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“I‘m gonna be back before you know it“,Olivia said to you as she set your bags down on Amanda’s floor.
You nodded and gave your mom a hug.
The two of you had always had a very close bond and you’d never been away from her for more than one night when you’d gone to sleepovers but now you’d be staying with Amanda for two nights so you were a bit nervous.
As you snuggled your face into Olivia‘s Shoulder she kissed the top of your head.
“Don’t worry honey,you’ll have so much fun,you like Amanda don’t you?“,she asked because she knew what your answer would be and she wanted to cheer you up.
You nodded.
“Yeah“,you agreed.
You did like Amanda,your Mom had her over at your house all the time,you found her very funny and cool and you trusted her completely but for some reason you’d always had separation anxiety from your Mom which is why Amanda had spend some afternoons with you alone before Olivia had to leave so that you’d get used to being around her alone.
And that had definitely helped but still you felt very nervous.
It was like there was a lump in your throat that wouldn’t go away and you were on the verge of crying,tears had already formed in your eyes.
“I don’t want you to leave though“,you mumbled into your Mother‘s shoulder as you held onto her tighter.
You were slightly embarrassed because you were 14 years old and felt like only a little kid would cry about their mom going away for the weekend and also it wasn’t like you were staying with a stranger,Amanda was your Mom‘s friend that you knew and liked and trusted,so you thought to yourself that you should be able to just suck it up.
“I know baby but you’ll be fine I promise“,Olivia replied in a compassionate tone of voice and gave you a quick squeeze before letting go of you.
You couldn’t stop some tears from falling down but you quickly wiped them away.
Amanda who’d been watching you say goodbye stepped to your side and put an arm around your Shoulders.
“We‘ll have a great weekend I promise and we will do whatever you want,by the time Liv comes back you’re not even gonna wanna leave“,she said trying to make you feel better and winked.
You quickly forced a smile on your face and waved as your Mom got into her taxi.
Amanda then closed the door and helped you bring your bags to where you’d be sleeping for the next two nights.
You were still quite upset so you didn’t talk much but over the next few hours Amanda managed to put you more at ease as she watched your favourite Movie with you while the two of you ate Popcorn and ice cream,the ice cream even had whipped cream and chocolate sauce as well as M&M‘s and then went to the Mall with you.
You didn’t actually end up buying anything but it was fun looking at all the clothes and trying them on and the two of you bonded.
You even started talking to Amanda about school and your friends and the boy you had a crush on.
“So his name is Thomas….“,you said as Amanda put some huge bright pink sunglasses on your head and you laughed when you looked in the Mirror.
You kept talking about how much you liked that boy and how you wished he’d notice you and Amanda was a great listener and even gave you some advice.
As close as you were with your Mom you’d never talk to her about those things because you found it awkward to talk to her about things that had to do with growing up,like crushes so you were actually really grateful to get to talk to Amanda about that.
The day just flew by and it was already 7pm when you guys got back to Amanda‘s.
You decided to end the day with some take out so you ordered Pizza and as you ate you started to miss Liv again.
You looked down at your plate,suddenly you felt this lump in your throat appear again because during the day you’d been distracted but now the realization that you’d actually have to sleep here just hit you out of nowhere.
You felt like you were about to cry again so you put your slice of pizza down pulled out your phone,pretending to be busy and blinking back your tears aggressively.
“You okay?“,Amanda asked because she’d obviously noticed that you’d gotten more quiet again.
You looked up with a fake smile.
“Yeah totally“,you said.
Amanda could tell that something was up but she wasn’t sure if she should ask more about it or if she should just leave you be.
Hesistantly she asked:
“….are you missing Olivia?“
You sighed as you put your phone down on the table and some tears started running down your face.
You quickly looked down at your legs and nodded slightly.
“Hey it’s okay that’s nothing to be embarrassed about“,Amanda quickly assured you as she dragged her chair closer to yours so that she was sitting right next to you.
You shook your head.
“I shouldn’t be such a baby,I‘m 14!“
Amanda pulled you into a hug.
“You’re not being a baby y/n it’s okay“,she said soothingly and ran a hand up and down your back.
You’d never been comfortable at sleepovers even with your closest friends and more often than not Olivia had ended up having to pick you up at 3am because you were crying so much,you’d rarely actually stayed the entire night at a sleepover but when you did you’d always been so proud of yourself so you weren’t at all surprised that this was so difficult for you right now.
“Do you maybe wanna call her or
something?“,Amanda suggested because she had no idea how to comfort you right now because what was making you so upset was that your Mom wasn’t here and she couldn’t change that.
You pulled away from her a bit so that you were sitting side by side again and started fidgeting with your sleeve.
“I don’t know,that might make me miss her even more“,you said,unsure of what to do.
Amanda wiped your tears away with her thumb and lifted your chin up so that you were looking at her.
“Yeah I get that“,she said.
“Is there anything I can do for you to make you more comfortable here?“
You shrugged your shoulders.
