Chapter 152 - Time Of The Month

"Ah-sss!" I woke up saying the next morning as I felt a sharp pain, as if somebody had just stabbed me in the stomach.

I quickly jumped out of bed, only to come tumbling back down onto the mattress as my head spun.

"Ah" I groaned as held onto my forehead feeling dizzy and this time slowly rose from the bed and made my way to the bathroom.

I held onto the sides of the sink for support, then looked in the mirror at my zombie looking state.

I turned the tap on and splashed some water on my face before going to sit on the toilet seat to pee and to check if it was in deed an unwelcomed guest.

I sighed and groaned as I pulled my shorts down seeing an oh too familiar bloody underwear and I began to sob for my body hurt all over.

Slowly, but surely I removed all my clothes and put my underwear and shorts into some bleach water to soak while I showered.

I checked my drawers to see if I had any pads from years ago, and luckily I had one left.

"I would have to buy some more later." I said to myself as I placed it on my underwear then got dressed.

The next part of the mission was to check if I had made a mess of the bed and as expected by the amount of blood on my underwear I did.

I tried to gently pull the sheets from beneath Shiwoo for I did not want to wake him, but then he rolled to his side facing me and opened his eyes looking confused to what I was doing?

"Atalia? Why are you up? What are you doing?"

"Go back to sleep. I just need the sheet." I said and he nodded turning back to the other side and I tried to remove the sheet again, but it was still not budging, "actually you know what. Could you get up from the bed for a second please."

"Why?" he asked with his face still facing away from me.

"Because I need the sheet."

"Why? What's wrong with him?" he mumbled and I sighed as my patience weighed thin, then I felt a jab in my stomach and just like that all my patience was gone.

"Would you must please get your fucking ass up off the God damn fucking bloody sheets so that I can fucking wash them please!"

He quickly flew up at the anger in my voice and he pulled the sheets off the bed as I huffed and puffed, "woah woah Atalia are you okay? Are you in pain? Do you need something?"

"No Shiwoo. I'm just peachy!" I snapped just before I felt another jab and I toppled over in pain as I fell to my knees as I whimpered in pian when he made a motion to come to my side then I stopped him, "don't even think about touching me."

I slowly made my way back to my feet and I crawled onto the bed forgetting everything about washing the sheet as I laid there on my side wincing at every jab, fighting the urge to cry and scream.

"Abigail!" I heard Shiwoo called for my sister and shortly after she came in the room and I felt her over me when she began laughing.

"Ha ha. You're cramps are kicking your ass huh?"

"Would you just shut the fuck up and help me!" I snapped and she tisked.

"Don't bite the hand the feeds you dear."

"Whatever." I said as she exited the room to make me some tea and to grab some pain killers and a heating pad.

"Atalia is there anything I can do to help you? I don't like seeing you like this." said Shiwoo after a while and I rolled my eyes sighing at his fake sympathy.

"If you really cared about me you wouldn't keep secrets," I wanted to say, but instead I just said, "can you go get me pads and some snacks please."

"Sure thing. Anything for you babe," he said as he placed a kiss on my cheek before going to freshen up and left to go get the things that I needed.

"Here drink this." said Abigail as she handed me two pills and and a cup of water and I swallowed them then she gave me the tea and I took my time drinking it for it was very hot.

"Thank you." I said as I laid back down and she placed a blanket over my body as I felt the pain slowly subsided and I began to feel to sleepy, but then I remembered that we were out of Dino nuggies and Adrian would kill me if I forgot again, so I reached for my phone as I dialed Shiwoo's number.

"Ha-Atalia. Is everything okay?" he asked and my breath hitched. Was he about to call me Harin?, "Atalia? Can you hear me?"

"Yes I can. Pick up Dino nuggies for Adrian please."

"Okay sure Is that it or do you need anything else?" he asked and I shook my head no then I remembered that he could not see me.

"Yes. That's it."

"Okay baby. I'll see you in a few. I lo-"

I hung up the phone, throwing it to side before he could finish his sentence not in the mood for his lies right now then I fell asleep.

I woke up to the smell of Jamaican chicken soup and I rose from the bed making my way to the kitchen where my mother was.

"Feeling better?" she asked as she saw me and I nodded as I sat on a stool.

"I'm fine. I just needed a nap and pills as usual By the way where is Shiwoo?"

"Right here." I heard a voice said and in walked Shiwoo with Adriel and Adrian holding his hands.

"Where did you guys go?" I asked as they ran into my arms.

"We just went for a walk since you were napping and we didn't want to wake you." answered Shiwoo and I nodded as my mother placed a bowl of hot soup in front of me and said.

"Eat all the yams and not just the meat, carrot, pumpkin, dumplings and potatoes. Its chicken back, gizzard, neck and feet soup."

"Mmmm Yum!" I said as I took my spoon and began to blow on the soup cooling it as I ate.

"Would you like some soup Shiwoo and kids?" asked my mother and Shiwoo nodded his head yes and the twins said no as they ran up the stairs to their grandpa.

"Yes please. Smells delicious."

My mother fixed him a plate and he came and sat beside me in silence as he ate.

"So did you get what I asked for?" I asked and he nodded placing his spoon down to face me.

"Yup, but it was quite awkward to be honest. I had to ask a female worker which ones to get since I honestly had no idea and her and another worker laughed at me."

I giggled at his words and a little soup spilled down my chin and he brought his fingers up to wipe it and brought it to his mouth smiling then I remembered that I was supposed to be mad at him and lowered my head looking at my bowl when he sighed.

"Atalia what's wrong? You've been acting like this since the other night and I honestly don't know what could possibly be wrong. If I did something please let me know so that I can fix. Baby please. I hate it when you're mad, especially at me."

"You're a good actor." I wanted say as stared at him, but I just smiled and said, "it's nothing. Just period hormones. I'm going to just finish this and just watch a movie and take a nap."

"Okay." he said as he picked up back his spoon and finished his soup, taking his and my empty bowls to the sink and washed them.

"I'm going to watch a movie now." I said as I sat on the couch turning the tv on, then I went immediately to my phone, reading and answering messages, before checking the media about my firm.

Minjae has been doing so well in running the firm and no major crisis nor issues haven't arrived since I left.

I felt guilty for leaving him alone there to run it for like maybe a little over a month now, but he said that he was fine and that I should take the time to relax for I haven't been doing so even before the twins were born.

He was right so I decided not call him everyday and ask about how was everything anymore.

I just text him everyday.

"What are you watching?" asked Shiwoo as he came and lifted my feet off the couch and sat down placing my feet on his lap and began to gave me a massage.

"Umm I don't know. I just chose something, I wasn't really watching."

"Hmm" he said as he looked at the tv before turning to me as I was still on my phone, "who are you talking to?"

"No one." I said as I placed my phone down and turned to watch the tv.

"Okay." he said as he continued massaging my feet as we watched the movie and I soon after fell asleep on the couch only to be woken up a few hours later by my mother for me to come and eat dinner.

Shiwoo was no longer by my side when I woke up and Adrian said that he was on his phone, but I did not really care.

If it comes out that he was in fact cheating, I will not give him a single tear nor show any signs of hurt.

If he wants to ruin what we have built then that is on him.

I will be strong for my kids and my family, just like my mother was.

My father might think that I did not know what he did to her when I was younger with having multiple women and another child, but I keep my mouth shut for that is their business and I knew how to mind mine.