CHAPTER ELEVEN
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Clarisse #1 Opp

Clarisse #1 Opp
Asshole
What the fuck did you do?

Connor.
What?

Clarisse #1 Opp
Don't play stupid
Chris just texted me and said he found
Joey crying
What the fuck did you do

Connor.
Look Clarisse
I'm not talking about this with you

Clarisse #1 Opp
Why?
Because you're too much of a coward to
admit that you hurt my sister?

Connor.
I don't need this from you right now

Clarisse #1 Opp
Whatever
Stay far away from us Connor
Including Joey.
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"Idiot!" Was the first thing Angel yelled into the phone as soon as Connor accepted her call.

He sighed into the speaker. "I know, okay? I'm sorry."

"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to, Connor. What happened?" she demanded.

"Percy texted me about it and she saw it," he replied, guilt dripping in his tone. "I was gonna tell her, Angel, I swear to you."

"Were you? Or were you just hoping that you weren't gonna get caught?"

"Angel, please." Connor rubbed his temples. "What do I do?"

"All you can do is give her space," Angel said. "I doubt she wants to hear from you right now."

"But I don't want to give her space!"

"You should've fucking thought of that before you told Percy you'd help him!"

"You're right." He took a deep breath. "Sorry for snapping at you. I'm lucky you're even helping."

"Percy and I can see her from our cabin," she told him.

Connor licked his lips. "How is she?"

"She's not alone, if that's what you're worried about. She's got Chris and Clarisse."

"Do you think..." Connor paused, glancing around his cabin. "Do you think she'd ever—"

"I don't know, Connor," sighed Angel. "Look, I have to go. Percy and I have to clean up before lights out. Don't do anything stupid, okay?"

"Okay."

"Goodnight."

"Night."

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Joey

Connor
Joey I'm so sorry
Honest to the gods
I never meant to hurt you
Can we please talk?

Joey
No
I'm sorry

Connor
Just hear me out please
Message not sent

Percy Da Man

Percy Da Man
Dude...
I'm so so so sorry

Con Man
It's not your fault
You didn't know

Percy Da Man
I know but I still feel bad
I know Angel said to give her space
But all of Cabin 5 is at training with us rn
and she's not here...

Con Man
So you think she's alone in her cabin?

Percy Da Man
🤷🏻‍♂️

Con Man
Should I go over there??

Percy Da Man
🤷🏻‍♂️

Con Man
Fuck you
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Despite Percy's inconclusive advice, Connor went to the Ares cabin. For a second, he thought about listening to Angel and actually giving Joey space. But then he remembered just how much he liked her, and knocked on the door anyway.

Clarisse answered, her face immediately twisting into disgust at the sight of the Hermes boy. "What the hell are you doing here? I told you to stay away!"

"Clarisse, please just let me talk to her," Connor said, practically begging. "I just want to apologize."

"Didn't you read her text? She doesn't wanna hear anything from you," she snapped.

"I know, but I just—" Connor sighed, pressing the heels of his palms into his eyes, then looking back up at Clarisse. "It's killing me that she doesn't know how sorry I am."

Clarisse lifted a shoulder. "How's that my problem?"

"Five minutes. Please."

Begrudgingly, Clarisse glanced behind her, then back at Connor. "Five. Minutes."

"Thank you," Connor said.

She just rolled her eyes and stepped out of the cabin, allowing him to enter.

He went straight to Joey's bunk, where she was already waiting for him. She was stood next to her bed, arms crossed, staring at him with puffy eyes and the same disappointed frown she had the night before.

"Joey," Connor mumbled, barely audible.

"Well?" She raised an eyebrow at him. "You know you only have five minutes, right?"

After hearing that, Connor surged forward and grabbed her shoulders. "I'm so sorry. Honestly, words can't even begin to describe how sorry I am. When I said I couldn't imagine myself hurting you, I fucking meant it, and knowing that you're feeling this way because of something I did is killing me."

"Then why did you do it?" Joey asked, her brown eyes rimming with tears. "Why didn't you just leave me alone when I first rejected you? Why did you have to make me like you?"

"I was so caught up in trying to help my friend that I wasn't even thinking straight, and I'm so sorry that I didn't take your feelings into account. You're one of the best people I know, Joey. I hate to see you like this."

She shook her head, now letting the tears fall down her cheeks. "I hate you," she decided, avoiding his eyes.

Connor tightened his grip on her shoulders and dipped his head to her height. "You have every right to."

By that point, she couldn't hold it together anymore. Against her better judgment, Joey broke into sobs.

And even though she had just told him she hated him, she allowed Connor to hold her as she cried.

MATTHEO.
Honestly like this is awful call me Connor cause I'm sorry LMFOAOSOSKSKE

Don't worry tho Consephine is sooo back next chapter even though it will also be poorly written but we're so close to the end it doesn't even MATTER