Casey raced downstairs. Marti, Derek, and Edwin were watching TV.
"Oh hey Edwin. When did you get home?" Casey asked.

"I just got back a few minutes ago."

"Oh ok. Hey Derek, can I talk to you for a minute in the kitchen?"

"I thought we finished that conversation earlier."

"Derek. Kitchen. Now!" said Casey.

Derek reluctantly followed Casey into the kitchen. Once in the kitchen Casey didn't waste any time.

"Derek, how could you?"

"How could I what?"

"Be so unsympathetic and give such smartass responses to Lizzie!! I mean when she asked you to get her a pad you said she wouldn't bleed to death walking over to my room to get one!"

"Hey, I got her what she needed."

"But only after saying stupid stuff like that. Even worse you told to her to stop crying, which probably made her even more embarrassed than she already was! Were you even thinking?"

"Look Casey, considering I had no experience whatsoever with this issue before, I really didn't know what to say or do."

"So you decide to be smart with her and just let her handle everything on her own?"

"I got her the damn pad! But like I said I obviously had no idea what to do or say."

"Well you should've known that best thing to do was to do what she wanted you to do. I mean getting your period for the first time is an exciting, but also scary, and particularly in her case, embarrassing experience."

"Look Casey, tell Lizzie I'm sorry if that will make things better."

Derek turned to leave.

"Derek, I'm not quite done yet. Lizzie's afraid that you'll tell everyone that she got her period and I have to say I definitely wouldn't put it past you."

"Look I won't tell anyone about it ok. I won't embarrass her I promise. In fact, it was embarrassing enough to have tell you what happened, so can you explain everything to your mom when she gets home in about fifteen minutes?"

"I can do that, but Derek I think you need to go talk to Lizzie yourself and let her know you're sorry if you embarrassed her even more and that you won't tell everyone."

"I can't Sam's coming over in a few minutes to hang out. Besides I don't think she wants to talk me about it. In fact I think she's a little embarrassed to talk or even see me at all right now."

"I still think you should say something to her. But anyways I'm going back upstairs now and see how she is. I'll talk to my mom when she gets home then."

"Casey, please let her know I really am sorry if I embarrassed her even more."

"Like I said I still think you should yourself, but I will let her know."

Casey and Derek then walked out of the kitchen.