| E M E L I A N A | "10." Luca begins the count down. Okay this is the time to panic... I feel too embarrassed to tell him that I had just started my period, too embarrassed to explain the mess I left on the bed, too embarrassed to ask him if he had any tampons or pads for me... And too embarrassed to explain why I am hiding away in the bathroom. "9." I quickly stand to my feet and look at the white tiles and see that there is some blood smeared across them so I quickly grab some tissues and add a bit of water before I wipe away the blood. "8." I open the toilet lid and throw the tissues inside, flushing it before I refer to the sink to wash my hands. "7." Okay now this was actually happening... I wipe my hands with a towel and look at the door silently. "6." I have to suck it up