Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
There was no sound coming from the other end of the emergency communication button either!
However, perhaps because she knew her friend was waiting upstairs, Tina’s inner self remained calm.
What she was more concerned about was
Kit’s increasingly rapid breathing.
Could it be an asthma attack?!
Tina thought to herself, but she asked Kit, “Do you have any medicine on you? Do you need to take medication?”
But apart from his rapid breathing, he still didn’t answer her.
Tina gritted her teeth and said, “I’m really sorry!” Then she reached out and started feeling around Kit’s body.
Typically, people with sudden illnesses like asthma would carry their medication with them. Since Kit was dressed in casual clothes instead of his stage costume, if he had any medicine, it should be on him.
Although the elevator was now in complete darkness due to the power outage, fortunately, she had her phone with her!
Even though there was no signal and she couldn’t make calls, the flashlight on her phone was enough to provide some light in the elevator.
Tina held her phone in one hand and felt around Kit’s body with the other
“What… What are you doing?” a trembling hand was placed on Tina’s hand, and Kit’s strained voice came through.
“I’m looking for medicine. Do you have any with you?”
Tina asked.
“No… I don’t have any… I don’t need to take any medicine,” he said intermittently.
Tina was speechless. His current condition definitely didn’t seem like he didn’t need medicine!
Due to his rapid breathing, his chest was visibly rising and falling. Through the light of her phone, she saw large beads of sweat forming on his forehead, continuously trickling down his face.
Even the hand resting on the back of her hand was trembling violently.
No, it wasn’t just his hand trembling, it seemed like his whole body was shaking!
It was as if he was scared of something.
“Do you…do you really not need to take any medicine? What’s going on with you?” Tina asked, puzzled.
breath his voice dry, “it’s
Tina was stunned.
Claustrophobia?
She had only seen this symptom in movies and TV
shows before. She never expected it to appear right in front of her, and that Kit would be the one suffering from it!
But in all the information she found online about
Kit, there was never any mention of him having claustrophobia!
“Then…why did you still get on the elevator?” Don’t people with claustrophobia avoid enclosed spaces?
“For a short time, as long as I’m not alone, it’s fine.” Because she was there in the elevator, he chose to get on. But he didn’t expect the elevator to suddenly break down.
The longer he stayed in the elevator, the waves of fear that used to terrify him would keep rising, almost engulfing him like waves in the sea.
“So, what can be done to relieve your symptoms?”
Tina asked.
But at that moment, it was as if Kit couldn’t hear her voice. His eyes were tightly closed, his teeth biting his lower lip, and his whole body curling up like a shrimp.
His trembling body, and the sweat that kept dripping, seemed to be telling of his fear!
Seeing this, Tina took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and then leaned against Kit, reaching out to embrace him, speaking in the gentlest tone possible, “Don’t be afraid, you’re not alone now, I’m here with you, so there’s nothing to be afraid of…”
She kept saying comforting words while slowly and rhythmically stroking Kit’s back with one hand, as if she was petting a dog.
She remembered from watching TV shows before that when someone with claustrophobia had an attack, it was important to try to comfort them as much as possible.
To make them feel at ease!
To provide some psychological guidance.
Unfortunately, she wasn’t a psychology student, so she couldn’t offer professional psychological guidance.
“Kit, can you still hear my voice? Adjust your breathing, take deep breaths, inhale…exhale…inhale again, exhale…” She repeated tirelessly.
She kept talking until her mouth felt dry!
She didn’t know how long had passed, but his breathing finally started to calm down, no longer so rapid, and the trembling of his body gradually ceased.
Tina finally breathed a sigh of relief, at least this comforting seemed to have some effect.
Now, all they could do was wait for rescue.
Kit felt like he was trapped in an endless darkness, where there was nothing but him!
And he, doesn’t know when this darkness will dissipate!
Why is it him?
Why does he have to go through all this?
Why does he have to endure this kind of pain?
If he just holds on a little longer… just a little longer…
Just like he used to endure, if he endures, everything will be okay!
He waits for that familiar deepening sense of unbearable pain, but this time, something feels different.
“Inhale… exhale… inhale again… exhale again…” A gentle voice, through layers of darkness, echoes in his ear.
Her voice keeps pouring into his ears, making the darkness seem less terrifying!
That lonely and fearful terror slowly dissipates because of her voice.
He slowly opens his eyes, and through the faint yellow light of the phone flashlight, her face appears before his eyes.
It’s really her!
When he was scared and helpless, she accompanied him.
“How are you? Feeling better?” Tina asks with a worried expression.
His eyelashes tremble slightly, “Much better.”
“That’s good.” Tina takes a breath, “You have no idea how scary you looked just now, but now you’re okay!”
He looks at the hands wrapped around him, “You… have been holding me all this time?”
“Yeah, I thought maybe it would make you feel like you’re not alone, I’m here with you!” Tina says, then she seems to think of something and quickly adds, “I’m not trying to take advantage of you, doing this because you said you have
“I know,” he says.
“But have you sought treatment for this condition at a hospital?” she asks.
He purses his lips and doesn’t answer immediately.
“I’m not trying to pry into your privacy or anything, I just want you to be well,” Tina reiterates.
His gaze falls on her, “I know you mean well, I have sought treatment at a hospital, but it hasn’t improved much.”
Tina also knows that this kind of claustrophobia is mostly caused by some unpleasant experiences in the past, which leads to the development of this illness.
This kind of psychological illness is not something that can be cured just by saying it’s cured.
“Since you’re fine now, then…” she said, releasing her hands that were holding him. But just as she was about to retract her hand, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her right hand.
Tina looked at him in confusion, “What are you doing…”
“Sorry!” Kit said, “But holding hands makes me feel a bit more comfortable right now.”
As he said this, he seemed a bit embarrassed.
But once he let go of her hand, he had a feeling that his symptoms might resurface.
be was afraid that she would let go
If that happened, would he fall back into that darkness again?!
“Oh, I see. Okay then, let’s just continue holding hands for now,” Tina readily agreed.
They were immersed in silence inside the elevator.
Tina thought for a moment and broke the silence, “The concert today was great, you all performed well, and many fans were crying. My friend Eugenia cried too!”
“What about you? Didn’t you cry?” Kit asked.
“No, well… I guess I don’t love your other teammates as much as I love you,” Tina said. In this group, she only liked Kit.
Moreover, in her opinion, Kit’s development would be better if he went solo, so she was actually quite happy.
Her words seemed to amuse Kit, and he couldn’t help but laugh.
“I’m glad I made you laugh, but you can’t tell your teammates what we just talked about!” she muttered.
Kit, however, was stunned by her words.
Right, he did laugh just now.
In this kind of environment, he didn’t break down because of claustrophobia, but instead, he laughed.