Chp 4
Percy's POV

I squeezed my eyes shut and turned my head into my shoulder as I stood up. I clung to the rail as if my life depended on it. And worst of all, I had an audience. The doctor, the phsiotherapist, Bill, my parents and a nurse.

"Good. Now try shifting your weight between you legs, my lad." He said, as he had been doing for the past three physio lessons. Oh yeah, and he was old, carrying his stick around to help him walk and to tap your leg to show you what to try and work.

I carried on doing this, but found myself getting really bored at about the three minute mark, and it started to become a 'I am so bored, kill me now' kind of feeli after five minutes.

"Good," He said, making me grit my teeth as he had to say everything that happened was good, "Now try bending and flexing your knees." I started this, sighing as the normal routine started up again. Was it ever going to change?

A nurse knocked on the door, saving me three minutes into the exercise. Annabeth came in, giving a smile. Bill was already sitting down, drinking his tea.

"Can I try something?" She asked Bill, and he nodded. She put her bag down and brought out a soccer ball. She put it in front of me. "You remember how we used to play this when we were eight."

I stared at the ball. "Annabeth, I can't." I said, looking at the ball. I moved my eyes up t her and she gave a smile. "Kick it." She said. "It's not that-" I tried agin but she said, "Kick it. Don't think about what your legs are doing, just do it."

I managed to move my leg enough so it tapped the ball and made it roll towards her. "Remember how we used to play all the time." She said, trying to get my mind off my legs.

I smiled. "At least this way you might actually win this little soccer game." I said, making her chuckle. "Hey, don't be negative." She said. I shook my head and she carried on kicking it back, making me return it.

I soon sat down, getting tired. Bill was scratching his chin in thought. "I like it." He said out loud. "I'll make your physio about ten minutes later, so she has enough time to get from school to here. I want you here to help." He said.

Annabeth and I exchanged glances before I smiled. We left and I went to rest at home. My legs ached front he mini workout but I smiled, feeling like I. Was actually getting somewhere.

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I lay on top if my bed, feeling the pain coarse through me from the day before's workout. How can something that seems so simple bring so much pain? I lay on my back and let the painkillers do their magic to dull the pain. Oh joy. And I haven't even started walking yet.

Short, I know. but I have some good ideas. But I have school tomorrow and really need to sleep, so night!