The Passion of Lovers//Eremika

Prologue

"Finally," said Mikasa as she finished her work for biotechnology. It's been four months since she enrolled at the University of Paradis and it's been four months of studying, reading until her eyes gorge, and loud music playing in the halls of the local apartment complex for the school. She set her pencil down and cracked her knuckles whilst staring at the 45,000 worded essay. She looked over at the clock on her bed stand. "10:00 pm? How long have I sat here?". To answer her question, 3 and a half hours. "Eh, whatever. At least I finished it."

Mikasa paused the MCR tape and took off her headphones and went to grab something from the fridge. As she grabbed a slice from the leftover pizza, she noticed Annie intricately sewing together a denim skirt with checkered patterns. "Whatcha working on?" Mikasa asked while biting into the slice. "I couldn't find a good-looking skirt in my size so I made my own. Like, I went into Forever 21 and every skirt they had was made of a material similar to dogshit," Annie said. "Huh, are you sure you're not being dramatic?" Mikasa said in a hushed tone so that Annie wouldn't hear. But she did. A sewing needle flew from the couch all the way to the kitchen area where Mikasa was. "Goddamnit, you could've killed me!" she said. "And I would've," responded Annie.

Mikasa rolled her eyes and disposed of her plate when her phone started ringing in her back pocket. It was her uncle, Levi. "Hey, what's up?" Mikasa said. It's been awhile since she and her uncle have last spoken. "Hey, is it possible if you can come back home soon?" he said in a voice more doleful than monotone like he usually sounds. "I can make plans, why?" Mikasa said, getting a little nervous.

"Your parents are dead. The funeral is next Friday."

"What?"

"Your parents burned in a fire. It'll be a closed casket funeral. Show up and don't be late."

She hung up before he could say anything else. She could feel the food coming back up to her mouth as tears filled her eyes. She gagged and ran to the bathroom. "There's Pepto Bismol in the cabinet!" Annie shouted.