Sorry for the cliffhanger on the last chapter! Hope you like this one! Happy reading!
Will
I am sitting in my little sanctuary in the infirmary. No one except Nico knows about it. I discovered it a few months ago, put some pillows and books inside, and I go here whenever I don't want to go back to my cabin but need a break. I am nestled into the pillows and am almost asleep when I hear someone scream.
I recognize it as Annabeth and figure that she is just having another nightmare. But when she doesn't stop screaming I start to get worried. I remember what she sounded like when she was yelling during her nightmare and it was definitely not like this. I realize she is screaming in pain and jump up. I come out of my small closet sanctuary and see her writhing in pain and clutching her stomach. I run over and ask what's wrong. I'm really hoping it's not what I think it is. All she can manage is to point to her stomach. Well that didn't work, I'm going to have to do this the hard way.
"Annabeth, this is going to make it hurt more but I need you to lie on your back." I say, pulling her hands away from her torso. I gently push on different areas around her stomach. When I push on the lower right side she shrieks. Her body is racked with sobs of pain and the look in her eyes tells me exactly what it is. I am about to tell her that I need to remove her appendix when she passes out.
I tell some campers from the Apollo cabin to get Annabeth ready for surgery. I quickly put on some scrubs and wash my hands. Once I am sterile I walk into the surgery room. Annabeth is prepped and ready to go. I grab the scalpel and cut into her abdomen. I immediately see that her appendix is twice its normal size. I work quickly being careful not to rupture her appendix. I take it out and close the incision that I made. I am glad that her appendix didn't burst, but I'm still worried. While Annabeth is still unconscious I check her ankle and ribs and am relieved to see that they are healing properly. After transferring Annabeth back into her bed I decide to talk to Nico. I need to tell someone how worried I am.
I knock on the door to the Hades cabin and Nico answers right away. "Will, where have you been? We were supposed to meet up an hour ago and…" He trails off seeing the look on my face. "What happened?" Nico asks worriedly as he closes the door behind me. I take a deep breath, "Annabeth's appendix burst and I had to take it out."
"Oh, will she be okay?" He asks.
"She should be but I have no idea what's wrong with her. I couldn't figure out why her appendix burst. I'm really worried about her and Percy." I say, and at that moment I realize how worried I really am. "I mean, your heart doesn't stop for no reason. I can't find anything wrong with either of them, but they keep getting worse."
My voice is shaking and suddenly I'm hyperventilating. Most demigods have anxiety, but mine is worse than most. Nico is the only person who knows how bad mine is and also the only person who can calm me down. When he realizes that I'm having an anxiety attack he goes to get me some water. I think about what could happen to Percy and Annabeth if I can't figure out what's wrong. My legs give out and I crumple to the floor. I put my head in my hands and start crying. Once I start stressing about one thing, I start to think about another stressful thing and I just keep thinking of more stressful things and making it worse.
Nico comes back from getting me water, sees me on the floor sobbing into my hands, and walks over. He gently places his hand on my wrist and pulls my hands away from my face. "It's going to be okay." He says, "You're going to find out what's wrong with them."
"But what if I can't. What if they…..they don't make it because of me." I say, sobbing even harder at the thought of a world without Percy and Annabeth. "Hey," he says, looking straight at my tear-stained face, "you're going to figure this out." Nico hands me the cup of water and I take it in my shaking hands. We sit in a comfortable silence while I stop crying. Suddenly Nico looks at me. "Wait, don't you know some fancy son of Apollo who is really good at figuring out stuff like this?" "House! Nico you're a genius!" I give him a quick kiss then run up to the big house to call Dr. House and ask for a favor.
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