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➵ don't joke she loves telling my baby stories

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➵ don't joke she loves telling my baby stories

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percy tapped his foot anxiously. he could barely concentrate in any of his classes all day. and now he stood awkwardly against a tree, pretending to check a text on his phone.

the brief  feeling of relief he had felt after wise girl texted him was quickly eclipsed by uncontrollable anxiety. W why did she think he didn't like her? what had he done wrong?

percy felt his phone vibrate and he almost dropped it in surprise. an incoming text from his number neighbour told him to look up.

he did as instructed and saw nothing. panic rose up and he looked left, then right and then, annabeth chase.

annabeth chase was standing at his elbow smiling nervously “hey seaweed brain”


“annabeth? wise girl?”

she laughed uncomfortably and shoved her hands in her pockets “the one and only. sorry to disappoint”

percy's mind was racing. annabeth chase, captain of the hockey team, smarted person in the school and his crush was wise girl? and she thought he hated him.

“trust me, I'm far from disappointed. I mean just wow umm. wait, hold up, why did you think I hated you?”

“you- you don't?” annabeth looked suprised but also- relieved? “then what's with all the running away when you see me?”

now percy understood.

“you're really going to make me say it huh?”

“make you say what?”

percy took a deap breath “I ran away from every conversation, every chance to talk to you because” he was looking anywhere but the girl in front of him. “ireallylikeyoulike, likelikeyoubutiwastooscaredtosayso"

“what?”

percy steadied himself and forced his eyes to make contact with annabeth's.
“i really like you annabeth, but I was too scared to tell you.”

annabeth's mouth was open slightly and Percy couldn't help but think about how easy it would be to bend down and kiss her. no don't do that percy, that's really weird. shut up brain.

“its fine, honestly, you don't have to like me back or anything” percy laughed awkwardly and crossed his arms over his chest. “I should probably go”

he turned to leave but annabeth grabbed his arm “wait percy, I like you to”

“you do? your not just saying that to make me feel better?”

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