When I met my fears

Have you ever met your fears and awkwardness together. Read the story below where I meet them together and try facing them.

It was the afternoon of 3 rd April 2022. I was lying down on my bed thinking about the day and all the activities I had done till the time being. Then my eyes started blinking with everything growing fainter with the blinking growing faster. Suddenly I saw myself in a place. It was a room with a round table and a sofa where a girl was sitting besides me. The next scene showed people coming and leaving the place which suggested it was a hotel. Then I saw suddenly something on her clothes like a fluid. It seemed to me it was blood and maybe she had a injury or maybe she was having her menstruations.

Suddenly I heard her cries .For a couple of minutes I didn't know what to do. Because I only knew the theories and had never seen something like this. And one more reason being I was a boy and the one who walked in the world with his headphones and subscriptions tuned in. I particularly was the one who avoided troubles. 

Then an idea flashed in my mind. A tampon or pad might help her and if that doesn't I will look for helpers around. I rushed out looking for general stores. I wasn't able to find a single one. Then I thought of my large handkerchiefs maybe I had to give then away now. 

So I rushed in front of her and Gave her those. However her legs felt weak so I had to take help of a wheelchair nearby and lead her to a rest room and waited outside. I also tried to look for various helpers anyone who knew the exact problem with her. Then after half an hour she came out and her ears and cheeks looked red to me. Maybe she was so nervous to see me and her face conved anxiety. She started coming closer. I thought the problem isn't solved yet. So I bowed down and said I sincerely apologize actually I am just a 8 th grader. That was everything I knew about these situations. Then she kept her hands on my shoulders and said "I am thankful to you.

Why are you apologizing. Besides my age is same as you. In the world I saw boys never knew about all this but you changed my perception. Then I asked her whether the cause of the blood was anything more. She said no and then said I think I will return you these handkerchiefs after they are washed and shakes hands with me and went away. 

Sometimes I feel in real world I am not that brave and why does the society keeps deniying peope in getting education on these issues ?