Vikk's POV
-Time Skip-
Its so loud. People chattering between their family, friends or lover.
Clashing of dishes and glasses. I hate restaurants.
The boys are talking about some video that we should record for the Sidemen channel, football of course.
I push my food around on my plate, distressed about eating. Lachlan sitting next to me manages to down a burger and chips in 5 minutes.
I only got a small salad and i still haven't eaten half of it. Lachlan notices my distressed look and takes my one arm into his hands.
He rubs the inner wrist and trailed his fingers back and forth.
"You've got this Vikk." He smiles at me. The boys don't acknowledge anything about this so i take a few bites.
"Keep going Vikk" Simon says to me. I look up and see everyone is now aware of what i was doing.
I was super self conscious and felt a panic attack coming on. My chest tightened and my breathing was shallow.
I push up from my chair and practically run to the bathroom. I do a breathing technique that my older friends had taught me to help panic attacks.
In for 5 hold for 3 and out for 7. I slowly do that, taking as deep of breaths as i can.
I hear someone enter and try to lower my breathing sounds. "Vikk??" Lachlan says.
"Mmhm" I mumble holding close to myself. "Come out please, let me help" He says.
My breathing starts to quicken again and my chest goes tight. I manage to get out and throw myself into his arms.
He wraps them around me and hides me in his chest. He puts his lips to my head and starts to hum a soft pretty tune.
The vibrations calm me down quite a bit and i can start to breathe better again.
"Shush Vikk, Ive got you. Focus on breathing. Stay in the present" He mumbles to me. I focus just on breathing and his warm grasp.
A few minutes later, I'm pretty much relaxed.
"The boys said they should go home, just so they don't make you panic" He mumbles into my hair.
"Lets go back out and finish that salad, okay?" He asks softly. I look up at him and nod.
We walk back out and i had managed to finish my salad with tons of encouragement from Lachlan along with a few promises.
We call a taxi home and when we get there, the boys are just chilling on our sofa watching T.V.
"Hey boys" Josh says. We smile at them but go to my room.
Lachlan lets me lay down after taking my shirt off and changing into joggers.
"I'll be back okay? Just gotta talk to the boys" Lachlan says. I nod, snuggling into my covers.
He leaves the room and just as he does, i fall into a deep sleep.
The last thing i remember is the arms of an Australian wrap tightly around me and a kiss on my forehead.
