"Cleansed"- Superstore Sickfic
Written by: Pine
Hereâs another Superstore fic, hope people enjoy these because I love writing them! The idea of this one is that Jonah is doing a juice cleanse to be trendy. And then nothing goes wrong and no one gets poorly⊠;) Of course someoneâs going to be poorly and Iâm sure you can guess who!
Hope you enjoy! :)
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Jonah came bounding up to Garret at the customer service desk. Garret saw him, recognising the look on his face from the time Garret had conceded that Jonahâs vegan brownie recipe was âalrightâ, and he had only said that to stop him from covering his kitchen in ethically sourced cooking goods more so than he already had. Garret took a deep breath and prepared himself.
âHey man!â said Jonah, excitedly finding his place next to Garret
âHeyâ said Garret
âSo, you know this, um, juice cleanse Iâve been trying?â
âYouâve been doing a juice cleanse?â
Jonah took a step back, thrown off.
âYeah, you know Iâve been doing one, I must have mentioned it, I said âno thanksâ when Randy offered me some of the pizza you guys ordered the other nightâ
âYou mean the pizza he offered you because you said, âYou guys having pizza?â and then proceeded to linger by the door?â
âExactlyâ said Jonah âI must have explained it thenâ
Garret paused and gave him a look and Jonah realised he was teasing him.
âYeah dude, youâve talked about it non-stop. What more insight could you possibly have since ten minutes ago?â
âWellâ started Jonah, undeterred âI think Iâm finally feeling it working! Sure I nearly passed out in the warehouse a few days ago and I did wake up last night crying a little bit and covered in sweatâŠâ
âOh thatâs what that noise was?â said Garret âI thought we had mice againâ
â..but now!â Jonah continued âI feel energised, happy and I really feel like my body is saying âThank you Jonah for looking after meâ. It goes to show if you put in the effort, your body will reward you. You should try it!â
âNo thanks man, Iâm good with my takis and pizza diet.â
âHmâ said Jonah as he turned to walk away âI guess some people just see their body like a templeâ.
Garret smirked and watched him walk away, pleased to be free from his lecturing.
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Jonah went about happily stocking the shelves and when he was done, he cleaned aisles 1-5. Heâd never understood the whole âIf thereâs time to lean, thereâs time to cleanâ but feeling this good? He was happy to shoulder some extra work for his poor co-workers who had yet to discover this way of life. He imagined what the future could hold if he felt like this all the time, he could finally start that podcast âClimate change changersâ heâd wanted to start for so long, or maybe even write that book about business. He could go back to business school and-
âOhâ he let out as he staggered forward, his hearing gone, head fuzzy and arms feeling slow to respond to his desire to catch himself before he faceplanted. He managed to stagger into the shelf and caught himself, taking a moment to breathe deeply. His hearing started to return along with his balance and ability to stand. He looked around sheepishly though no one had seen.
âMaybe I need some more juice?â he queried aloud, and continued mopping. The next wave of vertigo hit him like a tsunami. Before he even realised what had happened, he was on his knees, a terrible nausea washing over him as his hearing went once more and a clammy sheen of sweat clung to his forehead. He closed his eyes to the unpleasantness, fixing his face into a grimace.
âJonah?â called Garret âThatâs not how you mop the floor buddyâ
Jonah didnât reply because he didnât hear Garret speak, his hearing was still gone along with his balance and all he could hear was a rushing sound in his ears.
Garret had approached and laid a gentle hand on Jonahâs shoulder. Jonah flinched but in a sluggish way, startled by the contact but too dizzy to reacted quickly. He strained to look round and saw Garret and immediately tried to climb to his feet.
âOh. Um. Hey. Garret, I saw a quarter and-â this time Jonah went straight down onto his face. There was no hiding what was happening and even worse, some semi-conscious part of his brain knew Garret would guess why. He felt the cool store floor on his cheek and stifled a retch at the thought of all that had been on the floor he now laid on.
âDude, ew, get off the floorâ Garret reached down and helped Jonah to his feet, which he came to unsteadily, dependant fully on both Garretâs support and the rigid shelf. He held himself up for a moment.
âGarret I-â
âWeâre going to the breakroom, we need to get some food in youâ
Jonah didnât protest and propped himself up on Garretâs shoulder as they moved to the breakroom together.
âItâs no wonder youâre passing out, youâve drank only juice for how long now?â
â4 daysâ
Garret stifled a smirk. It had seemed much longer than that with the way Jonah had been going on about it. They made it off the shop floor and Jonah relaxed slightly, still using Garret for balance as they reached the breakroom. Garret indicated for Jonah to sit. Cheyenne looked up from her phone from a nearby table
âHey Garret, hey Jonah, I didnât think you were on break for a bitâ
âWeâre not but Jonah passed outâ said Garret. Jonah looked embarrassed as his eyeline dived for his feet and he shuffled uncomfortably
âOh, bummerâ said Cheyenne
âYeah, he put his face on the floor in aisle 5â
âEwww NARSTY!â Cheyenne exclaimed. âYou know that dude totally barfed there like yesterday?â
Jonah retched and Garret laughed. Garret retrieved a pizza box from the fridge and came to the table that Jonah sat at, placing the box in front of him.
