PLEASE TELL ME

ANNIE I: A PLAY WITH KARMA

The infatuation that comes with liking someone is strong. I'd like to say that's the reason I've found myself walking towards the tree in our school's courtyard to bury this folded piece of paper with his name on it. I didn't think it was like me, because its not. I didn't really care for anyone but the few interactions I had with him made me behave this way. Feelings are pretty straightforward but the understanding and expressing them. It's like a block, a pathway that just isn't accessible. So, I did this instead.

I started to dig at the ground with one hand and when I created a crater small enough for the paper I placed it in the dirt while taking a look at his name on the paper one last time. I covered it up and firmly put my foot a top it to push down the dirt.

"Armin Arlert?"

I jumped from my squatting position to my feet while making sure my foot still remained on the dirt above the paper. A girl with a familiar face was looking at me from behind the tree. She had on cross earrings while also adorning multiple necklaces, one of them also had a cross charm like her earrings. She was in a black mock neck with a similarly colored mini skirt. She was honestly beautiful with one of the most toned bodies I've seen and features like they were painted. She looked at me with an ambiguous expression and continued to talk.

"Why would you do black magic? You know of the negative karma, right?"

I had no idea what she was talking about. 

"Huh."

She opened her mouth to respond but before she could say anything a guy came up to her and placed his hand on her shoulder. He was dressed basically and had his hair tied messily in a low bun with stray hairs in the front. He did have remarkable ocean green eyes though. Eren. His heavily lidded eyes rested upon the girl. I stared at her a little longer and put two and two together. Ahhh, that's Mikasa. I wasn't perceptive of the people in my grade or any grade. It was our last year so I didn't even think it mattered anyway. Mikasa averted her gaze from Eren to me.

"Find me at that party tonight."

After those vague words she walked away with Eren and the drizzle from before began to turn into a hard pour.  I stood there a little dumbfounded but I had soccer practice too soon to just sit there so I picked up my duffel and headed to the gym.

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"Why would you ask about the party, you don't seem to be somebody concerned with that?"

Mina wouldn't give me a straight answer. I pulled my jersey over my head before scanning the locker room for anybody I'd feel comfortable asking. Hitch was on the cheer team maybe I could ask her today, she was always a bitch for parties anyways. I wandered in the locker room until I reached the small area with stalls and sinks. Hitch was leaning over a sink with her nose hovering closely to the glass and her hand firmly placed on the rim of the sink. She was picking at something on her face. Maybe an eyelash? Happy to have found her I leant on the entrance to the area and gave a small content smile.

"Hitch."

She turned to face me now with both of her hands on the sink rims and a slightly shocked faced that quickly turned into a sort of sly smile. She always made ugly faces when she saw me.

"Annie, Annie? What do you need Annie?"

She also had an ugly hobby of saying my names as many times as she could. Oh and laughing or giggling at anything. They weren't even giggles really though she would cachinnate. 

"Nothing really, but you know about some party tonight, right?"

"The only party tonight is Reiner's, your not ever interested in any of that when I try I tell you though."

"There's just someone I need to meet there."

Hitch now turned to face me with her hip leaning on the sink and tilted her head.

"Ah, ok so lets make a deal, I tell you everything about the lil party, you get to meet with your someone, but you have to spend some time with me there and tell me who this someone is."

Hitch now turned her back towards the sink and leaned in that way with her hands infront of her chest clasped.

"Ooooh, I wonder who they are. Are you meeting with some guy? When did you guys talk? You always looked pissed of everyone."

"Uh, don't get ahead of your self."

"Who is it then?"

"I think her names Mikasa?"

"Mikasa? Mikasa. Mikasa, Mikasa , Mikasa. That pretty girl that's always with Eren or Armin? I heard she's really into occult stuff though."

"I don't know what that is."

"Doesn't matter, why are you meeting her though?"

"I don't know that either."

"Um ok, you'll hang out with me there though right? Oh and when you do tell me what she tells you."

Hitch began to walk towards me and wrap her arm around mine when a stall opened harshly. Hitch looked over her shoulder quickly and I stared at who came out the stall. She wore the same uniform as me and had prominent freckles along her cheeks. Her slender eyes stared directly in front of her. I had no idea who she was. 

"Who's she", I asked Hitch once she left.

"She's literally on your team and you don't know? That's Ymir." Hitch let out a small giggle and held on to my arm tighter trying to get me to walk so I just went with her.

"I really only know my teammates by number."

Hitch giggled louder and more harshly.

"That doesn't make sense but sureee lets go."

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We were doing a cone exercise when I felt the presence of someone behind me. I turned around to see the girl from the locker room stalls. Ymir? What's this girl behind me for? I was like 3 inches shorter than her so she was looking down at me and immediately began to talk.

"Your going to that party tonight, huh?"

"Why are you asking," I retorted. This girl I didn't know gave me a bad ambiance, especially because she was in my business for no reason. She turned her head to the side in the direction of where the cheer team was practicing. 

"I just wanted to know if you knew who was going. Do you think she's going?" Ymir pointed at a blonde girl beside Hitch in the direction she was staring. I squinted at her examining for a minute.

"If she hangs out with Hitch sure, probably."

"Ah", was the only response Ymir gave and walked away. She was a very ambiguous person and I couldn't make out any distinct opinions about her, but I just shrugged off the odd behavior and events of the day and went back to focusing on practice.

I really don't like today.