engraved memory { t o m }

Ocean waves called for him like they did every day, but this time, the ferocity was vicious. The wave had came to the District known for it's water. Water towered over the district and barreled straight onto it causing a whole number of destruction. People had died and Percy had lived. The perks of living away from the ocean's dangerous, but calming waves. District four was in shambles. The district that once was gorgeous was littered with death and destruction. It had taken a few days for help from everywhere could come and help. Hell had broken loose in his house. The brother who was a nightmare to him slammed his fist into Percy's already bruised arm. Defensive words flung towards his brother. Arguments erupting and crippled mom screaming at both of them. The younger of the two, Percy, rolled his eyes at his older brother and stormed out.

The ocean was his home. A place where his brother wouldn't come to follow him down to the glistening waves of happiness. There were no more perks to the ocean anymore. The destructive power made sure to get rid of everything he used to love about it. No more girls. It was the worst thing that could happen to him, but that wasn't the only perk. The pier that he used to hang out at was destroyed. Nothing more than planks broken and shredded into the razor water wave. The destruction left nothing there. Boats that were once docked disappeared with the wave that tore every person in District 4, one way or another. Families, friends, homes, shops, and the ocean were destroyed by the catastrophic wave that took everything with it. Hearts shattered and the dust spreading across the whole district.

Percy walked down the beach with a hesitated pace, not knowing whether the ocean will unleash another wave to take him within the deeps. What a way for his pathetic life to end. Percy Bercovich, death by a second wave, remembered for flirting with every girl there could be. That would be his gravestone, his older brother would make sure of that. Nothing but a disgrace to the Bercovich family. A laugh escapes his lips like it was imprisoned within his lungs. Laughing felt fake. Faker than the makeup that some girls put on their face. Faker than the masks people put up to keep their emotions in check. A mask that hides everything a person truly is. Percy held multiple masks. No one could know the frightened boy within himself. A boy who was afraid of every little thing. People say strength comes within, but for him it came with the people outside. His strength had to be stolen from the good and innocent. Percy Bercovich, the parasitic boy who needed the comfort of others to feel happy.

The sun's beautiful rising giving way to the the pink, orange, and yellow rays of color that flashed before his eyes. Percy had seen the same sunrise over and over again. Nothing was special about it, except that it was home for him. Home for a lot of people in District Four. His blues eyes scanned the beach for anything. Curiosity hitting his soul and asking to get out. That's when he saw the girl. She was sitting in the sand, letting the waves caress her legs. Blonde hair resting behind her head. Percy's curiosity got to the better of him. His walk was slow, but his curiosity grew as he crept closer and closer. His voice felt dry and rough as it came out into the salty air, "Um. Hello?" Percy Bercovich was a parasite, but today was going to be different. Today Percy would be the gentleman that his father would want him to be. A smile fits perfectly onto his face. The beaches waves slowly calming him down to meet a girl whose peaked his curiosity.