Forced to Love

Percy
I steered Eliza back into the cabin. "We have to talk."
"What do you mean? What do we have to talk about? It was either Jason or Nico. I chose Nico. Is there a problem with that? You wanted me to marry out of love, so why do you seem so upset that I'm actually starting to really like Nico?"
I had noticed That Eliza really liked him. She did have a point. Why was I so upset that my sister was actually falling in love with the boy she was being forced to marry?
"Your relationship with him isn't natural. I don't want you to try to force yourself to feel an emotion that you don't really feel for him. Leo loves you and you know it. For all you know, Nico could be faking his love. You don't know that he really even likes you.”
This made Eliza mad. Leo was a touchy topic, and it was cruel of me to bring him up when we both know she can’t be with him.
Before she could say anything I blurted, “Eliza, i’m sorry, that was cruel. I didn’t mean it like that.. its just I don't want you to have to go through another heartbreak like you did with Luke. I love you too much to be able to watch you go through pain like that again."
"Percy, it’s too late to save me from heartbreak. Just let me love and live my life. I can’t help the fact that I can’t be with Leo, but I really do like Nico. I don't know what you have against him, and i think that he likes me too. I don't know why you're so scared that he doesn't really like me. I'm a strong girl,you know. you can't take care of me forever,.You have to let me make my own choices even if they do lead to heartbreak."
I sighed. Eliza had won the argument and she knew it. She always did. She would have been an amazing candidate for the school debate team, even if she already had cheerleading to do. She had a way to find statements that she knew you couldn't argue with. I knew that she already was even falling in love with Nico and I knew that he loved her. She also knew for certain that I wouldn't and couldn't argue with the fact that I can't protect her forever, despite how much I love her. It would just be hard watching her be forced to grow up faster than she should be. Watching her get married and, I'm sure, eventually having kids.

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