Annabeth

As soon as she reached home she logged on her tablet.Trident has posted a new  story.It was a multi chapter one this time.As usual she was entranced as she read the first word

EXCERPT

It wasn't going to be easy but she had to confront him somehow.He stood beside the window , steadfast as a rock.His face seemed impassive but his eyes were troubled.His case was one of the weirdest that she had come across during her job. Fannie was a private detective and she had come across her fair share of odd cases but this one took the prize.The client was a wealthy  businessman who had escaped from the corruption cases that seemed to plague those of his position.He had no relatives and was a bachelor.He had a seemingly perfect life albeit a lonely one.But the man had issued a case  to search for....... himself.

Having people surround you  is not a necessity, it is a luxury.Why do we crave company? Why do we want to be surrounded by others through our joys and sorrows?Why does a person  who is rich and  has all the worldly comforts want someone to love  and trust them? A person who has never experienced company will never feel lonely even if he is alone all the time.But once he tastes the smallest shard of company he can never let go of the feeling of loneliness whenever he is alone.

                           Annabeth sighed.Was she lonely?She did not know .But she was always alone in her house.Her mother had left her with her father when they divorced.Her father had remarried and was perfectly happy with her step mother and her twin stepbrothers.But her father would have nothing to do with her as she was almost a carbon copy of the woman who had left  him.So she read as a coping mechanism and studied hard so that her father would notice her.

                                  She rubbed her eyes and she typed a comment.But she received no response."Must be sleeping" she thought and turned to her books but her mind kept going back to a black haired boy and a mysterious wordsmith who had captivated her with his tales.

the next morning

She yawned.She couldn't focus on her studies yesterday so she had woke up early to catch  up on her homework.Suddenly  there was a hush on the usually noisy hallway. Everyone was passing quietly with a sort of ashamed look on their faces.As she walked forward she saw  Percy surrounded by Dan and his stupid friends, all of them wearing identical smirks.He seemed to be  threatening Percy.Suddenly his eyes fell on her's.Her eyes widened and she realized that  this was his punishment for standing up for her.She tore her gaze  away from him and walked forward with a determined look on her face.Usually people avoided Dan because they were scared of him but she had to help Percy.finding Mr.Blowfis and making  him come to the scene was  really easy.But she was scared about what would happen when he knew that she had tattled.Percy's face when he was saved seemed to make up for it , though.His eyes were shinning and he had a cute smile too.

                        The rest of the day was quite nice for a change  and Percy's thanks was the cherry on top of the cake.But he was still as annoying as possible. Annabeth felt that though she was alone sometimes  she never felt lonely much.She was quite happy that her project was going well and Percy was  a helpful partner unlike others who just left the entire project to the nerdy girl.

                                But she still wondered about Trident.The guy was quite popular and the story had only boosted his popularity.But she wondered what  sort of a person he was to get such an outlook.His thoughts seemed to indicate that he was a reserved person but from her brief conversation with him she felt that he was a colorful character. She wanted to know more about him .Her train of thoughts led her to another enigma, Percy Jackson.He was another guy who had  two different faces and seemed to be unusually  perceptive.

She was broken from her thoughts when she herd her phone beep with a text. It was from an unknown number but the message made her hands shake and she looked around the road she was walking .Everyone seemed to be minding their own business. She read it again.

I know what you did and don't think you can escape from your fate.........