Cursed Night
CHAPTER (14): Phobia of Altitude

You're too closed off from me, so I don't know what you're afraid of and what you like.

~Arya Panggalila~

Tere clasped Arya's hands firmly unconscious, as the private plane they were boarding wanted to take off. Indeed, he was very afraid of this flight, because he was afraid of the height, especially his position near the window, so he could see the clouds and altitude easily.

Arya turned to Tere and looked at the dazed Tere who looked extremely frightened, let alone the sweat flowing at the temple and Tere's tense face. Arya's gaze was fixed on her hand held tightly by Tere, usually Tere would stay away as far as possible even slapping him if it was too close but this Tere was approaching.

Arya's outstretched hand rubbed Tere's sweat and Tere just silently let in, as he thought more about his fear of heights.

"You why?"

Tere remained silent and increasingly firmly gripped Arya's hand, unknowingly her long nail stuck in the skin of Arya's arm, but Arya just silently let.

"Tere calm down, what's wrong with you?"

"Please talk to Tere, don't just shut up, don't worry me."

"Say something Tere?!"

Arya doesn't know what to do when she keeps quiet and doesn't want to say anything, Arya worries when Tere has trouble breathing and sweat drenches Tere's forehead. Tere's face became pias, he tried to hold back his fear but could not even try not to faint in front of Arya.

"This master is the food," said the waiter putting down the food Arya ordered, then his gaze fell on Tere.

Arya noticed the female servant, not because Arya was interested in the maid. But it was because of that servant who was staring intensely at Tere. The flight attendant looked at Tere, as if he knew what had happened to Tere.

"What's wrong? Why are you staring at him like that?!"

As if awakened from his actions, the servant immediately lowered his head but glanced at Tere silently.

"Sorry Master for my sassness, but like the Madam beside you has a phobia of the visible heights of her reaction."

Arya turned to Tere but Tere had fainted, unconscious with his head leaning on his shoulder.

"Tere?!"

"Now!"

Arya immediately carried Tere to the room on the plane and laid him down and Arya picked up her suitcase and took Tere's nightgown.

"I'm sorry for Tere's stupidity."

Arya changed Tere's clothes because Tere's clothes were already wet from sweat, and there was no way Arya would let Tere get sick from her wet clothes.

After changing Tere's clothes, Arya immediately lay down while hugging Tere tightly and kissed Tere on the forehead.

"Why didn't you say you were afraid of heights?" arya asks disappointed in Tere who is still closed to Arya about her.

"I'm sorry, I should have known. I promise I'll take better care of you, I'm sorry Tere."

Then Arya fell asleep while hugging Tere but just a few minutes closed her eyes, Arya woke up again when she heard Tere delirious.

"Mama!"

"Father!"

"Tere's afraid of the hiks, hiks!"

"Don't go!"

"Tere promises never to fight again, don't leave Tere alone!"

Arya rubbed Tere's hair gently while calming Tere down by whispering Tere.

"Don't be afraid, you're not alone. I'm always with you."

"You won't be alone anymore, we'll live together with our baby, there's no more sadness."

Tere began to calm down when Arya's hand rubbed her queen's stomach, if Tere was conscious it would be in the hands of Arya because she dared to touch Arya without permission.

Tangerang, October 22, 2019