Sunrise

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I wake up in a sweat, reaching to grab Percy's arm, but it's not there. He's not there. I shake my head a bit and look at my room, seeing if he's in the bathroom, or has just fallen off the bed, but he's not here. It's so different, waking up without him. It feels...wrong. Everything has felt wrong.

My brow furrows, and I throw off the covers of my bed and slip my feet into my owl slippers. I pad over to my door and gently push the handle, but of course it makes a huge squeaky sound. I wince but keep pushing. 

I walk past all the girls' rooms and hear Thalia snoring. I roll my eyes and walk into the living room. I scan my eyes through each room, but no one is awake. Then I hear soft sniffles coming from the balcony. I walk over to Percy's room and see the faint outline of his body near the balcony. I whisper to myself, "Aw, Percy," and pad over to where his silhouette is situated. 

I walk to the railing and put my hand over his. "Percy," I whisper. "Percy, are you okay?" He wipes at his tears and takes a deep breath. I say, "You can tell me anything. You know that, right?" He nods. He whispers, "It just doesn't feel right. You know, us coming here, pretending to be regular old high-schoolers. Ignoring our past. We've been through so much. And to just ignore it and pretend like everything's fine and normal.... it's not right. And I can't just pretend like I'm a regular old high school guy, because I'm not. And I never will be. I just...can't..." He trails off. My eyes are filled, and I quietly put my arms around him. 

"I know," I whisper. "I know, Percy. And we don't have to pretend. We can just keep being ourselves. Keep going. Because we know better than anyone, if you are going through hell, keep going. Don't stop," I pause and wipe off my tears. "Percy, you will always have me. You can talk to me, always, and you will never in a million years lose me. Never. Because I love you, so, so much. Always and forever."

"I know, Annabeth. I love you too. And I guess I just need to remember that if we can survive Hell, giants, Kronos and millions of monsters, we can survive normal life. Maybe we won't have to survive anymore. Maybe we can live," Percy smiles a bit. "And I plan to take advantage of every moment. We won't forget our past, but we won't dwell on it either. We can finally not be in fear. And we will never be normal, but that's okay, because we will always be with each other. Holding each other up, right?"  "Right," I reply.

We stand there for a while, holding each other, like we promised we would. And in the few minutes that we talked, I know that my true love will always be there for me. He will never leave me. Not in a million years. The stars twinkle, as if they are showing us that there is beauty in the darkness. 

Soon the sun crawls up into the sky, and we watch as the millions of colors paint the darkness. Most people see sunrises as a symbol of hope, but I see it as relief. Victory. 


Because you survived the night.



(N/A I promise to update more! Sorry for the short chapter. Also, thanks for the 1K reads! Y'all are awesome! Ok, bye :)  )

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