"What's up love?" Dominic hurried after Ben. Ben was shaking and his heart was beating abnormally fast. "I don't feel good" he replied and threw up into a bin. "Oh dear, ok" Dominic patted his back while he was sick. "Let's get you sitting down in the staff room" Dom led Ben to the sofa and sat him down. "Do you want me to call you a cab?" he asked. Ben shook his head. "No, no, I'll be alright in a minute. I'll get back to work" "You can't work if you've been sick sweetheart" Dom said, squeezing Ben's hand. He was worried about how pale he was looking. At that moment Ben's eyes rolled and his sank sideways into Dom's arms. "Woah, woah, you alright?" Dom tried to sit Ben up but he was slumping. "Can I get some help in here?" Dom yelled. Dom moved Ben down onto the floor and rolled him into the recovery position. "Lofty? Lofty, can you hear me?" Dom shook Ben worriedly and then checked his pulse, which was very weak. He placed his hand on Ben's chest and leant over him to see if he was breathing. He wasn't. "No, no, no Lofty don't do this to me" Dom pinched Ben's nose and started breathing into his mouth. "Lofty!" Dom yelled. "Lofty, come on" he shook him again and continued doing mouth-to-mouth. At that moment Sacha ran in. "What's happened?" he asked, kneeling beside Dom and Ben. "I don't know, he was sick and then collapsed. And I can't get him to breathe". Dom was crying now. And then Ben choked and gasped for breath. "Oh, oh" Dom took Ben's hand in his and squeezed it tightly. "Lofty? Are you alright?" Sacha took his other hand. "Mmm" Ben moaned, his eyes opening slowly and stutteringly. "Lofty, do you know what's happened?" Sacha asked gently. Ben didn't know where he was and he couldn't make out anything around him. He heard voices but couldn't work out whose they were. He needed to sleep again.
