The Deep End

Chapter 19: Coughing Up The Truth

Hope y'all are ready for the ending ;)
You shouldn't be

Nico
Sitting up spitting out water hurts like hell. The chlorine filled water is rushed out your lungs as they scream for oxygen. The black haired boy was confused as the pain felt familiar

The blonde hovered over the boy sitting next to the pool with a concerned look on his face.
"Percy get it here!" The blonde yelled. Soon the pool locker room doors burst opened as Percy bolted through them.
"He's awake,"
Nico struggled for the use of words, but the cold shiver ran down his spine before he could ask "Jason why am I next the pool?"
"Dude you fell in!"
"What again?! Last thing I knew I was at Pe—" suddenly Percy was next to him. He was so confused. His clothes still fully on, and body drenched in chlorine water.
His brain hurt, and his body shivered once more from the cold tiles.
The room spun, and his head hurt he felt as if he was under water again, his ears not hearing what they were saying.
Nico somehow managed to hear Jason say one thing though.
"Wait how do you know my name?"
That sent a shock down his body waves of things like confusion and anxiety shook him to the bones.
"What do you mean we've known each other for two weeks?" His voice sounded as if he didn't believe what he just said, it sounded like deja vú rather than his memory of the past 2 weeks.
Jason and Percy switched glances, both realizing Nico's situation. they nodded at each other, the whole conversation played in their minds.
"Nico, I don't know what's up with you, but you seem like you just had a crazy dream."
Suddenly Nico didn't feel anything anymore. His backpack by the side of the pool was now next to him. One of the boys probably brought it over.
His cold was gone, he couldn't feel the weight of the water soaking through his clothes. So, he did the one thing he knew how to do run from his problems. So, he did just that.
He grabbed the bag and bolted out the door, his body hyperventilating and going into overdrive. He ran to Wills car, not the blue pickup truck he knew so well. Slamming the metal doors to the school open his body went into panic mode. Tears welling in his eyes, he yanked the old small beige car door open threw his bag in, and slammed the door behind him. Wishing the old car would lock.
Taking deep breaths, and hands shaky he opened his bag reached in for his old Samsung and calling Will.
"Will please come to your car like right now." Nico's voice cracked as he panic.
Will made a noise sounding like okay and the sound of the hang up button being pushed.
He imagined Will saying something like I don't feel good or my nose is bleeding can I use the restroom. His normal way of getting out of class. The thought made Nico calm down, anything to distract him from what had just happened. He thought about if Will just grabbed his bag and ran not thinking about the teacher. He didn't even care that he missed English class, he didn't feel bad that Percy would have to present all by himself, and read aloud with his dyslexia. All he cared about right now was himself calming down and regaining his breathing. He knew he sounded selfish, but he needed to focus on himself right now.
Now Nico sat in the passenger's side of an old car that wouldn't lock. His head ducked down whenever he saw someone through the windows.
His mind continued to go into overdrive as he panicked.
Everything had been a lie
Annabeth and Percy were still dating, the love the two boys shared was gone, and Percy holding Nico whenever he had a nightmare was nonexistent.
His body aches in discomfort, the car cold from the inside out, Nico felt almost numb the cold not affecting his wet body as he fell into a dreamless sleep.

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