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in g , o r a b ou t t o r u n, a lw ay s s h o w in g s w eat s ta in s u nder t h e a rm s o f h er b lo u se s; e v en t h e t i m e C hris H arg en se n c alle d u p
a fte r s c h ool f ro m t h e K elly F ru it C om pan y d o w nto w n a n d a sk ed h er i f s h e k n ew t h at p ig p o op w as s p elle d C -A -R -R -I -
E : S ud den ly a ll
th is a n d t h e c rit ic al m ass w as r e ach ed . T he u ltim ate s h it- o n, g ro sso ut, p u t- d ow n, l o ng s e arc h ed f o r, w as f o und . F is s io n .
S he b ack ed a w ay , h o w li n g i n t h e n ew s ile n ce, f a t f o re arm s c ro ssin g h er f a ce, a t a m pon s tu ck i n t h e m id dle o f h er p ubic h air .
T he g ir ls w atc h ed h er, t h eir e y es s h in in g s o le m nly .
C arr ie b ack ed i n to t h e s id e o f o ne o f t h e f o u r l a rg e s h ow er c o m partm en ts a n d s lo w ly c o lla p se d i n to a s itt in g p osit io n . S lo w , h elp le ss
g ro an s j e rk ed o ut o f h er. H er e y es r o lle d w ith w et w hit e n ess, l i k e t h e e y es o f a h o g i n t h e s la u gh te rin g p en .
S ue s a id s lo w ly , h esita n tly : 'I t h in k t h is m ust b e t h e f ir s t t im e s h e e v er-'
T hat w as w hen t h e d oo r p u m ped o pen w ith a f la t a n d h u rr ie d b an g a n d M is s D esja rd in b urs t i n t o s e e w hat t h e m atte r w as.
F ro m T he S had ow E xp lo d ed ( p . 4 1):
B oth m ed ic al a n d p sy ch olo gic al w rite rs o n t h e s u bje ct a re i n a g re em en t t h at C arrie W hite 's e x cep tio nally l a te a n d t r a u m atic
c o m m en cem en t o f t h e m en str u al c y cle m ig ht w ell h av e p ro vid ed t h e t r ig ger f o r h er l a te n t t a le n t.
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