5SOS Sickfics

Meet Me At Our Ward ~ CALM

In another universe this is how I imagine 5sos meeting...

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📍Sydney Hospital

Ashton's Pov:

I lie down against my pillows and sigh a great big dramatic sigh as I stare up at the high ceilings above my head, block out the hustle and bustle of nurse and doctors around me and gently poke at my stitches above my shirt.

I wince as they still feel pretty tender but I can't stop touching them!

After a couple minutes of self-inflicted pain I reluctantly stop myself and try and heal again so I can get discharged and finally go home. I had been here for a while now and my bed was calling me. The roar of the hospital itself made me grateful for my own space in a sleepy town.

Fucking Appendicitis!

The other week I was rushed in with really bad stomach pains, the worst I'd ever felt, I can exaggerate for days but this pain was indescribable as it was so grand but I was very sick. My appendix burst inside the body which caused me to have Peritonitis too as my abdominal lining became infected, more antibiotics and more time in the hospital!

I'm actually starting to feel a lot better actually, a little weak but I'm improving by the day so hopefully I'll be out of here soon. I was starting to rule this ward of sick teenagers such as myself and the roommates come and go but by miracle I am the only one standing today which is rare!

As I watch a movie on my ipad, I noticed in the corner of my eye one of the nurses preparing a bed beside me.

"Ash, you're getting a roommate." Nurse Jackie tells me in a jokey sort of way, we like to crack a joke every now and then but there was some urgency in her voice, I could see they were in a rush.

"Are they cool?" I chuckle but no once else was laughing with me so I shut up.

"They're sick so you've got at least one thing in common." She replied as she finished setting everything up for this mystery person.

I wasn't expecting to make friends with anyone on the ward, I had maybe a few conversations with my roommates but nothing meaningful. I shouldn't imagine this being any different. I kept watching the film in peace until I saw the boy being wheeled in.

He's pretty slim and ghostly pale, even his lips are white, but his eyes are red as if he'd been crying and he looks super unwell so I try not to look in his direction too much. That would be rude. I glance occasionally and see that he's hooked up to an IV for fluids just like I had.

I look up again and I actually recognise the lady that came I with him...it's my math teacher, Mrs Hemmings. I try and hide my face behind my screen even though she really isn't paying attention to me as her sick son lies in the bed. The boy starts crying again as Mrs Hemmings is trying to comfort him by running a hand through his hair. I feel really bad for him, he seems so sick and frail.

I decided to roll over onto my side to face away from him. Who wants someone staring at them when they're sick and look disgusting? I wouldn't!

3rd Person:

Luke ends up falling asleep in his hospital bed after being given a heavy dosage of anti-sickness medication that makes him super duper drowsy.

"I'm here, I brought his stuff." Andy says as he finds his way onto the ward with a small backpack.

"Do you have Pengey?" Liz asks on Luke's behalf, it was his favourite stuffed animal and it would definitely cheer him up as soon as he's awake.

"Pengey is here." He replies as he pulled the Penguin toy out of the bag and tucks it gently into the crook of Luke's arm.