The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Unfortunately, Melody was unable to find any sanitary napkins after searching every corner of her school bag. She remembered putting them in though, as she had always been in the habit of packing her bags since a young age. Preparing for the next day was something of a routine for her, so she did not have any doubt in her mind that she had placed the sanitary napkins in her school bag. As a result, it was rather puzzling that they disappeared right after she was done with gym class.

Melody had no choice but to borrow them from her classmates.

"Do any of you have sanitary napkins?"

"Could you lend me a sanitary napkin? I'll bring a new one tomorrow for you."

Alas, all the students answered her with a resounding, "No."

Since no one was able to give her sanitary napkins, she could only sit dejectedly in her seat. All her pocket money was taken away by Wendy, and she could not buy another pack. The money Helen gave her was not much to begin with, and Wendy would always come up with various reasons to demand her pocket money.

Melody ran out of ideas. She was bound to soil her clothes if she did not find a solution soon.

should wear a pad during your period?" Wendy was a year older than Melody, but she was behind a grade because she never did well in her studies. As a result, they ended up in the same class. Wendy was a lively character

rule among the other classmates. With tears in her eyes, Melody said, "Could you buy a

could, but I don't have any money!" interrupted

"But... You took away the

said in disgust. "When did I do that? Don't blame me if you

Melody! Don't accuse Wendy

"Don't blame other people."

eardrums, and the other students pointed at Melody after hearing what they said. The situation seemed to suggest that she had done something wrong. Melody was powerless to explain, so she ran out of the classroom alone and ran off to the playground. She would rather sit on the bleachers and make a fool of