Strange Help of the Fosters
Chapter 4
It was another morning, another day at the Fosters' home everyone was up the house was bustling with each member of the Fosters prepare for the day. As usual Jude was the first up having already showered dressed eating a bowl of cereal at the kitchen table. Callie was upstairs in her room shared with Mariana drying her soaked hair after getting out of the shower while Mariana continues to decided what outfit goes with her shoes she wanted to wear and Callie trying to help her pick her outfit. Jesus was in the bathroom looking at the tattoo he gotten he places Vaseline and burning alcohol he yipped for a bit before placing cloth Band-Aid on his abdomen. He grabs his white tank pulls over his shoulders making sure not to unsettle the work he just did. Brandon finally walked downstairs he greets Jude by ruffling through his brown hair and Jude smiles he walks over to the refrigerator opens it looking for something to snack on instead he grabs Minute Maid Orange Juice before grabbing a glass to pour it in.
Upstairs Lena and Stef were getting ready even though Lena quit her job she wanted to visit the Quinn's at the hospital maybe there was another option beside the alternative. Stef had loaded her uniform and weapon before going to the bathroom to greet her wife.
"Are we going to tell Callie about the blood transfusion?" Stef asked her wife kissing her on her left side of her cheek and she grabs her by the waist.
"Hmmm that's what I'm going to find out today," Lena replied trying to focus on fixing her hair while her wife distracts her with kisses. She turns around facing her wife kissing her.
"Well makes sure you go through all options before we just tell Callie about the blood transfusion and I know there's not a lot of time we only have 48 hours to make a decision and we can't wait for so long," Stef told Lena.
"Okay I'll go to the hospital and check out Sophia's condition and call you later."
"Good we still have to talk about your job too, there's only so much saving we both have before it's gone, I'll call you when I get to the office."
Stef had to leave earlier than everyone else to work on special case usually she'll tell Lena, but this case was different from others and she needed to be at work on time. She comes downstairs to see the kids "Morning my babies I hope you all have a good day I'll be home a little bit later have a good day at work and try not get on Momma's nerves," Stef told her kids walking out of the house.
Lena finally walks down the stairs as everyone was finishing up breakfast Lena didn't tell Callie about the blood transfusion as she gave her nervous fake smile when Callie smiled back at Lena. "Did everyone finish their breakfast and finish their morning chores?"
"Yeah I finished my chores and cleaned my room," Brandon told his mom.
"Um…yeah I did too," Jesus said, but Lena knew he was lying knowing her son he probably didn't even clean his side of the room or worst made Jude do it.
"Uh huh…sure or did you make sweet little Jude do it Jesus?" Lena questioned him as Jude smiles, but Jesus didn't even though he wished he did since Jude was always up first in the morning, but then he'll get in trouble just like last time when he and Jude got into the argue about "Jesus Time" and Jude threw a book at him.
"I didn't get a chance to I had to get ready for school mom you know it takes a lot to get ready surely you can understand that," Mariana made an excused to Lena, but she wasn't buy it basically Mariana is too self-absorbed within her looks to do chores.
"Well I finished mines…" Callie said eating a strip of bacon.
"See mom Callie got it covered…"
"No I got mines done, not yours. Your own your own you hear Mom you have to do your own chores," Callie grabs the dishes off of the kitchen table and places them in the sink and begins washing them.
"Hey I thought you had my back?" Mariana snuffed as the family laughed at her embarrassing her as she folded her arms.
"Alright everyone quick fooling around and get ready for school we need to hurry up I have to take care of some things…so come everyone." Lena said to her family rushing the family to the minivan.
Lena quickly pulls in the parking lot of Anchor Beach Community Charter School as the kids get out of the car and head into the school. Lena puts the card in reverse, but before she could pull out Timothy ran up to the van.
"Lena, Lena wait!" Timothy called out the literature and father of Lena's unborn deceased daughter he tried to get her attention, "Lena wait for a second! Can we talk?"
"Timothy, not right now I have other things I have to!" Lena tells him. In truth it because seeing Timothy remind her of the daughter that died due to Lena having preeclampsia 20 weeks into the pregnancy and the baby died something that took a toll on the Fosters especially Lena, but she and Timothy never had talked about the baby she knew eventually she and Timothy would have to talk about it just not so soon.
