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CHAPTER 20 — secrets unfolding
the way your life unfolded after the day you received a mysterious letter from someone claiming to know the truth about your family was bizarre. from that moment on, it felt like one strange event after another. although not all of it revolved around you, life had taken a turn.
first, there was the discovery of a massive crack in the wall, but it wasn't just a crack—it revealed a titan hidden within the very structure. hange and armin began to speculate that the entire walls were made of the very monsters humanity had been fighting against.
to make matters worse. it was revealed that the wallists—those who worshipped the walls—had known this secret all along and countless others, but they refused to tell hange or any of the other survey corps captains anything. just as the shock from earlier news finally became easier to handle, word arrived that night that wall rose had been breached and countless titans had found their way through the cracks in wall maria, sneaking through the broken defenses. chaos was erupting all around and it felt as though the world you knew was unraveling faster than you could keep up.
"what they hell does this all mean?! dammit..." eren cursed, packing up the wagon he and the others would ride to save their fellow comrades who'd been stationed out near the woods and stripped of their weapons—you were one of those people.
you hadn't seen eren in weeks, deliberately avoiding not only him but mikasa and armin as well. instead, you found yourself spending most of your time with jean, sasha, and connie. you had even gone as far as bunking with sasha because the idea of being alone at night felt unbearable.
it wasn't just about needing company, though. jean, sasha, and connie had been there for you since the beginning. they witnessed your struggles and stuck by your side through it all. oddly enough, the argument you had with jean some time ago only strengthened the bond between the four of you. it was as if that confrontation had forced you all to understand each other better, bringing you even closer together.
even in life or death situations like this, you were grateful to at least be with connie. sasha and jean had separated long ago for their own reasons. but you were confident that they would return to you safe and sound. being with connie alone made you feel stronger. you felt a strange sense of peace knowing he was by your side—especially during battle.
