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APOV

I woke up to the sound of a screaming little girl. She had cracked her skull open and she had just walked into the hospital with her mom. Poor child.

I looked around and saw that most people were up too. It was midnight, and we had been here for the past 5 hours, and they had still not told us if Percy was going to be okay.

Sally was over at the front desk, trying to get his condition from a nurse. Juniper and Grover were sleeping on each others' shoulders, while Silena and Thalia sat next to me. The entire hockey team was pacing around the room, worried for their beloved player and friend.

They had lost 4-2 last night because the team was too scared for Percy. They just quit playing. After the game, the entire team had raced over here with a bunch of fans at their heels.

"Do you think he's going to be okay?" I asked Thalia.

"I don't know," she whispered.

I walked over to Sally, who had given up on the nurse, was in tears.

I gave her a hug, and she hugged me back. We stood their for who knows how many minutes until the doctor came in the waiting room.

"Percy Jackson's party?" he asked.

Immediately, about 50 people stood up. The doctor had wide eyes.

"I'm his mother, Sally, and this is his girlfriend, Annabeth," Sally said.

"Mrs. Jackson, Annabeth. Percy broke half of his spine. This is a very serious condition, and he cannot feel anything from his shoulders down. It is very unlikely that he will ever walk again. He is in Intensive Care right now," he said, seriously.

Sally started sobbing. I stood there in shock. My Percy, my brave Percy, never walking again. I felt tears stream down my checks. The team must have overheard us, considering the major amount of freak outs happening behind us.

"Can we see him?" I asked.

"He has requested no visitors," he replied.

"Please, you have to understand. I need to see him!" I yelled.

"I'm sorry, ma'am. He is in too much of a shock. He doesn't want anyone near him," the Doctor replied.

"Please, I can talk some sense into him. Just give me five minutes, then I'll be gone," I said.

He pondered my words for a minute, then finally agreed to let me see him.

He took me to his room, and told me sternly, "Five minutes." Then he left.

I stood outside the door for awhile, took a deep breath, and walked in.

Percy was lying on his back with a brace on his neck. It took all my will power not to cry.

"Percy," I said.

"Annabeth, please leave," he said, his voice cracking.

"No," I replied.

"Please, I don't want anyone seeing me this way," he said.

"Why?" I asked him.

"Annabeth, I will never be able to walk again, let alone skate. Why would I want to see anyone? I'm just a paralyzed loser who got checked into a board, not able to move his arms or legs. I don't need a sob story," he hissed.

"You idiot," I said harshly. "How do you think we feel? For the past five hours I've been wondering if I'll ever see my boyfriend again. We all thought you were dead. I don't care if you can't walk. All I care about is that you're alive. If you being paralyzed means having me push you around in a wheelchair for the rest of your life, fine. I'll do that happily. It's better than having you in a coffin. I love you, and that's all that matters. I'm sure your devastated mom, who wants to see you more than anything right now, would say the same."

He stayed silent for awhile.

Giving up, I started to leave the room.

"Wait," he said.

I turned around and walked over to his bed side, standing over him so I could see his sea-green eyes.

"I love you," he said.

"Is that all you got out of all that?" I asked him, laughing.

"Well, it is the first time you've said it," he smiled back.

"It is," I realized. He said it all the time, but usually I would just laugh and roll my eyes, then plant a kiss on his lips.

"Do you really mean all of that?" he asked me.

"Yes, yes I do. With all of my heart."

"Even the part with you being with me for the rest of my life?"

I froze. I had said that, hadn't I?

"Of course," I said to him. I then kissed his sweet lips, and he kissed back.

"Your five minutes is up," the Doctor said, walking in.

"Hey, Doc," Percy said. "I think I take back my request that I said earlier."

"Very well, Mr. Jackson," then he left the room.

"I love you so much," I said.

"I love you, too," he said.

Then I continued to kiss my paralyzed boyfriend.

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