, so I thought they may work the best till we can go shopping," he says as he enters with a set of folded clothes in his arms. I don't understand why my clothes won't work but I don't ask just like I don't look him in the eye. Instead I glance at the clothes in his arms before looking around the room. Speaking of my own clothes I wonder where those are at.

Annabeth pipes up from her chair. "Your clothes were given to the lab, so they could see if they could get anymore trace evidence off of them," she says quietly. She's always reading my mind.

I briefly glance at her before my eyes go to my hands. They seem a little dry. I haven't used any lotion in what seems like forever. Body cream is my guilty pleasure.

I could practically taste the awkwardness in the air. It made me crave a cigarette. I suppose those were taken away to the lab too though since the new pack was in my jean pocket. Internal sighing.