"Lena please…" Timothy pleaded with her she pulled the car into drive back into the driveway and turns off the car getting out of the car folding her hands.
"Okay what do you want Timothy?" Lena asked aggravated.
"Lena we have to talk about the baby…" Timothy told her, but Lena did not want to hear it.
"Timothy…it's not the right time or the place for this…so if…"
"Lena…you quit your job, it wasn't because of Jude it was because of the baby so yeah this has everything to do with the baby you quit your job because of the loss of your baby, the school board wants you back you can't leave!"
"I have to protect Jude from people like Mr. Stevens! I don't think bringing the loss of my daughter as reason to talk to me about my job!"
"It is because you're the Vice Principal of this school and your emotions of your daughter clouded your judgment you can do a lot more good inside of the school as the vice principal then outside as stay at home mom!"
Lena huffed in frustration, talking to Timothy about her loss of her job and child maybe it was clouding her judgment she wanted to be in denial, but how much could she avoid the pain she pushed away?
Inside of Anchor Beach Community Charter School the school was bustling with students back from their weekends the Fosters' siblings had all disrupted through the school you can hear some of the kids whispering about things they didn't want others to see. Other students gossiping about other students or something they saw on TV. The jocks chilling at the edge of hallway talking about practicing for later today while the cheerleaders trying to get some of their attentions. Callie walked up to her locker she opens her locker rustling through it to grab her two textbooks. Wyatt had walked up to her locker waiting for Callie to close her locker so he can talk to her. Callie finally closed her locker to see Wyatt leaning in her direction starling her a bit.
"Hey…" Wyatt said.
"Jesus, Wyatt you scared me…" Callie exclaimed hitting him with her notebook on her left shoulder he flinched from the hit, "Why in the world were creeping up on me?"
"Sorry Callie I just wanted to know how the fundraiser went this weekend you didn't call or text," Wyatt said as they both continued to walk down the hallway, "So how was it?"
Callie completely forgot to call Wyatt with everything that happened it was so much to for her to process. Wyatt was completely unaware that her and Brandon kissed the day before at the fundraiser or that Sophia's is in the hospital because she slit her wrist not mention that she can't get adopted by the Fosters because Robert won't sign the abandonment papers after Sophia ripped up the papers.
"Um…yeah I'm sorry it was a lot going on…and um I forgot to call," Callie told Wyatt trying to gather her thoughts. Wyatt knew something was bothering her Callie wasn't good at hiding her emotions and problems.
"Callie talk to me, what happen?" Wyatt asked her pulling her outside of the school to sit down by a nearby bench next to plant sprouting around the bench area.
"…I can't get adopted!" Callie told him Wyatt looked in disbelief Callie told him that last time when she found out about Robert Quinn being her father he places his hand on her left knee soothing her.
"Wait, what do you mean you can't get adopted? Remember you told me that Robert signed the abandonment papers!" Wyatt remember Callie telling him she'll soon be part of the Fosters she was excited when Robert called and told her that he signed the abandonment papers.
"Well looks like things changes because Robert refused to sign the papers!" Callie explained, "Sophia ripped up the papers and Robert won't sign another document I'll never have a family!"
"Slow down Callie! You will have a family the Fosters will adopt you! Don't panic everything's going to fine, I'll be by the side the whole way through I promise!"
Callie begins to shake out of control Wyatt tries to get her attention places his hands on both sides of her face so she can focus on him. She finally looks at him calming down, but it was too much still going on she wanted her family and now she might never ever get to have it.
Jesus was walking in the hallway when Emma snuck up on the side of him shoving him as she laughed. Jesus brushed her off laughing as well he was relieved that it wasn't Hayley, but not mention it was a good thing Emma had pushed him on his right side and not his left where his Hayley tattoo was bothering him.
"So stranger you didn't show up to the award ceremony what happened?" Emma asked him.
"Um…oh yeah I had to take care of some things…"Jesus lied to Emma she wasn't aware that he blew off the ceremony to be with Hayley when she told him about her parents getting a divorce, "You know family business and stuff like that."
"Well Foster you missed a good party!" Emma nudge him smiling as Jesus smiles back half way, "I'll see you at practice later today Foster, try to be there and not skip out on us!" Emma walks away leaving Jesus in the hallway.
