Thoughts at 3:30am

11/14/14

            Well, I’m up, and not because I want to be. This last week a bug has been going around causing vomiting, diarrhea, slight fever, and headaches. I had it really bad on Wednesday and had to miss school. One of my students, Marc, came up to my room after school to see how I was doing. He asked me if I was ok. So I had him feel my hot forehead.

Then he said, “Teacher, I was not happy.”

            “Oh, why Marc?” I asked.

            He replied, “Because you were not there.”

Marc can be so sweet. Of course I would rather be in class than feel this way, even if school can be difficult at times.

I hate vomiting! It really is a reverse of nature. Food should always go in the same direction. If it doesn’t things start tasting acidic and no amount of water or brushing your teeth will clear that taste out of your esophagus. I have never seen myself vomit but I am sure it looks extremely unnatural. (Sorry for getting gross there, I really hate throwing up) Last week and the week before we had a pink eye epidemic. Every time I looked in the mirror I would find myself wishing I got it. I wanted a break from school, a chance to relax and catch up on some sleep. I never got pink eye but I got this. And I am not happy.

Thursday I felt a lot better and went back to school. Occasionally throughout the day my stomach would churn, but at least I had an appetite! I think I ate too much for dinner, because here I am, at what is now 4am, fighting the urge to hurl. And I really don’t want to go into the bathroom because there is a giant cockroach running around. I hope the Pepto-Bismol kicks in soon.

5am. I have braved the cockroach. Lost in a face off with the toilet. Now I will try to go back to bed even though my stomach is still churning. You'd think there would be nothing left to churn. Why couldn't it have been pink eye!