sick · stomach bug · school setting · teenager · diarrhea · cramping · nausea · supportive classmates · embarrassment · illness
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway buzz overhead as you clutch your stomach, the gurgling from math class still echoing in your ears. Lunch break offered a brief escape to the bathroom, but the dull ache remains. Now, leaning against the lockers, you see a classmate approach with a worried look. "Hey, you okay? You look kinda pale," they say, stepping closer.