Mehardeep K • Delhi, India • 15
I was 12 and I work up tired like any other day. I had a test at school that day so I couldn’t miss it despite the headache I woke up with. Half the school day passed and I started feeling a little wet around my genital area. Even though I was fully aware of the whole process of menstruation, I just thought I felt a little amount of pee right there.
Towards the end of the day, I was walking through the corridor and my English teacher suddenly came and held me by my hand and I was so shook. She comes up to me and says, “you’ve stained your skirt.”
I had to rush to the washroom and clean things up and had to borrow a pad from the school clinic. Gosh, it was the most uncomfortable pad in existence. It was one of the most awkward experiences ever considering the fact that periods are still considered taboo among many. My day ended with a tub of ice-cream and binge-watching so it was all good. :)
