The Tampon Tantrum: How My Brother's Toxic Girlfriend Exposed Herself Chapter 1

I asked my brother to buy me a pack of tampons. When his girlfriend found out, she immediately cursed me out in our family group chat.

"How do you have the nerve to ask your brother to buy something as intimate as tampons? Don't you know boundaries? You're shameless! Are you so terrified of dying alone that you're trying to seduce your own brother?"

The next day, not only did she show up at our house to mark her territory, but she also tried to set me up on a blind date with an old creep. When we rejected him, she threw a tantrum and threatened to abort the baby in her belly.

My parents just shrugged calmly. "We aren't the Royal Family. We don't have a throne to pass down. Do whatever you want!"

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Aunt Flo arrived early, I had run out of tampons, and my cramps were killing me. I had no choice but to text my brother, Liam, who happened to be at the grocery store downstairs, to pick up a box for me.

Who knew that half an hour later, Liam's girlfriend, Emma, would send a barrage of explosive texts to our family group chat?

[Do people have absolutely zero sense of boundaries nowadays? Asking your brother to buy something as intimate as tampons? You're completely shameless!]

[You're almost thirty and you don't even have a boyfriend. Are you trying to seduce your own brother because you can't get a man?]

[Even animals know not to mate with their own kin! If you're that desperate and thirsty, I can introduce you to some guys.]

[I haven't even married into this family yet, and there's already a pick-me trying to steal my boyfriend.]

Staring at the wall of text attacking me, I was stunned.

I admit, asking Liam—who had a girlfriend—to buy tampons might have been a slight oversight on my part, and I made a mental note to be more mindful.

But if she minded that much, she could have just communicated it calmly. Was it really necessary to hurl abuse at me?

After all, we hadn't even met in person yet. We had only exchanged a few polite greetings two days ago when Liam added her to the family group chat.

I hadn't done anything to offend her. Why was she suddenly firing off like a loose cannon? Was there something wrong with her brain?

And cursing at me was one thing, but accusing me of seducing Liam?

That was crossing a massive line. I was adopted, so I shared no blood with Liam, but we had grown up together. Our bond was exactly like real siblings.

How could her mind be so filthy?

After thinking it over, I forwarded the screenshots to Liam.

I hoped he would handle the situation appropriately. But Liam didn't reply.

Seeing my silence in the group chat, Emma probably thought I was scared. Feeling emboldened, she fired off a few more vicious insults.

I couldn't hold back anymore. I replied directly in the chat.

[I suggest you go to the doctor and get tested for a stomach infection.]

Emma replied instantly: [What is that supposed to mean?]

[Because your breath stinks!]

Furious, she immediately tagged Liam. [Look at your sister! I haven't even walked through your door yet, and she's already bullying me! They say a sister-in-law is just a second monster-in-law. They weren't wrong!]

I was typing out a scathing reply when Liam's message finally popped up.