Chapter 14

Handling Things 

Annabeth's POV

I hadn't been handling these few days well.

From the moment that I left Percy by his door I completely broke down. I'd called Piper for support and she decided to stay the night over that Saturday night and stay Sunday.

When I called her I had been a sobbing mess. She came over directly and comforted me.

""Maybe it wasn't meant to be, Beth. I mean him being famous and a superstar can't really work with an architect."

I ignored the comment because that was what I'd been thinking when doubting everything. "You should've seen him, he, he cried, Pipes. I'd never seen Percy cry. And he has that stupid Beatles Weekend. So he has to perform tomorrow and-" Then I realised it. Percy had to perform tomorrow. "And I broke him. I broke his heart. I'm a terrible person."

"You're not a terrible person Annabeth. I mean. Yeah, you could've chosen any better moment. Literally any..." I elbowed Piper. "Not helping."

"As I was saying. If you felt this way, maybe it's better. You shouldn't be lying to him. And he is going on a world tour, maybe it's better that he is free when he is doing that. And maybe I can find some hot dates for you!"

As Piper had voiced all my thoughts as to why we should break that I'd been pondering for weeks, I began to relax and fall asleep.

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It was Sunday and I opened spotify to see that the instagram from the band was live so I clicked on it. I needed to see him.

Piper was doing groceries for me so that I didn't need to do it for most of the week.

When I saw Percy I got tears in my eyes. He looked terrible. He had bags under his eyes. And I could see that he hadn't slept at all and probably had been crying. I saw Nico and Jason sometimes staring at him, but nobody else seemed to notice it all.

I cried when 'All you need is love' was requested. Percy looked miserable and his voice cracked a couple of times. When Piper came home she comforted me and we watched together.

At the end I felt miserable, but it also was so nice to see Percy. I wanted to find him, tell him I loved him and didn't mean any of it, hug him and never let go.

But this was the best.

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I just laid in bed and watched 'Notting Hill' a couple of times, because it reminded me of Percy. Actually the dvd was his and he would want it back soon.

Until Percy called.

I kept it fairly cool I think. He made a joke and was clearly not great but after that we met up to gather our stuff.

But I didn't gather it as I could only cry in one of his hoodies then feel very ashamed and I practically hated myself. I was Annabeth Chase, a strong independent woman. And I was the one that had broken up with Percy. I needed to calm down and stop.

But that was easier said than done.

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I needed to know how he was doing. I couldn't handle it. I decided that I needed to call someone to ask how he was doing.

So I called Jason and Nico. They both told me that he wasn't doing great, but that he was busy with music. Nico told me that Percy wasn't actually doing great and that he was a mess, but Nico didn't want to stand between me and Percy and said that I shouldn't call about this topic anymore.

Jason was less harsh and didn't go into the details about what 'wasn't doing great' meant exactly. But Jason wanted to meet up for coffee before he left and promised me that he would keep me in touch.

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After Percy left I once again cried my eyes out. And I called Piper again. I felt ashamed, but she was one of my best friends.

"Pipes, I fucked up. I broke him, but I'm not okay either. I miss him. So so much. What do I need to do?"

Piper looked me straight in the eyes. "Yes, you did fuck up Annabeth." I was blown away. Piper was the one who had said that it maybe was a good call.

"What? What about 'maybe it wasn't meant to be'?" I declared still stunned.

"Oh that was just some bullshit so that you would calm down. Percy was really great for you and you for him. But you weren't perfect, or you wouldn't be here now. And that's okay. But Annabeth I don't recognize you at all. You're a mess. And you need to do something. Maybe you can fix things between you later. But now you need to calm down and let go of him."

"But I don't know how."

"You've to figure it out then. I give you two more days to mope around. Stalk his instagram, watch old interviews of him, read. Just be a mess for these two more days." Piper grabbed my hands and I looked her directly in the eyes. "But after that you're done and going to pick your life up. And you're going to get over this. Maybe really think things over. Okay?"

I nodded. "Thank you Piper. I'm sorry I'm such a mess."

"It's alright, just get it all out of your system."

I nodded once again. But how could I get Percy out of my system?

A/N 

Sorry, that it's really short and crappy, but it is so that there is Annabeth's POV through the break up. I don't really like it and it's a little out of character for Annabeth, but also not? I think that Annabeth kinda would be a mess without Percy.

So, further my peace and love,

- S