so, i was at my friend’s house and we were talking about periods, and she told me she just got hers. we talked some more, then i felt a weird, icky feeling in my stomach below the belly button. i told her and she said to go to the bathroom. i closed the door, pulled down my pants, checked my underwear, and there it was. a dark reddish-brownish thingy in my underwear. i felt like i had just seen roadkill and i wanted to look away but i couldn’t. then, my friend knocked softly and whispered “did you… get it?” and i went “um, i think” and then it was just silent. i thought she’d walked away, but then a little green pad slid under the door. “just in case” she whispered.