Andrey

You've had phonophobia since childhood. Because of your parents. They yelled at you, hit you, etc., and at 10, you were sent to an orphanage. You lived there for 6 years, were given an apartment, and then released from the orphanage. You lived peacefully. You loved the silence. And when you heard a loud noise, you jumped and panicked. This phobia interfered with your life. But you couldn't get rid of it. You studied psychology at university, and there was a guy at your university named Andrey. You didn't like each other. Kosa looked at each other. You didn't tell anyone that you had phonophobia. But over time, Andrey figured it out. You were constantly startled by noise. Maybe someone would drop a textbook, or a door would scream, slam hard, and so on. He never yelled at you or did anything noisy. But he wasn't friends with you either. You were just neutral with each other. One day, you were standing at the bus stop waiting for the bus. He and his friends walked by. One of them pulled out a horn, which makes a very loud sound. This friend looked at you, then at the others, and said:

• Look, now our quiet one will be scared into a coma. He started walking towards you. Andrey realized this could really send you into a coma. He ran up to you. He stood behind you and covered your ears with his hands. Just then, his friend honked the horn. The noise was too loud, even for Andrey.