Chapter 51: Losing You
Xander and Yera had a wonderful time during their horseback riding, in which they marveled at all the natural wonders that they saw and enjoyed a pleasant chat all throughout the ride. Afterward, they went on a gondola lift ride, where they could see more beautiful scenes of the mountains from above. The view was simply breathtaking.
Yera was grateful that she agreed to join the trip even though she was dreading it in the beginning. If Xander had not persuaded her to go, she would have missed a rare and enjoyable experience such as this.
Xander took a lot of selfies on his mobile phone with Yera, who surprisingly was very cooperative. He was initially hesitant to ask her because Yera did not seem to be the type who liked to enjoy this kind of thing.
"Send me those," Yera murmured after they shot a lot of selfies together.
"I will send some of these to you later," Xander said excitedly as he put his phone back in his pocket. He needed to sort them out first and would only send the photos to Yera, in which he looked good.
They soared up 1,800 meters above sea level, to the top of the mountain. Xander felt Yera trembling a bit, so he held her hand and clasped it tightly.
"Are you afraid of heights?" He asked.
Yera looked at him and murmured, "Not really, but this is my first time in this kind of thing, so I’m a bit nervous..."
"Yeah, everything that you do for the first time will always make you nervous... But don’t worry, I’m always here," he reassured her. Xander knew that he was becoming redundant by saying that time and again, but he really wanted to make her understand that she could always rely on him because he would always have her back.
"Aren’t you afraid of anything?" Yera asked, which surprised Xander. But he was mostly happy because Yera finally seemed to show an interest in him. He quickly answered, without even thinking, "Hmm, I think I’m afraid of rats and cockroaches?"
Yera rolled her eyes and said, "Seriously..."