Kekinohi C • Hawaii • 10
The most important day in school: State Test Day. It was a very important day for our 4th grade lives, the State Test. I was walking back to class after lunch when a pain like no other hit the pit of my stomach. "running cramp," I thought, after we were walking back from lunch recess. I arrived in class sitting down on my chair. While opening my computer to resume the test again, I had a feeling like I was peeing. I didn't think much of it, thinking that it was from drinking too much milk at lunch. I was wrong because you know what? It happened again!
I secretly peeked inside my underwear being prepared to see that I wet myself but I didn't. Instead I saw the reddest red I had ever seen. My eyes widened in shock, my heart felt like it left my soul. I quickly went to the bathroom, shutting the door behind me. I sat on the toilet being ready to see the monstrosity I have created.
I pulled my pants down to clean up the mess. Blood was covering every inch of my underwear and my shorts were drenched in a bloody mess. The bathroom was a small and cramped space making my breath heavier and shakier. My mind was going through so many things, " period. I started my period. TODAY! TODAY IS STATE TEST DAY!"
I was about to get up but I sat back down. I thought of all the things that were going to change... me, my parents, my classmates. People will start acting differently around me, maybe even tease me. I didn't want to be embarrassed or have people making fun of me. Then a thought struck... "every girl gets it. I don't need to be ashamed about getting something that millions of girls got or will get." I chose to be someone who will not be shameful about her period, I chose to be proud, someone who will be prideful in herself.
