Before walking out the door, Lennox turned to Joey and said, "Keep him home for as long as possible. I am not getting sick. I don't get sick".
Joey laughed and said okay in a sarcastic tone.
Lennox left for school.
Joey picked up the phone and called Mel.
The phone rang.
"Melissa Burke. May I help you?" she said when she answered.
"Mel! It's Joey".
"It's just you. What do you need?" she said annoyed.
"I just wanted to tell you that Ryder came down this morning sick as a dog. So, I didn't send him to school" Joey told her.
"Aw, how bad are you talking?" Mel asked, to make sure he wasn't faking.
"Well he came down coughing and asked if you were home because he wanted to stay home and I had told him that he just missed you leave. Then he continued to cough and sneeze. He looks really pale and I felt his head. It was pretty warm, so then I sent him back to bed. So, pretty bad probably the flu or a cold". Joey explained.
"Ooh, poor kid. Well it's good to know that you actually can do something right" said Mel.
"Gee, thanks" said Joey.
Ryder walked into the kitchen.
Joey gasped *still being on the phone*
"What are you doing out of bed!" Joey exclaimed.
"What…what's going on?" asked Mel.
Then she heard Ryder's sick voice.
"My room is too hot. So I came down here to get water" Ryder said.
Joey picked up the phone and said, "Don't worry about a thing. I got it under control. See you later. Bye Mel!"
"What? Ugh. I'll try and come home early. See you when I get home. Bye" Mel answered confused and annoyed.