New Girl in Town

Chapter seven

Elisabeth (Mon, Sep 1)

  Finally Monday...a new week and month waiting for me. And for the rest, too. Today we'd all going to go to the twin's house and chill with them, together with Lucy and Emily. I guess spending some more time with their sister wouldn't cause me harm.

  I got a message from Kate saying she was going to pick me up in about 20 minutes...wait, 20 minutes?! That's like, no time for me! I'd have to start getting ready immediately.

  I finished with my makeup at around 9:55 am, meaning I still had 5 more minutes until Kate would come by to pick me. I managed to handle the time given to me...pretty well.

  Kate came at exactly 10:00 am, which didn't surprise me. She's almost always on time. She's rarely late, and almost never a minute late either. If she says she'll come by at 10:00, she'll most likely be there at 10:00. And sometimes, she even comes earlier than she says!

  It was around evening. We're all watching Netflix together. We chose an animated movie since we all agreed that it's better than live movies. Kate had almost fallen asleep, together with Lucy and Emily. The boys and I  were the only ones who were still awake. I could tell Elijah was a little surprised by it, but oh well...

  "I'll be right back", I told Elijah, rushing to the toilet.  It was 3:30 am, as my smartwatch showed. My pad was full of blood. Luckily, I had extra pads with me - like always -, as we'd sleep at their house for tonight. 

  I'd probably stayed in the bathroom for at least the next 30 minutes, which made Elijah worry since he started knocking on the door.

  "Are you okay?", he asked, but I didn't feel like giving an answer. I was sitting in the bathtub, like the bloody mess I was. My periods usually go like this, honestly...I have very heavy periods - with cramps, but mostly on my second to my fourth day - that make me a huge mess, and I get uncomfortable and insecure and lock myself up in rooms. And so, that moment was a casual period moment for me. He remained quiet for a second, which felt like an eternity, and he then repeated the question. 

  "Please, leave me alone", I decided to reply. He again didn't talk for a moment, waiting to see if I'd change my mind, I believe.

  "I could help you if you want...", he answered. I was certain he himself had no idea how he'd help me, and that he said it only to say it, to make me feel better. I heard his footsteps, which probably meant he'd left. Now I could finally just sit there, and see when I'd get more comfortable.

  10 minutes later, I started hearing Elijah's footsteps getting closer and closer to the bathroom door, again. But except for his footsteps, I also heard something else. It sounded like he was carrying something in his hand. 

  "Can I please come in? I brought you something", he said. Even though I was interested in seeing what he brought me, I didn't know if I should let him in. No one had ever seen me in this state before - and no, I don't only mean the period issue, I mean the fact I'm naked, too -, not even Kate. And everyone knows how close the two of us are. I didn't feel like moving at all. I just wanted to sit on that corner of the bathtub and do nothing. Nothing at all. But then I thought to myself that maybe I should let him in. It wouldn't really hurt anyone, would it...?

  "Fine, you can come in, but please close your eyes, and when you come in, please close the bathtub's curtain", I replied. The door opened and I saw Elijah coming in with one hand full of things, and the other hand covering his eyes. I tried to reach for his hand, so he'd know where I am, and then I helped him find the curtain. After he closed the curtain, he finally opened his eyes and put the things on the toilet seat. 

  "I brought you some extra clothes for the night as I noticed you didn't bring your own pajamas with you. I also brought you some pads, and some snacks, in case you don't feel like leaving the bathroom just yet. Oh! And I also brought you some towels, to be able to dry yourself later. And, I'm sorry, by the way, I looked through your bag to see if you have any clean underwear with you, so I brought you one of these, too", he said and laughed awkwardly. I could sense that he was as nervous about this little encounter as much as I was. I mean, it wasn't the very first time it happened between us, but I could just sense he was more nervous this time. 

  "Thank you. It means a lot to me...", I said, kind of shocked still of how well he had thought of this whole thing. It was the very first time I'd let someone come to a room I had locked myself up in while on my period, and I could definitely say it wasn't as bad as I expected. I never imagined the first person to ever walk into me on my period-uncomfortable moments to be a boy...I always thought it would be Mom, Stephanie - yeah, maybe not really -, or Kate. But a boy? Never in my life would I have expected that.

  "Would you like some company, or shall I go?", he asked, and I then opened the curtain a little, trying to reach for his hand. He noticed and came closer so I could finally reach it. 

  "It wouldn't be so bad to have some extra company...It might help", I said, and he then went to the door to completely close it. Both of us sat down, me inside the bathtub, and him right outside the bathtub, his back leaning against the bathtub. We talked about tons of things that night, and I apparently fell asleep at some point, because Elijah started trying to wake me up - without seeing me, of course. I had to quickly get ready and return back to the place where I was supposed to sleep. It was generally an amazing night, and one I'd never forget...