Maryam M • Pakistan • 16
I had this little brown thing on my school uniform... Many friends told me that, but I brushed it off as something that got stuck on me. I checked my panties and it was there too, but I just changed and never thought of it again. Literally the next day, my mom gives me a talk about this whole woman thing. Mortified, I don't tell her anything. That little brown thing never came again.
Months later, I sat in a row of boys and girls to take my finals. I was so damn stressed, I didn't notice. But after another hour, I got really anxious and thought I might've peed. My uniform shirt was long, so I pulled it down and walked briskly to the bathroom. And there it was.
It was more embarrassing when I found out that some of the stain was on my shirt and an immature boy who sat behind me saw it. All I could think to do was cry. But with some little luck, our teachers had made us put our bags outside the class, so I ran to my bag, pulled out my coat and wrapped it around my waist. I sat back in my chair and noticed it had a smudge on it.
The whole day, I sat sulking and not moving knowing I was going to damage the furniture more. At the end of the day, my friends noticed but it was my mom who taught me everything and let me chill the whole week.
