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Eren
Five days until my surgery and Armin won't leave me alone about drinking water. I'm tried of having to pee every five minutes
Right now we're sitting across from eachother on my bed with the cat in my lap. I actually don't mind Mr.Whiskers, his name needs some work though.
"I applied for a job." Armin smiles.
"Where?"
"...Barnes and Noble." He whispers.
It's not surprising he applied there, it's a book store and Armin loves books more than anything.
I laugh a little and roll my eyes, "Of course you did."
"I get a discount!" He raises his hands in defense. "Maybe I'll by you a book on how to be happier."
"I am happy." I say a little offended.
"Really? Couldn't tell."
"I hate you."
"Lying is unethical Eren."
"Huh?"
"It's not morally correct."
"English Armin."
"Nevermind." He sighs and rolls his bright blue eyes. He gets up from the bed and walks over to the chair where his stuff is at. He puts his hat on and then his backpack.
"What are you doing?" I ask.
"Hange is working an overnight shift so Moblit is picking me up soon." He explains. "I'd spend the night but overnight visits aren't allowed and Hange is already in trouble with the hospital for something so they don't want to sneak me in."
I sigh and stand up with Mr.Whiskers still in hand. Armin walks over and takes the cat then gives me a kiss before he walks out.
My phone rings on my bed, I walk over, pick it up and look at the contact. The name 'Mikasa' shines brightly across the screen. "Hey Mikasa."
"Hey Eren, I heard about your heart from Levi. I'm happy for you. Levi and I are going to visit on your surgery day. Also, Hange told me you're dating someone." Of course they did. I can sense the smile on Mikasa's face through the phone. "Who's the lucky guy?"
"No one you know." I sigh and sit back down onto my bed.
"Enlighten me then."
I take a breath and then start to tell her about Armin. How we met in the Garden, how we hold eachothers hands, how I asked him out, when I met his cat, etc.
Mikasa laughs and listens intently as I rant about my boyfriend. We eventually hang up after talking for a while. Well actually it was mostly me talking now that I think of it.
Outside the moon lights up the sky and the empty streets. Soon I'd be a pedestrian on those streets. Soon I'd be one of the people the dying patients would look out at.
The night was peaceful. No doctors yelling out codes or the ongoing noise of a flatline. No one yelling "clear!" or saying "time of death." I was nice.
Armin
Mr.Whiskers won't leave my side and I don't know why. He's usually always roaming around the house but now he's curled up next to me. Maybe a storm's coming.
Connie
"It's time to go Connie." Sasha extends her hand for me to take.
"What do you mean?" I ask.
"You're coming home." She smiles.
Home. Home sounds nice. Maybe it's warmer there, maybe there won't be so many people who claim to know me.
I take her hand and we both disappear. Now we're in a bright white room. Sasha is standing at a window looking down at something so I go over to join her. When I look in the direction she's looking I see myself. I'm laying down on a hospital bed, it looks like I'm sleeping.
"Sasha where are we?"
"The after life."
"I-I'm dead?"
"Mhm."
But what about my friends and family. I didn't have any memory of them past a few weeks ago. Was the alzheimers really that bad that I forgot my favorite people? "I want to go back." I start to hit the window hard to try and break out but nothing happens. Sasha grabs my wrist to take my fist off the window and then pulls me into a tight hug.
"I missed you." She says. "Come, Jean, Historia, and Ymir are waiting to see you." She pulls me by my arm and out of the bright room.
Hange
"Hange, he's happy now. He was barely living in this hospital, just surviving. I bet he's joking with Jean, Sasha, Ymir, and Historia now." Hitch puts her hand on my shoulder as tears flow out of my eyes.
"Call his family, I'm gonna go tell Marco and Eren." I walk away from Hitch and towards Marco's room.
When I get Inside I see his bed made and his room empty except for a small note on the bed.
Dear Hange and friends,
This is a letter from Marco's mom. We have taken him to a better hospital out of state. I would just like to let you know that Marco really appreciated all of you. Thank you for caring for my son up until the end. He is 3rd on the donor list so we are crossing our fingers that he'll get a new one soon. Thanks again!
"Marco's gone." I whisper to myself.
God today sucks, and I've only been at work a few hours.
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"Hey Moblit is Armin up?" I ask as I enter my house.
"I think so." I nod and then walk down the hall towards Armin's room. I knock three times and in response he says, "Come in." Turning the knob I step into his neat room where him and Mr.Whiskers are sitting down watching a movie on his laptop.
"Connie." That's all I could say before I broke down. "A-and Marco left." I hand him the note from Marco's mom. He wipes his tears to clear his vision and then reads it over a few times.
