Lost Son

Chapter 21 (Percy)

Alright, alright. I know I suck. It has taken seriously way to much time from now and my last post. I appreciate all of the comments and votes. And for those that personally messaged me I adore you. You know who you are. I tried to answer everyone. It feels like I have been writing this part for ever. I wrote a bunch and then decided I didn't like it so I erased and started again. And I may or may not have done that more than once. My bad guys.

Anyways, I have officially blocked out time on Tuesdays to write. So as long as I don't have an exam going on that Tuesday afternoon (#DEATHTOCHEMISTRY) then we should be good for me to add even more post.  {NOTE: This is not me garenting a post every Tuesday.}

I will be going back through some of the earlier chapters and editing some of my miscellaneous details in the A/N that aren't really important cause like I have said before, I believe A/N are horrible. But I won't be changing the story so we are all good on that front!

Like I said not important just and FYI for you guys. 

So here's the next chapter!

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(POV: Percy)

I spent the evening with Annabeth. After the sandwich I ate earlier I felt stuffed, so I was glad all she wanted to do was sit and read in the library. She even read the book out loud. The only person that ever did that was my mom.

It felt nice, but at the same time I felt guilty. I'm being a burden on this family. I don't belong here. Annabeth has been nice to me over the years, but she only had to put up with me for a few hours at a time. With Gabe being in jail now, I'm required to live here.

I'm just not sure about this place. Gabe had a set of rules to follow. He gave me a list of chores. A list of things to do, and for the most part, if I didn't get in his way life was good. He only beat me when I was in the wrong. He only used me when we needed money. Everything was known.

Here everything is unknown. I don't know what will set these people off. What if I do something that sets them off and the punishment is worse than anything Gabe put me through?

These thoughts were traveling through my head for most of the evening. Eventually, my head hit the glass of the window I was sitting at. I was tired. My eyes started closing on their own accord.

I had stayed up all night after the older guys had come in my room last night and set me on the bed. Any time Gabe had actually picked me up and set me somewhere I wasn't allowed to move. We ran into Poseidon though, and he didn't seem to mind that Annabeth and I were up roaming the house.

Perhaps Annabeth was right. She has been talking about this place for forever. She wanted me to move in.

By the time I manage to open my eyes again it is dark outside. Not too dark, as the sun appears to be rising. Probably around 5 in the morning then.

It wasn't a peaceful rest. I heard Annabeth leave at some point I just couldn't bother to open my eyes. I think I was just barely on the edge of real sleep throughout the night. No one came in the room to move me anywhere though. Maybe they only do that when you sleep in that room? Jason said it was my room.

I can't believe that whole room is just for me though. Gabe only ever gave me the closet. Gabe always said that my real father wouldn't want me and that I should be lucky to even have the closet I had for a room. Gabe said my real father would make me sleep outside.

This is two nights in a row that they didn't make me sleep outside though. Maybe Gabe was wrong? I don't know what to believe.

I do know that there was dishes in the sink yesterday after dinner. All Annabeth did was put the leftover food away before playing on her phone. When I put my plate in the sink there was a ton of dishes that needed to be done. I don't want Annabeth to get in trouble for not doing the dishes. I'm not sure if it was her chore or not but it needs to be done so I shakily stood up.