JasmineI spent twenty minutes bent over the toilet, throwing up everything I had eaten since yesterday. My stomach hurt so badly that by the time I was done, I could barely stand. I managed to pull myself up, rinse my mouth at the sink, and take two antacids from the medicine cabinet, hoping they'd settle my stomach.Unfortunately, they didn’t do much. An hour later, I was still lying on the couch in my robe, with my head resting against the cushions as I tried to ignore the awful feeling in my stomach.Mrs. Gable, our elderly housekeeper, came into the living room carrying a stack of fresh towels. She was about to walk past when she noticed me lying on the couch.“Oh, sweetie, you don’t look good at all,” she said, setting the towels on the table. “Are you sick?”“My stomach has been giving me hell since this morning,” I complained, pressing a hand against it. “I’ve been throwing up, and I took some medication about an hour ago, but nothing’s working. I don’t know if it’s something
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