Here's the new chapter! I'm not a doctor, but I did try to do my research. Sorry for any medical mistakes! Please review! Happy Reading!
Will
There is silence on the other end of the line, then House says, "Is it causing increased intracranial pressure?" I look at the images on the computer screen for a minute then say, "Yes." Both of us are silent for a minute, then House says, "I'll be there in two hours, bring her into surgery and fix it. We'll talk more when I get there." Then he hangs up.
You're probably wondering how I am supposed to do brain surgery. Well, I'm not the one who is going to be doing it. Every once in a while, when I have a really difficult surgery, my dad comes down from Olympus to help. I say a quick prayer to him and suddenly he's standing beside me. "Hey Will," he says, "What's up?" I ignore him and go straight into the details on Annabeth. "The patient has a brain bleed which is causing increased ICP. I know that you can't help diagnose what's wrong with her, but all I need is for you to get her through this surgery." Apollo finally seems to grasp the severity of the situation and he nods. Then, we walk into the OR.
Percy
It's been more than an hour when Will comes to talk to me. I open my mouth to say something but he holds up his hand. "Me first," he says. Then he launches into a whole medical explanation of what's wrong with Annabeth. I don't understand most of what he's saying, but I get the gist. Her concussion was way worse than she was letting on and it caused some serious problems. Apollo came down from Olympus to do the surgery, but he can't help us with anything else. I nod along, but I must seem distracted, because Will asks, "Percy, is everything okay?"
I nod my head in response, but in reality the burns on my arms are hurting like hades. They were hurting a little before, but I was so focused on Annabeth that I forgot about the pain. Now that I know she's in good hands, the pain is coming back. I don't want to say anything to Will about it because Annabeth is way more important than me right now and I want him to get back into her surgery. With one final look my way, Will walks back into surgery.
The pain from my arms keeps increasing, but I don't tell anyone. It's probably just nothing and I don't want everyone to think that I'm a baby. I just lie in my bed, praying to the gods that Annabeth and I will be okay. When you're fighting in a battle, you know that there's a chance you'll die, but it's always at the back of your mind because you're busy fighting. But now, I have time to actually realize that I might die. I was technically dead this morning! Now I know how children of Hades must feel, contemplating death all the time.
Twenty minutes after Will came to tell me about Annabeth the pain in my arms is so bad that the only thing I'm concentrating on is not screaming. My breath is coming out in short, shallow gasps and blackness is creeping into the edges of my vision. Right before I pass out, I think to myself that this must be what it feels like to die.
Sorry this chapter was so short! Hope you liked it!