“What happened?” Carlos asked again.

“Did you get hurt?”

“I didn’t…” Debbie hesitated, trying to find the right words to say to reassure him. But before she could finish her sentence, Carlos pulled her towards him. Yelling in protest, Debbie fell into his strong arms.

“I’m taking you to the hospital now!” he announced firmly.

‘What is wrong with her?’ Carlos mused. ‘She’s bleeding, and instead of going to the hospital, she is running up the stairs to her room. What does she want to do?*

“No! Don’t take me to the hospital! Let go of me! Listen—” Debbie was getting angry, as her pleas were continuously ignored.

Disregarding her resistance, Carlos scooped Debbie up in his arms and carried her towards the gates. While he was changing his shoes, she explained in a hurry, “I didn’t get hurt, Carlos. My aunt Flo is visiting.”

looked at her

‘And what does her aunt

rolled her

I don’t have an aunt called Flo. My period is

“Your period?”

obvious that Carlos

gate and take

noticeably stiffening at her

her down immediately. More precisely, she was dropped on

both of his hands as if checking for blood. It was the first time

snapped, angered by his childish reaction. She had made an effort not to let her

up the stairs to her bedroom. Carlos, however, continued to stand there, stunned and

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