Well my mother has just started her new job today, so she left the house quite early. Normally this wouldn't be a problem as she left at a quarter toeight am GMT, and normally I'd be going to school at that time, but I have to be at school later today (1 and a half hours from now).

So I'm all alone in the house basically apart from my dad whom I've been told under no circumstances to wake. I feel really ill again, as I did last night but I know I have to go to school today because it's the first day, and if you miss it, you miss getting everything- your timetable, new books, notices, letters etc.

I guess I'm worried that I'll go to school and get sick really. I hate the idea of being sick in front of everyone. I would be so mortified. Can anyone tell me what is a good thing to eat for lunch when you feel sick? Because for breakfast now I'm picking my way through a bowl of strawberries, but I eat lunch at school. Should I eat maybe an apple or a plain roll or something?

Ideally I don't feel like I could eat anything but I know I must because I cycle to and from school. Thank-you