Jesus walks over to his locker opening his locker with his combination he was given he opens his locker and places his backpack in his locker while he grabs two textbooks for his first two classes, Mariana walks up to him leaning her back to the locker next to Jesus'.
"So what are you going to do about Hayley and the tattoo?" Mariana asked her annoyed twin brother, "I mean you going have to tells Moms eventually..."
"I don't know yet, but you promised you wouldn't tell Moms so I'll figure something out and Hayley I don't know what to do to be honest," Jesus responded closing his locker as both he Mariana roam the hallway on their way to their classes, "She seemed off or something…I don't know and I do want to work things out with Emma."
"Well you have to do something especially with that tattoo, it looks like it's been infected I don't want you to end up in the hospital I had enough of those by now," Mariana reminded him after seeing their grandfather, Stef when she got shot, Brandon when he was beaten and his was smashed by Vito and his friends, Lena when she lost the baby and now Sophia in the hospital she didn't want her twin brother to next on the list.
Jude arrived at his locker opening his locker gathering his supplies as quick as possible he was trying to avoid seeing Connor. After that night at the tent and Connor's father spanking him because there were friends he blames his self for Connor getting in trouble. Callie was the only person beside Jude and Connor who knew what happened between them he told his Moms, but he didn't tell them what they did. He closes his locker quickly as quickly as his locker closed Connor was standing there as if he magically appeared from out of thin air Jude jumped back he was little jumpy from Connor's startled.
Jude turns around and walks away he couldn't look at Connor's face especially with bruise across the right side of the face that he got from his dad. Connor of course loves his dad and he would never say that Mr. Stevens would do that, but Jude knew what abuse looks like he's been in plenty of Foster homes to tell the signs when physical abuse is involved, but Connor didn't want to tell him that his father beats him instead he uses the excuse of being spanked at his age. Connor followed behind Jude trying to get his attention with students walking in between their paths he finally caught Jude at the corner of the hallway.
"Jude talk to me!' Connor demanded as Jude stops in his tracks trying not to turn around to look at Connor, "You're upset? I know you are! You're upset at me you're upset at your sister and Sophia, but if you're going to be upset with anyone it's me!"
Jude turns around to see Connor's plead on his face he wondered what could know and why would he be upset even though he was clearly upset with Connor, but only because of the circumstances that's happened.
"Look Jude I don't want this to be awkward between us we're best friends and…" Connor pleaded, "I'm just going through a lot as well! It'll be nice to have my best friend by my side is all…"
"Connor…"Jude cuts him off, "you have to find another friend, everything in your life was fine until you became friends with me. Face it as long as I'm in your life your dad will keep abusing you and if I'm that cause, I will never be able to forgive myself."
"No you don't understand give me a chance to explain, there's a lot I have kept from you," Connor explained, but what was Connor keeping from Jude that explained all of this.
"Okay fine Connor we'll talk at lunch then," Jude told him as he walks away from him heading to his first period class leaving sorrowful Connor in the hallways.
At the hospital the Quinn's were in Sophia's room watching her to see if any conditions have changed since last night. Robert paces himself around the room, as Jill looks at her daughter moving her hair out of Sophia's face she rubs her cheeks and smiles for a bit.
"What's taking the doctor so long?" Robert asked Jill.
"He'll be here soon we just have to be patience is all Robert…" Jill tried to calm her clearly upset husband, but it was no point he wanted answers from the doctor about his daughter no matter what money he had to spend he wanted to know if there any other options left open.
"What if she says no?" Robert told his wife.
"Can you blame her thought Robert?" Jill replied as her husband turn his full attention to her question, "Really Robert I can't believe you and Sophia I'm disappointed by the both of you look at what you're actions caused…Sophia's in coma and Callie has no family!"
"Honey are you blaming me? She is my daughter…"
"Yes Robert I get it she is your daughter you're right you have the right to be her father, but what you don't have the right to do is take away her family from her because she reminds you of your first love!" Jill stood up angry flared from her face as she confronted her husband, "I'm sorry I couldn't give you another child I'm sorry about the three miscarries before Sophia you think I wanted to have an only child no I wanted more kids, but I couldn't give them to you! I know you settle for me after you're family found out about you and Colleen she was your first love and now that there's a piece of her out there in the world you won't let her go!"
