#Chapter 16 A sweet taste

Patara I couldn’t open my window to gaze out at the scenery. It was locked shut. Still, the view was stunning. The purple mountains stretched out as far as they eye could see, but it made me wonder what normal neighborhoods looked like in this world. Panic rippled through me when I felt a familiar stomach cramp that normally came near the end of the month. Time was slipping through my fingers, I didn’t even realize what day it was. And how much closer it would have been to my birthday. One quick trip to the bathroom confirmed my fear. My period had come. I folded a bit of cloth and set it inside my underwear before I sought out Dylan. As much as I didn’t want to ask him, I had no choice. It was better to die of embarrassment than die of an awful, painful infection. Dylan wasn’t hard to find, part of me wondered if he was lingering nearby for me to come out and seek him. He lounged in the room across from my own with a drink in his hand. His long legs draped over the arm rest l