Falling

seven

A/N sorry for the late update i had exams
also i think iv broken my ankle but my parents are refusing to take me to hospital so we vibe- *shrugs* who needs walking anyway??

Thomas slept well that night.

Despite his worries about Newt and confusion flying in his head from the conversation with Minho the night before, he was exhausted and slept like a log.

He was sitting at the breakfast table, freshly dressed and showered when a text from Scott pinged into his phone.

He looked up from his cereal to read the text.

Scott: Just heard from mum that Newt is gonna need an operation, I thought I'd let you know.

Thomas dropped his spoon with a clatter, picking up his phone with both hands to type a response.

Thomas: Is it serious?

A reply pinged up almost immediately.

Scott: Mum says his leg is broken in too many places to be able to heal naturally.

Scott: Cos of the state of his body, whatever that means.

Thomas: Oh shit!

Thomas thought for a moment before typing again.

Thomas: Am I allowed to go visit?

Scott: She says no.

Thomas set his phone down on the table and turned back to his cereal. He was chewing when another message showed up.

Scott: She also says that he's in room 250 and they're operating at 1 o'clock

Scott: Meet me at the school in 15, I can get you in.

Thomas typed an 'ok' and then hastily shoved the rest of his cheerios into his mouth.
Picking up his coat he yelled up the stairs
"I'm going out with a friend!"

Before he could hear the response he slammed the door shut and mounting his bicycle, began heading towards the school.

When he got there Scott was sitting in the empty car park on a Lime Green dirt bike.

"Hey!" he nodded towards Thomas, who wheeled his bike into the shed and chained it and then came over to Scott.

"Hey, thanks man,"
"No problem! Besides, it's a nice adventure for me too," Scott replied grinning "Get on behind me, and hold tight!"

They were off, zooming down the road towards the hospital. The parking lot was less busy then when he had been here with Mrs Paige.

They parked the bike and headed into the building, Scott leading the way and Thomas following with his hands in his pockets. Instead of heading for the main entrance Scott led him around the side of the hospital.

"So how do we get in? Do we just walk in or are we gonna have to climb the- Oh."

Scott swiped a security card from his pocket along the scanner.
"I borrowed my mum's spare admin card."

Thomas whistled slightly, impressed.
"Wow! Got any other hidden surprises?"

"A few," Scott smirked as he pushed open the back exit for the hospital.

Thomas raised his eyebrows and followed him inside.
The door opened out into a narrow staircase lit with dirty fluorescents. One flickered and buzzed annoyingly. On the walls were green 'EXIT' signs glowing softly.

"Now where do we go?" asked Thomas, looking up and down the empty stairwell.

"Mum said Newt's in room 250, that's on the 3rd floor. We should be on the ground floor right now so," he began to head up the stairs, taking them two at a time. Thomas hurried after him.