Chapter 15

"It would be a long road. You can sleep if you want to, and feel free to tell me if you feel uncomfortable", Tian said before driving, and Taria nodded her head again full of determination, then Tian poked her nose, with a smile that hid a deep concern.

After an hour, Taria felt bad in her belly, really bad to the point she shrunk to herself trying to ease the pain.

"Are you ok?", Tian said after seeing her in a bad condition, but Taria's lips started curving downwards as if she was about to cry, so he stopped driving, and paid all his attention to her

"What's wrong?", Tian said calmly

"My period. I think it came", Taria said with sad sparkling eyes. Tian froze since he didn't know anything about periods as a person without sisters nor a mom. His mouth opened slightly, and he scratched his head, then he took his phone out and typed something.

Tian tried to calm Taria down as she was about to cry while he was looking at his phone from time to time, then he took his shirt off and put it as a blanket on Taria's lap, and drove the car again. Tian stopped at the nearest store, then he looked at Taria and patted her head gently

"I will be right back, ok?" Tian said, then he got out of the car.

After a while, Tian came back holding a big bag, then he opened the door beside Taria and said "there is a bathroom over there, can you walk?". Taria took a deep breath, then she held Tian's hand and walked out of the car slowly. There was no stain on her dress, thankfully, but the pain in her stomach and legs made it so hard for her to walk. Tian kept holding her hand to make sure she won't fall, and holding the edge of the dress so it won't get under her feet again, then, once they reached the bathroom, he opened the bag and gave her a pad and an underwear

"I didn't know what your size is so I made a guess, and Mia said that this pad type is good for long trips", Tian said while scratching his head nervously, then he patted Taria's head and said "I will be waiting for you here".

Taria felt her blood running through her veins, but she didn't know if it was because Tian was so gentle to the point she would melt, or because of how embarrassed she felt, or because the pain got worse, so she entered the bathroom silently.

When Taria got out, Tian was waiting for her while typing on his phone, and when he saw her, he held her hand again and walked her back to the car, then he sat her down and opened the bag again

"I bought some chocolate and chips, Mia said that these are your favorite flavors but I can buy others if you want, and this thing is supposed to heat your stomach to ease the pain. I bought some painkillers too, and water and juice", Tian said, but Taria started crying like a baby

"Taria please stop. Mia said that you would get emotional fast but she never said that you would start crying like that. What should I do? ha? Should I buy you something else? Do you need me to turn on the heater?", Tian said

"No, sniff, thank you, hic. I start crying out of nowhere when I'm on my period, sniff, but I'm ok", Taria said while wiping her tears, and Tian sighed before getting up and moving to the driver seat.

Taria slept, after eating everything Tian bought, crying a lot, and making him confused a lot. While Tian called Mia to make sure everything he did was correct

"Did you buy her a pad?", Mia said

"Mhum", Tian whispered

"chocolate and chips?", Mia said

"Yeah", Tian whispered

"Did she do anything weird?", Mia said

"She started crying out of nowhere many times, and she kept playing with my hair for an unknown reason", Tian whispered

"Don't worry. Taria turns into a villainess when she is drunk, and into a baby when she is on her period. What is she doing now? Can you give her the phone?", Mia said

"She is sleeping. Should I wake her up?", Tian whispered

"Hell no. She would start crying hysterically if you woke her up. Tian, Taria is so sensitive, but she never gets emotional in front of anyone other than me, so you must be thankful that she thinks of you as she thinks of her one and only best friend. She really needs you right now, please take good care of her", Mia said, then she ended the call.

Tian looked at the sleeping Taria, and he felt at ease as she stopped crying, then he took his phone again, and called Ve

"What?", Ve said

"I would bring Taria to stay at the house for a week. Make sure to prepare a room for her. Do we have chocolate? Peanut flavor", Tian whispered

"Why are you whispering? And how would I know if we have chocolate? Do I seem like a butler to you?", Ve said

"Don't ask. Taria is on her period, and it turned out that taking care of a girl is scarier than killing the mafia leads", Tian whispered

"WHAT? Take good care of her, brat. If she came here crying, I will kill you, and don't worry about the chocolate, I will buy the whole factory for her", Ve said

"NO. She would become emotional again and I can't take seeing her tears anymore. She is sleeping now, I will tell you what to do later", Tian whispered, then he ended the call.

After another one and a half hour, Tian stopped again to buy some coffee. He opened the door slowly, got out of the car, and closed the door slowly to not wake Taria up, then he went to the store, not knowing that Taria would wake up just after he went out.

When Tian came back, Taria was sitting on the chair crying. He started running towards her, and once he opened the door, she hugged him tightly

"Where have you been?" Taria said

"I went to buy some coffee, mm, do you want some?", Tian said while holding the coffee away so it won't spill on her

"Em em, I don't want anything", Taria said while she was still hugging Tian's waist

"Mm, should I hug you back or something?" Tian said, then Taria nodded her head, so he knelt down, put the coffee on the ground, and hugged Taria with shaky hands.

Taria hugged Tian's neck, while he was struggling to not touch her body since she was still wearing a dress with half opened back. Tian buried his face in Taria's hair, and he kept thinking of her as a child to control his heartbeats and breath, but it didn't work. The smell of her hair that was tickling his face, the warmth of her hands and back, and how tight she was hugging him were all things that made it harder for Tian to keep his thought pure, but thankfully, Mia called Tian and ended the hug before he lost the saint pure mind he tried hard to build.

Taria took the phone and answered while Tian was drinking his coffee and driving

"MIAAA I MISSED YOU", Taria said while she started crying again

"I was with you two hours ago sweetie, don't cry. What are you doing?" Mia said

"Nothing, Tian and I will go on a vacation for a while", Taria said

"I know, Tian told me. Don't worry I will give you my notes when you come back, and Tian talked with the store owner so everything is good. Have fun, and message me a lot, ok?" Mia said

"Yes yes, I will tell you everything when we come back", Taria said, then she ended the call. Tian was thankful for Mia since Taria stopped crying after talking with her, but he was still worried as her physical pain got worse.

"Why don't you take a painkiller?" Tian said

"Oh, I can't swallow pills. Don't worry, I will be fine after some time", Taria said with a smile that erased some of Tian's worries, then she kept staring out of the window until she fell asleep again.