Sooooo. I know it's been a while. Okay! A long time, sorry… But I'm back and keen on finishing this story for you guys.

A bit of a warning for you, there is some really, let's just say interesting information in this chapter. I would like to give credit to MBB for the idea and I hope you all like it.

Freddie's POV

DAY FOUR: Thursday

After today, only one more day to go! I have this in the bag… maybe.

But today was going well and now I'm feeling pretty good about this bet. Yet I can still lose, especially because Sam is a cheat and Carly is an impartial judge (I give credit to MBB for that) so who knows?

We all walk into health class (really the only one we all have together) and the teacher is writing something on the board. I don't really like this teacher much, she is kind of weird and has a different style to teaching that others and it's even worse that is teaching health. I look around the room to see some confused looks, I decide to look at the board then see something I wasn't expecting.

"Cultures and Sex"

What did that mean? I could guess, but knowing this teacher she was coming up with some crazy idea. I was brought out of my wonderings when she started talking.

"Now class, we have talked about the logistics of everything in this health course but what we need to do now is study other cultures and learn about different styles and ways of life" she paused as if she were trying to figure out her lesson plan on the spot. "So what we will do is form in to groups of three? Yes three. GO"

Everyone looked around strangely, this has never happened before- choosing our groups. But then people started to move and find two others to work with. Carly and Sam move their seats next to my desk. Well I guess this is my group.

"So now I give each group a topic" She then proceeded around the room giving out the topics of study, there were some that I never even heard of. But the ones I recognised were; birthing procedures, male dominance things like that. Then she came over to us…

"And the last topic is" She looks as her piece of paper that has unreadable scribbles all over it.

"Circumcision"

Okay, well I've heard of this before so no biggie. We get out of class and Carly and Sam are looking at me funny.

"What" they are getting annoying now

"You know what male circumcision is right" what a stupid question of course I know what it is.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I?" Sam just smirked

"And that's the only type you know?" Carly replied. Wait WHAT?

"There is more than one type?" okay now I'm a bit freaked out what are they talking about?

The bell rings and they quickly walk away to class. Now I'm just standing here wondering what the hell they were going on about. I'm not stupid, I know what thing means. They must be messing with me. Yeah that what they're doing. Just making it up.

I look at my watch and realise I'm late for class. How can they mess with my head so easily? It's like they're not even trying. Oh well, I guess I'll just see them later to study for this project.

Well here we are. Up in the iCarly studio, about to start on the health assignment and I'm feeling a bit uneasy. Even before we came up here Carly and Sam were laughing away about something…

"What?" they turned to look at me.

"Nothing" they replied simultaneously. I frowned,

"You know the bet, you have to tell me" I said, knowing they would have to tell me now, Sam sighed

"Fine, I said you have no idea what is going on and then Carly laughed" she relied smugly

"Oh" is all I could get out.

Of course that wasn't that bad but still. They know something they're not telling me!

I opened up my laptop and started researching. What's the worst I can find?

Carly was the first to speak up,

"I can't believe this happens to people" she squeaks,

"Well it is quite common, often it's done when boys are just born. It's not meant to be as painful and it's meant to stop, um, infection you know. Around that area."

"Are you?" Sam bursts out laughing at Carly's question

"It's not that funny of a question Sam" Carly retorts, Sam shakes her head.

"No… it's not, that" she still hasn't stopped laughing "It's the look on Freddork's face!" It is then that I realise that my mouth is slightly open and my palms are clammy. Why am I feeling like this? It's a genuine question and we are right now learning about that subject.

But the question is about my, you know. And I've never had to answer questions about my, you know.

Sam looks at me, finally calming don now.

"Well go on"

"What?"

"Answer Carly's question. You don't have to I guess. You know, you can always back out on the bet"

And there it was. It was all just a ploy for them to win the bet! I'm not going to give up that easily.

"No I'm fine, I can answer that question… well you know how crazy my mum is, of course I would be. And I am" I give myself an imaginary hi-five for being brave.

"You're what Freddie?" Wow she is really not going to let up.

"I… am, um I mean. I have been, circumcised" I would have felt worse, but the look on Sam's face was disappointment. It was as if she expected me to crack. Ha, she shouldn't underestimate me.

