End of the Day // One Direction Sickfic

Louis Choking

Louis POV
"Here Lou, I grabbed you a pretzel from the canteen" Liam said, holding out the piece of bread.
I was sat at a table, Harry was next to me on one side, and Zayn on the other. Ashton and Luke were also at our table, as 5SOS had joined us for our final leg of tour.
"I told you Liam, I don't feel good" I said, crossing my arms
Ever since I got up this morning, my mind had been feeling muggy. I took my medicine in hopes that it would go away, but unfortunately it didn't. I knew that the boys were getting a bit fed up with my complaints.
"Mate, you've been saying that all day. You haven't had a seizure yet so I doubt you will" Liam reasoned
"I'm not hungry" I mumbled, thought I knew Liam wasn't going to give in
"You need something in your system Louis, just have a little" Harry encouraged
"Nobody forces Zayn to eat! Whenever he says he's not hungry you don't bother him. You all are fuckin hypocrites if you ask me." I huffed, though I knew I was acting like a little kid and picking a dumb argument
"Don't worry, I'm going to make sure he eats something too" Liam assured me in a mockingly nice tone, and Zayn shot me a glare. "Now here, eat up."
"I'm going to run to the rest room" Zayn muttered
He pushed the pretzel towards me and I rolled my eyes and groaned

Finally I gave in and took a bite of the pretzel. The first bite didn't make me feel any better, but it did taste good and didn't make me feel worse.
I took another bite, and began chewing, when suddenly my body went numb and my breath hitched. I felt the half chewed bit of pretzel lodge itself in my throat before everything went white.

Liam POV
"Shit, Louis? Are you alright mate?" Luke asked, and we all turned to Louis
The first thing I noticed was that he was obviously having an absence seizure, the second thing I noticed was that his lips were turning blue.
"Fuck, I think he's choking" Harry said as he quickly stood up
"Shit, someone get help" I ordered as I hurried next to Louis. "Louis, you gotta come out of it for me" I said, though I knew that he probably couldn't hear me.
"Here, stand him up" Ashton said as he stood behind Louis, and Luke and I lifted Louis from the seat
Ashton forcefully hit Louis' back, trying to help dislodge the food in his throat, but as far as we all could tell, it was no use.
"Lou, come on" I begged, and a second later Louis' eyes refocused and lazily glanced over at me. He instinctively raised his hand to his throat as Ashton continued to hit his back.
Fortunately, Preston and Harry came rushing back just a few moments later, and Preston took over.
"I've got you, Louis" Preston said as he began giving Louis the Heimlich. "Keep him awake, boys"
"Come on Louis, stay with us" I said as I noticed his eyes beginning to droop as his lips became more blue and his face blushed
Finally, after the fifth thrust, Louis coughed up the bit of food that was stuck in his throat and tried to take a breath in.
"That's it. I've got you. Just breathe" Preston cooed as Louis' head fell forwards. Preston quickly put his hand onto Louis' forehead and pulled it back towards him as to keep Louis' airway open.
"What happened?" Zayn asked as he returned from the bathroom and Preston knelt down onto the floor with Louis' head on his lap
"Louis had a seizure and choked on his food" Luke explained as Harry crouched beside Louis and grabbed his hand. I followed suit.
"Deep breaths, Louis" Preston encouraged. "That's it, good lad" He said as Louis took a few, somewhat shallow breaths.
"Do you need us to grab him anything? A water or something?" Luke offered
"Yes, can you please grab him a water? Thank you" Preston said before turning his attention back to Louis. "Can you breathe okay, Louis?"
Louis coughed in response.
"Alright, we're gonna get you some water, Louis" Preston said before he radioed Paul, asking him to come to the canteen.
"You scared us mate" I said, squeezing Louis' hand
"Talk to me, boys" Paul said as he came over
"Louis had an absence seizure and choked on his food" Harry explained
"How long was he choking for?" Paul asked, kneeling down beside Louis
"About forty-five seconds I would say" Preston replied
"Okay. Louis? Are you doing alright? Can you breath alright?"
"I'm-" Louis croaked before erupting into a coughing fit
"Here, let's sit you up," Preston said as he maneuvered Louis into a sitting position and Paul rubbed his back
"You might still have some food stuck in your throat, Louis. Keep coughing" Paul said
After a few moments Louis' coughing finally died down, he swallowed, and then took a deep breath.
"Are you good now?" Preston asked as Ashton returned, handing Louis a water bottle
Louis took a sip before leaning back into Preston
"I'm alright, 'm alright" Louis nodded
"Okay, just take it easy for a bit" Paul said, and Louis closed his eyes

After a few minutes more of resting on Preston and regaining his bearings, Louis felt good enough to get up and go back to the dressing room.
Paul decided that it would be best that he sit out of the signing, so that he could be ready for the concert.

Two hours later, Zayn, Harry, Niall and I were sat at a table while people filed in, handing us CDs, notebooks, and posters to sign.
"Hello! How are you" I greeted a girl as she slid a poster towards me and I signed it
"I'm so great! This is amazing, you're amazing!" She exclaimed, her face blushing as she was moved over to Zayn.
"Hey, your water bottle!" I tried to call, noticing she had left her water bottle next to mine on the right. Unfortunately, the screams of the other fans were too loud and she didn't hear me. There was no use in calling out again, especially because it was just a plastic disposable water bottle. "Hello!" I went back to greeting fans and signing their belongings.

Once the signing had concluded, I grabbed my stuff to leave. I paused for a second, trying to remember which water bottle was mine. The one on the left, right? I thought to myself as I reached out and grabbed it. I then turned around without another thought, and followed the boys backstage.
"How are you feeling, Louis?" I asked as I sat beside him where he was curled up on the couch
"Throats a little scratchy, but I reckon I'll be fine" He assured me
"You scared us pretty bad, mate" Zayn commented
"Scared myself. Christ, I blacked out for a minute and when I woke up I was standing upright, someone was hitting my back, and I couldn't breathe" Louis laughed
"Next time I'll know to believe you when you say you don't feel well" I said
"Good. You better" Louis bantered jokingly before Zayn jumped over the back of the couch and tackled him, the three of us erupting into a fit of laughter.
"Whew" I sighed as I took a sip from my water bottle and caught my breath
"Alright boys, time for hair and makeup!" Lou called from the other room, and I stood up, waving mockingly at Zayn and Louis, before heading to Lou's chair.