The only character thats mine is the doctor.
Clay made his way to the old storage room. The professor sent him an email telling him to retrieve some equipment from class.
He'll never understand why they keep things in this old room in the first place.
Whatever, there's no arguing against his teachers.
He opened the door to the old room. He had to use a little more force to push the large wood door, the rust on the hinges made it hard to open.
It was a little dark with so many boxes packed inside with the occasional sunlight creeping through and illuminating the room to some visibility.
Whatever he needed was something labeled 'hard disks'. He moved into the room and began reading the labels on the boxes.
While in the room he heard the door close and a click. Someone locked him in.
He moved to the door. He turned the knob and pulled. It didn't open. He continued with more force each time.
He stopped when he heard laughing on the other end. He knows that laugh.
"Punz open the fucking door man." Dream demanded.
This was probably another prank they had been going about for about a month last time Dream pranked Punz and now he was on the other end.
"Sure dude as if. I heard a little fact about you, Dreamie." Punz began from the other end sounding very proud of himself. "Little Blondie is afraid of closed rooms."
Dream did not feel like laughing along, all he could do was try and calm himself. He could feel his panic rising, but he only had to hold on for a little while.
"Punz dude. Ok that's enough you got me" Dream said slightly out of breath.
"Can't believe you fell for that email " Punz retorted. He was basically patting himself on the back.
"Just stay in there for a little longer Blondie."
"Punz!! Let me out man!!" Dream shouted and panicked "Luke!! Luke!!"
Dream could feel his heart pounding, his throat was beginning bto close up.
Come on, he had to stay calm and just breathe. Punz won't be gone for more than 2 minutes. Right?
After about 3 minutes Punz came back and Dream was full on Panickie now.
"Hey Dream, how's it going in there?" Punz called out cheerfully.
"Please." Dreams' shaky voice pleaded from the other side. "Luke, open the door. Please."
" Dream, are you playing with me?"
"Luke…..open….. the door" Dream was beginning to sound out of breath.
"Alright hold on." Punz frantically began reaching for the keys and hurriedly put them in.
Dream had asthma and it sounded like an attack was coming.
"Shit open." Punz sounded like he was having trouble.
"What's……… wrong?" Dream asked out of breath.
" The damn thing won't open." Punz said, gulping down dry saliva.
"You have to be shitting me man. What do you mean?" Dream shouted.
"Just hold on, I'll look for Sam." Punz reassured then he ran to get help.
With Punz gone, Dream's mind began racing with grim thoughts. He was going to be there forever, he was going to die there. The boxes they will crush him.
His throat began to close up; he felt like he couldn't breathe anymore. He was going to have an attack. He couldn't breath, he was gasping. Trying his best to grasp some air in his lungs.
He left his damn inhaler in his room.
He was sweaty and out of breath. How much longer will they take?All of a sudden the room was too small and he was being crushed.
"Sam, Sam Sam. Sam!" Punz frantically called out to his friend who was on the other side of the room.
Everyone looked in his direction and a large light boy with green hair awkwardly made his way to his friend.
Sam pulled Punz out of the room to the hallway
"I'll explain on the way I messed up." Punz began walking to the old room with Sam following behind him.
He told Sam about everything as they moved to their friend.
"Idiots. We have to get him out of there. He's probably having a panic attack." Sam warned.
"What? It's that bad. I was just kidding, I didn't know it was that bad."
"Yeah dumbass he's fucking claustrophobic." Sam was tired of their stupid pranks. Nikki told them someone was gonna get hurt because of their stupid games now look.
When they got to the room they could hear someone gasping for air, it was Dream.
Sam tried to open the door it wouldn't open. He shook the damn thing but it wouldn't budge.
"Clay hang on dude we're going to help you."Sam tried to reassure him but got no answer. Thinking of it he hasn't heard anything from his friend.
Something isn't right. He turned to Punz with a worried look on his face.
"That's it, we might need to break it." Sam declared.
He and Punz might do it, because they were both larger than Dream.
They both got ready and hit the side of their bodies on the door, until it burst open.
When they got in, Dream was laying down, his eyes closed and he wasn't moving.
"Shit." Punz exclaimed, running over to his friend's side. Sam rushed next to him.
"He probably had an asthma attack." Punz deduced.
His friend was wheezing and trying desperately to get in some air.
He felt like such an idiot right now.
Sam knelt down next to him and began patting his friend down. Looking for his inhaler.
He looked to Dream but realized he probably won't be able to answer him he was too busy trying to breath and was almost passed out
Sam looked at Punz telling him he couldn't find it.
"The infirmary is nearby so we can carry him." Punz said immediately.
They both lifted him, putting each of his hands over their shoulders. Dream didn't do anything as they dragged him out the room, his head swinging side to side as they moved. He was still trying his hardest to get in some air.