“I don’t know….honestly I’m a bit scared“,you admitted.
Surprised Amanda replied:
“What are you scared of?“
You nervously bit your lip and looked at the table.
“It’s got nothing to do with you,you’re really nice so please don’t be offended,it’s just that I’ve always been afraid of being away from my Mom and I have no idea why but it’s like this wherever I am so it’s nothing personal against you“.
You were afraid that Amanda would be offended but she just took your hand in hers and looked at you with a comforting smile.
“Don’t worry I’m not offended y/n. Thank you so much for telling me how you’re feeling,I can only help you if you communicate with me,now would it help if we just maybe watch some movies or a show to distract you until you fall asleep?“
You nodded even though you weren’t sure if that was going to work but it was worth a try.
“Okay then why don’t I clean up quickly and you go sit on the Couch and pick out something for us to watch?“,Amanda suggested and gave your hand a squeeze.
You nodded again,grabbed your phone and headed off to where you were told to go.
On your way you quickly texted your Mom that you loved her&wished that she was with you and that Amanda had been really nice.
You really wanted to call her but you were afraid of getting more upset if you heard her voice,so you figured a text would have to be enough and quickly picked out something to watch.
When Amanda joined you she looked at the TV screen.
“Ah,the big bang theory,good choice“,she said and was happy to see a small smile hushing over your face.
You guys were practically binge watching this show now as you were cuddled up in blankets on the couch,Amanda had given you another hug when a new round of tears had ran down your face and you’d stayed in her arms ever since then.
Amanda didn’t mind,she just wanted you to feel comfortable.
Eventually you fell asleep in Amanda’s arms and your head sunk against her stomach.
Amanda felt this and quickly looked down,the way you were lying on her looked very uncomfortable so she unwrapped one of her arms from your waist and pulled your head up a bit higher so you’d be more comfortable.
A bit later she moved a pillow under your head and tucked your blanket tighter around you before lowering the volume on the tv and turning off the lights as she went to bed herself.
She didn’t want to risk you getting upset again by waking you up so she decided to just let you sleep on the Couch today.
The next morning you woke up quite early,as you slowly opened your eyes and rubbed the sleep out of them you looked around and realized that you must’ve fallen asleep on the Couch last night.
It was still dark outside and since all the lights were off you couldn’t see much so you quickly turned the tv back on for some light and looked at your phone for the time.
5:35 am.
You sighed and went into the bathroom to get ready as you knew you wouldn’t be able to sleep any more anyways.
You tried to be as quiet as possible to not wake Amanda up.
You figured she was nice enough to let you stay with her while your Mom was away,you didn’t need to disturb her sleeping.
When you were done you looked at yourself in the mirror.
Today‘s outfit was a light pink blouse with some black shorts and some ankle length socks.
Happy with what you saw you went back to the couch and grabbed your phone again.
This time you noticed that your Mom had send you a text.
It said: I love and miss you too baby and I‘m glad you’re getting along well with Amanda,I knew the two of you would have a good day together,I hope today will go just as well and tomorrow I‘ll be back already,I can’t wait to hug you again,what do you say we have a chill day with all of your favourite snacks tomorrow,maybe we could even get our nails done? Anyways I have to go get ready now.
I‘m so proud of you for staying at Amanda‘s by the way :)
You smiled.
That sounds fun Mom let’s do that tomorrow,you replied and set your phone down again.
You then continued to watch the Big Bang theory and flinched when you suddenly heard Amanda’s voice behind you.
“You‘re watching more without me?“,she laughingly teased you,pretending to be offended but in such an obvious way that there was no danger of you misinterpreting it.
You giggled a bit.
“Yeah after I got ready I didn’t know what to do so I just kept watching“,you said.
Amanda glanced at her Phone.
“It‘s only 8:30 now,how long have you been up?“
“About three hours“,you replied and watched her raise an eyebrow in surprise.
“Wow do you always wake up that early?“,she laughed.
You smiled and shook your head.
“No,only when I’m not at home“.
Amanda nodded.
That made sense,if you had trouble staying over at other people’s houses you’d likely also have trouble sleeping.
“Wanna have breakfast now?“,she asked and you contemplated for a second and nodded even though you weren’t feeling that great.
Your stomach hurt a bit and you felt a little nauseous and dizzy but you didn’t want to bother Amanda by telling her this so the two of you sat down for breakfast.
You only managed to eat a few spoons of Oatmeal before you pushed your bowl away and declared that you wanted to go ly back down on the Couch.
Amanda just nodded thinking that you might still be a bit upset or tired again since you’d gotten up so early.
Multiple hours passed and you were still curled up on the Couch,you had a blanket covering you and a pillow under your head,lying on your left side.
Amanda thought this was a bit strange because now it was already 3pm and you’d not moved one bit.
She heard you call for her and went over,crouched down on the floor infront of the Couch and put her hand on your hip.
“What’s the matter?“,she asked concerned.
It was obvious you’d been crying because your eyes were red and there were some tears still on your face which Amanda quickly wiped away.
