Ben... sulked.

The doctor looked at Elijah sourly, but seemed eager to have the disruptive people out of the hospital. He went back to his office and returned and gave the medicine to Elijah, rather than Ben. "One pill, twice a day, with food."
"What do you say to the people who can't have a meal twice a day, because they spent their money on medicine?" Simon commented.
"Will you Shut! Up!?" Ben snapped.