Bella knew that, sooner or later, Nathan would’ve figured out that something wasn’t quite right with Bella. “Is it your stomach?” he’d asked when he finally confronted her. She saw the hurt in his eyes. She’d lied to him… but by omission at least. That day she told him what had been going on. but made sure to say several times that she could handle it. That she was fine.
The twins’ birthday was the perfect distraction. As always, there was a celebration at Ithemba. All of the kids and various staff gathered at the homestead for cake and ice-cream, as well as some water play outside. The girls had begged for a big pool with a water slide since they so often saw water parks in movies on television. Bella and Nathan had decided that they really needed to take the girls to a water park someday. Just not this year with all the students at ithemba for the first time. Instead, they installed a temporary pool and a slide with a hose. It was a bit of a waste of water, but for an hour of fun, they considered it worth it. As usual, Bella wasn’t feeling her best, so she stood on the sidelines, watching the kids and adults alike have a blast. She could sense Nathan glancing at her often, checking if she was doing alright. Each time, she mustered up a smile or gave him thumbs up, but the act was waning. No more lying. “How are you doing?” he asked, finally approaching her. “Could be better,” Bella admitted. She sighed. “It’s that time of the month again…” “But…” “I know.” Bella shrugged. She was aware that her menstruation had already came that month, not even a full three weeks before. Her period seemed to appear sooner and sooner. There wasn’t much time left to talk though, the girls were demanding their attention. After all, they were seven today. Growing up so quickly. Bella couldn’t help but smile despite the unwell feeling in her body. “Let’s talk about this later. For now, we celebrate.”
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