AURORA'S POINT OF VIEW...
I walked into our 2 bedroom apartment, it was 2:30, after school. My brothers work part time at a grocery store to pay for it. My mom died giving birth to me and my dad left a couple years before the pandemic struck so we can not afford nice housing. We still live in New York City because it is easier to blend in. By this I mean I am a girl, in a world that's women less. I still go school I just tuck my hair under a hat and pull my hoodie strings all the way closed. No one really notices me anyways, they would never know. I want to work to help pay for the apartment but my brothers won't let me, it's too "dangerous." So I'm left to the sexist chores, cleaning, laundry, and cooking. Don't even get me started, my blood boils that I am the one that has to do this and I have gotten into a few too many arguments about it as well. However, I am happy to help in anyway I can.
It was 10 pm when my brothers got back from the grocery store,
"Hey A." my twin says.
The other two follow him and say hey as well and they all hug me.
"Hi idiots," I say back.
Ryder punches me, which hurt like a son of a bitch.
They sit down on the couch with the pasta, basil and tomato sauce I made them and dig in. Let me tell you, it is fucking disgusting. After they clear their plates, wash and put them on the drying rack.
"Did you get your homework done A" Tom starts.
I internally groan,
"Yes DAD" I sass back.
Adam comes up to me with puppy dog eyes that would work on any girl, if there were some. However not me.
"Auroraaaaaaa," He begins.
I sigh because I know what he's going to say.
"Yes" I retort as I raise my eyebrow at him.
"Can I pleaseeeee look at your homeworkkkkk."
We have all the same classes together so in case anything goes wrong he can intervene, this has its perks but also has its downfalls. He does so much for me so he knows that I cannot refuse.
"Yes Adam, waiting for you in your Snapchat."
"THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU ARE THE BEST." He rushes out of the room after he gives me a kiss on the cheek.
Tom and Ryder shake their heads at me, I laugh, hug them and then exit to our room. I share a bedroom with Adam, and Tom and Ryder share the other. They wanted to give me a room all by myself but then I would feel bad so I said no and got stuck with Adam. He was at our desk with his phone copying my work. I changed behind a screen we got from a thrift store for 5$ for my privacy into Ryders black hoodie and my sweat shorts. He is 6'7 and I am 5'2 so I like his clothes the best because they go down to my knees. I stay up on my phone knowing I am not going to get to bed anytime soon because Adam plays video games LITTERLY EVERY NIGHT UNTIL 2!! At 12 I groan and he gets the hint, thankfully, and we go to bed. I'm on the top bunk and he is in the bottom.
The next day I wake up at 5:30 with really bad pains, like TERRIBLE pains in my abdomen. I try to move but it just results in agony, I look down trying to see if everything is ok on the outside and that's when I saw the blood. I scream and sit up really quick causing me to hit my head on the ceiling and get another wave of agony. Adam shoots up and looks at me.
"WHAT, WHATS WRONG!" He yells
Tom and Ryder come rushing in.
I lift up the covers so they can see.
Their eyes widen and look at each other, then they burst out laughing. Ryder was the only one that kept quiet.
"WHAT THE HELL! WHY ARE YOU GUYS LAUGHING!" I scream.
They stop, wiping their tears,
"A" *giggle* "You got your period." Tom says trying to suppress another laughing bout and failing.
"What is that?" I ask quietly.
I got silence in return.
Safe to say, after we talked, I am very disappointed that I am a woman.
I stay home from school that day because the pain is unimaginable. All I do is snack and watch the television with a heating pack on my stomach my brothers use for sports injuries. They told me to wrap my underwear in toilet paper and to change it every hour. It was nearing 11 and my brothers weren't home yet. I was starting to get worried when they came bursting in, scaring me half to death. They had a box with them that look liked it had diapers in it.
"These are pads," Ryder mumbled.
"Ohhhh ok thanks, at least now I don't have to use toilet paper, thank you guys so much. There is some Italian soup in the fridge for you guys heat it up in the microwave for 15 seconds each." I turn and head for the bathroom while they all race each other to get to the microwave first. Today was a Friday and that means the weekend is coming. I thank whatever higher power there might be. At least this weekend I get to copy of Adam for a change, because I wasn't in school today. After changing into pjs while my brothers were in the living room playing against each other on the Xbox I got into bed and somehow found my my to sleep.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR READING. I'm so excited to write this book because this idea has been formulating in my head for months!! Anyways expect another chapter later this week if not tomorrow. :)
Love you guys!
-Rylee
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Nobody's Girl
General Fiction6 years ago a pandemic stuck the world, its effect global. It killed women, girls and female infants. No one could figure out why. Only a few survived, and only a few know. Including the Royals and the families of the women. Due to this pandemic Ame...
