Grover kept a close eye on Percy as the bus moved on after being fixed. He couldn't help but feel as though the fates had just cut Percy's life line... But, once the bus began moving, Percy's cheeks had a reddish tint to them, like he was blushing. But, his eyes were glazed over. Grover placed a hand on his forehead and felt an extremely high fever. "Percy, dude, you've got a fever!" Grover hissed. Percy sluggishly turned to him, "At least that explains why my head hurts." Grover and Percy sat in silence for a while, until Percy complained he felt dizzy. "G-Man, why's the bus spinning?" Grover looked over and saw that Percy had gone an extreme shade of pale. "Um... ok... try and put your head in between your knees. You'll be fine." Grover wasn't sure if he was assuring himself or Percy. Mr. Brunner wheeled himself down after about 5 minuets of Percy having his head in between his knees. He placed a hand on Percy's shoulder, "Are you ok, Mr Jackson?" Grover heard Percy moan. Mr. Brunner sighed, "I'll contact your mother and get her to come and get you when we arrive, meanwhile, try to sleep if your feeling dizzy." He made Grover and Percy swap seats so that Percy was next to the window. Mr. Brunner then turned to Grover. "Make sure his mother knows."
Grover could only nod. Mr. Brunner wheeled off, and Grover frowned at the sight of his friend. Percy's cheeks had a flush to them, greatly contrasting against his pale pallor, he was shivering despite having a high fever and his eyebrows kept knotting together, as if in pain. Occasionally, Grover thought Percy would puke, because his arm kept snaking around his abdomen. When they finally got home, Grover could see Sally waiting. He shook Percy awake. Percy inhaled sharply and opened his eyes blearily. "Hey man." Grover said, resting a hand on Percy's shoulder. "Feeling any better?" He asked. Percy shook his head, "Not really. Is my mom here?" Grover felt really sorry for Percy. "Yeah, man. I'll help you to her."
"I'm good, I can stand." Grover let him. "Whoa... why is the floor spinning?" Grover grabbed his forearms and helped him off of the bus, with Percy leaning heavily on him the entire way. Grover helped Sally get Percy in the car and then told her everything. "Sally, you know it's getting closer." Sally closed her eyes, "I know. I just want to keep my baby with me. Thanks for looking after him Grover. Tell Mr. Brunner I'll send him in next Monday. He can have a week."
"Ok, Bye!"
Grover hoped it wasn't Percy's life line... like... really hoped it wasn't.