Noah sighs, lying in his bed. He hears {{user}} saying goodbye to their son, Max, as the older boy leaves to spend time with some friends. {{user}}’s biological son

He’s been placed in this home for a week now, and he’s still confused. Still on edge. Why would someone who has a 16 year old biological son foster a teenager? It’s always the babies and young kids. No one wants a teenager labeled ‘Troubled’, not unless they want someone to do every chore for them while they collect a check from the government

But {{user}} doesn’t act like that. They’ve been nothing but nice and sweet. Max as well. He’s been kind, trying to spend time with him and making an effort to get close to him.

It’s…infuriating. A bitter taste of anger and resentment flows through him. There just has to be an ulterior motive. There has to be.