𝐍𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 | 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐇

chapter 19

"What the hell are you doing here?" Percy whisper-shouted, advancing to the person on his couch.

"I came to apologize. I'm really sorry about what I did. You're a great guy, Percy, and I hope you can forgive me."

"Okay, we can talk," Percy announced, "but let's go to my room."

They walked upstairs, into his room, and both sat on his bed.

He'd never seen this person look so... vulnerable. So sad. Percy didn't know what to say. He should be mad, but all he wanted to do was forgive the person in front of him. But he couldn't.

Percy was surprised that the person came to see him so quickly, though, even after what happened today. They must feel really guilty to come to him and apologize, asking for forgiveness so quickly.

"Listen," Percy said, still whispering, "I don't if it'll work. You hurt me, and I've been hurt too many times for you to just come barging in and asking for forgiveness."

"Please, Percy, please."

Percy looked at the person. "What are you willing to do to make it up to me?"

"ANYTHING!" the person yelled. "It's just- I want us to be like how it used to be."

Percy frowned. "How it was before? Yeah, that'd be nice." (A/N: Have you guessed who it is, yet?)

"Exactly," the person said. "Don't you want that?"

"Yeah, I do."

"Percy, you were one of the best things to happen to me. I can't believe I just let you go like that."

Percy wanted to yell. He wanted to shout to this person to leave and get out of his house. But he also wanted what they used to have back. He felt so obliged to forgive this person; he didn't know how he couldn't.

The fact that the person sitting on his bed showed up to his house a few hours after the incident, shows that maybe they do want Percy in their future.

And maybe Percy should forgive them...

"Okay," Percy said. "I'll forgive you."

The person's face lit up. "Really? Are you serious?"

"But I have one condition."

"Hit me," the person said.

"No more surprise visits."

The person laughed. "Sure, no problem. I'll text you from now on when I want to come over and bug the shit outta you."

That got a smile from Percy. He'd like to go back to how they were before 'you know who' entered their lives and switched this person up completely.

"You're a good guy," the person said. "It was my fault that we fell apart. I'm really sorry." A sad look of dread entered the person's eyes and that's when Percy knew; they had meant everything they said to Percy. Every little detail and every heartwarming sentence was sincere.

"Hey," Percy said, trying to enlighten the mood. "Wait here, I'll be right back."

Percy went to the kitchen to get some juice.

"How's everything going up there?" his mom asked.

Percy smiled. "Everything's perfect."

He took the apple juice bottle and two glasses and went back to his room.

He filled both glasses and handed one to the person on his bed.

"Juice?" the person asked. "Really? You have anything better than juice?"

Percy chuckled. "Shut up."

"Well," Percy said. "Cheers to new begins."

"Cheers to new begins," the person in front of him repeated, right before they chugged down the juice.

It was nice to see this person back to their old self. But how did that happen so quickly? How did this person just suddenly have a change of heart? Well, whatever it was, Percy was glad that they came to their senses.

Once the person was gone, Percy got a text from them: "I broke things off with Thalia, btw."

Percy texted back: "I'm glad you're becoming your old self, again, Luke."

The person's next text was this: "Yeah. So am I."

Percy smiled to himself, he had just made amends with Luke, and that made him happy. But not happy enough. Percy was glad that Luke came to his senses. But how long would it take for Annabeth to come to hers?

How long would he have to wait for her?

if you guys thought that "the person" was annabeth, HAHAHHA I GOT YOU GOOD! but if you knew it was luke, then DAM, YOU IS GOOD.