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Chapter 29: It Gets Worse

1 week later:

Eren POV:

KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK

Carla: "Come on Eren, unlock this door. It's been a week, I don't even know how you're still alive. Can you come out please. The school have been calling" (she said in a sweet tone)

Go away

Carla: "Annie keeps coming to the house expecting you to come out. I can't keep turning her away Eren" (there was a tinge of guilt in her voice but she hid it well)

Please leave me alone

Carla: "Your father told me to leave you to yourself but it's been a week Eren. We know you changed the lock, we would've stormed in here otherwise" (she's not hiding her emotions as much now, clear irritance can be detected)

Go away, please

Carla: "He convinced me to talk to you rather than try to break the door down" (she's calmed down a bit)

Just go!

Carla: "I'm not leaving until I get a response" (she says sternly)

Oh my God, go away!

Carla: "Eren-" (it's comes out shakily and almost like a whisper)

Eren: "Just fuck off!" (the anger in my voice made the whole room shake)

Carla: "... Eren Kruger Jaeger, you come out of that room right now!" (she yells)

But I don't want to

Grisha: "He's not coming out Carla-" (he says matter-of-factly)

Carla: "I'll have to kick down the door-" (she's both irritated and upset at this point)

Grisha: "No its 4 inches thick and has a metal plate in the middle. You'll break your foot" (there's a cold tone to his voice)

Carla: "What are we gonna do then? I've seen him once in the past week and that was when I saw him eating the food left for him in the fridge at midnight! Whys he ignoring us?"

Grisha: "He's a teenage boy. He wants to deal with it by himself, as stupid as that is, we've got to allow him-"

Carla: "What about his school?"

Grisha: "I know. I can't argue with you on that" (defeat lingers in his voice)

Carla: "What do we do then?"

Grisha: "I hope you're listening Eren. We'll give him 3 days. He's already missed 5 days of school. In 3 days it'll be Monday and he'll be out of that room. I've already figured out the brand of the lock and I've replicated the key. I can come in at any time but I won't. You need to be down for breakfast at 6:30 on Monday Eren. OK?"

Tch, fine

Grisha:" I'll take that as a yes"

After 20 minutes of staring out of the open window, a buzzing can be heard

I realise my phone is vibrating

'Incoming call: Annie <3'

I thought I put this on silent?

I put it on silent and threw it in my wardrobe, hoping that'll stop any light coming from alerts

I go back to looking out the window

The wind blows through my hair and the cold stings my eyes

The September sun masks how cold it actually is

There's a drop of summer still left, the happiness and the life of summer, but its slowly being overtaken by the cold and depressing winter

I usually hate autumn and winter but now, not so much. I relate to them