The next morning at 5:30 am, Nic was not feeling well when he woke up.
He wasn’t able to forget the scene at the restaurant and it caused him to fear last night.
His thoughts are in a mess.
Nic didn’t bathe; he walked wobbly to the dining hall.
Joe was at the dining table as usual.
Joe sees Nic was going to faint before he even approaches the dining table.
Joe immediately gets up, grabs Nic.
“Nic, are you okay?” Nic didn’t respond; his eyes were half-closed.
Joe touches Nic’s forehead and it’s hot.
“Woahhh… You are having a fever.”
Nic hugs Joe.
Joe thinks if Sam and Shaun see this, he is going to be killed by both of them.
Joe carries Nic in his arms; Nic hangs on; I will send you to hospital.
Joe put Nic in the back of the car seat.
Joe quickly calls Doc.
Leon.
“Morning Doc. Leon, this is Joe; Nic is having a fever and he seems unconscious, I call him but no response.”
Doc.
Leon says, “When are you sending him to a hospital?”
“I am driving now from Mansion, it will take 45 minutes to reach the hospital.”
Doc.
Leon says “Noted, I will try to reach you at the same time. In case of a traffic jam, tell the nurse this patient will be in the VIP ward waiting for me to see him.”
Joe says “noted.” Joe hangs up the phone call.
Joe immediately drives the car to the hospital.
Nic wasn’t sure who was talking.
When Joe reaches the hospital, he carries Nic in his arms.
Nic says to Joe; don’t tell Shaun and Sam I don’t want them to know.
Joe promised Nic because he thinks maybe Nic doesn’t want them to worry about him.
(But the truth is Nic is frightened of Sam and Shaun.)
Doc.
Leon arrived 5 minutes before Joe and Nic.
Doc.
Leon quickly sees Nic and he says Nic is having a high fever and needs to be warded.
Doc.
Leon tells the nurse to put Nic in the same VIP ward as his brother Ken but in different rooms.
Doc.
Leon asks Joe to sign the papers for admission.
Joe shakes his head, he mumbles how come everyone is in the hospital so good, no need to work.
But I have to run to and fro, but it is only office and hospital now it’s less area of running.
Joe thinks he is bad because he thinks since everyone is in the hospital; it saves the trouble for him to run around.
But another side of him says he wants Zen to wake up so he can attend office meetings and that it can lessen his workload.
This means Ken & Nic are doing extra work for him already.
Joe thinks if Zen knows what he is thinking right now, he will be disposed of immediately.
Because Ken is Zen’s beloved.
“My Lord, you are torturing me if you don’t wake up faster.”
Leon sees Joe shake his head.
Doc.
Leon says, “Don’t worry, they are under my care and the good news is the antidote is coming out soon. But we have to test it on Zen and Ken.”
Joe says, “What about Nic’s conditions?”
Doc.
Leon asks, “What he ate last night?”
Joe shakes his head, “I don’t know, last night I only picked him up in the evening. He was having dinner with his friends.”
Doc.
Leon advises Joe to call Nic’s friends to check what Nic ate last night; it has an impact on his fever and conditions now.
Joe says, “Okay, I will contact them.”
Joe says, “Give me some time; I will let you know what Nic ate last night.”
Doc.
Leon says, “Okay, I will go see other patients now. I will come back at 3 pm to see Zen, Ken, and Nic.”
Joe says, “Noted and thanks for your help.”
Doc.
Leon says, “This is my job, don’t worry, have your breakfast and relax.”
Joe says, “Okay.”
Doc.
Leon went off.
Joe sees the watch; it’s only 7 pm.
But he has to get Sam as he doesn’t have Shaun’s number.
Joe calls Sam.
“Hello, Sam, this is Joe, this is SOS called Nic is in the hospital now. The doctor asked me to check with you, what did Nic ate last night?”
Sam was shocked.
“Emmm… We ate the buffet.”
Joe asks, “Oh! Are you alright then?”
Sam says, “Yes, I am alright.”
Joe asks Sam to look for Shaun to check if he is alright.
Sam says, “Okay,” Sam asks, “Which hospital is Nic in?”
Joe says, “The same hospital which Zen and Ken are in and in the same VIP ward, but in different rooms.”
Sam says “he will visit him after school, I try to look for Shaun.”
Joe says, “Okay.”
Sam left with no choice but to look for his opponent.
Sam goes to Nic’s classroom and looks for Shaun.
Shaun was there, as he was waiting for Nic.
