Felicia, a teenager, recounts a story of when she thought she got pregnant from kissing a boy named Miles at a pool party. She had a limited understanding of how babies are made due to her conservative upbringing and lack of sex education. After experiencing symptoms, she confides in Miles, who explains the facts of life to her. However, she's relieved to discover that she's not pregnant, but rather had a ruptured ovarian cyst. The story is a humorous and relatable account of the challenges of navigating adolescence and sex education.
1. The narrator, Felicia, was raised in a strict Mormon household where she was discouraged from asking questions.
2. Felicia's parents did not allow her to watch TV shows, including "Harry Potter" and "I Carly", but anime and video games were acceptable.
3. In fifth grade, Felicia's school had a sex education class where the girls were shown a video about periods and handed pads by the gym teacher.
4. Felicia's mom interrupted the sex education class and was embarrassed.
5. Felicia had a crush on a boy named Miles in her AV class.
6. Felicia got invited to a pool party with the AV club and wore a one-piece bathing suit.
7. At the pool party, Felicia played spin the bottle and ended up kissing Miles.
8. After kissing Miles, Felicia thought she might be pregnant because she didn't get her period.
9. Felicia didn't know how babies were made because she didn't learn about it in school.
10. Miles explained to Felicia how babies were made, and she felt embarrassed.
11. Felicia went to the hospital and found out she had a cyst on her ovary that busted, not a pregnancy.
12. The doctor told Felicia that she was lucky to be alive and that her mom tried to stop him from discussing the details.
13. Felicia's mom did not want her to learn about "the baby-making devices" until she was married.
14. It is not possible to get pregnant by swimming in a pool.