“I must watch this IG video” I thought out loud.
Of course I did,in my sleep. I woke up to the feeling of hotness of my phone, I left my data on all through the night.
“Don’t put your phone beside your head when you want to sleep” I can remember mother’s warning.
I know it is bad but one mistake will not lead to any medical issue but what do I know?
An undescribable wetness strikes me. There is only one thing that gets me to this state. I roll my eyes. Not you again! I lazily dragged myself from the bed. I had to change before my bedspread bears the scar.
It is sharp,words fail me. It is like someone twisting my stomach at will.The pain is unbearable. I know it is not every girl that deals with the pain but I do not envy them , I am just sad for myself. I read somewhere about hot water therapy. I struggled to get hot water in a bottle. It works midly , just like first aid to a serious injury.
Time to take action, I got into my towel but unknown to me it was like a tap today. Red marks all over the floor, confessing to the world it was that time of the month . Could it be any better? I rush to take tissue paper. Meticulously, I wipe the floor. I had to hurry before “this girl is so dirty” spills all over my room.
I had my wuruwuru bath,splattered conditioner on my to mentally wash it. It was washday after all.
Nobody understands how I feel when ‘red is the colour’ . I couldn’t even get out of my towel. I took garri I just to give room for painkillers.
Painkillers are slow these days, always knocks me off. I slowly cave in to sleep. I still do not accept the explanation science provides everytime red is the colour.
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This is beautiful Gummi, nice write up. Unfortunately am a guy and I don’t know the feeling of bleeding but you explained everything very well. Kudos
Thank you for reading through and for your nice words. FUNMI*
that time of the month eh!
Lol! Thank you for your constant support
Awesome narrative, Funmilola. This piece takes one closer to the mind of every lady at that time of the month.
Thank you for reading through.
A nice read and an amazing writer!
Thank you for your kind words 💕
Funmi this is really amazing, fortunately being a guy I could never experience that, but you wrote so well that I understood the discomfort experienced during that period. Well done!