Chapter 6: Moodswing

"Zi, you have a notification on your phone!" Gwen, who was watching television, called Zia while she was disturbed by Zia's phone notification.

"Wait, I have a stomachache, here!" Zia groaned from the bathroom. Today, she had a stomachache, even though Zia doesn't feel like she eats strange foods besides her lunch box from home or ice kopyor from the canteen. When she went to clean it, Zia saw traces of blood in the closet.

Zia sighed. "There's why I have a stomachache," she said. After fulfilling her wish, Zia immediately walked to her room.

"Zi ... your phone notification sounds again, huh!" shouted Gwen again.

"Wait a minute, Gwen! I'm looking for a sanitary pad!" Zia ignored Gwen and continued to check her cupboard.

Nothing.

There was nothing.

"Ziii, your phone got a called by—"

“Gwen! Do you have a sanitary pads? My bandage is gone!" cut Zia with a panicked face.

Gwen shook her head. "Mine are already sold. The only last stock I'm using now,” Gwen replied.

“Geez! Where is Naya?" Zia immediately paced back and forth in worry. Outside of their home are heavy rain, it's certain mean that she cannot leave the house to go to the minimarket.

"You can't wishes that Naya have it. If I wasn't there, she wouldn't have too," said Gwen, which made Zia uneasy.

"What should I do, Gwen? Where else is rushing, here!" Zia couldn't think. Her stomach ached and a wet sensation was felt in her pants. Zia ensures that soon the red island will decorate her pants.

Again Zia's phone rang. "Who else is this, hello!" Zia who immediately shifted his cellphone to the green screen immediately greeted rudely.

"Zi, it's me, Eza." From across, Eza replied.

"O-oh ...." Zia put away her phone and looked at her phone screen. A numbers that are still not registered on her phone book's number with a display picture showing the half-body Eza. "What's wrong, Za?" Zia's voice softened.

"It's okay. What are you doing?"

“Ziii! Your pants are translucent!" said Gwen without realizing the situation.

Zia hastily glared at her, then closed the microphone hole on her phone which unfortunately was too late.

"Zi, are you okay?" asked Eza.

"Um ... I'm fine, just ...."

"I think you want it or not you have to go through the rain to buy sanitary pads!" Still not aware of Zia's situation on the phone, Gwen said.

“It's raining, Zi! Don't come out! What do you need, let me buy it?" Eza bargained.

Zia's heart warmed to hear Eza's offer. "Err ... no need, Za. It's raining really hard, will you have anything on the road later? Zia turned to worry about Eza.

"You send me your address, OK! In fifteen minutes I arrived there!" said Eza the last time before their phone's connection was lost.

Eza: Zi, shareloc please. I'm otw right now.

Hesitating, Zia finally sends her location. Her stomach ached, Zia rushed back to the toilet to minimize the blood from seeping into her pants. After leaving the toilet, Zia turned to the living room and walked like a zombie.

"Gwen ... do you have an eucalyptus oil?" asked Zia.

"Oh, my God! The eucalyptus oil was brought by Naya this morning!"

"Okay."

Zia turned to her room and slept sideways to the right. Not longer after that, her phone rang again along with Gwen's scream from outside.

“Zi, someone's coming! He said thathe's your friend!"

Zia hurriedly walked out to find Eza soaking wet handing two plastic bags with the minimarket logo to her. "This is ... for you."

The first time Zia was made speechless by men. "Go in first, Za, it's raining outside."

Eza looked at Gwen who seemed to be evaluating her and looked back at Zia. "Um ... I don't think so. My house is near here. I'll go home first, I hope you get well soon!"

Eza turned around and left Zia's house. Zia still saw the man until his tracks were completely covered by raindrops.

"So that's ... the white horse prince Zia?" Gwen teased. "It's really bad, it's raining like this and he willing to use his motorbike just to hang around to gave you that ..."

Zia checks the plastic bag that Eza gave her. One plastic bag contains several types of sanitary napkins, patches, and eucalyptus oil while the other bag contains ice cream and snacks.

"Uhhh ... so sweet!" Gween continued annoyed Zia.

"What the heck, Gwen. At least it's a coincidence." Zia continued to dodge Gwen's teasing.

"Serendipity, what a happy coincidence!"

Zia did not respond, she immediately went to the toilet to put on a bandage and change her pants before she returned to her room with the plastic bag. "It's for you, Gwen!" Zia threw a packet of chips at Zia then returned to her room.

Zia opened her phone, started typing the cellphone in the Whatsapp message bubble.

Zia Anastasya: Za ... thanks. Sorry to bother you):

After replying to the message, Zia immediately saved Eza's Whatsapp contact. Of course with three short letters, E Z A which are cut off using spaces.

E Z A: You're welcome. Your stomach still hurts, doesn't it?

Zia Anastasya: Already not, here. You even bothered to bring snacks too. Tomorrow I will change the cost ...

E Z A: Geez, Zi. I'm okay, you don't hv to charge the cost. It's normal, I also have an older sister and female friends who have really complicated menstruation.

Reading Eza's message, Zia is suddenly gloomy. Her mood dropped drastically, like a roller coaster.

For Zia, what Eza's do was special, but for Eza, he able to do it. Not only to Zia, but also to her older sister whom Zia can still accept, but also to her female friends.

Zia's head was immediately filled with questions, 'Which his girlfriend that he do it too? How many girls does he do special like this?'

Zia regretted being dramatic for a moment. Zia no longer replied to the message. She left her phone lying on the nightstand and preferred to finish the snacks Eza brought.

Indeed, if you're having your period, it's good to snack even though the mood is falling dramatically.

... -toxic- ...

Zia walked into the classroom with a gloomy face. She chose a chair whose left and right were already filled with class children so it was unlikely that this morning she would sit next to Eza.

“Zi, why does your face are frown? Umm, ai guess you already has a problem again, right?" asked Gea who suddenly sat on Zia's left.

Zia shook her head. "No, it's just that I'm in the mood to swing," said Zia, not completely lying.

"Zi!" Behind, Eza, who had just arrived, immediately greeted Zia.

"Eza calling you, Zi."

-To be Continued-