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Body Episode 2

TOPIC: MY BODY 

SCENE - A SHOP - 17:00 PM 

Cynthia helps Keza to have self-love 

WE HEAR KIDS PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND, AND A SONG PLAYING ON A NEARBY COMPUTER 

 

1. CYNTHIA: Keza, are you okay? You look sad, almost depressed.  

2. KEZA: (SIGHS) Something’s wrong with me Cynthia, but promise you won’t tell anybody. 

3. CYNTHIA: I’m your friend; you can trust me, I promise. 

4. KEZA:(UTTERS A SOUND OF SADNESS) Well, my body is changing like crazy... look at these boobs! They make me so shy that I don’t want to go anywhere.  

5. CYNTHIA: So, that’s it? It’s so normal! Look, can’t you see I also have them? You shouldn’t feel ashamed because of them. 

6. KEZA: Well, you’re used to it. The other day, my mom bought me a bra, and I didn’t know how to react!

7. CYNTHIA: Well, your mom probably noticed that you’re becoming a woman now; you should be proud!

8. KEZA:(UTTERS A SOUND OF SADNESS) But why are there older girls at my school who haven’t got them yet?  

9. CYNTHIA: Well, not all girls go through puberty at the same time. Like, some girls have their first periods much later.

10. KEZA: Really?

11. CYNTHIA: Yeah; mine came quite late, and I was lucky my mom saw me through it. 

12. KEZA: For me, it’s my aunt. She even showed me how to wear a pad.  

13. CYNTHIA: Yeah, you should always have some pads with you.

14. KEZA:(TUTS) Boys are so lucky they don’t deal with all this drama!

15. CYNTHIA: What? Nooo, even boys go through body changes as well! 

16. KEZA:(SURPRISED) Boys? Do they also have periods? 

17. CYNTHIA:(LAUGHS) No! They might grow a beard, their voice changes, and they get wet dreams. 

18. KEZA: Yeah, I think I heard something about boys having those. 

19. CYNTHIA: I like going to the health center to get the right information. Did you know that a boy who has started to have wet dreams is able to make a girl pregnant?

20. KEZA: You’re kidding, right?

21. CYNTHIA: Nope. And for girls, they can get pregnant starting from when they get their periods if they have unprotected sex.  

22. KEZA: Oh, okay. I didn’t know that... 

23. CYNTHIA: It’s so normal! Don’t feel embarrassed when it happens to you.

24. KEZA: I really feel like boys are looking at me! One of them touched my boob the other day, and he wanted to kiss me! 

25. CYNTHIA:(SHOCKED) What? Keza, he crossed a line, there! 

26. KEZA: Yeah, I forced him to let go of me. (UTTERS A SOUND OF SADNESS) But it made me so uncomfortable!

27. CYNTHIA: Sorry, Keza. But you did the right thing telling him “no”

28. KEZA: But what if he had refused? What then?

29. CYNTHIA: If he refuses, then call for help and make sure you report him; that’s harassment!

30. KEZA: But who can I report him to, especially since it’s my fault?

31. CYNTHIA: No, Keza, you can report him. You can report him to RIB or to local authorities. 

32. KEZA: I guess.

33. CYNTHIA: And it’s never your fault, no matter what anyone says.

34. KEZA: Okay, thanks.

35. CYNTHIA: No worries; don’t be shy to seek advice from an adult that you trust. Don’t keep such things to yourself.

Special thanks to Hannah Huber, Lotte Kallio and Sara Argyriadis with the Living Labs programme at the University of Groningen for their efforts to develop this website. 

The themes reported here are based upon preliminary analysis and should not be quoted or cited. For more information about this project, please contact:

 C19school.research@proteknon.net

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