Applejack joined the lunch line and looked at the food. She knew she needed to eat something, but she still wasn’t feeling hungry. She picked up one of the plates with what looked like the best looking mush and an apple and went to over to where her friends were sitting.
The noise in the cafeteria was overwhelming for Applejack. There was so much going on, she couldn’t focus, she couldn’t think straight. She just wanted to get out of there and her friends weren’t making it any better, but she sat down next to Rainbow anyway.
“You really need to work on your drum solo Pinkie,” Dash said
“At least my timing is, um, in time, unlike Rarity’s!”
“My timing? Sunset needs to learn how to tune her guitar so we sound no less than fabulous on Saturday.”
“My guitar sounds better than Applejack’s vocals at the moment.”
“Heh, yeah, about that… I, er, don’t know if I’ll be able to play on Saturday cause I –“ Pinkie cut her off before she was able to finish
“Um excuse me Applejack? Won’t be able to play? We can’t have a band without a bass, you hold it together!”
“It’s just that…”
“…She’s sick” Dash finished for her, before muttering “supposedly” to herself. Applejack just looked away and let out a quiet sigh. If only her friends really knew what was going on.
"Um is that why you’re not eating?” Fluttershy asked, sounding concerned. Applejack just nodded in agreement; she certainly wasn’t going to tell everyone at the same time.
The girls continued to discuss their show for the upcoming weekend. Applejack said very little and tried to eat what she could, all whilst trying to block out the negative thoughts that were trying to find their way into her mind once again. She wanted to join in on the conversation, but she couldn’t think, she didn’t know what to say; it was all too much for her. Applejack started to get really panicking and she knew she had to get out of the cafeteria before she got even worse.
Fluttershy could sense that her friend definitely wasn’t feeling herself.
“Applejack, are you okay? Do you want to go see the school nurse?”
“No, it’s okay.”
Her mind started filling with the thoughts that so often consumed her and she could feel herself starting to tear up.
“Where are you going?” Rainbow Dash asked, she had a worried look on her face
“I just need to go to the bathroom.”
“Do you think she’s okay? If she’s sick and all that?” Twilight sounded concerned. She hadn’t really known Applejack to be ill before.
"People pee, Twilight,” Sunset added, laughing a little.
“I’m not so sure… I’ll go check on her,” Dash got up and made her way to the nearest restroom, to see if that’s where Applejack was. She was hoping that with some one-on-one time, Applejack would tell her what was really going on.