Ariel S • Missouri • 24
I was eleven when it came and I cried uncontrollably. My vagina was bleeding out so I was certain that something was wrong. That moment will never be forgotten. I remember my period story like it was yesterday. I woke up with excitement because it was summer and I made plans to meet up and hang out with my best friend. There were no signs or symptoms that I would be meeting my period instead in the next fifteen minutes.
After brushing my teeth and cleansing my face, I turned on the shower and prepared myself to shower. Before I could get in, I felt a sudden urge to use the toilet. I quickly plopped down on the toilet, started peeing and instantly I felt a glob of warmth leave my body. Anxious to see what it was, I looked down and there it was. It was blood. No, I'm serious. It was blood dripping from my vagina.
Confused and scared from what I was seeing, I instantly cried out for my mom. “What did I do? Did someone hurt me last night?” So many questions flooded my mind in those fifteen seconds it took my mom to get to me. When my mom opened the bathroom door and saw the blood trickling down my leg she smiled and said “you got your period.” Those four words changed my life forever.