“I need my Mom please can you call her?“,you pleaded whiningly.
You felt absolutely awful,you were in so much pain,your stomach hurt terribly and the nausea and dizziness hadn’t gone away yet either.
Amanda stroked your head a couple of times.
“Yeah I can call her,are you feeling sick?“
You just nodded,whimpering softly.
“Alright I‘ll call her,be right back“,with that Amanda stepped out of the room and called Olivia.
Luckily Liv picked up immediately.
“Hey Amanda what’s going on,is y/n okay?“
Amanda swallowed nervously.
“I….I don’t know she’s not saying much,she’s just been lying on the Couch all day and she looks like she’s in pain,I asked her if she felt sick and she nodded but she didn’t really tell me what’s going on,she just said she needs you and wanted me to call you“,Amanda explained,hoping that Olivia would know what to do.
“Oh that doesn’t sound good,do you think I should talk to her myself?“,Olivia replied.
“Hold on“,Amanda said before she yelled:
“Y/n do you want to talk to your Mom yourself?!“
She only got a whimper from you so she walked back over to the Couch and held the Phone up to you.
You took it and just whined:
“Mom come back please,I need you“.
Olivia tried her best to soothe and comfort you over the phone,telling you how sorry she was that she couldn’t be there right now and how proud she was of you for staying at Amanda‘s even while you’re sick because she knew how difficult this was for you.
“Mommy….“,you whined instead of replying in a full sentence,you just needed her to come back.
After a few more minutes you hung up and handed the Phone back to Amanda.
“She says she can’t come back yet“,you whined and Amanda gently stroked your hair.
“I‘m so sorry y/n,is there anything I can do?“,she asked.
You shook your head and said that you were going to the bathroom.
The minutes went by,10,15,20 minutes and you’d not made any sound and hadn’t come back so Amanda was starting to get worried.
She walked up to the bathroom door and knocked when she could her a faint sob.
“Y/n are you okay?“
No answer so she knocked again.
“What’s the matter honey?“,she asked,her concern increasing by the second.
“Please just….get my Mom to come back“,your voice was almost a whisper but Amanda heard you fine.
Amanda sighed.
“I can call her again but she already said that she won’t be able to come back early so I don’t know if that’ll do much….“,she said and you burst out into loud sobs.
“Y/n what’s the matter,if you tell me then maybe I can help you?“,Amanda pleaded with you and to her surprise you actually opened the door for her.
You were sat on the floor so she quickly knelt down infront of you and looked into your teary eyes.
“What’s wrong hm?“,she softly asked.
“I….I‘m bleeding“,you admitted,embarrassed about all of this.
You kind of knew what a Period was but you’d never talked about that with Olivia because whenever she tried bringing that topic up to you you’d found a way to get out of that conversation.
Amanda raised an eyebrow in surprise.
As she could not see any blood on your arms or legs she immediately understood that you meant that you’d gotten your Period.
“Oh okay,that’s alright,we can fix that,it’s nothing to be embarrassed about“,she assured you.
You were still sobbing.
“I‘m scared Amanda“,you said under tears.
“It’s okay y/n,that’s understandable,everyone’s a bit scared when they get their Period for the first time that’s completely normal,we can take care of that though okay,you don’t need to be afraid any more“.
Hearing Amanda say this did help to calm you down a bit,it was good to hear that she knew what to do.
“Do you know what a period is?“,Amanda asked.
You blushed a little.
“Kind of,I know it’s when you bleed because you can have babies but you only bleed when you’re not pregnant“,you replied and Amanda nodded.
“Yes,that’s true“,she said.
“Do you know how long it lasts for and what products to use or how to use them?“
You shook your head,slightly embarrassed to admit that you didn’t know this.
“That’s okay“,Amanda said and then explained everything you needed to know to you.
You then took a shower,changed your clothes and put on a pad that she gave you,Amanda figured that you probably wouldn’t have wanted to use a Tampon for your first period,so she’d given you a pad instead.
While you were in the Shower Amanda called Olivia again and told her what had happened and Olivia promised to come back tonight so you could sleep at home.
When Amanda had told you the news your eyes had lit up.
A few hours later there was a knock at the door and before Amanda could even make a move you shot up and ran towards it,swinging the door wide open and seeing your Mother standing there.
You threw yourself into Olivia‘s arms.
“I missed you so much Mom“,you said as you snuggled your face against her Shoulder.
“Oh I missed you too baby“,Olivia replied and ran a hand up and down your back.
She then thanked Amanda who had brought your bags to the door in the mean time and you also thanked Amanda after Olivia was done and then you went home.
Liv let you sleep in her bed tonight as you’d missed her so much and also,mostly,because you’d gotten your first Period today.
The two of you were snuggled up together,your head resting on Olivia‘s chest.
Listening to her heartbeat was so comforting to you that you fell asleep in just a few Minutes.
Amanda was nice and all but you were so glad that your Mom was finally back!