king of the gods

I learn a Terrible Truth

Percy P.O.V

I was heading up to Olympus, heartbroken. Last night, I found out that Annabeth had been cheating on me.

FLASHBACK

I was walking in Central Park, when the breeze picked up. I tightened my jacket around my body, and kept walking through the overgrown trees. I don't like walking on the path – it makes me feel like I'm normal, and I don't like that. After so many years of not being normal, I didn't like being reminded that I could be; because I chose not to be. You see, Annabeth and I had taken jobs up on Olympus. Annabeth was the architect and I learned forging from tyson and leo so I made weapons and helped Annabeth out with anything she needed. My job was quite minor, but it paid, and it was on Olympus. That's not normal.

Anyways, I was walking through my own little worn down path, when I saw a couple ahead of me. The woman's blonde hair reminded me of Annabeth a lot. So much so, that I stopped and stared at them.

The woman got up from the man's lap and dusted herself off. She laughed at something he said, and helped him up. She looked exactly like Annabeth – but that couldn't be, could it? Would Annabeth cheat on me?

I shook my head at the silly thought; of course she wouldn't. But still, I looked at them. I couldn't shake the feeling that I knew them.

"Oh Annabeth," the man said, and my heart stopped. "You're such a riot!"

Annabeth laughed again. "Thanks Con!"

I didn't stay to hear anymore of their conversation. I ran to our – sorry mine and my mum's (and Paul's, but that's not important), Annabeth would not be staying there much longer – house and packed up all of her things. I fought tears the whole time, but when I came to a picture of the two of us at camp half blood, I couldn't help it. A few stray tears rolled down my cheeks and dropped onto the glass of the picture. The salty washed splashed, making more of a mess.

I wondered where mum and Paul were, and I realized that they were probably out on a date.

I wiped away the hot tears furiously, angry at myself for being so oblivious – all those late nights at work, all those times she just wanted to go for a walk by herself to think – it was all lies, all deception. She wasn't the girl I fell in love; she wasn't the girl I rejected immortality a year ago for.

I heard the front door click and I walked out to the living room and sat down, looking at the door.

"Percy!" Annabeth called, "I'm back! Where are you?"

"In the living room," even to me, my voice sounded weak. I cleared my throat a couple of times, to make sure that I didn't show any un-needed emotion. I needed to do this fast, quick, like pulling off a Band-Aid. Eww, the ADHD part of me thought.

Annabeth walked in and put her school books on the table, confused. "Why are there boxes everywhere? Are you moving out?" she asked, managing to put hurt into her voice. Yeah, I thought, fake hurt.

I laughed darkly. "Nope. You are."

"Me?"