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“Varessa!” Iansan knocked on the door. Varessa groaned, burying her head in her pillow. She didn’t want to talk to Iansan right now. She didn’t want to tell her that she was in too much pain to exercise today, and that she ate half of a small chocolate cake.
“Varessa! What’s wrong?! You never showed up for our 1-on-1 training.” Iansan continued to knock on the door. “Do I need to call a doctor?”
“No.” Varessa replied through the pillow. “It’s not that serious.” It was just her period. Her cramps were normally easy to deal with, but this time, they were really bad. She hadn’t even been able to be up out of bed to feed her saurian for more than twenty minutes.
“Can you at least let me in?” Iansan asked. “All I want to know is why you missed today’s training.” Varessa sighed, and sat up, immediately wrapped her arms around her stomach, taking in a breath in pain.
“Varessa?”
“Sorry, I’m on my way.” Varessa stood, and stretched her legs. She walked to the door and opened it. Iansan was standing there, tapping her foot immpaitently.
“Varessa there you are- oh.” Iansan looked up at Varessa, and noticed her baggy clothes, and unkempt hair. “Are you okay? You look a little sick.”
“Sorry.” Varessa rubbed an eye. “I just couldn’t be there today.”
“Are you sick?” Iansan asked.
“No. It’s just bad cramps.” Varessa admitted, lowering her head. She could feel blood go to her cheecks in embaressment.
“Cramps?” Iansan wondered. “Did you overdo your strength training yesterday?”
“No.” Varessa muttered. “It’s period cramps.” Her tail twitched in embarrassment.
“Oh no.” Iansan looked sympathetic. “Can I come in?” Varessa nodded, and opened the door wider. Iansan walked in, and Varessa closed the door behind them.
“Are you heating up some water?” Iansan asked.
“Yeah,” Varessa replied, moving to a couch. “It’s boiling right now.”
“Good. And use a thicker towel to soak up more heat and water. It will help with the cramps.” Iansan walked over to Varessa’s kitchen, grabbing a glass and filling it with water. “Have you eaten anything?”
“I ate some fruit salad this morning. But I did eat a lot of cake yesterday.”
“How much?”
“Half a small cake.” Varessa replied, feeling tears prick her eyes. She knew that it wasn’t healthy, but she had just been craving choclate. Iansan walked back to the couch.
“Here.” Iansan handed Varessa the glass of water.
“I’m sorry.” Varessa murmured.
“For what?” Iansan asked. “We all eat a lot. Especially when we start our cycle.” Varessa nodded, sipping the water. Iansan walked away for a second, and came back with a brush and a heated cloth. Varessa accepted the cloth, laying it on her stomach, as Iansan undid her two braids, brushing her hair.
“Why are you doing this?” Varessa asked. “Aren’t you mad? I wasted your morning.”
“Varessa, you shouldn’t be so hard on yourself.” Iansan murmured. “You’re on your period. It’s okay to not exercise if you’re in too much pain. We’re all human. We all need rest.” Iansan finished brushing Varessa’s hair, and started to braid it. “And I want to make sure you rest properly.”
“I appreciate that.” Varessa smiled. Iansan tied up the braid, and stood up.
“I should be leaving.” Iansan said. “I have another training session soon and I want to be there on time. Take a hot shower and come find me if you need anything.”
“Thank you Iansan,” Varessa smiled, giving her mentor a quick hug. Iansan then walked to the door, waved goodbye, and closed it. Varessa locked the door behind her, before returning to her room, hot cloth in one hand, and her glass of water in the other. She pulled her braid up in a bun, and showered, letting the hot water, calm the aches in her body. She then changed into comfortable clothes, and snuggled into bed, content and happy, despite the ache that constantly attacked her lower stomach.