Sam says, “Shaun I just received news from Joe that Nic is in the hospital now. The doctor wants to know what he ate last night and Joe ask me to check with you if you are alright?”
Shaun says, “Yes, I am alright. Which hospital Nic is in?”
Sam says, “It’s “TT Hospital” in the VIP ward.” Shaun says, “Noted thank you for telling me.” Sam sees Shaun’s behaviour, he is just pissed off, and he walks away.
After school, Sam quickly boards a taxi.
Shaun drives his car to the “TT Hospital”.
(Back to Joe) Joe after calling Sam, he went for breakfast and he keeps thinking what should he do next?
Joe calls the office and says, “Zen needs him in hospital today and he won’t be able to go office.” Joe puts down the phone call.
He eats his breakfast.
He thinks thankfully today is Friday, tomorrow is not a working day, or else it will be very troublesome.
He eats his breakfast shakes his head people around him, the next table thinks he is mad.
Shaun reaches the hospital first before Sam.
Because Shaun is driving his car, he speeds it up.
Sam wasn’t able to control the car’s speed because he took a taxi.
Joe was still in the hospital somewhere…
Shaun recognizes Joe’s face and he waves at him.
Joe sees someone waving at him.
Who’s that?
Shaun says, “I am Nic’s best friend, do you remember me?”
Joe says, “Yes.”
Shaun asks, “Where is my Nic?” (Joe shocks in his mind; did you just say “my Nic”?)
Joe’s calm posture, “he is in the VIP ward, but normal people can’t get in. I will bring you in.”
Shaun says, “Thank you.”
Shaun says, “A very long story.”
Joe asks Shaun, “What did Nic ate last night?”
Shaun says, “We ate the buffet.”
Joe says “Oh, I will tell the doctor because the doctor ask me and I don’t know what Nic ate.”
Joe asks Shaun “Do you know if Nic has any food allergies.”
Shaun says “not that I know of.”
They reach the VIP ward.
Joe brings Shaun to Nic’s room.
When Shaun saw Nic’s pale face, he was sad.
“Nic, how are you feeling?” Shaun asked.
Shaun turns to Joe and asks, “Why is Nic not moving or responding?”
Joe says, “When I send him here, he wasn’t conscious.”
Shaun was shocked what?
This time they hear a loud BANG, as the door opens, both get a shock…
They turn their heads to look who is that?
They see its Sam.
Sam opens the door so loudly.
Joe says, “You gave us a shock.”
Shaun quickly goes to Sam and grabs his collar,” Why are you here?”
“Why can’t I be here? Why are you here then? If you can be here, why I can’t be here?” Sam says loudly.
Joe has to stop both of them from creating a fight.
This moment Nic moves, this causes everyone to turn their heads towards Nic.
Nic opens his mouth and says, “So noisy, why?”
Shaun and Sam rush towards Nic’s bed.
“How are you feeling?” (X2) [Cause both Shaun and Sam are speaking same time]
Nic says, “I am thirsty.”
Shaun and Sam look at Joe for water?
Joe quickly walks out of the room asking the nurse for water.
The nurse was alert that Nic had woken up and she quickly takes a glass of water and sends in the room for Nic.
Nic drinks the water slowly.
The nurse calls Doc.
Leon informing him that Nic has to wake up.
Doc.
Leon immediately calls Joe.
Joe picked up the call, “Hello?”
“This is Doc. Leon, I heard from the nurse Nic has to wake up? Can you pass the phone to Nic?”
“Hello, Nic I am your Doctor in charge Doc. Leon, how are you feeling now?”
Nic says, “I feel thirsty.”
“Can I check with you what did you ate the night before?”
Nic says, “I ate buffet with friends but they seem alright.”
Doc.
Leon says, “Oh…it could have been the food you ate is contaminated. But this is only a guess for now. I will see you tomorrow at 8 am for a full examination to know the exact cause.”
Nic says, “Okay, thank you Doc. Leon.”
Doc.
Leon tells Nic to pass back the phone to Joe.
“Joe please monitors Nic tonight since you are there now; let me know the details later.”
Shaun and Sam look worried.
Nic as he sees both of them remembers the buffet restaurant incident which he thinks back this make him uncomfortable again.
Nic tells Joe he is tired, dizzy, and wants to rest.
Joe looks at Nic helplessly, and shakes his head.
Joe tells Shaun and Sam to come back tomorrow morning.
They went back to their own home.
Joe accompanied Nic to the hospital; he rested on the sofa until fall asleep.