"Jill it's not like that…" Robert tries to calm his enraged wife down, but she didn't want to hear it she brushes pass him storming her way out of the room.
Robert was left frustrated by his wife's action, he didn't want to admit that she was right Colleen was the love of his life his first love and Callie looking so much like him he just didn't know what he should do he can't leave Callie with Fosters he wanted his daughter as much as Sophia wanted a sibling. He walks over to Sophia and kneels next to her bed maybe everything is a mistake maybe if he had been more honest with the Fosters, Callie and Sophia things could've turned out different.
Rita pulled into the hospital's parking lot she puts her car in park proceeding to the hospital she decided to check in at the hospital to check up on Sophia's condition she sees Jill outside of the hospital's entrance physically upset with her argument with her husband. Rita meets Jill outside to see what was going on with Jill she was unaware of the argument between the Quinn's.
"Hey Jill what's going on?" A concerned Rita asked Jill who was highly upset, "Jill it's okay you can talk to me."
"It's nothing me and Robert got into an argument…I," Jill sighed trying to get it together, "I don't know what to do anymore…this thing with Callie and Robert now Sophia it's a lot to take in! It really is hard I want to support Callie, but I just don't know how…to be honest I don't know if I really handle all of this actually!"
"Whoa…whoa it's okay Jill I understand," Rita tells her, "believe me I understand the universe sucks just like I told Callie, but you can't fight what you can't control I know you want to do everything for your family be there and support them, but as women we're allow to have those moments we can't always be stable you have pain that you need to let out and not let them bottle and fester them you have to let it go and then walk back in there as a strong woman you break in private but strong in public."
Jill breaks down as Rita opens her arms to let Jill in as she sobs uncontrollably as Rita rocks her back and forth comforts her as best she could. After a while of having a heart to heart moment Rita slowly escorts Jill back into the hospital.
Stef arrived at the precinct Mike was waiting next to her desk drinking some coffee black no cream just like he likes it except for being up early in morning he finally convince Captain Roberts to let him take morning shifts again exchange for him going to his AIA meetings and weekly sobriety tests it was a lot, but Mike could handle it.
"Morning Stef you finally arrived!" Mike said as Stef rushes in putting her belongings on her desk. She sits down at her desk rubbing her face, "you look like hell Stef."
"Ha…ha very funny Mike you really can't blame me," Stef giggled in frustration as Mike poured her some coffee.
"Did you hear anything from the Quinn's about Sophia's condition?" Mike asked handing her the coffee Stef accepted the coffee taking a sip and then sighing "Is it that bad?"
"Yes we just found out that Sophia needs a blood transfusion and they need Callie to give blood…" Stef explains to Mike he puts his coffee down on Stef desk, "I mean first the adoption falls through then Sophia's rips up the adoption papers and Robert refuses to sign what more can Callie go through?"
"Man that sucks, have you and Lena told Callie about the blood transfusion? I mean isn't there a short window of opportunity or something?"
"Yeah, but how can we tell Callie that hey you know your sister that ripped up your abandonment papers that your sister need a blood transfusion and you need donate to her to help her survive! I mean how can I tell that to Callie?"
"That is a tough one, but what are you guys going to do about it?"
Stef really haven't thought about what she and Stef should do, but they can't wait for so long. Sophia can't wait until Callie or the Fosters decide when they want to they had to act quickly if not sooner.
Lena arrived at the hospital running into Rita who sitting in the waiting room. Rita gets up and greets Lena with a hug.
"Lena how are you?" Rita asked Lena.
"I'm good," Lena said, "How about you?"
"I'm good, but how is Callie doing with all of this? I know it must be hard on her…"
"Yeah she's okay as well Callie could be, how's the condition with Sophia? I know the doctor told us that she needs a blood transfusion, but asking Callie is the hard part…"
"Wait they want Callie to do the blood transfusion for Sophia?" Rita was shocked to hear what Lena told her, "I know her condition isn't good, but Callie giving her blood I don't know it seems so soon…"
"But we can't wait if her condition turns for the worst she could die and no matter what problems me and Stef have we can't let Sophia die we have to talk to Callie about the blood transfusion."
It was late afternoon outside of Anchor Beach Community Charter School most of the students were out for lunch Callie and Wyatt met outside on the bench near the beach. Brandon watches them from a distance wondering if they were talking about Callie and him kissing. Mariana ran into Hayley from the dance team she didn't really want to talk to her.
