Saved In The A.M.

13-Olivia

———LOUIS' POV———
As I open my eyes, everything seems off, out of place, it's blurry but I mean that's expected, I realise immediately that I'm in a hospital, I'm not sure why when people wake up they have to ask where they are because I reckon it's pretty fucking obvious, there's tubes and wires everywhere which in itself is a dead giveaway not to mention the white sheets with the light blue hospital blanket that are wrapped around me and the classic smell of disinfectant. As I look down I realise Harry is asleep on the side of my bed, he looks so peaceful and beautiful, he's an angel.

I go to caress his soft cheek but my eyes that have now come back fully into focus, catch a tube coming out of my nose which is taped to my cheek, swept behind my ear then run down the front of me, I follow it to a bag filled with a beige coloured liquid which is hanging off an IV stand. As soon as I realise it's for food, I look down and even through the sheets, can see my legs and stomach puffing up, I look to my arms and they're getting bigger too, then my hands which fat begins to envelop. I want to scream but there's a breathing tube shoved down my throat, tears are streaming down my face and I can't breathe properly through the panic and the tube which is ironic.

———HARRY'S POV———
Something causes me to wake up and I realise it's Louis, I almost jump out of the chair from excitement but as I look at him there's tears streaming down his cheeks and he's hyperventilating.

"Louis, baby, I'm here, it's okay, calm down" I say to him but he just keeps panicking, he raises his arm and rips the feeding tube out of his nose and I just sit there shocked not knowing what to do but eventually my mind goes into gear and I fumble for the call button and slam my hand down on it when I find it, tears now streaming down my own cheeks. The other boys casually walk in since visiting hours have probably just commenced and immediately see the situation and start panicking too, Liam runs out into the hall and screams for a nurse as Niall rushes to the bed to try and calm down Louis as he cries and points to the tube in his throat and I close my eyes as Zayn rushes to comfort me.

Suddenly it stops.

I immediately open my eyes and see Louis sitting up, wide eyed, staring at Zayn, his chin and bottom lip quaver as a silent tear rolls down his cheek and he double breathes. Two nurses finally rush in and realise he's awake.

"What's the matter sweetie" the first nurse says and Louis points to the tube in his throat.
"Okay since you're awake and responsive I can extubate you" she says to Louis, "so if I can just get everyone to move away from the bed so I can access you that would be greatly appreciated" the nurse says to the rest of us as she slides next to Louis and undoes the straps holding the endotracheal tube down his throat.
"This is going to hurt but only a little bit because you have a really small amount of facial hair okay?" She tells Louis, not expecting an answer since he can't give one anyway.
He starts making a gurgling sound, tears start to roll down his cheeks again and he convulses a little, scaring the shit out of me because he clearly looks like he's in pain, I look at the other boys who are all appearing very uncomfortable too. The second nurse unclips what looks to be the tube that collects the saliva and the first nurse uses a little vacuum tube to suck up excess saliva which he tries to move his head away from because it's obviously discomforting to him, resulting in me using all the strength I have in me to not get up and run over there to push the nurses away and scream at them for hurting him.

"Now I'm going to deflate the tube okay" the first nurse says, "when I do that I'm going to need you to cough". She deflates the tube and pulls it out and Louis coughs it up, it's a liquidy cough, and as the tube comes all the way out, a thick string of saliva drips onto the second nurses hand and onto Louis chin and chest which she gently wipes up. The first nurse suctions up more saliva before she puts an oxygen mask on him "you're gonna have a sore throat for a bit okay so try not to talk but for now I'm going to go get the doctor" she informs him as her and the other nurse both walk out.