A Troubled Family || Newsies Soulmates AU

Chapter 21 - Spot

- Chapter 21 - Ear Drop Fun -
Warnings: Ear problems (Cards.)
Third Person POV

"Spot whatever you last name is. Put me down" Anthony tells him, trying to wiggle his way out of Spot's grasp.

Spot and Albert laugh. "My last name is Conlon."

"Good for you. Please put me down." Anthony's voice started to get a little more helpless. "Being upside down is not good for my ears."

Spot puts Anthony down as he and Albert share a look. "What's wrong?"

Anthony shrugs. "I'm fine."

"Anthony." Spot's voice got very stern very quickly.

Anthony cringes. "Wait- what time is it?"

"Ear drop time!" Jack exclaims, walking into Albert's room.

"Gosh darn you, Jack!" Anthony exclaims, causing Jack to laugh.

"Come on, Anth. It's time for drops." Jack tells Anthony, sitting down on Albert's bunk.

"Haha, about that," Anthony looks around quickly. "We should just skip today."

Jack shakes his head. "No can do, sorry Anth. I take it that this hasn't hurt any less?"

Anthony sighs. "No. And no other foster home really cared enough to do the drops."

"Hey, mind filling us in?" Spot questions. Albert nods, confused as to what was happening.

Jack looks at Anthony.

Anthony shrugs. "You can, and while you do that, I'm gonna go tap."

Anthony tries to leave the room, but Jack's voice stops him. "Anthony Higgins, step out of this room and I will get Specs and Davey."

Anthony freezes. "Please don't."

"What's so bad about Specs and Davey?" Albert questions.

Jack laughs a bit.

"Anthony hates it when I get them for medical reasons." Jack explains.

Albert nods.

"Okay, wait, Medical reasons?" Spot questions. "Please explain."

Jack looks at Anthony. "You or me?"

Anthony points to Jack, before sitting on the ground, playing with his fidget cube.

Jack turns to Spot and Albert. "Medda was informed that Anthony has had a good amount of surgeries on his ears and he has tubes. He has a problem with his ears, which is very hard to explain, so we need to do drops, especially when they get bad."
(A/N, me in daily life trying to explain my ear/hearing problems lol.)

Albert and Spot nod. "Why weren't we told?"

Jack shrugs. "We kinda just made an unsaid decision that we weren't telling anyone."

"I need a nap," Anthony mumbles. He hadn't listened to anything else up to this.

"You can have a nap after we do drops." Jack responds. Anthony rolls his eyes. "You could even nap with your soulmates."