At the mall, I went to Grandma Verna at the FYE.
"Granny," I said.
"Yes, darling," said Grandma Verna.
"Mind if I borrow you when you have a chance?" I asked.
"Not at all, let's have a girl to girl talk now," said Grandma Verna.
"Okay," I said.
"What's up?" asked Grandma Verna.
"I'm not sure how to mention this to Dad, but I would like to get birth controls in case if Logan and I have, you know, sex," I whispered to her. "I'm sort of ready for that, but I don't want Logan to know. Because say if I missed a pill and went home pregnant during my high school year, how would Dad react to that?"
"I see what you mean," said Grandma Verna. "Maybe you and I get together alone this week and get some at CVS."
"What kind of birth controls would be suitable for me?" I asked.
"We can take a took in a magazine before we order them," replied my grandmother.
"Sounds good," I agreed.
"Do you want me to be with you to tell this plan to your father?" asked Grandma Verna.
"That'd be a good idea, I don't know how would I tell it to him," I replied.
"We can tell him tonight if you're ready to do so," said Grandma Verna.
"Okay," I said.
After we had lunch at the food court, Grandma Verna said, "I'm going to borrow Mary Anne for a mazagine store for a bit."
"Okay," said Dad.
"We'll be back," I said.
"You both can meet us at Borders," said Dad.
We went there and found a mazagine about birth controls. There were quite a few; yasmin, yaz, nuvaring, mirena, etc.
"But what could I take because of my diabetes?" I asked.
"Good question. Ortho Tri-Cyclen might a good choice for you," said Grandma Verna.
"It is?" I asked getting the magazine and read the prescription including warnings.
It read:
This type of pill is less androgenic, which is defined as containing hormones that induce male characteristics. However, depending on your overall health, your doctor may suggest an entirely different method. One pill could be far less intrusive when it comes to blood sugar control for one woman, but wreak havoc for another. It is important to take the time to find the one that is right for your own body.
It is important to keep in mind that women with diabetes have often reported their basal needs to have nearly doubled when starting on the pill, so be prepared to adjust insulin requirements as needed.
The pill is not recommended for women who suffer from heart disease, blood clots, high blood pressure, and women who smoke or are over the age of 35.
I also read about side effects, which may or may not be related to YAZ, that were present in all YAZ clinical trials included: upper respiratory infection, headache, breast pain, vaginal moniliasis, nausea, abdominal pain, etc. After I read the whole thing, it does sounds like a good idea to use.
"I should ask my doctor about this, too," I added.
"We can go see one around here. My doctor is Dr. Allyson Andrews. You'll like her," said Grandma Verna.
"Okay," I said. "Should we buy the magazine to show it to Dad?"
"That's a good idea," Grandma Verna nodded with agreement.
That's what we did and put it in the bag for the time being.
"Let's go join the rest," said Grandma Verna.
At Borders, we spotted the rest of our crew.
"You're back already," said Logan.
"Yes," I smiled.
After we visited the mall, we went to the beauty shop where Ella owns like I already mentioned before.
"Hi, Ella," said Grandma Verna.
"Hi, Verna," smiled Ella. "I see you got Mary Anne and Richard with you."
"Yes, they're here to be with me for Spring Vacation," replied my grandmother.
"Wonderful. Michelle is dying to see Mary Anne again," said Ella.
"Is she here?" I asked.
"Yes, she's upstairs with the boys," said Ella.
"I also brought friends as well. My two best friends, Kaylee & Kayla Willis and Kristy Thomas. I'm saving the best for last, my boyfriend, Logan Bruno. This is the owner, Ella Stones," I said.
"It's nice to meet you all again," said Ella.
"Same here," said Kristy.
"You all can go with Mary Anne if you want," said Ella.
"Okay," said Kristy.
"Come on. We'll be back down, Dad," I said.
"Okay," said Dad.
We went upstairs. You should see how excited Michelle was to see me!
"Mary Anne!" exclaimed Michelle as she went to hug me so tight.
"Hi, Michelle," I smiled.
"Hi, everyone, nice to see you all again," said Michelle.
I remembered they all met last summer when Michelle came down with my grandmother and she went to Sea City with me for two weeks and she met them when we came back.
"Hi, Michelle," said Kaylee and Kayla.
"Oh, great, I'm surrounded with girls," said Logan.
"Don't worry, you can meet my brothers," said Michelle.
"Good," said Logan.
"Logan, just behave," I told him.
That was when both Michael and Lucas came.
"Hi, Mary Anne," said Lucas.
"Hi," I greeted him.
"These are my brothers, Michael and Lucas. Boys, these are Mary Anne's best friends, Kristy, Kayla, and Kaylee, & boyfriend, Logan," said Michelle.
"Hi, nice to meet you all," said Michael.
"Are you getting your curls done again?" asked Michelle who noticed my hair was getting frizzy.
"Probably," I replied.
"Maybe I can try curling your hair," said Michelle.
"Okay. Good idea," I agreed.
"Let's go check with my mom to see if it was okay," said Michelle.
"Alright," I said.
We did and Ella didn't mind that. Michelle used pin curls to do so. It was done nearly ten to fifteen minutes later and Michelle did a nice job.
"Thanks," I smiled.
"Not a problem," said Michelle. "That would be ten cents please."
We both laughed at that.
"All set to go," said Grandma Verna who was paying Julia.
"How are your babies?" I asked.
"They're good," replied Julia.
She had faternal twins, a boy named Robert, Jr. and a girl named Roberta, on my birthday, which was two days before the actual due date: September 24th. Isn't that creepy that the twins, Michelle, and I all share the same birthday? It's actually wonderful. Michelle was the first person ever to share a birthday with. I never met anyone else like that. After Grandma Verna paid Julia, we left. Michelle was going to call me later on tonight.
"You should see how excited Michelle was to see me again," I said. "She was hugging me very tightly."
"I bet. She couldn't wait to see you," said Grandma Verna.
"She was very talented when she did your curls," said Kristy.
"I know, it was getting frizzy a bit that's why she was putting curls in again," I said. "She told me she was doing it for free when she teased me by telling me it was ten cents."
We laughed on that joke.
That night, at home, I was getting nervous about asking Dad about having birth controls.
"Would you be alright to ask him on your own?" asked Grandma Verna.
"I think so," I replied. "Do you have the magazine?"
"I ripped out that page," she answered getting it to hand it to me.
"Oh, okay, thanks," I said. "I'm a bit nervous to tell him, so I'll talk to him about it tomorrow because I don't know how to bring this up to my father."
"I understand. I'll call Dr. Andrews to see if she's free that day to see you," said Grandma Verna.
"Okay. Sounds good. I'm not going to say anything to Logan right now," I said.
"I'm sure he'll understand," said Grandma Verna.
"Maybe," I said.
