My Foster Brother

Pt. 32

Tyler

So...Zach is basically out of school until Anders is back, whenever that'll be, Danny isn't going to school either because of what happened last night, meaning only 1/2 of the boys are actually in school at this given moment in time.

I walk into the kitchen to get Matt something to eat while he's in bed. Danny was on his phone with someone, probably Joey.

"Where am I?...I'm at home because I can't exactly walk at the moment...Liam took my phone and we kinda fought for a bit. Somewhere in that, one of us knocked the TV down and it fell on my ankle...Worst case is I sprained it...I should be back, Monday or so...Well, Zach is at home because Anders is in the hospital, still....Yes, they are dating....The doctor or nurse said Anders will be on a ventilator for a week, but that was only the minimum estimate. It could very well be that he'll be on it longer than that...Oh, I guess I'll talk to you later...Bye." Danny says.

"How's it hanging?" I ask.

"I'm bored." Danny says.

"It's literally the start of the day. How are you already bored?" I ask.

"You see, everything I could be doing is in my room." If I could, I'd walk up there. I'd also not be here, right now." Danny replies.

"You have your phone and the Xbox is literally right there." I say.

"How do you have time for this? I mean, you have to deal with 6 foster kids, 3 of which are troublesome, work, cooking, Matt being sick, Zach and his PTSD, me with a sprained ankle, Anders in the hospital, and taking us to school. Where do you put in fun in all that?" Danny asks.

"Okay, first off, my work is literally being a foster parent. This is my job. Matt is the only one who does work outside of being a foster parent. I cook because Matt can't for the life of him." I reply.

"So, what do you do on the laptop of yours?" Danny asks.

"Watch YouTube, Netflix, and anime. Yes, I watch anime." I say.

"How to manage taking care of Matt while also trying to take care of 5 other people and worrying about Anders?" Danny asks.

"No, I'm taking care of Matt while also taking care of 3 other people and worrying about Anders." I say.

"5 others. Liam, Zach, Jamie, Brandon and myself." Danny says.

"3 because I don't need to worry about Jamie and Brandon as they're the 2 most responsible ones here. It's you, Zach and Liam I need to worry about at times like this. If Anders were here, he'd make 4." I reply.

"Fair point." Danny says.

"Fair!? I always make fair points!" I say totally not offended.

"Uh-huh." Danny says.

I finished Matt's breakfast and took it back upstairs. I hate when he gets sick. Yes, he's drinking water and taking medication to help with the sickness, but he still has a fever.

"So...when do you think Anders'll be back?" Matt asks.

"I don't know. A week was only the minimal time he would be out. At least for the ventilator. He could be unconscious even longer, unable to breathe without help longer than a week. As long as he survives this, I'll be fine." I reply setting the food on his table.

"I'm worried about you, Tyler." Matt says.

"Why are you worried?" I ask.

"You overwork yourself. You're trying to do all this on your own." Matt replies.