Academy of the Artists

Why Don't you hit me with a Truck? It'll hurt less

So this is a short chapter and its not that good because I suck so yeah........... Hehe.

"That was a hell of a performance you put on there Bertolt." Reiner spat my name like it was someone that killed his most loved pet. "Why didn't you just fucking tell me what you were here for? Would that have been harder than lying to my fucking face?" Reiner raises his voice a bit.

"You don't understand me." I said quietly as I balled my fists. I couldn't get mad at him because this was my fault. He scoffed, he must've heard me. "It's not my fault you were too damn stupid to figure it out like a normal person would. Why else would I own dancing outfits and shoes and have books and videos of dancers everywhere? Why else would I disappear during the day and not show up till late?" I said after I spun around to face him.

"Are you insinuating that I'm stupid?" He asked as if I just accused him of being a lousy friend again.

"Well if you never figured out what I did to get here then yes I am. You may be a genius in music but you're lacking in the common sense field." I said and he looked like he was about to murder me, but I didn't care.

"Bertolt I hate liars. I would rather you tell me the truth straight up instead of me having to find out the truth myself. I've always hated people that lie. It's something I can't help." He said with anger. I could feel tears swelling up in my eyes and I cursed myself for being so weak when it came to him.

"Well I'm sorry you feel that way. This is exactly why I am better off without friends because I fuck everyone's life up and that's just how it goes." I said quietly and turned around to walk away. I wasn't going to stop. No matter how many times he called my name out and told me he wasn't done talking about it. I was finished with the conversation.

He started following me. He wasn't trying to catch me, just follow me to wherever I might be going. "Where are you going, Bert." He finally asked. I kept walking along the sidewalk by the street.

"That's none of your concern now is it?" I stated more than asked. He groaned loudly. "You know, you don't have to follow me. Why don't you go fuck around with Krista? I'm sure you would enjoy that." I said and didn't regret a word.

"Don't you dare throw her into this. This isn't about her or Eren or anyone else but you and I buddy." He yelled the humorless words at me. We reached an intersection that we had to cross. It said no crossing at the time but there weren't any cars so I decided to go on for the sake of not being any closer to Reiner.

"Well, since you've already stated that you hated me I don't see why it matters." I said as I stepped onto the asphalt. I started walking and I heard Reiner groan from a little bit behind me. I heard him gasp and start running. The next thing I heard was him yell my name out and everything went black with the impact of me hitting the ground...
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I watched from my wheelchair as my parents loaded my two small bags from the academy into their vehicle. We were sitting at the train station close to my hometown. I had been in the hospital for a total of three weeks and it was nearing Christmas.

I hadn't seen any of my friends because I told the nurses that I didn't feel up to socializing. My parents got to the hospital as quickly as possible and they were a lot more worried than I figured they would be. I had been hit by a small truck but it was hard impact because of the speed he was going. Reiner had apparently told the cops that the sign had said to cross, and they believed it. I didn't care honestly.

The whole time I was there, he never left the damn lobby. He told the nurses to give me the flowers he brought every week and they did. I just sat there staring into nothingness as I thought about everything that had happened. I withdrew from the academy because my legs had been messed up a bit when I was hit. They did surgery to fix them but they said it wasn't a good idea to try to dance anymore because they might not be strong enough.