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trigger warning: mentions of eating disorder, throwing up, and purging
When the rumor of what happened between Odessa and Joey first went around the school, Odessa was extremely depressed. She didn't come out of her room. She didn't eat. She didn't sleep. She was hurting herself by not taking care of herself. When it came time for her to finally eat something, she couldn't keep it down. The first time she threw up, it was the first time she actually felt something after being numb for so long. She felt like she deserved the pain. She didn't deserve to be happy. She was the school slut. The girl who's dad left her. She was nothing.
She never told anyone, especially not her mother, that she was purging. It only happened when Thalia wasn't around. She did it in the bathroom at school when nobody was in there. It's not like she wanted to have an earring disorder. She was just extremely fucked up and the people at school and the voice in her head didn't make it any better. She thought it would make her feel better but it only made her feel worse. It got to the point where she had to be hospitalized.
Thalia felt like she failed as a mother. Her friends treated her like glass. She struggled to get back into her eating habits for a long time. But she managed to get there. Everything was okay. Up until now and now, it was all happening again.
Odessa felt weak. She stood in the dojo with her hands behind her back, swaying side to side uncontrollably.
"We are all strong as our weakest links." Said Kreese. "When we remove these links, this is what's left." He pointed to the remainder of the class.
Hailey stared at her best friend with pure worry. Odessa looked terrible and like she could pass out at any point in time. She knew how much she was trifling and she didn't want to push her. But she was so worried.
"We are one unit with one united purpose."
The chime of the door went off and everyone looked over their shoulders. Odessa's eyes grew wide at the sight of Tory. "Hell no." Hailey uttered only loud enough for her to hear.
"Nichols, welcome back." Irredentist greeted the girl.
Tory kicked off hers shoes and walked on the mat. Odessa felt angry just being in the same room as her but she didn't have the physical strength to feel anything other than exhaustion.
Robby had been caught by the police. He was in juvie. Odessa's heart dropped to her stomach. She held onto her mom's hand tightly. "What are they going to do to him?" She stuttered.
