Meeting Percabeth

Bradley Coleman

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Percy Jackson characters. All rights go to Rick Riordan.

    Hey there, my name is Bradley Coleman and I am the smartest student in my school. Before your all about how I think so highly of myself, I'm only saying that I am the smartest because the teachers have said so and I have the grades to prove it. I am in all honors classes, so there is another way that I am the smartest student in my school.

    Today, we were getting a new student in my Architect class, and I already know that they are going to be someone that thinks there oh so cool for being in a class above everyone else. I also know that I won't like her because we have this thing at our school where you can't just automatically join a honors class in the middle of the year without being in the regular class first, yet here we are. I think this girl cheated her way into this class. To keep myself from losing my role as the top student, I have decided that I am just not going to associate myself with the new girl.

    It turns out that the rest of my class had the same idea, because when the new girl walked into the class and tried to talk with other students before the bell rang everyone just ignored her. Oh, how proud I am of my fellow classmates. Just then our teacher, Ms. Minerva, walked in.

    "I see are new student is already here!" Ms. Minerva said. "Come on up and introduce yourself so your new classmates can get to know you, because in this class we do many group and partner projects." The new girl walked up to the front and I watched as her brown hair swayed back and forth. Ugh! The nerve of the girl.

    "My name is Annie Bell, blah blah blah," I didn't listen to anything after she told us her name because it's not like I would be working with her anyways.

    "Thank you for letting us know a little bit about you," I started listing again as I heard Ms. Minerva start to talk again. "Now, since we don't have a small number of students in this class, for the next half semester, you will each be working with each student in this class to create a building model to possible bring and show the CEO of Olympus Buildings at the end of March. Since there would be far to many models to bring and show the CEO of Olympus buildings, before we go we will vote on five different ones to bring." Once Ms. Minerva finished talking whispers broke out amongst the students. After all Olympus Buildings was just about the top and most successful architect company out there, and we got to show our designs to the CEO of the company! As I got over my excitement, a feeling of dread washed over me. I realized that Ms. Minerva said we would be working with each student in the class, meaning that I would have to work with Annie. "Now, you will spend one week with each group designing different models. We will be starting today."

Great, even better. Now I am going to have to work with Annie for a whole week! Why oh why did she have to join this class. Now she is going to ruin my favorite time of day. 

"Okay, let's get right into who your first partners are going to be. As I read off each grouping of names I want you guys to go and stand by each other." Ms. Minerva told us. I, along with the rest of the students, stood up. "Now in the first group we have Anna, Emma, Oliver, and Ben. In the second group we have Olivia, Bradley, Megan, and Jacob." As I walked over to the other students in my group, and listen for the unfortunate students that would have to work with Annie. "In the third group we have Hannah, Max, Alesha, and Lukas. In the fourth group we have Lily, Charles, Kaley, and Nora. And in the fifth and last group we have Grayce, Annie, and Andrew. Okay, you can get started." As I was discussing with my group about the type of model we wanted to build, I looked over at Annie's group and saw her leaning back in her chair not even trying to help them come up with something. Not that she would be much help since she clearly doesn't know anything about architecture, but she could at least try. I felt bad for all the models that were created with Annie as part of their group because there was no way that they would be any of the chosen ones to be brought to Olympus Buildings.