"Well, back to what I was originally saying" Carly started, "was I can't believe this sort of thing happens to people. But I wasn't talking about guys."

"What were you talking about then? Isn't that it"

"No, there is also female circumcision" My eyes widen,

"How does that work?" what have I gotton myself into..

"Well" Carly begins, "In many places around the world they have female circumcision. That is where they cut out things like the clitoris and other parts like that. In some places, they then sew up the, um…" She seemed lost for words, this must be weird for her too. Carly has always been like that.

There is a long, awkward silence then Sam just yells out.

"Vagina, Carly, they sew up the VAGINA. It's okay to say it you know"

"And they do this when they are babies right and with anaesthetics?" please say yes. Because I might just hurl.

They shake their heads and I can imagine myself going green. That would be… painful!

As I sit there in a trance as they continue to talk, or I think they are talking. I wasn't really listening. I bring myself back into the conversation just to hear,

"And in some places, they don't even remove the stitches and then the men have sex with them and it all rips open" Then I was out again. What am I doing? Do girls normally talk about this sort of stuff? I don't know if I can take it. No! I must be strong. Time to join back into the conversation.

"So what else do we have to do with the project?" Well that was a start at least.

"Well we have most of it down. I think we got a good topic. Some of the others would have been really creepy and gross"

"Really Carly? Really? And you think that this wasn't creepy and gross?" Carly rolled her eyes at me,

"All I'm saying is that we got one of the good ones. The other topics were way worse." How could they be any worse?

Sam then seemed to perk up, oh no, what is she up to now?

"Well there is something that I learned about a while ago. Wanna hear it?" Carly jerked at Sam's words and her eyes opened to the size of dinner plates.

"You don't mean the one you told me! We decided to never speak of it again"

"No, you said that."

"Yeah because it is icky" Carly then proceeded to close her eyes and cover her ears.

"Don't worry. She is just being a sissy. But if you don't think you can handle it that's fine. We can just cancel the bet."

"No no, that's fine. Tell me"

"Okay then. Ready?" She waited for me to answer, I just nod.

"There is this tribe in Africa, and they have this special hut for when women have their babies. Still following" I nod again, this isn't so bad.

"Well this hut has two stories. The first floor is the birthing floor where the mother and nurse/doctors are. Then the second floor is where the father sits to watch." So far so good.

"Now in this tribe, they understand that childbirth is the most painful thing in the world, especially as they have no drugs or anything for the pain. So that the father can somewhat know what the woman is going through. During the labour, they have a string. One end, the mother has and the other end…" Carly still hadn't changed from her position. I on the other hand had moved to the edge of the bean bag wondering where the hell the other end of the string was and I know Sam noticed because she paused and smirked before going on.

"The other end is tied around the fathers… genitals. And when the mum feels pain, she pulls!"

I fall out of the bean bag and now Sam's laughing again. How could they… I don't understand… is she joking? Now Carly has relaxed knowing the story was over due to Sam's uncontrollable laughter. I have to know for sure.

"She is joking right?" Carly sighs and shakes her head.

After that they let me go home. I head into my apartment and don't even look at my mum. But it's over now, I've survived today and have one more to go.

I can do this…

I can do this.?.

Can I do this?

So what did you think? And I would like you all to know that the information in this chapter is all true, not made up like the rest of the story. Even the 'Sam' story is real and I reacted the same way as Freddie did (even though I am a girl) it freaked me out and I fell off my chair. Yeah, cos I'm cool like that

Also, I had an idea. I still haven't decided who will win. I know I should have my story figured out. But to be honest, I didn't really know what my story was about till the third chapter. So tell me who should win? The girls or Freddie. And I'm not going with the 'most reviews for one side wins because I don't believe in popularity contests. So if you think a certain side should win, convince me!

So yeah, when I get a good review on who should win I promise to put up the chapter within 5 days! (And by the way, that will probably be the last chapter)

I also have another story I'm starting to write. But I'm not sure whether to continue or not. I put some of it up next chapter. Sorry for the long A/N I guess I have to finish now.

So till next time, BYE BYE