Drew went down to dinner and hardly ate much.
He then went upstairs.
He checked his phone, he had one unread message.
It was Katie.
"Hey, just checking on you…..Still coughing? Lol"
Drew texted back.
"I just took a nap, I'm fine though. I was just really tired. Not coughing haha"
Drew hated lying to girls, especially Katie or Bianca.
But, he didn't want anyone to worry.
He watched some TV in his room and went to bed.
NEXT DAY: morning
Drew walked downstairs, coughing extremely hard.
He was still in his pajamas.
"Drew, is that you coughing?" asked Mrs. Torres.
"Yeaah" he said in a hoarse tone.
She walked over to him.
"Honey, you sound terrible" said Mrs. Torres.
"Mom, I'm fine. I'll go get ready for school" Drew insisted.
"No, go lie on the couch. I'll take your temperature. If you don't have a fever, you can go to school" said Mrs. Torres.
"Fine" said Drew as he went to lie on the couch.
He lied down for a few minutes.
"Any better?" asked Mrs. Torres.
"Maybe a little" said Drew as he began to cough again.
She put the thermometer in his right ear and said "Let me see.."
Drew just continued coughing.
The thermometer beeped, "103? No. You stay lying down, I'll call school" said Mrs. Torres.
"No, Mom I'm fine" said Drew.
"No way Mister I don't want anyone at school getting sick. Adam will be home regular time. Maybe have Katie come over, she might want to take care of you. I have my cell, so I'll call you and check up on you. I love you feel better" she said and kissed him on the head.
"Bye…" Drew said and coughed.
"Adam! We are going to be late!" Mrs. Torres yelled up the stairs.
Drew rolled over on the couch and closed his eyes.
Adam came down the stairs. He looked over at Drew.
"What's wrong with him?" He asked.
"He's really sick" said Mrs. Torres.
"Yeah, okay" said Adam.
"Come on, you're going to be late" said Mrs. Torres as she pushed Adam out the door.