Aashna's pov:

I hate my period, I feel so bloated, how am I gonna wear a two piece swimsuit? And plus I'm always so emotional on my period, guess that's why I spent 2 hours of that night crying and now my eyes are dry and red. And what am I gonna do about my shitty cramps.

1st day cramps are the worst.

As I complete my makeup, I'm satisfied that I am able to cover up my under eye bags but how can I cure my red eyes? What will Shubman say?

I anyways decide to wear a cute outfit

Soon, it's 12.07 and I get a call from shubman saying that he's in front of my house.

Shahneel di is wearing a yellow bodysuit along with a white skirt and a cardigan.

And Shubman is wearing a shirt with a few buttons undone and his swimming trunks.

I get in the car with them and Shubman instantly notice my eyes.

"Aankhon ko kya hua?" He says.

"Kiski, meri, kuchh bhi to nhi!" I try to tell him.

"Why are they red? Did you cry or something?" He asks me.

I take a deep breath.

"Shubman....mene bataya to tha, kal raat fufaji ne chilla diya aur fir mujhe mamma papa ki baatein yaad aa gyi and thoda sa rona aa gya, it's nothing new, don't worry about it." I say.

"Ye thoda sa rone se to bohot red ho gyi eyes?" He says.

"Arey meri eyes itchy ho jaati he to uski wajah se ho gya ye to, bol rhi hu na me! Don't worry." I say and he holds my hands.

"You would tell me right? Agar kuch hoga toh?" He says.

"Of course Shubman, I'll tell you, for the third time, do not worry!" I say and smile.

We drive to the beach, it's not much far from my place.....as soon as we reach there, Shahneel di gets excited and throw her skirt in the car and I too undo my dress to reveal my swimwear (Just imagine it's not that revealing).

"Wow girl, what are your proportions, you look so good!!!" She says to me.

"Arey esa nhi he, my proportion is like...30-25-34. And I'm 47 kgs."

Shubman also takes off his shirt revealing his perfectly chiseled abs and biceps....I realise that it's the first time I've seen him without a shirt and I just blush so hard he almost cracks a smile.

We all walk towards the water and shahneel di grabs my hand and pulls me along with her.

I try to refuse.

"Nhi nhi please mt karo!" I try to run away but I bump into Shubman's chest and blush again and slow down.

"Shubhi! Utha le, utha le!" she tells him and he grabs my waist and lifts me up and continue walking towards the ocean.

I try to scream and kick my legs but Shubman is unaffected.

"No no no no Shubman listen to me, please no no no..." he puts me down and shahneel di makes a face.

"Chal na yaar kya problem he tujhe?" She asks me.

I look between her and Shubman and try to make up a story but nothing works when they both are looking at me with a confused expression.

So I tell them the truth.

"Wo actually mai na.......actually I can't really go in the water.....beacause......mere.....mere...periods chal rhe he so you guys can carry on..." I say and look down and get awkward.

"So don't you like....wear a tampon?" She asks me.

"Actually I'm scared!" I say.

"What? It's not gonna break your hymen!" She tells me.

Oh my god I can't believe that Shubman is listening to all of this.

No matter how much of a feminist I am, I'm always gonna be awkward talking about periods to a boy, I think it's because I'm usually the shy type.

"No I don't care about that, well because...I don't have a hymen.....broke when I was around 14 on a bad cycling experience, and that shit hurt but I'm just normally uncomfy..." I tell her.

"Oh that's bad!" She asks me.

"Yeah...hurted badly." I say and Shubman widens his eyes.

"Chalo to fir, ham hi chale jayenge, chal shubhi!" She says and moves forward.

"I could stay with you on the edge if you want to?" He asks me.

"Oh please no! Wo akeli reh jayengi, tum jao unke saath." I say to him.

"Par tum bhi toh akeli reh jaogi?" He asks me.

"Arey me akeli nhi hu, I have sand and the sun to keep me company!" I sit on the sand and start playing with it.

"Are you sure?"

"100 and 3000 percent, now go!" I say and he laughs and goes.

I wish my period was a day or two late so I could've enjoyed with them.

As I am sitting on the sand and playing with it like a kid.

A boy approaches me, and says.

"Hey babe, you alone over there?" He says.

"Uh actually I'm with them." I point to my people.

"Can I just....say something to you...you're one hot chick!" He says.

"Are you that friendly with every stranger you meet?"

"You seem like a very delicate girl to me....and I can make out the lonliness in your eyes....come on, come with me, let's have some fun!" He says.

I think Shubman saw him hovering over me so he came over. His body is wet and there are droplets of water covering his abs.

"Babe, is everything ok?" He asks me.

"Are you his girlfriend?" That boy asks  me.

"Yes, she is, now if you may excuse us?" Shubman say to that boy.

"Man, let her talk, why are you answering? I asked her, not you!" He says.

"Yes, he is my boyfriend, baby this boy here is hitting on me, can you do something about that?" I turn to Shubman.

"Hey lady, chill! I was just saying, I'm off!" He said and goes away.

"Fuck off!" Said Shubman.

"You alright?" He asked me.

I laughed.

"You're cute when you're jealous!" I said poking his knee.

"And what was that 'babe, are you ok' thing?" I mimic his voice.

