Drown with me || Percabeth AU

Chapter 13

Percy and I paddled around like turtles. so far I had managed to stand on the board but still no surfing because of how there were no waves. that bummed me out because after finally swimming I was hyped up.

The air has a sense of storm coming like I said the days where it was glassy on the water always meant that a storm was going hit. The horizon has a blue streak and puffy clouds. Thunder rolled around the hills

Percy and I lay on our surfboards bobbing like corks.

"Hey Annabeth"

"yeah Percy"

"Why are you scared of the ocean".

"I wouldn't say I'm scared of the ocean, I'm scared of spiders".

"I'm going to remember that but why?"I thought for a moment, I was going to tell Percy the truth but not the whole truth.

I looked over into his deep sea-green eyes, framed by dark hair.

"Back where lived before we moved here, I had only two good friends, Luke and Thalia. Luke was fourteen, thalia was twelve, I was seven. One day we when out to the beach without any parents. We went out swimming too far and got suck in a rip current. I could barely swim so thalia told luke to get me back to shore and then come back for her. Luke and I made it back but it was too late, Thalia had drowned."

"I'm sorry Annabeth"

I didn't look at him, I looked back up to the sky. how the dark clouds were slowly moving in.

"I miss her so much, the fact that he sacrificed herself to save me... you remind me so much of her."

"I'm sure she was an amazing person."

"I did say she reminded me of you"

Percy smiled and began to laugh. "that was so cheesy Annabeth"

"just take the compliment Percy before I take it back."

we sat there laughing for a moment.

I noticed that the wind has started to pick up, the wind was picking up and a large thunderclap rolled.

"Can I just try and have surf, because of the waves picking up"

"yes but please be careful".

I turned my board and started to paddle out where the waves were breaking.

ii paddled in and sat on my board waiting for the perfect wave. I saw a nice sized wave cooming so I turned my board and started building up speed. I could feel the current beginning to take and the rising water. next thing I knew the wave picked me up and I was running along the top.

with shakey legs, I stood slowly on my yellow board. I sense of pride filled me up, the thought that Percy was watching made me nervous, I felt like an awesome pro surfer though.

"whooohhh go Annabeth" Percy cheered from the side.

the wave gently put me back down and then I paddled over to Percy.

"nice one Annabeth, swimming and surfing in one day, you're a legend". he brushed a strand of my blonde hair over my shoulder. I felt the heat rising in my face and butterflies swarming in my stomach.

"I think we can a few more waves before the storm hits." Percy turned his board and paddled back out to the waves.

I have successfully surfed two waves. the very approving Percy had surfed three with fancy tricks.

"WE SHOULD HEAD IN NOW ANNABETH". he was shouting over the storm. the waves have been growing wilder and the wave bigger.

"ONE MORE WAVE PERCY"

I didn't hear he response but I turned and paddled back out. I choose a good time to go in and catch a wave.

a large towering wave grew and I got on my stomach and started to paddle quickly. the gray sky glowered at me. The wave picked me up but my timing was wrong. the cap of the wave came crashing down on mu back. the wind was pushed out of my lungs and I came off the board.

the ocean pushed me down. my lungs screamed for air. I pushed myself back up to the surface and tried to take a breath but another wave pushed me under.

I felt the panic closing in on me. The fear of ending up like Thalia, panic, panic, panic. slowly I felt like I was fading. A dark haze was settling over my mind.

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