The Perks of Being a Girl

By Emma Fleischmann

Tell yourself it's going to be okay. Try to stand up and look in the mirror to see if you have turned into some putrid being. Hit your hand on the nasty toilet and fall back down on the floor. Make the blood on the floor pool into a bigger pile. Watch it continue to drip down your legs, and wish that it would stop. Stop the blood from crawling out of you. Stop the pain that you feel. Remind yourself that it's probably not as bad as it seems. Wait for your friend to come bacl, she's bringing what you need to help you. Think about how this has happened to other people before, and how you are not alone. Get frustrated as your supposedly soothing thoughts are not helping you, and all you can think about is the horrible aching pain in your lower abdomen. Hit the ground in frustration, as it even hurts to breath at points. Wonder what is taking your friend so damn long to get you help. Watch as the bllod still drops down your inner thighs and makes their way to your socks, staining them. Remember an hour ago, when you were on your way to a new city, to have a fun time. Feel how sad you are now, unable to even get up off the floor your abdomen hurts so much. Listen to the foot steps of your friend returning from around the corner. Try to clean up the floor with the toilet paper that you find. Watch as the knob turns ans see your friend peek her head through, "Here I got you this," she tells you breathless. Catch a bottle in your hands and hear the soft jingle. "Do you need anything else?" Look at her with a pained look, and have a sudden cringe in your gut as you turn. "Get me some tampax."