When they finally reached the infirmary Dream went silent.
"Help help!!" He shouted in the small infirmary.
A small man about a few meters shorter came to them, he looked to be a doctor.
He had a confused expression about who it was but then saw Dream and paused. He quickly understood this was serious.
"What happened?" The doctor demanded.
"He....he has asthma" Sam answered.
The Doctor motioned for them to follow him and opened the door to a small room not too far ; they just had to turn left.
"How long has it been?" He asked as the boy's laid their blonde friend down.
"Don't know a couple of minutes." Punz said this time.
He felt so guilty right now.
"Ok you go out I'll handle this." The doctor instructed and began checking their friend.
Punz was about to protest but then Sam placed his hand on his shoulder.
"It will be fine Luke." Sam reassured him. Though he didn't want to leave, Punz understood that Sam led him outside. He glanced back at his friend laying there while the door closed.
After a while a small girl with pink hair came to the infirmary.
"How is he?" She asked the boys as soon as she got to them outside the room.
Punz was sitting down with his head lowered and hands in his black.
Sam was standing up leaning against the wall. He was holding it together more than Punz.
"Doctor's working on him, we still don't know." Sam told her.
"Damn I told you guys this would get bad." She snapped at Punz.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault.I'm such an idiot " Punz sounded so defeated, not his usual playful self it really broke her heart seeing him like that.
She understood this was hard on him too.
So she left it for another time.
Suddenly the doctor walked out.
Punz shuffled to his feet and everyone surrounded the doctor.
Nikki took a glance and she wasn't sure but was Punz crying?
"How's he doing?" Sam asked before Punz.
"He's okay but he's still passed out. That was a close call but he'll be fine." The doctor instructed.
"Thank you." Punz breathed out. He relaxed a bit after the doctor said that.
"We'll keep him overnight but we can release him tomorrow. After his release make sure he rests a lot."
"Can we go in?" Nikki asked.
"Sure. You can also stay with him if you'd like." With that the doctor walked away.
Sam walked in while Punz hesitated and stayed outside. Nikki noticed and walked to him. His lively blue eyes were filled with sadness.
"Hey." She didn't sound angry, just worried. "Come on, you're his friend too."
Punz took a while but he nodded and walked behind her.
Walking in he could see his friend laying on the bed, his eyes closed. He looked like he was sleeping soundly. Sam was sitting next to him.
Punz stood at the foot of bed not wanting to get closer.
Nikki got to the other side and held Dream's hand. She stroked his blonde hair, pushing some of it off his face.
"Please wake up" she muttered. Then she kissed his wrist.
Punz handed her a seat from the other side of the room then went back to his position away from everyone.
After an hour Clay began to stir. He moaned and his green eyes fluttered open.
First he looked like he didn't know what was going on or where he was.
His eyes traveled around trying to find clues then they stopped when they landed on a small figure with pink hair.
It took a little longer to realize who it was. He blinked a bit more to clear up his view.
"Nikki?" His tired voice asked.
"Yeah Clay." She smiled happily seeing him awake.
"The school's infirmary." Another voice answered.
Dreams head fell to the other side to see his other friend, a large light skinned man with green hair.
"Hey bud nice to see you're with us again."
Dream chuckled; it was low and weak. "Where did I go?"
Sam and Nikki rolled their eyes.
He looked again and saw a blonde haired man at the foot of his bed standing away from everyone.
"Luke?....... What are you doing all the way there?" Dream asked his friend, it was hard to talk but he hoped his friend heard him. He remembered what happened and it must be eating at Punz.
Punz walked over to Dream's bed. He didn't look him in the eyes and had a gloomy expression.
That's something unusual on Punz the guy was always smiling or laughing. He was always a goof.
"You look gloomy cause I got you?" Dream asked. Sounding exhausted.
"You're right." Punz retorted, still sounding defeated but a bit better.
"Yeah you're right you got me." Dream said weakly.
"I've been holding on for too long." Nikki began. She was going to scold them fully now that Dream was awake. " I already told you guys that these pranks would end up hurting someone."
Dream glanced up at Punz looking like a child who just wants the scolding to end from their mom.
"Are you listening?!" Nikki's angry voice pulled them back.
"Sorry Nikki." They both said. Though Dream sounded exhausted.
"I'm sorry dude. I went too far."Punz apologized.
"Come on dude. You didn't mean it." Dream reassured.
Punz didn't say anything.
"How about this…….. let's discuss safe words." Dreams' suggestion was good.
Punz stayed with Dream even as he struggled to keep his eyes open. Not long after he fell back asleep.
Punz felt a bit of relief but he might not prank in a while.
But he started thinking of safewords in case.
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