16 REVIVED BY FRIENDSHIP

KAREN'S POV I lost count of the number of times Percy kept petting me as I screamed. The pains were unbearable. At one point, it felt like I was giving birth to a child. When the nurse came back in, she instructed Percy to give us some privacy. She then proceeded to help me to the bathtub and gently soaked me in the warm bath. “Soaking you in a warm bath is one way to make sure everything gets out. If there is more blood, it would come out and then, we'll know you are good.” She said with smiles I had to think something must be funny to her, to keep her smiling as she addressed me. I mean, does she not have a problem? Something she could ponder on and make her sad? I looked at her face as she worked happily. Being treated nicely has become very foreign to me because of what I had experienced with Max's parents. One remember in our second year, Max's mum had suddenly stopped by at our house to inform us of an impromptu party. She specifically came over to tel