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Cherry leaned casually against the wall, a wicked smile playing on her lips as she observed her twin navigating the delicate task of explaining the onset of womanhood to a bewildered twelve-year-old.

Ixora cleared her throat and made another attempt, "You haven't wet your panties, Zira. You are menstruating," she explained again to the girl, who had gone pale at the sight of blood in her underwear.

Berezira turned fear-filled eyes toward Ixora, "What does that mean, Ma'am Ixora?" she asked again.

Ixora sought help from her twin, but Cherry smirked, shaking her head in a 'you're-in-this-all-by-yourself' manner.

Ixora sighed. She refocused on Zira, "It's called menstruation, Zira. It's absolutely nothing to be afraid of. Every woman experiences this once in a while, and it's perfectly normal."

The girl shook her head sadly. "It's not normal, Ma'am Ixora."

Biting her lips, she continued, "The only times I see blood come out of my body were back there... that awful place... whenever they