Alright. I am going to describe a time when I was scared. It happened about 5 years ago. When my boyfriend and I just moved together. I guess it was about 2 months since we actually, um, had started living together, but I’m not sure. So I was washing my face. I was in the bathroom, and I was washing my face, you know, when all your face and your eyes are covered with foam, and I suddenly, um, heard that it was a complete silence like, no music, no, um, no sounds at all. And one moment I started hesitating. I started, um, washing my face, like, rinsing it. And at that moment, my boyfriend came up to me really suddenly and unexpectedly and just booed me. Okay. I was so frightened. I was stunned. Um, it was a full jump scared for me. I could not pull myself together at that moment. I started crying because my nervous system couldn’t deal with it any other way, and I started crying my heart out. And I just sat down on the floor because, you know, my heart rate has Like, at the moment, it has increased so badly. I was so shocked And my boyfriend was as well, surely, because he didn’t expect such an awful reaction from me, and he started soothing and He started just saying, are you alright? Well, is everything okay? How can I help you? But I was so stressed at that moment after the first shock passed, I started laughing, of course, because, like, through my tears, you know, because it was such an awful emotional condition. Uh, after that, of course, we had a conversation and I told him that, well, you know, you actually shouldn’t do that because my heart can bear it at all. And, uh, since then, he has never done it, I guess. So thanks for him. Right?
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Alright, I'm going to describe a time when I was scared. It happened about 5 years ago, when my boyfriend and I had just moved in together. We had been living together for about 2 months, I think. I was washing my face in the bathroom, you know, with all the foam on my face and eyes, when suddenly everything went completely silent. No music, no sounds at all. I hesitated for a moment, rinsing my face, when my boyfriend suddenly and unexpectedly came up to me and booed me. I was so frightened! I was completely stunned. It was a full-on jump scare. I couldn't pull myself together. I started crying because my nervous system couldn't handle it any other way. I cried my heart out and sat down on the floor because my heart rate had gone crazy. I was so shocked. My boyfriend was shocked too, because he didn't expect such a strong reaction from me. He started soothing me, asking if I was alright, if everything was okay, and how he could help. But I was so stressed after the initial shock that I started laughing through my tears. It was such an intense emotional experience. After that, we talked about it, and I told him that he shouldn't do that because my heart couldn't handle it. He hasn't done it since, so thanks to him for that. Right?
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