"Mariana wait up can we talk?" She asked.
"Why should I?" Mariana asked, "So what you can try to manipulate my brother again with your lies?"
"No it's not like that I was just…"
"Just what nothing…no wonder your boyfriend broke up with you. I mean you're controlling and manipulative you made Jesus miss his award ceremony, then you use your parents' divorce as another excuse, so yeah I don't want to talk you unless you apologize to Jesus and break up with him!"
"You can't expect me to break up with Jesus!"
"I can because you're not good for him at all!" Mariana told her as she walks away from Hayley.
Stef arrived at the school at the same time as Lena she kisses Lena on her cheek asking her about Sophia's condition.
"Hey love, how's Sophia?" Stef asked Lena.
"I'm fine honey, but Sophia's condition is worsen by each minute if Callie don't give her the blood transfusion…she could die and we can't let that happen," Lena explains, "Where is Callie?"
"She should be outside at lunch."
Stef and Lena walked to the outside courtyard they see Callie and Wyatt sitting on the bench near the beach. Meanwhile Jude and Connor had met up for lunch to talk about everything.
"Hey," Connor said sitting down next to Jude.
"Hey…" Jude replied pulling his lunch out of his backpack.
"So um about everything between us…"
"I know, but I'm sorry I told Callie what happened between us I had to tell someone and I told Moms, but I didn't tell them what we did…" Jude cuts him off telling him that he told Callie there secret and that his Moms know that something happened between them.
"Jude…"Connor sighed, "You have nothing to be sorry about I should be sorry I didn't stand up to my father. There are a lot of things you don't know between me and my father…I care about you and we're friends I won't abandon you just like the Fosters didn't, neither will I you have to trust that!"
"Your right Connor, but what about the issue with the tent?" Jude asked him as he just looks at him with sadden look in his face.
"Um hey Callie can we talk to you?" Stef asked Callie she gets up from the bench as follows Stef and Lena away from Wyatt.
"So what's up?" Callie asked them, "How's Sophia's condition?"
"Well honey that's what we're here to talk about," Lena told her, "I checked up on her today her condition isn't good she has to have a blood transfusion and well…"
"…They need you to do the blood transfusion," Stef finished up.
"Wait what?!" Callie was shocked to hear this after all the Quinn's did now this a blood transfusion, "A blood transfusion you have to be kidding me?"
"I wish we were sweetheart, but they need to do it quick we can't wait so long we have to do it now or never…"Stef told Callie.
"It's okay honey we'll go after school and talk to the doctors and make sure everything is prep for you to give blood for Sophia I know this is a lot to ask you to do, but she needs you."
Stef and Lena tried to comfort her, but Callie was in shock and panic what was she supposed to do Sophia wouldn't let her get adopted ripping her abandonment papers now they need her to give blood for blood transfusion to help save Sophia's life what could Callie do?
After school the kids all loaded up in the minivan as Lena drove them home Callie still hadn't made a decision she wanted to talk to Jude about it first his opinion meant everything to her before she made a heavy decision that could affect him as well.
The kids all scattered around the house Brandon went to his room Jesus chilled in the living room while Mariana went to her Lena went to the kitchen Jude headed up to his room Callie followed behind him.
"…Jude can we talk?" Callie asked her face gave a sad look Jude gave her a nod.
"Is not about what I told you with Connor is it?" Jude asked he didn't want to talk about after talking to Connor early that day.
"No…no it's not about that um it's about Sophia bud," Callie told Jude as they sat at the edge of his bed.
"What about Sophia is she okay?" Jude asked.
"No she's not she needs a blood transfusion and they need me to give her my blood for the blood transfusion or she could die…"
Jude puts his hands on Callie's rubbing it with his thumbs, "Callie I know, you want to know if you have my blessings to do so…you have to help her Callie, I told you before I had to share you with the Fosters and Sophia I'll share you again you have to help her it's okay."
"I love you Jude…" Callie hugged Jude, "thank you…"
"I love you too Callie," Jude told her.
The siblings both walked downstairs to the kitchen where Lena and Stef were Stef had arrived a few moments after the family.
"Callie sweetheart have you made a decision?" Stef asked.
"Yes I have…" Callie replied telling her family her answer.