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Calum- Can't Read

Collab with 10trail19nc, she is amazing!

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The lads of 5 Seconds Of Summer were having a moderately relaxed day. They only had a soundcheck today, no concert until tomorrow. They were doing their soundcheck now and it was going really well, Ashton was hitting his drums in time, the bass line was perfect, the guitars were amazing and all the vocals were pitch perfect.

They finished up and hopped off the stage ready to go go back to the hotel they were staying at. Ashton and Luke decided to head back out the car to wait. When they were gone Michael and Calum went backstage. They were just messing around when Michael decided he wanted to play tag.

"Tag! Your it!!" Michael announced and took off running back to the stage. Calum groaned and reluctantly chased after his immature friend. He was much faster than Michael so he easily caught up to tag him back.

"You're it!!" Calum shouted, turning and running in the other direction. Michael was quick to flip around and start running after the new zealander. The two ran through the halls of the backstage area, dodging crew members and guitar racks. Calum turns a corner and sees some storage boxes up ahead, blocking his path with only a metre gap between the top of the boxes and the ceiling. He knew he could get through, Michael, not so much.

He ran a little faster, getting ready to jump up. He gets to the boxes and jumps, landing on the top. He runs over them and jumps to get off, but he bumps his head, sending him flying to the ground. He flips over mid-air and lands on his head, hitting it for the second time and knocking him unconscious, blood dripping down his forehead.

Michael wasn't far behind and quickly saw his friend lying face first on the floor. He was panicking since he had no idea what to do besides call for help. So that's what he did, he called for an ambulance and then Luke and Ash. Of course they got there before the ambulance so they tried to stop the blood. By the time the ambulance arrived their shirts were soaked in blood and Calum was still unconscious.

The paramedics put him on a small white stretcher to be wheeled away and asked for someone to come with. Michael volunteered and the rest of the lads agreed so they left racing towards the hospital. They arrived in record time and Calum was wheeled away to get checked out. Michael sat down in the classic uncomfortable hospital chairs to wait for Lashton and for news on Calum's condition.

Luke and Ashton arrived around 15 minutes after Michael sat down. Michael had been staring at the door the whole time, waiting for the two to appear. The two spot him pretty quickly and sit down on either side of him. They don't bother to ask questions, they just leave him be, letting him rest his head on their shoulders. The three sit in silence for half an hour before the silence is broken.

"Do you think he'll... um.." Michael mumbles, fading out.

"What is it Mikey?" Luke asks tentatively.

"Do you think Cal will be okay?" Michael asks.

"I can't be sure Mike, but Calum is strong, he'll come through for us." Luke answers, placing an arm around Michael. The boys sit in silence once again until a doctor comes through the doors, calling for relatives of Calum Hood. Ashton raises his hand, not wanting to disturb Michael, who is now sleeping. The doctor comes over, double checking who the lads are before telling them the news.

"So I have some good news and some bad news." The doctor started. "The good news is your friend is awake and stable, the bad news is he may have some side effects but we will have to run some tests to find out." The boys were ecstatic about Calum being awake but they prayed that the side effects if any weren't that bad.