Ben didn’t answer, he felt sick and just wanted to lie down somewhere quiet, away from all of these questions.
“Do you know what happened Mike?” Mr Allen asked when he returned, carrying a plastic carrier bag containing spare clothes for Ben.
“He said he fell,” Mike said, “He was by the barbed wire fence though, and I think he was feeling pretty upset. Some of the guys in our room have been picking on him a bit lately, I dunno what they said but he was pretty upset.” Mike glanced at Ben, slumped in the chair and only just conscious.
“Ben, listen, there’s an ambulance coming now.” Mr Allen shook Ben gently, “We’re going to go to the hospital, okay?”