âWhatâs this?â asked Jonah
âItâs the pizza from last night. I was going to have it for lunch but Iâll grab something from the canteen. You need solid foodâ
âGarret Iâm only-â
âIts non-negotiable dude. Youâre eating the pizza.â
Jonah caught a hint of concern in Garretâs tone but then again he always caught hints of everything in Garretâs tone, he obsessively overanalysed him hoping to see a flicker of something that showed he cared and right now, his brain was too muddied to analyse so instead, he opened the box and bit into a slice of pizza. He quickly took another bite, then another. Then he finished the slice and picked up the next one, devouring slice after slice. He hadnât realised how hungry he was until the pizza passed his lips. Now he could focus on nothing but filling himself and feeling satisfied for the first time in four days. He shovelled slice after slice into his mouth, chewing quickly and swallowing hard. He quickly finished the entire pizza, much more than he would ever eat by himself, and began eating the pizza crusts. All the while, Garret watched pleased and a little smug.
âPizza beats juice, manâ
Jonah didnât reply, he continued to wolf down the pizza in its entirety and when there was nothing left in the box, he closed the lid and sat back in the chair contentedly, one hand resting idly on his belly, the other drooping down at his side. He almost immediately dropped into a nap.
Cheyenne got up and walked across the room, turning back to Garret once she reached the door.Â
âYou coming?â
âNah, Iâll stay with Jonah, I donât want anyone to draw a penis on his head or something.â
Cheyenne raised an eyebrow and Garret realised he spoke with too much sincerity and rushed to add
âNot before I do at leastâ
Cheyenne seemed happier with that response and headed out of the breakroom. Even before the door had closed, Garret saw Jonah sit up from the corner of his eye. Jonah reached out, grabbing Garret
âHey dude, what-â
Jonah vomited extremely forcefully across the length of the breakroom. It was juice like, but with pieces of undigested pizza floating in the mix.
âOh damnâ Garret said âProbably should have started on something plainer than pizzaâ
Jonah continued in one violent stream of vomiting, straining in his seat and clutching Garret harder, seemingly unaware that he was gripping Garret like this. He let out a pitiful sob and meekly submitted to a final onslaught which covered what little areas remained untouched in the breakroom.
âMissed a bitâ said Garret sarcastically, in awe at how thoroughly Jonah had covered the breakroom. Jonah began to climb unsteadily to his feet.
âWoah, woah, woah, sit downâ
âI have to clean this upâ
âNo dude, weâre bailingâ
Jonah didnât protest as Garret led him swiftly from the building and into his car.
âPut one of your podcasts on if itâll make you feel betterâ
Jonah weakly shook his head
âDamn dudeâ said Garret âYou must feel badâ
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They arrived home and Garret ensured Jonah made it to bed and went to phone Glenn. Jonah lay miserably in bed, though much happier to be home. A few minutes later, Garret arrived at the door again mixing bowl in hand and a plate of burned toast, a phone outstretched in the other.
âHe wants to speak to youâ
Jonah reluctantly took the phone
âHey Glennâ he said, not having to fake the rough quality to his voice
âOh Jonah, Iâm sorry, I wish I was there to swaddle you like a mother hen wouldâ
âUmâŠOk, yeah, thanks Glennâ
âYou know when Iâm feeling a little under the weather, I always find that the only thing that helps me is a nice tall glass of juice!â
Jonah paled, then greened, then bulged at the cheeks as he fought to keep the vomit down. Garret thrust the mixing bowl he had collected at Jonah, who positioned it in his lap.
âJonah? Jonah?â came down the phone
âI think Iâm ok Garretâ Jonah said
âHave you gone to get yourself some juice?â came Glennâs voice again and Jonah emptied himself with one silent retch into the bowl.
Garret sighed and took the phone âThanks Glenn, Iâll see you tomorrowâ
âBye Garret! And tell Jonah he should-â Garret hung up the phone and carefully took the bowl from Jonahâs lap offering the toast up to him.
âShould be easier than pizzaâ
âThanks manâ said Jonah
âIâll tell you what Jonah, the juice cleanse has well and truly cleansed your insidesâ he gestured to the vomit in the bowl.
âYeah, not really the kind of âcleanseâ I had in mindâ. Jonah managed a smile and lay down again, pulling the duvet up and settling down to rest.











