Annabeth's POV
At school next day, I was going to try and find Percy. I walked the halls searching for him when I got a glimpse of sea-green eyes and black hair. I ran over to the figure. "Percy," I hissed. He turned around and my suspicions were confirmed. What I saw next shocked me; His face was a train wreck. His hair was like a tornado blew through it and hung in his eye. He had huge bags and his face was pale.
He pulled out his clipboard and wrote, Annabeth! Hi? "Oh my god Percy," I screeched. "What happened?" He wrote, well, is falling down the stairs convincing enough? He smiled but winced as if it hurt him. He started to walk away, but collapsed on the lockers. I saw Nico and Thalia walk by, thank God. I yelled at them for help and they ran over when they saw Percy. "I-I'll go get the nurse," Nico said and then ran off. "What happened," Thalia asked. I told her about how I saw Percy came to school looking like someone mugged him and he collapsed. I ran my hand on his chest for broken bones and found an indention where his rib should be. I lifted his shirt and stifled a scream. Where the bumps were, was a nasty purple and black bruise the size of my hand and several bumps bigger than my pinkie's fingernail. "Oh my god," Thalia muttered. A couple minutes later, Nico came back with a dude about 18 with sandy hair and bright brown eyes. "Uhh Nico," I said. "I think nurses are usually women." "This is the nurse's son," He said. "Will Solace." Will knelt down besides Percy and examined the injuries. He pulled out his phone and dialed 9-1-1.
"Woah," I said. "Why are you calling the police? Is he going to be okay?"
Will smiled at me. He started talking to the people on the phone. I usually could stay calm and collected, but right now, I was a train wreck. Nico and Thalia didn't look any better. "He's going to be alright," Will said when he got off the phone. "A broken rib or two, but my dad should be able to help.' I thanked him and stared back at Percy. What happened to him? Luke?
Moments later, the ambulance showed up and took Percy away. "Come on," Thalia said. "We're visiting Jackson."
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Percy's POV
Nothingness. That was all I felt, smelled, and saw. I heard voices saying, 'When's he gonna wake up?' and 'Is he alright?' After a few minutes, my senses floated back to me. A sharp pain came in my chest and I saw a doctor, Annabeth, Thalia, and Nico. "Ah, he's awake!" The Doctor said. "Hello, Percy! I'm Apollo, your doctor."
He looked for something on his desk and when he turned back to me, he was holding a shot with golden liquid in it. "Yes, you were sent to the right place, Mr. Jackson," he said. "What we have here is nectar. The latest medicine in our health science developments. It heals bones within weeks!" I had a hopeful thought. I grabbed my clipboard on the bed and wrote, Can it heal damage vocal chords? When I handed it to him I crossed my fingers. He gave me a sad look and shook his head. He handed me the board back and left silently. "Percy," Annabeth said. I wrote on my board, Wow, it can heal bones in weeks, but it can't even let me talk.
They looked at me sadly and I just sat there and fumed. I'm just destined to live in hell, I thought miserably. After about 10 minutes of silence Apollo came back in. "Alright, Mr. Jackson," he said. "We'll let you go after we get a wheelchair and you answer some questions. How'd you get those bruises? Also, the scars on your arm?" I sighed heavily. I grabbed the clipboard and began to write. I wrote an excuse that I was attacked by a gang. "Well," Apollo said clearly not satisfied. "I guess I will get your wheelchair. Also, where is your parents? I called, but no one answered." I wrote quickly My mom's dead and my dad is on a buisness trip. He nodded left the room. The rest turned to me.
"Percy," Annabeth said. "If you want, there is a spare room at my house if you need to stay." I sighed and nodded yes. Nico and Thalia snickered. "Does this 'spare room' happen to be your room, Annabeth?" Nico laughed. Annabeth blushed at what he said and mumbled something that might've been a no. I smiled at that and the smile was real. Something that hasn't happened in 13 years.
That was happy! Sorry it's short. REVIEW
