The phone rang. Percy looked at the caller ID it was Annabeth`s phone. He picked up.
"Hey."
"Hi is this Percy? Annabeth`s husband?"
"Yes. Why? Who is this?"
"My name is Georgia, I work with Annabeth. And….well….we just found her on the ground of the conference room. We tried to make sure she was okay but she was unresponsive, she had these scratch marks on her back we think she was attacked by some kind of animal, maybe a bird, I don't know. There was a lot of blood. But they just took her to the hospital now."
"What hospital?" Percy said quickly.
"The Saint Thomas Hospital."
Percy hung up the phone and rushed to Darla`s room. He banged on the door like a crazy person. Darla answered the door.
"What do you want? Are you not aware-"
"Shut up! Okay? Annabeth is hurt I have to go to the hospital, and I need you to watch Jack."
"I need my sleep." Darla stated.
"Are you kidding me!?"
"Get someone else." she said harshly.
"But she could be dead by then!"
"Sorry." Darla shrugged then went back into her room and closed the door.
Percy wanted to scream at her for being so selfish, but he had no time. He ran to the phone and called Grover.
"Daddy is something wrong?" Jack asked.
Percy looked at his son, unsure if he should tell him the truth. He figured he would find out anyways.
"Something happened to mommy. She might have been attacked. I have to go down to the hospital."
"I want to come!"
"No you can't come, Jack. Your staying here."
"Hello?" Grover said sleepily over the phone.
"Grover, I need your help!" Percy said.
"Percy? Seriously it's like 10 at night, what could possibly be happening?"
"Annabeth`s hurt and I need to go see her the hospital and I can't take Jack. He`ll start crying and freaking out! And Darla refuses to give up her beauty sleep. So please can you come here and help me? I have no one else to turn to. "
"Yes, I'll help you. I'll be there soon."
An hour later. The doorbell rang. Percy leaped out of his chair and ran to the door. Percy let Grover in.
"Grover, thank you so much! "
"No problem dude."
Percy ran out the door.
Jack ran over to Grover.
"Uncle Grover! Yay!" Jack shouted. "Wana play blocks?"
"How about we go to sleep."
"Sleeping is boring!"
"Ughhh!"
As Percy drove to the train station, all he could think about was Annabeth. He loved her so much and he didn't know what he would do if he lost her.
When Percy got to the hospital. He went over to the lady at the desk and asked for Annabeth`s room. She told him the room and directed him there. Percy slowly walked into the room afraid of what he may see.
"Annabeth?" Percy called.
He walked in and saw Annabeth lying on a hospital bed, she was asleep. Her face was covered in scratches and wearing a facemask that was hooked up to an oxygen machine. Percy held her hand.
"Please be okay." he told her. "I need you."
Suddenly the doctor walked in. She was a girl of about 27 with straight brown hair and blue eyes.
"You must be her husband?" the doctor said.
"Is she gana be okay?"
"She`s gana be fine." she smiled. Don't worry were gana take good care of her. She suffered a minor concussion and she has broken 3 ribs in the front and one in the back. Because of the broken ribs she has suffered from flail chest. This happens when 3 or more ribs are broken and it makes it hard for the person to breathe. We`ll have to keep her here on the machine for a two weeks."
Percy was so upset. You could see it in the way he was looking at Annabeth he looked like a sad puppy. He couldn't believe this could happen to Annabeth.
"But she`ll be okay after that? Like back to normal?"
"She`ll have to take some pills but other than that she`ll be fine."
Percy went to the hospital every day after work for two hours. Percy explained the situation to one of Jack`s best friend`s parents and asked if Jack could go there every day after school till about 5.
Then the day finally came. Annabeth was off the machine. Percy came into the room and saw Annabeth off of it and he was so happy. He hugged her softly.
"Annabeth, I'm so happy! You're okay! Look at your breathing on your own again!"
Annabeth smiled.
"Sounds like someone missed me."
"I did. I've been here every day."
"Yeah the doctor told me. You're so sweet."
She kissed his lips.
"How's the kids do they know?" Annabeth asked.
"Well I told jack that you were in the hospital didn't tell him how serious it was. And Dylan unfortunately saw what happened."
"What? How?"
"He Iris messaged you that night and he saw everything. He has been calling every day to make sure you're okay."
"Aww my poor baby!"
Annabeth noticed a fruit basket next to her bed side.
"Really?" Annabeth said. "A fruit basket."
"I'm not that lame, I got you flowers." Percy said pointing to the roses on her other side. "Your work got you the fruit basket."
Annabeth sighed.
"About work I don't think I'm going to go back."
"Why?"
"Well I have had a lot of time to think these past few days and I decided that I don't spend enough time with my family. I spend all my time at work and for what? Another building, another project that will consume my time. I have missed so much because of my job baseball games, talent shows, science fairs. I barley even know you let alone our kids anymore. I mean it bottles my mind that you're still with me. I love you guys and want to spend time with you guys. I don't want to die and have regrets about how I spent my time."