I got a text message from a classmate today. I stayed home since I was sick. The sentence made me feel even worse than I already was.

I'll tell the whole school if you don't pay me 200 dollars.

The image shown below it made me nauseous. A low quality photo of me and my teacher in the empty classroom...

I quickly shut off my phone, covering my mouth as I run towards the bathroom down the hall, emptying the contents of the only things I've eaten today, crackers and soup.

My mom runs up the stairs and towards the bathroom, rubbing my back soothingly.

She thinks it's because of the illness.

It's so much more than that.