This time the rid with the elevator to the third floor, took like forever. Percy felt sicker by each inch they were driving upwards and as the doors opened, he was about to throw up in one of the trash bins.
In silence he walked together with Nico and Thalia down the hall until he reached the room number: 312. He looked at his friends, who were giving him reassuring smiles and pushed the handle.
Inside bright light from the windows filled the room. It was silent and he could see his mother sleeping under the white sheets of her bed. She looked pale, paler than before and next to her stood a blue bucket probably because for the chemo and the sickness which is coming from it.
Percy walked to one of the chairs besides her and plopped down while Nico and Thalia stood awkwardly behind him, looking unsure what to do next.
Sally opened her eyes slowly, awakening from the sound of the door handle been pushed. She watched her son smiling at her, and sat a little up.
"Hey, honey," she smiled back at him.
"Hi, Mom," Percy replied and tried to let his voice sound as carefree as usual.
"Oh and Nico and Thalia are also here," she looked at them. "It's nice to see you again, you two. How is it going?"
Thalia and Nico exchanged a nervous glare before Nico answered her: "Great, I guess and how are you?"
"For somebody who has cancer, I'm feeling good," she chuckled. "So why are you here? It seems like something is on your minds."
Percy took a deep breath, this was his chance. "Mom. Gabe told me something."
Sally kept smiling. "Oh and what?"
He bit his lower lip, searching carefully for his words. "About my real dad."
Silence.
The smile on Sally's face vanished and she looked shocked at her son. Her eyes were flickering with different emotions, mostly guilt and sadness. She looked even sicker than before.
"I-" she stopped herself and took Percy's hands in hers. "Honey, I wanted to tell you, but I thought you wouldn't care."
"Why shouldn't I care?" Percy was angry but not with his mom. He was angry with his father, who was the one who didn't care.
"Gabe, was always there, when you grew up, so-" she left the rest in the room.
And Percy was tempted to start his next sentence with Unfortunately, but he resisted. "Mom, who is my real dad? You need to tell me."
"I know," she whispered, her eyes filling with tears. "He- He was an important man, Percy. You look very much alike, you two."
"Mom, what's his name?" Percy said with some vigor.
Sally was crying by now. "Percy,"
"Mom, please-"
"No, Percy, please call-"suddenly her hands fall off his and she started to shiver heavily, while sweat streamed down her face.
Percy rushed up and thrummed against the red button to call a nurse. Seconds later the door was pushed open and nurse ran inside but as she saw Sally, she screamed over her shoulder for a doctor. She started to press her legs and arms on the bed as a doctor and more nurses came inside. One grabbed him by the arm and yelled at Thalia and Nico to go outside.
The last thing Percy saw was how the heart monitor showed an even line.
Never Percy asked his Mom about his real Dad again.
She survived it with a lot of luck and now she was getting better but Percy couldn't bear the thought that he almost killed his mother. He visited her on the next day and you could see from her eyes that she was sad.
The next day past eventless and Percy was going back to his normal routine.
School was just bearable with Thalia, Nico and Annabeth, even tough she was hanging out with this Luke-guy a lot.
Percy wasn't too convinced of him since he always pulled her away when Annabeth was speaking with them. Thalia smirked often at Percy's expression and then she says: "Someone's jealous."
Percy wasn't jealous, he just didn't like Luke.
His mother was doing better everyday but she kept sending Percy away, when he visits her too often. She always wore that sad smile on her face but he never asked about his father again. And he won't.
Maybe it was better like this.
So he wouldn't get hurt if his father rejects him or disappointed if his father is a bastard like Gabe. He would continue his life, without his father, just like now and he was doing great.
His job was going okay even tough Joe forced Percy to wear a blond wig and some contacts now because he got anymore costumers and he didn't want them to stalk Percy.
Again he reached up for the wig and looked if it still fit.
Currently he was leaning against the dumpster at his spot waiting for some costumers. Glenn came already fifty minutes ago and the other regulars too.
"Ehm hello?"
Percy got up and pushed the dirt of his jeans. "Over here!"
The man walked up to him and finally entered the light of a lamp above Joe's door. Percy's jaw almost dropped as Luke Castellan stood in front of him with a mischievous smile playing on his lips.
Dun, dun, dun!
Yeah, the first two (sound weird is it called first two?) dramatic turns here. I'm sorry that it took so long, but last week was the last week of school and then everything is a little crazy, but now I also have vacation! Yay, finally. Well you can look forward to more updates ;)
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