Where have I been all of your lives? School! But it's the weekend and I'll be writing all night and I'm doing a short series of "Without Annabeth" up to part five :)
Here's part three for everyone, and part four will be up tonight :)
“Malcolm get out of bed, Annabeth said I am in charge while she’s gone and that means you have to listen to me, so get the Hades up!” I told Malcolm as I shook him rapidly. He groaned and pulled the covers over his head.
“Breakfast is in ten minutes, and if you’re not up I’m going to have to take the blame because I’m in charge so get up!” I yelled. He groaned again and rolled over to put his back to her. That’s when I decided that I wasn’t playing around anymore, and I yanked the blankets off and threw them across the room.
“Get. Up. And if you’re not up and ready before I say it’s time to go, we’re going to have a problem, so let’s go!”
I took his clothes for the day out of his dresser and threw that on the bed and walked out of the boys section of the cabin.
He always listened to Annabeth, but of course she’s still not back from searching for Percy. We all miss her, but we understand that she feels like she has to do this. She’s definitely scared, oh but don’t tell her I said that because she’ll kill me. You think I’m kidding, don’t you?
“Okay, okay I’m up Lauren. Happy now?” Malcolm said walking towards me and rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.
“Ecstatic. Now get dressed and brush your teeth, breakfast is in five minutes,” I told him pushing him into the bathroom.
“Alright, Mom, here I go,” He said sarcastically and emphasizing on the word mom. I rolled my eyes and told him that I’m not his mom and to hurry up before I brush his teeth for him.
“Okay, everyone! Let’s go! Breakfast time!” I yelled while walking towards the door to open it. Everyone started filing out and surprisingly, Malcolm wasn’t the last one, Madeline was which was surprising because she’s usually the first one out of the door. I stopped her and asked her if anything was wrong.
“No, it’s nothing. I just miss Annabeth. The cabin isn’t really the same and everyone is kind of acting up,” she explained staring down at the ground and occasionally looking back up at me. I knew it’d be hard for her because she was the youngest, but she was right. Everyone was kind of acting up and not being themselves. Annabeth was like the main magnet of the cabin. She was the one who kept everyone together.
“It’s hard Madeline, but you know Annabeth. If she knew this is how we were all reacting to her leaving to look for Percy, she’d be pretty mad. We have to stay strong for her! And although it’s okay to miss her we can’t all just shut down because she’s gone,” I told her as little tears streamed down her cheeks. I brought her into a hug, but pulled away because she started to talk.
“Why couldn’t she just let Jason, Piper, and Leo try to find him or send someone else?”
“Come on, Maddie. You’re smart enough to know Annabeth went. She feels like she has to be the one to find him, and that’s okay. She has the right to feel that way,” I said pulling her back into a quick hug. “Now let’s get to breakfast before it’s over,” We walked out of the cabin and jogged to keep up with the group.
When we got to our dining table I sat next to the empty spot that’s at the head of the table that Annabeth always sits at. I sit at the left of her and Malcolm to the left and then Madeline next to me. I offered half my French toast to Athena and half of my eggs to Hermes, asking him to give Annabeth safe travels.
“Thanks, Lauren,” Maddie told me as she sat down next to me.
“Why are you thanking me?” I asked, confused.
“Because you helped me, and you’re the most like Annabeth, so talking to you is kind of like talking to her. You guys are both of my favorite half siblings, but don’t tell Malcolm that because he thinks that he is,” she said giggling and then shoving a piece of toast into her mouth. I laughed to and plopped a grape into my mouth.
“It’s no problem, Maddie. You didn’t even have to thank me. I’m always here for you. Oh, and don’t worry I won’t tell Malcolm a thing,” I said pretending to lock my lips and throw away the key.
The rest of the breakfast was filled with a debate about if Percy and Annabeth “will last forever,” which I don’t think Annabeth would appreciate, but Malcolm insisted that they weren’t going to last and I just had to object. I think sometimes that Malcolm acts dumb on purpose, because he is smart because of the fact that he’s one of Athena’s children, or he just got mixed up and is supposed to me a child of Hermes because he reminds everyone of Travis Stole.
