Chapter 28：Trouble with Dysmenorrhea

" It's Demido's plans. He would have taken the portal when he knocked down the portal security keeper. He unknowingly got the access and entered, but he was doomed when he learned that Banli welcomed him by separating his soul from one of the portal angels. It was the starting point of the battle that lasted for more than a day and kept on claiming the immortals' daughter he need to avenge, it's Karla. But he wants the real Seb, the husband to do it. I know he's not really sure if it's me but puts me into bait." Nomin explained.

"Karla must be protected well. You are more powerful than me so I put justice to my decisions which I felt is prim." Nomin justified.

" I wanted to see her now, but she might be interrogating us again, haha." Nomin added.

" Don't worry, she'll just be fine inside but I need to return her now back to the city. It's not good for her to sleep in a longer period of time. So let's go now." Seb urged him to return to the city too.

" Not yet, I'll follow you back there tomorrow. I can't leave them here, I need to ensure if Exenizor and Synli were recovered, I'll seek help from Banli." Nomin insisted.

" Okay, just call me if he's coming back. Take care." Then Seb was gone.

They instantly reached home and put her on bed and woke her up.

" My dear, wake up, we're home now."

" Hmm...got some head aches...what happened..." Karla asked.

Seb approached her and touched her forehead and found out that she has a little fever. He was in a state of panic and even forgot that he can just heal it instantly. So there he goes, he prepared a cold water from the fridge, a small towel and place it on her forehead. He transfered her to his room's bed and changed the red roses into white roses, he closed the windows and turned on the aircon in full. He took her things from the next room and prepared them for her. Then he whispered .

" My dear...would you like to change, I'll carry you in the bathroom, I've got your things and it's already here. What do you think."

" I can't stand...the headache is still lodging within, my stomach aches as well. I guess...it's my...monthly period, it's dysmenorrhea. Can... you just carry me to the bathroom...please. It's the first day, I might be staining your bed...goodness, I'm sorry..." Karla said then Seb immediately lifted her but he noticed a bloody bedsheet.

" No...no...no...it's okay, there isn't under...nothing...let's go, the water there will refresh you." He smiled at her.

" One thing...please buy me a sani...." Karla requested.

"Yes, yes....I'll get you a small plastic chair first, so that when I leave to buy that ladies thing, you'll be comfortable here, wait..." Then he left to get a chair then called up Nomin over the phone.

" We have a problem, she's having a monthly period. I don't know what to buy."

" Oh...I forgot, it's first week of December. Just stay there, I'll buy more than 20 of it and will put it outside the main door. I'll press the doorbell four times. But I'll leave right away, we're trying to finish things here. And...one thing, let her drink a 'salabat' it's a boiled luya (ginger). Second, give her something to put on her legs, don't volunteer to do it, just leave her, and she needs the bathroom always. Okay, just keep yourself ready and expect her to always lay down and complain about the pains. Serve soft food only like ' lugaw' or porridge. Don't serve her cold stuffs because you'll be in a big trouble. Did you memorize all? Going to the convenience store now. Bro, thank you. Bye for now." Nomin enumerated the do's and dont's. Then after 15 minutes.

" Ding...dong! Ding...dong! Ding...dong! Ding...dong!" The doorbell.

Then Seb took a plastic bag beside the main door. It was filled with ladies' stuff that Karla needed. He returned to the room and still she was inside the bathroom. He informed her that that stuffs she was requesting are with him so Karla said.

" Seb...can you...just leave it beside the door, I'll just... take it. Thank you very much and I'm very sorry. I'll fix the bed myself when I get out from here. I'm very... sorry.

" Yes..sure..but , can you just move there comfortably. I don't....know, but..." He stopped and thought it something that does not need other people's help.

" Ah...sure, it's here...I'll get out first and cook 'salabat' for you.

" Wow thanks...I love it."

He smiled and proceeded to the bed. He was shocked the way he had seen the stain. So he immediately remove it and replace a newer one. He was suddenly thinking how human females live such life every month.

" It's difficult, being a woman is a big responsibility not just to their family but to themselves. Women needs a lot of respect. Now I start to figure out a woman's life, it's interesting."

A little while, he cooked 'salabat' and porridge with a little help of YouTube. Then delivered it in his room while wearing the apron. Karla was still in the bathroom.

" My dear...how are you." Seb's worrisome voice.

"I'm already tidy but my back aches. Can you please carry me on bed. Uhm...can I just lay down on the floor with a small mat or whatever ordinary cloth available will do. I don't like to stain your bed. Was there any stain I left earlier? Did I ...stain it? I guess so, I'm terribly sorry..." She's not yet done talking when Seb entered the bathroom and carried her on his arms again and gently put her on bed.

" Can you ...put some perfume on me. I feel so terribly dirty and smelly." She awkwardly smiled.

" Haha...okay, I have some male scents only around. Which one..."

" Just anything you think will do." She smiled dryly looking at him searching for the best smell then applied it on her.

" I can't...move. My back aches...do you have an oil. May I borrow, please."

" What are you going to do with it, may I know?" Seb asked curiously.

" Hmm...nothing, I'll just hold it just in case." She told him as Seb gave her a sunflower oil bottle. But he was skeptic so he then pretended to get out. While he was outside the door he closed his eyes and checked what she'll do with the bottle. He saw her putting some oil on her legs and was even having a difficulty of reaching her ankles. He smiled and leaned on the wall outside and just what Nomin said he must not help her doing it. Nomin's right, exactly, she never let me do it, though I wanted to offer for help."

He returned inside and volunteered to help

" I'll try, let me try, please, I'd like to help." Seb looked at her straight.

Then he put some oil on her ankle and when he was about to put some more Karla said.

" Just stop, I'm okay now, I'll just do it. Thank you." Then she smiled to him while he stood up so confused, thinking if she was mad at him or what?"

When he got out and was evicted out of his offer he tried to find out why.

" I see, she put some oil on her waistline and...Nomin was really right, she needs privacy.

" Seb, Seb..." She called him back.

" Can you please lower the coolness of the aircon a little. I'm really sorry ftom my disturbance. You know...this period in a woman's life is truly very tiring." Karla said.

" It's okay, I now understand."

When Seb was done, Karla tried to drink 'salabat' and ate a little porridge then he covered her with a thicker blanket. She smoothly slept then he left.

" I can't imagine the pain she bears right now. As long as I must be ready whenever she calls me for some help. Nomin, where are you." He smilingly thought and took a bath.