Chapter 2
The ride to the hospital was the longest ride of her life. She kept looking at the meters to see if he was slipping away. His heart was slowly beating. It was his lifeline. She thought.
"Will h-he be alright?" Annabeth said between sobs. She had calmed down a bit, but she knew the worse was yet to come.
"I don't know ma'am."
They pulled into the hospital and immediately flung open the doors of the ambulance. They rushed Leo into the hospital, followed by Annabeth. The EMT's took him into the ER, leaving Annabeth behind. She was left outside the building with the glowing sign illuminating her tears. She tried to wake herself up from this nightmare she was having. She felt she had been sucked into a vortex of whirling leaves and dust. The ambulance sirens and cars whizzing past formed a chorus in her head. Her emotions were pouring out of her as she walked toward the large silver doors. She wanted to be there with Leo, but she didn't want to get in the way. She looked at his watch 2:15. It seemed as if time stopped for a brief moment, as if she was living another life, watching over hers. She hurried over to the reception desk to find out where they had taken him.
"Excuse me, where is Leo McG.."
"Right there ma'am." The woman behind the desk pointed her long arm toward a room to Annabeth's left.
"Thank you." Annabeth moved quickly. Her long overcoat moved like a second person following behind her. As Annabeth approached the door, a tall man came out. She couldn't think of anything to say but, "Is he.."
"He wants to see you."
"He does?"
"Yes he does" Annabeth walked through the door, afraid of what she might see. Leo was lying in the hospital bed with tubs coming out of everywhere. Annabeth was scared. She didn't want to see him like this. He didn't look awake. Annabeth gently bent down next to Leo, taking his hand.
"L-Leo?" She had a slight quiver in her throat. She hoped that Leo wouldn't notice.
"Hey kid."
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