A/N: If anyone has any suggestions to add to the story, I'm all ears! I've been running out of ideas and I'm starting to show signs of writer's block. Please help! Oh, and I might get some medical stuff wrong, so don't give me crap about it. I'm only fourteen! I'm not a doctor!
Told from Annabeth's POV
It's been a day since you came to San Francisco and when you arrived at the hospital, your father was fine. Apparently, he was in a lot of stress at the time. He and your step-mother had started to fight, your younger siblings are starting into college, and there had been a lot at work that had built up so much stress.
It is odd how a near death can cause one to open there eyes. Your father is now cutting back on work and your step family has started to help out. Your step-mother is willing to talk things out and your brothers are now looking into nearby colleges and universities for scholarships instead of wasting time playing games or going out. Now you, you promise your dad that you will try to visit more often. And with all that, he's on the road to recovery.
Taking a break, you check your phone. Shocked, you see a multitude of missed calls and test messages from a number of people, Claire, Grover, Mrs. Jackson, and even Nico. Most of the texts consisted of "Call me ASAP" or "Annabeth, you need come back." Worried, you called Claire.
"Claire, what's going on?" You don't even give her a chance to say any greeting.
"Oh my gods, Annabeth, why haven't you been picking up your phone?" She screams across the line.
"I haven't been checking it. Now tell me why everyone is calling me, telling me to come back to New York when I'm across the nation right now!" You yell back.
"Okay, sorry about that. But seriously, get on the next plane out to New York. It's Percy. He's been in an accident," she says. Claire has always been strong, even when times were tough, but in this situation, you can tell by the sound of her voice that she was scared and that, in turn, scared you. You nearly drop the phone and tears well into your eyes.
"What? How is he? When did it happen? When did you rind out?" You bombard her with question.
"Doctors say he's in critical condition and he's undergone a lot of surgery. He still unconscious. It happened yesterday morning when he was driving up to the beach and I didn't find out until last night. And before you ask me about the time delay, it was because he didn't have his phone on him, so police couldn't contact anyone at the time," Claire explains.
"Please tell me he'll be okay," Your voice almost sounds like begging. On the other line, you can hear Claire take in a breath, sounding like she was hesitating before answering.
"Annabeth, I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place now. I want to tell you that he'll be all right, but I really don't know myself if he will or not." There was a pause and she came back on the line, "I've got to go, try to get a ticket," and with that, the line is dead, leaving you wondering about the condition on Percy.
You feel terrible, first you dad, and now Percy. You go back into the room and explain that you need to get back to New York as quick as possible. You explain about Percy and the accident. You don't realize that during the whole time you spoke, there were tears streaming down your face. Your step-mother goes to get tickets and your father and brothers comfort you.
She comes back with tickets for tomorrow leaving in the early morning and you can't thank her enough. It was getting late and you bid your father farewell and make your way back to his house to gather your things and sleep.
During the whole car ride home, you thought about what had occurred in the past half hour. When you heard news of your father having a heart attack, you were scared. But hearing of Percy in critical condition in a terrible accident, you're terrified, fearing that you'll lose him.
Okay, how was it? I've been in an angsty mood this year for an odd reason. Most stories I've written this year have been of the angst genre. If you like this story, check out my other ones, such as Better Now or Selfish. REVIEW!
-azngirl123