Nyctophile
Fear

Night is not about silence and darkness, but night about the heart that honors the creator. Of the billions of people, only a few feel a gentle embrace on a lonely night, at which time, the heart, soul and body are completely focused on the creator.

The night of heavy rain and darkness that now accompanies me, in my childhood home, tears and a series of apologies I say along with prayers for forgiveness, the sound of thunder outside blaring out the lights in this house, but there was not the slightest fear, could it be that my fear had disappeared with time.

Geck... Geck... Tock....

The main door of this house was knocked, I had guessed that Ares, sure enough, Ares in a completely dyed and cold shirt was standing straight in front of me, my eyes seemed to ask and he immediately gave a statement.

"My car broke down because of the flood, and I took a motorcycle taxi to get here" he said still standing because I did not let him in.

"Then where's the taxi guy?" ask me.

"Why look for a motorcycle taxi?' tanyanya.

"Rain is this great, and you even trouble others? incredible side of your humanity sir." I said subtly.

"It's better not to talk about the taxi man, I've given what to give, and it's better now to make a warm drink or anything that can warm my body., I want to take a shower and change clothes, if you want to make a fuss, later after I finish taking a shower" he said, in a tone that was not as usual..

Just a step later he entered the house he returned to his voice.

"Rightly? you're testing your guts?" he said, he looked at me.

"The electricity was out at nine, it might be on tomorrow morning when PLN technicians came." I explained.

"Have a flashlight?" he asked again, but instead I let go, I moved towards the cupboard that used to store tools.

"this, there's just this little flashlight" I said as I aimed the flashlight here and there.

"What kind of woman are you?" he asked, just now he said not to make a storm but instead he himself raised the war flag.

I just kept quiet, stepped away regardless of what he said, better so than to keep talking and would pull the veins.

I chose to remain silent in the room, with a lighted candle, with the silence and cold of the night caused by the continuing rain, glancing at the clock at the table, it turned out to be two in the morning, meaning that Ares was back at one o'clock, why did he not return to his house, but the distance was not too far from his workplace and of course it was better.

tock...tok....

"Try to go out for a while." The answer was a little harsh because I blocked the door, I moved from my seat, opening the door I had locked.

"What's wrong?" ask me.

"Can you help me for a second?" her door.

"What?" ask me again.

"Please make me an instant noodle."

"I don't have instant noodles sir." I said in a lazy tone.

"really?" ask her again with a shitty face.

"Yes..."

"Then, please make me any food, I am very hungry and have to take medicine immediately."

I'm not such a hard human being, I still have a heart, even if it's just a little bit, I finally want to make it soup crab meat from the leftover canned crab earlier this afternoon.

While serving food to her, the face and the gaze of those eyes scrutinized my every move.

" Yes right, even in the dark, I can still see the light from you" he said.

"Zayana, why is it so brave, the electricity goes out, there are no lights that light up in the slightest, outside the heavy rain with lightning, the wind is also strong, you are in this house only yourself, he said, but not calling anyone, why so brave? it's so dark without this kind of light, just that little candle accompanying you in the room, isn't it afraid?"

" why should I be afraid? even in the grave the atmosphere is more gripping than this." Ares was silent for a moment, he switched the conversation and ate his meal.

"My fear is long dead, and you're the one who took away that fear, you taught me not to trust anyone anymore, since that day I've been close friends with the dark, the dark, solitude and night... I'm more afraid of your people, than all this."

I left Ares alone at the dinner table and chose to go into the room, reaching for the stillness that had been lost, give me peace, O God.