I'm No Cinderella

(Annabeth's outfit above)

Waking up this morning was different than waking up like most mornings. I had this big ball of anticipation in my chest. Maybe it was because I had to talk to Percy about what happened two days ago. We were supposed to discuss what had happened on Wednesday, but I guess Percy wasn't as healthy as he thought he was since his fever kept him bed. I didn't bother checking up on him because we were still in a semi-fight and showing up wouldn't have been the best idea.

I got out of bed to get dressed. Today was the third week of Senior's Month and it was Nerd Day. I had an outfit picked out already, yet I was so hesitant to wear it for some reason. I put on dark blue skinny slacks, a white vneck, black suspenders, tan Oxfords, black geek glasses, and a black bow tie. Dressing in character is so hard.

As I was braiding my hair into pigtails, my phone started buzzing with a FaceTime call from Reyna. When her face appeared of her walking down a street, I smiled. Reyna's hair was in a high side ponytail and she had on these fake glasses and she drew acne on herself.

"Hola chola, guess what I found out?"

I took a wild guess. "Harry Styles finally cut his hair?"

Reyna scowled. "Okay, he looks great with long hair! And no, you're first period teacher isn't here and I want Dunkin Donuts, so you should come with me."

I smiled. "I'm taking the train today, it's nice outside."

Reyna pursed her lips. "I thought Thalia and Piper were getting you."

"They only started picking me up again a couple of days ago, just not today."

Reyna frowned. "How's that going anyway? Is it still awkward?"

"Not that much. It's just different of course."

Thalia and I were working on our friendship. It wasn't this big thing, we just try to act as normal as possible around each other. There's tension, but it's still have her in my life. So I've still been getting picked up every morning by Piper, and Thalia sits at Percy's table with me at lunch. I feel like Thalia still feels some type of way about me dating her cousin after she demanded I didn't, but she'll get over it.

"I understand. I'll be at school by second period. Want me to bring you something back?"

I shook my head. "No, its fine. I'll see you there okay?"

I hung up and headed downstairs o the kitchen where my brothers were eating. I smiled and ruffled my brothers hair.

"Good morning, Annie!" They said together.

"Morning boys."

"Why do you look like that? Is it Halloween?" Bobby asked with his mouth full of eggs.

"No, it's a dress up day at my school."

Bobby popped his mouth open to make a drawn out, "ohhhhhhh."

"Mommy says you have an envelope on the counter."

Helen says I have an envelope? Usually I don't get much mail at all, maybe some coupons from random stores, or my few college acceptance letters.

The envelope was big and yellow, and I immediately knew it was an acceptance letter from another college.

"How?" I muttered to myself. I got acceptances to all the colleges I applied for, where is this one coming from.

I turned it over and I held in a happy scream. I put my hands over my mouth.

It was an envelope from Stanford University.