A New World, year 2022

21 Carla Jeager

  Eren rang the house bell, very nervous because he knew he had been away from home for a long time.

  He looked at it from where he was, it seemed strange to him, it was pretty, big, it was his house, but being away for so long made him separate from it.

  The door opened, showing behind it a brunette woman who, upon seeing him, was stunned.

  The woman saw him with her eyes wide open, beginning to crystallize and bring out tears little by little as she weakly raised her arms to bring her hands closer to her son's cheeks while he stood there, without saying anything.

  E... E-ren... - She said with a moderately broken tone, slowly placing her hands on her son's cheeks, Eren was there doing nothing, he approached his mother's hands softly and timidly.

  She couldn't take it anymore, she rushed towards her son and hugged him tightly, letting out light moans of overwhelm and dysphoria, leaving Eren with a strong feeling of emotional emptiness and guilt.

  I thought you were dead! - He enunciated in a torn scream drowned in overwhelming, while he squeezed his hug very tightly without letting him go anywhere. Now, Eren let himself go, just a little, and let himself cry to atone for the burden that he had also experienced at that time, clinging to his mother's embrace.

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  You want to eat or drink something honey? - Carla asked softly and lovingly, looking at her son sitting at the table, which showed a huge emptiness.

  Maybe... A latte with something soft. - The boy answered with an toneless tone of voice.

  You know something Eren? - The mother asked as she approached the kitchen to prepare coffee for her son. - Mikasa used to roll through all the time, she told me that some weird gang men had kidnapped you.

  She told you - He asked curious.

  you got outta there? I heard they went to take you back.

  Yes, in fact, Mikasa the charge, took them to where I was, and busted us outta there. - What was said opened the door of the chestnut's curiosity enormously.

  Us?

  Oh... There were more people locked up. - Just at that moment Carla handed her son the cup of latte.

  Something else Eren. - She stated in a less affectionate tone, going to a piece of furniture to take out a bag of cookies. - I don't want you to stay away from us again, wherever you go, I, Armin or Mikasa will be there... - What was said made Eren react in a way that showed his displeasure.

  Carla didn't have an easy life, her parents didn't give her the attention she needed as a child, the only job she thought she could do, would be being a prostitute, and she expended herself to that for a whole year, and obviously the fact every day getting fucked by at least five different men for an entire year, made her lose the mind.

  She did that as a rebellion against her parents, who kept telling her she would be a failure,   which made her have a rather rude and unpleasant attitude, which at the same time meant that in environments like school, almost no one treated her well. It got to the point that he got fed up and tried to commit suicide, but a few minutes before doing so he realized that he was only proving his parents right, and he didn't want that.

  She threw everything away, for trying to start over, she went to a seedy apartment on Wall Street using the money she earned working as a hooker, that helped her support herself for the last two years, years in which she began to study like a crazy person to get the highest grade in high school, at which time she met a man who was studying medicine at Stanford; he became good friends with him, but because of their studies they saw each other once every six or seven months.

  Upon graduating with the highest grade, Grisha recommended Carla and Carla sent her application form to the university, where luckily she was accepted.

  There he studied law for 7 years, during which time, being at the same university, both became closer and even began a relationship. Carla married him and became a lawyer, working and studying hard, she did not want to waste a second, she had to prove to her parents that she was capable, and she was not even satisfied with having become a lawyer, being married to an important doctor and having a son. that promised, I wanted to continue and continue and continue.

  All until Grisha died in a shooting.

  Carla watched her son happily eat what she prepared for him, but she looked at him with a good dose of possessiveness, after losing contact with her cousins, friends and brothers, after losing the most important man for her, Carla only had One thing, he only had his beloved son, Eren, left. And if he had to do anything to ensure his son's safety, he would do it without question.

  Without realizing it, Carla was behind her son, hugging him, this time softly and sweetly. Eren, for his part, leaned on his mother's shoulder, accepting her hug.

I love you mom, I really do. But what are you gonna do if they are literally after us? - The question internally alerted Carla, because he was right, if they are after them, standing still and doing nothing would be a death sentence.

  So, what's your move in that case? - He questioned with a tone between soft and serious.

  At least, being ready in case they try to do something to us.

  At that exact moment, someone was heard knocking on the door of the house, which made Carla react immediately.

  She went to the door of the house to see who it was, when she opened it she found a pleasant surprise, it was Mikasa, she had told her that she would be going to her house at that time, due to the sudden arrival of Eren Carla forgot and did not He prepared the house well, however, it was not an impediment to receive her with a smile and let her pass.

  When Mikasa went into the living room she was surprised to see Eren, she completely forgot that he was part of that house before disappearing for the time he was absent, he looked up and what he saw raised his spirits, because not only was he Mikasa surprised her, she brought a bottle of ice cold Coca Cola with things to eat.

  She sat down and greeted Eren, Carla left them alone for a few minutes to go look for something in her room. The atmosphere was silent and uncomfortable for both of them, especially because they had in mind that time when Mikasa proposed to him so abruptly, taking away the boy's labial virginity.

  How were things the time I wasn't here? - The boy asked, daring to break the silence.

  It wasn't all that different, even though it felt to me huh... - The answer caused intrigue in the brunette.

  Why strange?

  As Mikasa processed the answer, she felt her cheeks turn red, the answer itself was quite embarrassing.

  Because you... - She cut herself off at that moment because she didn't know how to reply

  Don't need to say anything... I already know well why. - After hearing that, Mikasa with her head bowed remained silent with her face burning with shame, but the nerves of expressing her feelings had reduced since the moment she confessed.

  So... Would you be my...?

  I have no time to think about that now. - He said bluntly, causing intrigue in the raven girl, who raised her head to find him looking at nothing with a serious face. - I got nabbed, my in danger, some crazy bitch is gunning for us, and I'm in trying to handle this crazy mix of emotions.

  I can't wrap my head around what I feel for you, and all I can think about is finding a damn way out of this mess. I'm really scared, Mikasa. Sorry, but I can't think about my feelings for you and all that bullshit right now. Let me process everything, alright?

  Yeah, don't worry Eren. - She answered, turning her head to the right, finding that Eren's mother was spying on them from behind the door.

  Mikasa raised an eyebrow when she saw her and Carla winked at her with a mischievous smile just before hiding behind the door, causing the raven girl a feeling of shame, but also of internal relief, because even her crush's mother was in agreement. I agree with having her as a daughter-in-law, so she had a good advantage over Eren...