𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑔𝑜 ° 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑖𝑖

eight

𝖿𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗀𝗈, 𝗂'𝗏𝖾 𝖽𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂 𝖽𝗈 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍'𝗌 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗆𝖾."

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I sat alone, staring blankly at the hospital ceiling as if it might somehow hold answers, yet all I felt was the room pressing down on me, the walls inching closer. Sooner or later, I'd have to tell Eren. I could already feel the weight of that choice—silent or spoken, it would bear consequences. But the thought of keeping everything to myself felt almost wrong. Almost.

A heavy sigh slipped out, filling the space and muffling the persistent beep of the monitor. "Ms. L/N, you have another visitor," a nurse called softly, opening the door to reveal Mikasa and Armin. Their faces were etched with worry, and their presence seemed to add another layer of pressure to the air.

"You're okay, right?" Mikasa rushed to my side, with Armin close behind.

The floodgates broke. I burst into tears, releasing everything I'd been holding back. "No," I choked out.

Their faces shifted, alarmed. Mikasa placed a hand on my shoulder, while Armin asked, "What's wrong? Are you hurt? Are you—?"

"I'm pregnant."

The silence in the room became absolute. Mikasa's and Armin's eyes widened in shock, nearly spilling out of their sockets. Mikasa's voice trembled, her strength momentarily shaken. "You're... what?"

"Five weeks." My voice was barely a whisper, laced with shame. "That's why I've been so sick."

Armin leaned closer, his voice gentle yet insistent. "Have you told him?"

I knew the question would come, but it felt like a thorn. "No. And I'm not going to. I don't plan on keeping it." I tried to sound resolute, though a sharp pang of doubt twisted in my chest.

"You're really just going to do that?" Armin's tone held a slight edge. "Think it through, don't let—"

I cut him off, already weary of where the conversation was heading. "Armin, things won't magically get better because I'm pregnant. I'm not fit to be a parent. Not with Eren, not with anyone. Please... don't do this to me right now."

Mikasa hesitated before speaking, her voice barely above a whisper. "It's just... it wouldn't be fair to keep him in the dark. I'm with you, whatever you choose. But this isn't something that just disappears if you don't talk about it."