Ethan, Benny, and Rory were eating in the cafeteria. Rory was in the middle of a wild story, animatedly waving his hands with every word. Of course, even the vampire ninja was too funny for Ethan as a piece of his food got stuck in his throat.
He began to cough and gag, grabbing his throat and stumbling onto the floor. Benny's eyes widened.
"Benny," Rory said slowly, "I think Ethan's choking."
Benny seemed somewhat dumbstruck to do anything, and so was everyone else.
Adrenaline pumping through his veins, he got Ethan up to his feet and put his arms around Ethan's stomach. He pressed as hard as he could, aware of the crowd watching him, but trying not to notice for Ethan's sake.
"Just keep coughing, E," Benny instructed, "that's all I remember in health class, but you're going to be okay."
Eventually, Ethan coughed out the piece of food lodged in his throat onto the ground.
"Gross," Rory muttered. Ethan took in a deep breath and smiled weakly at Benny.
"Jesus, slow down next time, huh?" Benny said smugly. Ethan gave him a big hug.
"Thanks for helping me," Ethan said with a smile. "I know that must've been pretty cary in front of a crowd."
"Anything for you, E," he said with a smile. He then faced Rory and said, "So, do you have any sadder stories for good ol' Ethan here?"
And Ethan laughed, but more carefully now — no need for history to repeat itself though he wouldn't mind being saved by his dreamy boyfriend any day.