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chapter 18. not alone

It was about 9 pm when Reiner pulled up to my place, his car winding smoothly to a stop outside my apartment. I could see the faint glow of the streetlights casting long shadows on the pavement as I thanked him and Eren for the incredible day. "Thank you for the ride Reiner, we should definitely do this again!" I said getting out of the car

I fumbled with my keys, my thoughts still half-lost in the fun of the day, It was then that I remembered Sasha. I'd completely forgotten to check my phone while I was out. The thought of her messages made me dig my phone out of my bag and thumb through the notifications.

There were a couple of texts from her, the first one a simple "Hi" with an added stream of exclamation points and emojis. The second one, though, was more intriguing"Today was a shit show LOLOL Call me when ur home."

I couldn't help but chuckle at Sasha's bluntness. Her honesty was one of the things I loved most about her. I placed my items down on the counter and scrolled through my contacts, calling Sasha.

Once she picked up, we both busted out laughing. "Oh my god, It was so weird today" Sasha groaned from the other side of the line.

I laughed softly to myself, "No literally, why was she even with you guys"

"I guess she and Jean are a thing now—" Sasha sighed dramatically, "Connie said he introduced them at Annie's party but didn't think they would actually hit it off."

I nodded, even though she couldn't see me, "but if Jean's happy then we're happy, even if he never talks to me again"

"He still hasn't talked to you??" Her voice was full of curiosity, "He told us you guys fixed things"

"I mean--kinda? Like at the party, we exchanged literally one word but I just acted like nothing was wrong and he played along..so?"

"Girl that is not fixing things, he's so annoying." she groaned, "I didn't think he would be this hurt, he gets rejected all the time"

I sighed and agreed with Sasha, i've seen Jean get rejected by girls at the club before and he's never acted this way towards any of them— What's the difference now?

"So what do you think about Hitch?" I asked Sasha

"OOO I've been waiting to tell you," I then felt a buzzing sensation against my ear, I fumbled to check who it was without hanging up on Sasha. It was a text from Marco.

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Marco (student committee)

Hey, It's Marco.
Just checking if you started the project thats due in two days :)

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I felt the sudden jolt of realization set in, Oh fuck— I forgot.

I texted Marco back a hasty apology, saying that I'd start it soon since I was caught up in something. He replied back in less than a minute, 'No worries, it's better that way. I could guide you since it's your first time'

oh thank god, I thought he was gonna yell at me. I agreed with his plan and we set up a time to meet up for tomorrow. Sasha was still chatting away, oblivious to my momentary panic. I tried to focus back on our conversation, but my mind was still on about that stupid project,