Here's part three for everyone, and part four will be up tonight :)
“Malcolm get out of bed, Annabeth said I am in charge while she’s gone and that means you have to listen to me, so get the Hades up!” I told Malcolm as I shook him rapidly. He groaned and pulled the covers over his head.
“Breakfast is in ten minutes, and if you’re not up I’m going to have to take the blame because I’m in charge so get up!” I yelled. He groaned again and rolled over to put his back to her. That’s when I decided that I wasn’t playing around anymore, and I yanked the blankets off and threw them across the room.
“Get. Up. And if you’re not up and ready before I say it’s time to go, we’re going to have a problem, so let’s go!”
I took his clothes for the day out of his dresser and threw that on the bed and walked out of the boys section of the cabin.
He always listened to Annabeth, but of course she’s still not back from searching for Percy. We all miss her, but we understand that she feels like she has to do this. She’s definitely scared, oh but don’t tell her I said that because she’ll kill me. You think I’m kidding, don’t you?
“Okay, okay I’m up Lauren. Happy now?” Malcolm said walking towards me and rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.
“Ecstatic. Now get dressed and brush your teeth, breakfast is in five minutes,” I told him pushing him into the bathroom.
“Alright, Mom, here I go,” He said sarcastically and emphasizing on the word mom. I rolled my eyes and told him that I’m not his mom and to hurry up before I brush his teeth for him.
“Okay, everyone! Let’s go! Breakfast time!” I yelled while walking towards the door to open it. Everyone started filing out and surprisingly, Malcolm wasn’t the last one, Madeline was which was surprising because she’s usually the first one out of the door. I stopped her and asked her if anything was wrong.
“No, it’s nothing. I just miss Annabeth. The cabin isn’t really the same and everyone is kind of acting up,” she explained staring down at the ground and occasionally looking back up at me. I knew it’d be hard for her because she was the youngest, but she was right. Everyone was kind of acting up and not being themselves. Annabeth was like the main magnet of the cabin. She was the one who kept everyone together.
“It’s hard Madeline, but you know Annabeth. If she knew this is how we were all reacting to her leaving to look for Percy, she’d be pretty mad. We have to stay strong for her! And although it’s okay to miss her we can’t all just shut down because she’s gone,” I told her as little tears streamed down her cheeks. I brought her into a hug, but pulled away because she started to talk.
“Why couldn’t she just let Jason, Piper, and Leo try to find him or send someone else?”
“Come on, Maddie. You’re smart enough to know Annabeth went. She feels like she has to be the one to find him, and that’s okay. She has the right to feel that way,” I said pulling her back into a quick hug. “Now let’s get to breakfast before it’s over,” We walked out of the cabin and jogged to keep up with the group.
When we got to our dining table I sat next to the empty spot that’s at the head of the table that Annabeth always sits at. I sit at the left of her and Malcolm to the left and then Madeline next to me. I offered half my French toast to Athena and half of my eggs to Hermes, asking him to give Annabeth safe travels.
“Thanks, Lauren,” Maddie told me as she sat down next to me.
“Why are you thanking me?” I asked, confused.
“Because you helped me, and you’re the most like Annabeth, so talking to you is kind of like talking to her. You guys are both of my favorite half siblings, but don’t tell Malcolm that because he thinks that he is,” she said giggling and then shoving a piece of toast into her mouth. I laughed to and plopped a grape into my mouth.
“It’s no problem, Maddie. You didn’t even have to thank me. I’m always here for you. Oh, and don’t worry I won’t tell Malcolm a thing,” I said pretending to lock my lips and throw away the key.
The rest of the breakfast was filled with a debate about if Percy and Annabeth “will last forever,” which I don’t think Annabeth would appreciate, but Malcolm insisted that they weren’t going to last and I just had to object. I think sometimes that Malcolm acts dumb on purpose, because he is smart because of the fact that he’s one of Athena’s children, or he just got mixed up and is supposed to me a child of Hermes because he reminds everyone of Travis Stole.