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"POOKIE! It's already 7:30 you're going to be late!" Flo yelled as she shook her daughter in an attempt to wake her up for school.
Spinelli only responded by groaning. She buried herself under all the pillows, blankets and stuffed animals that she could find to avoid being dragged away from the warmth and comfort of her bed.
"ASHLEY FUNICELLO SPINELLI! If you don't get your butt out of bed and down stairs by 8 o'clock- than you will be grounded for two weeks this time!" Flo opened the curtains allowing sunlight into the room, causing more groaning from her daughter. "Considering your birthday is next weekend I'd highly recommend the first option."
Flo left the room to go finish preparing breakfast but Spinelli stopped her before she could get too far.
"Mom!" Spinelli whined. "I don't feel good!"
"Pookie..." Flo sat down on Spinelli's bed and pulled the blankets and pillows away from her face. "I know you had a bad day at school yesterday, but hiding from your problems is not going to solve them."
"No mom... I really don't feel good." Spinelli curled up into a fetal position and clutched her stomach.
Flo placed a hand on her forehead. "Well you don't feel warm."
"It's not a fever, it's my guts."
"Well I'll get you some Tylenol, and then you really need to get ready for school." Flo kissed her on the forehead and left. Spinelli barley managed to crawl out of bed. She stumbled towards the bathroom with her arms wrapped around her stomach, she hated how strict her mother was when it came to skipping school.
Spinelli hadn't even made it halfway through her morning routine, when she ran out of her room yelling for her mom.
"The Tylenol is on your nightstand Pookie, come on now it's already 7:45."
"Um Mom... do you have any ttt-tampons?" Spinelli stuttered.
Spinelli winced when she heard her father spit out his coffee. She hoped that was a reaction to something he read in the newspaper.
"Oh Pookie!" Flo walked over to Spinelli and hugged her. Spinelli rolled her eyes. "Did you start you menstrual cycle?"
"What else would I use a tampon for? She instantly regretted the volume in which she questioned that, she saw her father run out of his room, down the stairs, and out the front door... in his pajamas.
"I should have a few left, take what I have and I'll run out and get some more." Flo looked down at her daughter and brushed her hair out of her face. "Wow you're really growing up."
Spinelli groaned in disgust.
"Go grab the tampons from my bathroom, take a Tylenol and relax for a little while. I'll bring you to school when your cramps go away."
Spinelli thanked her mom and went to grab the object in question. She locked herself in the bathroom, took a long hot shower and then tried to figure out how to use the tampons. She spent more time cursing at god for making her a girl than she spent reading the directions on the box. Once she finished she took a Tylenol, crawled back into bed and fell back asleep.
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Spinelli was able to convince her mom to let her stay home the rest of the day, Flo insisted on staying with her but Spinelli assured her she could take care of herself. She caught a few more hours of sleep, then made her way to the living room for some terrible day time television. The doorbell rang during the price is right, Spinelli peeked out the window to see Tj standing at the door with his backpack on, he must of came over directly from school.
Spinelli groaned but not from the pain of the cramps. She didn't want to explain her absence to Tj, she needed some time to come up with a decent lie. The doorbell rang again. She ignored it and returned to her spot on the couch. She hated lying to Tj but guys just don't understand these things. The situation was really making her miss Gretchen. She remembered how Gretchen tried to help her out with her last bout of puberty.
xxx FLASHBACK TO THE 5TH GRADE xxx
"Aww man these are all so girly."
"Spinelli no one is going to see them. I doubt any clothing store is going to have any that match your style, there probably isn't much of a market for leather bras."
Spinelli smiled, Gretchen knew exactly what she wanted. "Well where the heck does Madonna shop?
Gretchen laughed. "You know if you find some leather pants I might just be able to fashion a bra out of them, that way you don't have to waste your time plucking the rhinestone and feathers off of Madonna's."
The girls continued to joke about the awkward experience of buying their first bras. Spinelli had started to develop recently, Gretchen hadn't shown any signs of starting puberty yet, so she came along for support and so Spinelli didn't have to go through the traumatic experience with her mother.
"Even if I find one that I like what would I do with it?" Spinelli's question sent Gretchen into another round of laughter.
"What do you mean? Are you not going to wear them?"
"I mean what do I do, how do I know which one is my size?"
"Well I imagine you would do the same thing that you do with other articles of clothing... you try them on."
"So that means other people have probably tried these on? That's gross! I don't want my boobs touching places where other girls boobs have been."
"You could try it on over your shirt."
"I suppose."
"Lets grab one of every size and head over to the dressing room." Gretchen plucked a bra off of just about every rack in the women's department.
Gretchen tossed the pile into Spinelli's arms. "Geeze Gretch we're going to be here all day."
"Come on the sooner you get it over with the sooner we can go to the arcade."
Spinelli started walking towards the dressing rooms. She couldn't really see over the pile of bras, so it was no surprise that she bumped into something and lost her balance. She found herself on the floor with the pile of bras spilled on her and around her. She clenched her eyes shut. This had to be her most embarrassing moment yet. Then again maybe no one noticed. She opened her eyes expecting to see Gretchen rolling on the floor laughing, but instead Gretchen was standing at her head looking down at her with a look of concern on her face. She realized that Gretchen wasn't the only body standing over her. To her left stood Vince and Gus, and to her right was Mikey and of course Tj.
Spinelli shrieked.
"You okay Spinelli?" Tj asked and tried to cover the smile on his face.
She didn't respond, she couldn't. She looked around at the guys in the group, they had lost it at that point even Tj couldn't hide his laughter. Gretchen finally offered her a hand.
"No thanks Gretchen, just leave me here to die." She closed her eyes and found herself being lifted back to her feet. She opened her eyes and found herself in Tj's arms. When she dreamed of these moments Tj wasn't wearing a double d sized bra where is red hat was supposed to be.
"Spinelli, I think you dropped this." Tj grinned as he pulled the bra off his head and handed it to Spinelli. All four guys roared with laughter, even Gretchen couldn't help but giggle.
She didn't hold back when she punched Tj in the arm.
She grabbed Gretchen and dragged her to exit.
"Wait Spinelli!" Tj yelled behind her.
She turned around slowly and crossed her arms. Tj was pointing at the ground. Spinelli didn't understand the motion, she looked at Gretchen who just shrugged. She wasn't in the mood for anymore of Tj's shenanigans grabbed Gretchen's arm again and walked over to the exit. As soon as they reached the door the alarm went off and the guys began to snicker again.
"Um excuse me little girl you have a brazier stuck to your boot, I'm going to need that back." A department store worker pointed to Spinelli's feet.
Spinelli felt heat rush to her face. She untangled the bra from her boot and threw it at the worker, then took Gretchen's hand and ran.
"Oh my god! Gretch they're never going to let me live that down!"
"Definitely not."
xxxx END FLASH BACK xxxx
Spinelli cringed as she reminisced her most embarrassing moment. Gretchen told her that guys mature later than girls, but she questioned whether or not Tj would ever mature. She might just have to ignore him for a week.
