"What's going on?" Jake asked as a few year 7 boys rushed past him.
"Some new kid has fallen off the edge the music roof."
"He was sledging down it on one of those dinner trays."
"Which new kid?" Jake asked, fearing that he already knew the answer.
"Your brother Ben."
"Shit," Jake said and ran across the playground. The music roof was at least 2 stories high.

He dashed around the corner and saw Ben laying flat on his back, a tray by his head and students crowded around him.
"Give him some space!" Jake yelled as he knelt beside Ben. "Ben, are you ok?"
"Jake?"
"Yeah, it's me. Does anything hurt?" Jake asked as he knelt by his brother's head.
"Only my neck," Ben replied, trying to sit up.
"Woah, woah, woah, ok," Jake said as he took hold of Ben's neck and gently forced him back down.
"Hey! What are you doing?"
"I'm making sure that you don't break your neck. Neck injures are very serious Ben, you could be paralysed."
"I'm not, I can still move my legs, see," Ben said before he moved his legs.
"Yes, well, you could still be paralysed if you move."
"Oh right. That would be really cool though."
"No, it wouldn't. What were you even doing up there in the first place?" Jake asked, trying not to panic.
"I was making friends. You know, making a good impression and all that."
"Trying to kill yourself more like."
"Ok, everyone calm down there's an ambulance on the way," Mrs Eyith said as she came into the ground. "Oh Jake, I was about to get someone to come and find you."
"Why did you leave Ben on his own?" Jake asked her in anger.
"What?"
"An 11 year old boy falls off a two story roof and you leave him on his own?"
"There were the other students around him and calling for the ambulance was a priority."
"He says that his neck hurts and if I wasn't here to keep him still, Ben would have just stood up and broken it!"
"I never knew that you cared so much about me Jake," Ben said.
"Yeah, well I'd rather have you than a dead brother."
"Well I'm here now that's what matters," Mrs Eyith said, going to touch Ben.
"Don't touch him!" Jake cried out and Mrs Eyith backed off. "I'm the only one who can touch him until the ambulance gets here."
"Ok. Ben, does anything else hurt?" Mrs Eyith asked.
"My head hurts a bit, probably because I fell head first."
"Ok Ben, you can't tell mum that bit or she'll freak out."
"And my leg, but I think it's just bruised. I can still move it."
"Seriously Ben. Stop moving," Jake called as Ben kicked his legs in the air.
"Ok Jake, just chill," Ben said as he calmed down.
"Sorry, I'm just worried about you."
"Awww Jakey," Ben said and everyone laughed. Jake looked around.
"He's concussed."
"That was so cool."
"It is not cool to act like that," Jake told the other students. "Ben's been badly hurt."
"It's not that bad."
"Yes, it is," Jake told them. He then realised that Ben hadn't made any smart quirks for the last few minutes.

He turned back to look at his brother.
"Ben?" He asked. Ben had his eyes closed and wasn't moving. "Ben, can you wake up? Ben?" A few seconds dragged by and Jake watched Ben carefully. "Where's the ambulance?"
"They should be here shortly."
"They need to be here now. You're alright Ben. You're gonna be alright," Jake said, trying to keep himself calm.

"Hello Sue Brockman speaking," Sue said as she pick up the phone. "What?! What happened is he ok? Fell off the roof of the music block? What was he doing up there?! It is serious? He hurt his neck? Ok, no serious damage, ok. Thank you," Sue said. She put the phone down and quickly left for the hospital.

The front door opened and Pete came to it. Sue walked Ben in, he was in a wheelchair and he had a surgical collar on.
"Ben, Oh my God. Are you ok?" Pete asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"What happened?"
"He's been an idiot," Jake told him. "He fell off the music roof at school."
"He fell off the... What were you doing on the music roof?"
"I was sledging down it to try and impress people into becoming my friends."
"He hurt his neck instead and had to be taken to hospital."
"Right well, any other injuries that I need to know about?"
"He has a mild concussion and a bruised leg."
"Is that it?"
"Isn't it enough? Let's get you some dinner."
"Did you go to the hospital with mum Jake?"
"No, I was the first on scene with Ben."
"You were there when this happened?"
"No, or else I would have stopped him. I heard what happened and rushed over. I had to hold Ben still or he would have broken his neck."
"Good work Jake. Really good work."
"He blacked out too dad and I was actually really worried about him."
"So you should have been."
"I'm glad that he's going to be ok though."
"We all are."