“Are you alright?”
“Yeah. Continue”
“Huh? She had to reduce her weight and made herself suffer because of it. She refused food and such. Infact, She was at the point of death while trying to remove the stubborn 2kg”
“So? What happened? How did she turn chubby instead”
“Her parents were scared that their only child would die so they forced her to eat. After days of trying, Malia gave in. She ate like crazy. Drank like insane. She started adding a lot of weight. Things really changed for her. She had to stop ballet after missing her golden chance then”
“Oh my!” Brad gasped covering his mouth with his large palm.
“Is everything alright? Don’t make me anxious” Samantha asked now frightened. Brad inhaled deeply and forced a smile.
“Everything is fine, Softball” Brad whispered
“You sure?”
“Very Sure”
Samantha sighed in relief as Brad made his way back into the room. He threw himself on the bed and tears began flowing from his eyes.
“It’s my fault” He cried.
“I’m sorry, Lia… I shouldn’t have done that. We shouldn’t have even met” He added with tears streaming down his cheeks.
Meanwhile, Getting back to the room where Samantha was busy with, Entered Newton.
“Uhhh! Newton!” Samantha called with a chuckle
“What?” He sprouted childishly.
“Nothing. I just felt like calling you” Samantha smiled.
“Aiish. You’re annoying” He muttered sitting down. He switched on the TV and Samantha got back to work.
“Hey? Sam? I’m stepping on sand here. Take care of this place unless you loose a point” He gushed.
“You still remember that?” Samantha mocked
“Why won’t I? I hardly forget things” He said. Samantha scoffed and moved the vacuum cleaner to his side. She started using it immediately and went up to his front side.
“Hey? You’re obstructing my view..Can’t you see I’m watching TV” Newton complained pushing her baggy clothes.
“You don’t want me to take care of this?” Samantha asked pointing on the sandy rug.
“No.. I mean Yes. But hold on a bit, I wanna watch this part” Newton smiled. Samantha looked at the TV and looked back at him. She hissed angrily and let go of the vacuum cleaner handle.
As she was trying to leave, Her left foot hit the vacuum cleaner hard. “Ouch!” She groaned in pain.
Suddenly, She losed balance after raising the affected foot and BOOM!! Samantha was on top of Newton. She was sitting on his laps!. Samantha slowly looked at him and Newton looked back. They both swallowed hard still giving that staring contest look.
Samantha blinked her eyes numerously. They were both speechless. If someone wasn’t careful. They would think they were just statues. They kept staring and staring. Samantha couldn’t stand nor Newton couldn’t push her away too. Their heart beats were the only things heard. Silence eluded and it looked like they were the only ones in the world.
“SOFTBALL?!!!” Brad’s loud voice woke them from their deep thoughts. Blaze came afterwards. He had this angry bitter look after his eyes caught them in the act.
Samantha and Newton opened their eyes widely shocked on what they were doing including what was happening.
Blaze quickly ran towards Samantha and grabbed her arm thereby pulling her up.
Newton quickly stood up and coughed dramatically.
“Hey? Why did you do that?” Blaze asked
“Do what?” Newton asked back.
“Why did he sit on your laps?” Blaze asked with bulging eyes.
“What? Do I look like gay to you? It was his fault… He just slipped and sat on my legs!” Newton said pointing at Samantha.
“Then, Why were you staring at him?” Blaze asked
“What?”
“Why… were…you…staring at him! You could have stood up!”
“Wait! How does that concerns you?” Newton asked.
“Guys!! I need to go!” Samantha gasped removing her hand from Blaze grip.
“Where?” The boys asked simultaneously.
“Uhh… To the Bath.. Room?” She replied slowly taking her leave to the bathroom. Brad stared at her as she walked past him.
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“Not now! Dear Menstruation, Not now! Whyyyyy?” She almost growled angrily. She looked around the clean bathroom. She held her hair confused and troubled. What was she going to do?. She was quite stained already and she had kept the boys waiting like forever. They were probably curious and impatient too.
She sighed deeply trying to think of a plan. But what plan huh? What plan??! Darn it!.
Samantha’s heart starting beating faster. It was loud enough for the others to hear. She looked at the bolted door and sighed deeply.
“Why does my menstration have to start now? This is so frustrating” She thought staring around. She took off her clothes and switched on the shower.
Suddenly, She heard the door knock. The bolt of the door was weak. It could open any moment from now.
“Who’s that?” She asked with a scared shaky voice. The person ignored as the door slowly creaked open. Samantha quickly grabbed the towel hanging on the line and wore it around her body.
“Are you wearing something?” The voice asked.
“What?” She asked shivering in fear.
“Don’t worry.. I’m here to help” The door squeaked open and only the person’s hand came forth.
Samantha looked and almost jumped. On the stretched hand, was the open palm of a sanitary pad. She gasped in fear.
“My hand is getting sore? Won’t you take it?” The voice asked. Samantha’s heart kept beating faster and faster as her trembling hands stretched taking it. The door closed instantly and she tightened the door bolt.
“Useless door bolt! They had better repair this trash” She whispered. She looked at the pad and sighed deeply, maybe in relief.
“Thank you Brad ” She whispered with a friendly smile.
It was at that moment she realised what happened, Her eyes popped out of its sockets. She ran her eyes balls to and fro quite shocked and scared. She squeezed the sanitary pad and opened her mouth in awe.
“What the heck? How… How… Did he know? ” Samantha whispered stuttering.
TBC