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SC. Brian Reed

Five years after Lian, I had Brian ( pronounced as 'Bryan' ). He is a great guy. I met him on my cafè. He is a regular customer and he started courting me. Giving me flowers, chocolates, handwritten letters, cooking lunch for me, and many more that a boyfriend does for his girlfriend.

"Mika, I will not be able to come to your unit tonight. I am sorry." He apologized. He often does that. What hurts is, I am already used to it. Him, being absent on my most special days.

"It's our monthsary today. Can't you at least sneak that into your schedule every month? And about the event I will hold, will you be able to come?" I asked.

"I'm sorry, I can't. And what event?" He said so I ended the call. It's okay if he is always busy. I just want him to at least make time for me like how he promised. On our first month, he would always visit me and remember every small details I told him. But now? He didn't even remember that I will hold an event here in The Nightingale even though I remind him always.

"Understand him." Annie said. "Armin also often doesn't have time for me but I always understand him. Brian's job is as demanding as Armin's. Come on, Brian surely loves you and would always love to be with you." Annie smiled.

"We are adults now, Mikasa. We have responsibilities. And, Brian also understands you whenever you are busy at The Nightingale. He even helps you with it. Now, don't frown and just understand him. Don't repeat the same mistake." I know that Historia is referring to my break-up with Eren. I don't want to repeat that mistake again.

But, I have my limits too. 

Brian ditched me on our date. I waited for two hours until I got a phone call from him, telling me that he won't be able to come. I went home and I didn't even cry. Maybe I am just so used to being ditched by him. If I understood Eren before, would I be experiencing these things? Would I get cheated on? Would I hurt people? Probably no because Eren would be with me.

If I understood him better, I would've been genuinely happy. I wouldn't feel so abandoned. But I deserve this. I have always been so unfair to people.

"Let's end this." I told Brian.

"Mhm. This is not good anymore." He answered. 

We talked more about our works. After all, it ended well so I am still relieved. 

When Annie and Historia found out that I broke up with him, they weren't mad but they were sad. Probably because they thought I was gonna be Mrs. Reid. Turns out, it will always be just an imagination to them. 

I've hurt Brian in more ways than one so I guess it's better that we ended it. We are just hurting each other and we both know that the relationship won't do us any good. It will just put us in such a hard situation so in order to prevent that, we ended things.

I guess, not all break-ups are bad...

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