He sat down beside me. "Just trying to be your boyfriend and protect my lady!" He says.

"Kab tak ese jhoote boyfriend bante rahoge?" I ask.

He writes something on the sand with his finger.

In a heart, he wrote, 'will u be my gf?'.

I smile and write a 'yes!' Beside it.

He looks at me and we both laugh.

Just then I'm hit by a really strong cramp.

I hold my waist and make a face.

"Hey girlfriend, are you ok?

"Hey boyfriend! I'm having cramps, yeah I'll be ok, thanks for asking anyway." I reply back.

"Are my girlfriend's cramps bad?"

"Yes boyfriend,they're excruciating."

"Can I do something for my girlfriend to feel bettet?" He asks.

"There's nothing you can do, boyfriend. I'm sorry!" I say.

Shahneel di suggests me to take some painkillers but I refuse, I don't take painkillers.

"Try dancing, movement will make you feel better." She says and drags Shubman and me to dance.

We starts dancing and Shubman comes closer and place his hands o n my bare waist, it sends butterflies in my body, he moves to my hips and pulls me closer and connect his forehead with mine, I close my eyes and keep moving with him.

But then I turn and Shubman hold me with his hands on my stomach, I rest my head on his chest and feel another bad cramp, so I squeeze his bicep a little and make a sound which Shubman hears and drags me out of the dancing.

"Lunch karne chale kya?" He asks and I say yes to that.

We called shahneel di and the three of us clean, changed and went to have lunch.

I took them to a really nice place and we gave our orders and started to eat.

After that we started driving towards a place where we wanted to shop.

"Don't you think this will look so good on you?" Shubman said holding a pretty dress up.

"Hmmm.....you're right! I should probably get this know?" I asked him.

"Ok you got it!" He said and kept the dress with him.

"Arey Shubman, why you'll get this for me, I'm able to get this for myself!"

I said and tried to snatch the dress from him but I can't.......he's so tall.

"I think tumhe yaad nhi he, now you are my GIRLFRIEND! So I can get you anything I want to!" He said.

"This is not fair!" I said.

"Arey tu pagal he kya? Hone de na uske kharch, tujhe zyada shok he pese udane ka?" Shahneel di said

"But....I don't....." I can't continue.

"Arey theek he, help me search for some lingerie, come on!" She drags me with her.

Shubman follows us and starts roaming around while we are discussing about bras. He looks around and stands with his hands back and starts scanning the place.

"Sir, are you looking for something, you can have anything you want." A girl said seductively to him and touched his bicep.

"Excuse me, no thanks, I'm fine!" He said and stepped away.

"Guys, suno, ek ladki mujhe chhed rhi thi, please include me with you!" He says in a scared tone.

"Shubman gill! Are you scared of a girl?" Shahneel di says.

"Arey nhi par now I have a girlfriend, so maybe a little." He says and we laugh.

I pull at his cheeks.

Now that girl is keeping an eye on Shubman and he is sticking to us all the time.

Soon our shopping was over and also it's evening so we were going to my house.

Shahneel di and Shubman are singing along to some punjabi songs and I'm just vibing along and dancing to them.

We joke around and the demeanor of the car is happy. But a few tumes while laughing, I felt the flow and got awkward.

Shahneel di understood and said.

"I can feel you girl" and we both start talking about it leaving Shubman very confused.

"Haan ye sahi he! Ab tum dono apni secret girl talks karti rahogi aur me exclude ho jaya karunga!" He said.

"Achha ok, bta tujhe kya kehna he?" Shahneel di says to him.

"Me ye keh rha tha ki....mene isey kal ke match me invite nhi kiya, to please, you are invited.." he says to me.

"Thank you so much shub, par I can't come!"

"The matches are interesting but...I actually have to go to uni tomorrow."

"Uni? But you never go!" Shubman says.

"Haan ik kabhi kabhi shakal dikhane jaana padta h." I say.

"Oh....ok....it's alright."

"Thank you."

"But agar koi baat ho toh mujhe bta dena! Agar koi help ya fir milne toh aa hi jaungi!" I say.

He parked in front of my house and I said goodbye to them.

"Goodbye girlfriend!" Shubman said and I waved back to him.

"Jao andar!"he shouted from inside the car.

"Tum jao na!" I shouted back and start moving to my door.

He drove away after I have stepped in.

Third pov:

Shubman did not like seeing her in pain, her eyes were red, and she hadn't told all the truth to him but he did not push further.

What was jealousy? Shubman barely knew, but today he had felt it strongly when he saw some douchebag trying to hit on what he considered to be his.

He had said fuck off to the guy in anger.

Then when they danced, Shubman held on to her and showed her off to all those eyeing his beautiful lady.

Of course, anyone would eye someone with that figure.

But what made him feel bad was that she was having cramps and he couldn't do anything to help her.

He wished he could know everything about her, the date of her period, what sanitary products does she us? What was her routine? Everything about her.

But it would be creepy if he asked her all those things at once.

So he thought he would come to know about these things as they will spend more time together.

Which they will for sure, now it was final, Shubman would die but never let her go.

She will be the one to walk down to him at the aisle and bear his children.

And carry all his secrets, pain, and ghosts from his past.

AUTHOR'S RANT: hey guys! Here's another chapter, periods are really so annoying right? And please vote, share and comment.