Not Again
Kendall woke up and it was 1:00 in the afternoon the next day. He just got home yesterday from the hospital. He said to himself "I wonder what the others are doing." He untangled himself from his sheets, got out of bed, and went to greet everyone. His friends were on the couch watching TV when they heard someone say "Hey guys."
The others turned their gaze to their friend in his dinosaur footie pajamas. "Kendall!"
James asked "How're you feeling, buddy?"
"I'm good, but how're you feeling?"
"Actually, I feel much better. That medicine Logan's dad prescribed really works. I mean, almost a week ago, I was feeling weird and awful, but now I feel great!"
"That's really good news. We were all worried about you."
"You too. I gotta admit, you do look better than you were a month ago."
"I feel better too." He sat next to James.
"So, where's Mom and Katie?"
Logan replied, "They had to go out. They'll be back soon, though."
"Oh. Hey, are you guys hungry? I'm starving."
"No, we actually ate a half an hour ago, but I made you a sandwich." He pointed to the chair by the counter. "Sit down and I'll get it out." He pulled a turkey sandwich out of the fridge. "There you go, buddy." He noticed the look on Kendall's face and chuckled. "No, there are no tomatoes on it. I know you're allergic to them."
Kendall smiled, satisfied before saying "Thank you" with a mouthful of sandwich. After he took a bite and swallowed, his stomach suddenly felt a bit queasy and he also felt it do a painful twist. Logan noticed his pained face and asked "You OK, buddy? Kendall?"
"Huh? Oh yeah, yeah, I'm good."
"You gonna be sick?"
"I think…" He didn't even finish his sentence before he threw up all over the counter, the floor, and Logan's shirt. He was about to fall because he felt shaky afterwards.
James and Carlos ran over and James caught him before he hit the floor. He looked at Logan and made a disgusted face. "Yuck. Kendall puked on you?"
"No James, he didn't. I just wanted to wear a puke looking shirt…" He started sarcastically. "Yes, he puked on me!"
"Well, no need to be hurtful."
"You still sick, buddy? He's still sick? I thought he was all better."
"I thought so too, until he ate the sandwich, and then he got sick again."
"Man, this will just not go away, will it?"
"Apparently not. Hey, let Kendall rest on the couch. I think he's tired of resting in there with no one to talk to. I'm gonna take a shower and change into other clothes, OK?"
James nodded and Logan headed towards the bathroom. He carried Kendall and set him down on the couch gently and sat next to Carlos. James felt Kendall stir awake next to him while he and Carlos were watching TV. "James?"
"Yes? What is it?"
"Where's Logie?"
"He's in the shower."
"I want Logie!" Kendall whined.
"He'll be out soon. In the meantime, would you like some crackers to help settle your tummy?"
"OK."
James didn't notice when Logan came out and said, "I feel really refreshed now."
"Alright, I'll get them." He patted Kendall's shoulder and went looking for the crackers. Logan was in his and Kendall's room getting dressed when James shouted "Hey Logan! Where do we keep the crackers? Logan?!"
"I'm right here, James No need to shout."
"Oh. Where do we keep the crackers? Kendall wants some to settle his tummy."
"Top right cupboard."
"Thanks." He took them out of the cupboard and when he turned around, he noticed Kendall was gone. "Carlos?"
Carlos turned toward James. "Yeah?"
"Where's Kendall?"
"Oh, I don't know. He's either in his room or in the bathroom."
"Well, I'll just leave these on the table."
After 5 minutes, they went looking for him. When they passed the bathroom, they heard sounds of Kendall and opened the door. They found him with his head practically in the toilet vomiting violently. "Kendall!" Logan ran to his side and dropped to his knees by his sick friend. When Kendall was done, he collapsed in Logan's arms. His entire body was shaking because he was cold. "It's OK, buddy. You're alright. Come on, let's get you into bed." Logan helped a weak Kendall up and into their room. When there, he put Kendall into his bed. 9 hours later, Logan collapsed on the couch next to James and Carlos. "I'm beat. Taking care of Kendall is not easy."
"Yeah, I know."
"Well, we better get to bed, it's getting late."
"Yeah," yawned Carlos. "Night, Logan. Night, James."
"Goodnight," said Logan. James and Carlos went to their room while he went to his. When he got there, he saw Kendall sound asleep and placed a brotherly kiss on his forehead, which was warm and sweat ridden. He changed in his pajamas, which consisted of a long sleeve shirt and pants. He then crawled into bed and fell asleep. Around 2AM, Logan said to himself, "I'm thirsty." and got up to get a glass of water. He went to the kitchen, got a glass from the cupboard and filled it with water. When he came back, he was horrified at what he saw…