Found You chapter 1: Illusion

Chapter 1: Illusion
Recap:      She nods; crying still, and we run towards her house which is diagonal to mine. As we approach, I spot a figure covered in a death shroud on her doorstep. Scared, I slowly kneel down next to it and lift up the shroud to reveal…


      “Percy!” I shout as I jolt awake from my nightmare. This is the sixth time this has happened this month. Sixth time I’ve woken with the memory of Percy’s life less body. My hand stretches out in front of me as if still gripping the pure white burial shroud.  Tears stream down from my azure eyes as my heart thuds painfully from the adrenaline rush.
It’s been two years since Percy’s death, yet the haunting dreams of his untimely death have never left. They wake me up every once in a while, bringing with them all the sweet memories of our kisses. But with those sweet memories come the most painful once.
It’s been two year, yet my heart refuses to believe that he is dead. If he was dead, I would feel something shift in the world. The skies would be darker, the world would be dimmer. But, since that is not the case, instead, the world is brighter and has been taunting me for these two years. So I do not believe he has left this world.
Taking deep breaths, I force myself to calm down and relax. It was just a dream. He is not dead! Thinking this, I gaze out the window in my bedchamber to find the first drop of the sun, which seemed like liquid gold in the pink sky. I smiled at the beautiful sight, now feeling calm. I get out of bed and walk to the window to, once again, admire the sight.
As I look upon the beauty in front of me, something appears at the corner of my eye. I turn in its direction and what I find is a miracle. In front of my eyes is a perfect sphere of water that hovers in mid-air.
I blink a few times and even pinch myself to make sure I am awake. I am. I gaze at the sphere until something appears on its watery surface. It’s a picture, no… a face. A face I knew all too well. It’s a face I’ve been longing to see for two years, 730 ½ days, 17532 hours and 1051920 minutes.
Tears flood my eyes as I look into his sea-green eyes. He looks exactly the same except there is a grey stripe in his hair, just like mine. His face is more angular, even more handsome than before.  His eyes widen after seeing my reaction and he shakes his head at me. I quickly wipe my tears away and he smiles, nodding, and mouths something to me. I look at him, confused. He stares at me then shakes his head. Turing to his right he says something I cannot hear and I glance out the window to my left but no one is there. After his little silent talk, he turns back to me and smirks.
Words appear over his head. Hi Annabeth! How are you? I missed you so much! I am coming to you soon Wise Girl and then I promise I will never leave again. Just… just hang on all right? Ok, bye. See you soon.
With that last sentence, the bubble explodes silently just as my maids come in and one of them calls “Madame! You are up already! Shall we prepare a hot bath for you?”
I nod my head, still staring at the place where the bubble once floated moments ago. Could it be? Was he actually alive? Will I actually be able to touch him and taste his lips once more? Tears once again flow down my cheeks as I realize it was probably an illusion. There is no way it was real. Water can’t hover in the air like so! If Percy did contact me, it would be with a love letter or in person, not this. And if this was a joke then I shall rip apart the person responsible.