Aloners

The World We Live In Now

A painful gasp escapes my throat before I crouch down, not daring to look up to the guy, come to think about it, I don't even know his name.

''Erm... look I wasn't tryin' to... ugh, never mind'' he turned his head the other way and pointed to his bed where a plaid blanked was laying, I quickly grabbed it and covered myself with it then sat as far away as possible from him

''Man...'' he murmured and run a hand through his black hair.

''So what's your deal? You really can't speak?''

I try to answer but can only feel pain, so I just shook my head.

''Huh. so, what, have you always been mute?'' I shake my head. My confusion must be easy to see.

''Hmm...Oh! What an idiot! Sorry, been a while since I've got a guest, I've become a lil' rusty.'' Just what is with this guy? Is he always like this?

''ahem, you can call me Levi, and what can I call you?'' oh so he's Levi? Hmm, it suits him, but how am I supposed to tell him my name?

I Look up to him helplessly, not being able to even tell your name to someone is so frustrating.

''Right, can't talk, hmm...'' he thinks for a moment and then started to browse through some boxes, pulling out a piece of paper and a pencil

''that should help.'' He gives me the pencil and paper and I immediately know what he wants me to do with them. I scribbled my name down and hand him the paper, he takes it and stares down onto the paper, mouth moving as he sounds out the letters

''Er-een... Eren?'' I nod.

''Heh, yeah. I like it. It suits you.'' Whoa, why am I feeling so giddy? Only because he said he likes my name.

We stared at each other for a while ''Hey... Um, I'm sorry. About earlier. I thought you were one of them. I never... I never met someone who couldn't talk who wasn't one of them, you know?''

His words make no sense. Who are them? But I have no way of asking him to explain. Nothing makes sense! This isn't where I was. This isn't... This isn't the world I live in.

Panic starts to stir. I have soo many questions, and no way of getting answers. Where am I? What is going on? Why the fuck was I naked? I feel so lost. So utterly helpless and alone.

I feel... I feel....

Grrrrrrrrrrnnnnghhh

''..... Was... that your stomach?'' that's when it hits me. I am so fucking hungry.

''oh, I get it. You want bed and breakfast, do ya?'' I look down in embarrassment, feeling my face burn. Levi just laughs it off '' Well, there are worse noises you could make. Gimme a sec.... Let it never be said that your ol' pal Levi is an ungracious host.''

He started rifling through some boxes stacked against a wall, after a moment he pulls out a tin and eyes it before he tosses it my way. I catch it before it could smack me in the face. It's a can of Spam, classic style. The label is faded and peeling. It's clearly many, many years past it's expiring date. I try not to think too deep into it.

''dig in.'' I just hold the sealed can in my hand and give Levi a look.

'' Oh! Right, shit, sorry''

He is such a dork but an adorable one at that- wait what??

He grabs a knife from the shelf and takes the can from my hands. Piercing it in one motion and separating the lid in another, he give me the can back. The food looks surprisingly edible, maybe as edible as when it went into the can.