Chapter 3: Hoof Flying Hell
Eclipse flew back in a state of shock, causing me to lose my grip and slamming to the ground like a brick. A surge of pain coursed through my back, and as if it couldn't get any worse, Eclipse moved so I was right below her.
Make it quick. I thought. Let me die quick.
I closed my eyes waiting for the hundred pound of force to smash me like a bug. It came and hard.
"Please don't leave me Max! I can't imagine life without," Kyle's words were ringing in my ears, and I couldn't open my eyes because the pain was too much for me to stand.
"Max!" exclaimed another voice in the distance.
No it couldn't be. I thought. Annabeth?
"What happened?" she demanded.
After that I couldn't hear Kyle's words were a slur of sounds and a few words here and there.
Why can't I hear? I thought. Why does my head hurt?
"Max, you listen, and you listen good," Annabeth's said with authority "Don't you dare leave us." Suddenly I heard something…different in her tone almost as if she were…crying? "Look I know we fight and we're not the best of friends but . . . . your my sister, and nothing is going to change that." Even to this day I don't know how I heard all of that when the rest of the time it sounded like I was under water. I forced myself to put my personal pain aside as I opened my heavy eyelids.
"Anna?" I said shakily. "Is that you?" From what I could see Anna was curled up in Ben's arms. Ben is Kyle's older adopted brother, before I forget.
"Max?" Anna asked with tears rushing down her cheeks. Her words barely legible.
"What happened?" I asked, barely able to hear myself. My question rang useless for when Kyle tried to explain, but all I heard was meaningless sounds.
"We'll get right away" Ben said in a slur. I must have looked confused because after he said that, he asked. "Can you…ear?" Supposing he said, "Can you hear?"
I shook my head slightly. I didn't know what happened, but I did know this. I couldn't hear and I might not be able to . . . . ever again.