Hello. Sorry for the late update. I was really super busy the last few months. Here's what happened.

-a wedding (my friend is now my cousin! I think)

-two parties (my sis and friend both graduated from college)

-vacation at sequoia

-school ?

Okay, let's get going!

(Disclaimer: I do not own PJO)

Love is so confusing

Annabeth's POV

I sighed in my bed, as I thought about last night. I thought about Percy. I thought about our...date. Why did I bother to let him sit with me? Why do I find him attractive? Why did I fall in love with him?

Those questions had blank answers.

I didn't want to think right now. I didn't want to get hurt anymore. All I wanted was to be alone. That afternoon, I went to the park to get some peace, hoping I won't bump into anyone. I sat down on a bench in the middle of the park, looking at the clouds, listening to the kids laughing and playing around, and feeling the breeze of the wind. I closed my eyes, not because I was tired, it was because it reminded me of the Thursday night in late May. I felt a presence, again. I opened my eyes. This time, it wasn't Luke, or Percy. It was a girl. She was a redhead with freckles all over herself, and a sad look on her face. She wore pants that were splattered with paint, and a black shirt that read "Paint Club". She looked oddly familiar to me. For awhile, we sat there until i heard sniffles. I looked at the girl next to me, who was silently crying.

I felt so bad, I had to talk to her.

"Hey. Having a bad day?"

She looked at me with puffy eyes.

"It's none your business to know."

"Hey, calm down. I didn't mean to bother you. But you can talk about it if you want."

She sighed."Okay. It's just that...it's a long story."

"Let it all out."

"Well, first of all, I had a long distance relationship with my boyfriend. Secretly, I was dating someone else. I decided to break up with my long distance boyfriend, and I dated the other guy instead. Right after I broke up with my ex, the guy I dated broke up with me, too because he fell in love with another girl. And now, I'm all screwed up!"

"Hey, hey. It's okay. Look, I know you feel hurt right now, but it will get better in the future. You wouldn't have to deal with those boys anymore."

She laughed, and I smiled.

"Thank you." the girl said."By the way, my name is Rachel." She stuck out her hand.

"No problem, Rachel. My name is Annabeth Chase." I shook her hand.

Her eyes widened. "Wait a minute! Weren't you that girl who sang at the festival last Saturday?"

I nodded.

Then she frowned even more.

I was confused. What was happening? "Is everything all right, Rachel?"

"Aren't you that girl who slapped my ex-boyfriend?"

Then it hit me. She was the girl who kissed Luke last Saturday.