WE WERE BEST FRIENDS // EreRi

Chapter 10

I yawned as I slowly opened my eyes on Saturday morning. Yay, weekend! I smiled as I rose from the bed and grab my phone to see any notifications from anyone. Well, look what do we have here! Levi sent me a 'good morning' text! That's lovely of him!

And what else? let's see. I scroll down the messages and realized that Mikasa texted me last night, I also realized I had two miss calls from her. This is rare, but I decided to call her back. Who knows if something is going on with her and Armin.

It's been a while since we hung out all three. Ever since we all stepped on separated High School, we all been busy with school activities and new friends. We did texted for couple of times, but that doesn't sound right. Armin, Mikasa, and I are childhood friends! We should have been hanging out more!

"hello?" I heard her answering from the other lines.

"hey, what's up?" I asked as I lay back down to my bed.

"oh, hey, Eren," she said. "how are you? haven't hear you from a while now,"

I chuckled. "high school pretty busy, I guess. what about you? how's Armin?"

"I'm good, I'm good," she said. "Armin played in my house yesterday. I thought you were home so I called you to hang out with us. but your mom told us something about your friend's party,"

"oh, yeah," I chuckled nervously. "yeah, uhh... I went to my friend's party yesterday. I'm sorry I couldn't come,"

"it's okay," she said. "oh, by the way, we're going to have a barbecue party at my house tonight. have your mom tell you about it?"

"no, she haven't tell me anything about it but I will come," I said.

"okay, that's good," she said. "it's good that we finally have the spare time to hang out again. I really missed it,"

"yeah, I missed it too," I chuckled. "I wonder how's Armin's hair. I bet it's getting longer,"

"oh, yes! you have to look at Armin's hair," Mikasa said in excitement.

"I bet he totally kills it," I said with a low chuckle but then I shut my laughter when I hear something downstairs and it was pretty loud. "hey, I think I will call you later,"

"what's wrong?" she asked.

"there's something downstairs," I whispered. "see you tonight, Mikasa,"

"yeah, I guess. see ya,"

I hung up the phone as I officially got up from the bed and went downstairs. I saw my mom made pancakes put it on the table with my dad on the dining table, waiting for the food.

"good morning," I greeted them with a smile as I sit across my dad.

"morning, Eren," he said while reading a newspaper.

"Eren, honey, I forgot to tell you that we're going to Mikasa's place tonight," my mom said as she gave me a 'good morning' kiss on my head. "are you excited to see your best friends again?"

"indeed I am, mom," I smiled as I grab the pancakes to my plate.

"that's good to hear," she smiled before sitting next to my dad.

I smiled at them before starts eating my mom's pancakes. I forgot something but I don't remember, it was something about replying a text from someone. Then I realized I haven't reply Levi's text. Giving him a delay wouldn't hurt, right?

The scene where Sasha told everyone about Petra had something to tell Levi came to my mind. What is she trying to say to him? I mean, it's not like I'm jealous or anything. I'm just curious. I don't want Levi to get hurt again, you know? he is already broken and I don't want him to be more broken than he already is. I wanted to tell him that he is worth of living.

Petra Ral, the girl who's pretty much the nerd one in the class and act weird. She also talks weird. But other than that, she had a big heart. She likes to help people, well, certain people.

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From Levi:

morning asshole

my parents are going to Amsterdam on Monday 'till Wednessday

may I crash at yours?

From Me:

morning Levi!

yeah, sure! it's going to be lit, I tell ya!

From Levi:

I regret this.

From Me:

:(

I smiled at the thought Levi is going to have a sleep-over at mine. It's been a while since someone's going to stay at my house. I look at the time and saw that Mikasa's barbecue party will start in an hour.

"Eren, honey?" I heard my mom calling.

"yes?" I answered but then she doesn't reply. "mom, you called?"

I got up from my bed after my nap. I walked downstairs and saw my mom was about go upstairs. When she saw me, she wasn't pleased at all.

"Eren Jaeger! I've called you!" she yelled at me with hands on her hips.

I throw my hands to air with an annoyed face. "mom, I answered it!"

"I did not hear it," she scolded me. What the hell.

"listen to your mom, son," my dad came out from behind me and he was wearing a sweater, getting ready for the party. "shouldn't you get ready? the both of you?"

"my friend called me and we sorta talk," I explained while turning to him.

"who? Armin?" my dad asked as he passed me and mom.

"oh no, it was my High School friend," I said awkwardly.

"who is it?" mom, now, asked me which made the entire air felt awkward.

I never talk about him to anyone. I never did. Because I thought that he wanted to be invisible to everyone except me, except us, our perfect relationship. It is still such a shame that it ends.

"umm... his name is Levi," I said to her.

She smiled to me before giving a peck on my cheek. "he seems like a nice person. bring him home sometimes to me, yeah?"

I smiled while nodded. "he's going to stay here for three days if it's okay,"

"who again?" my dad asked.

"Levi, honey," my mom told him with a giggle.

"that's a nice name. I'm sure I heard that name before-," I cutted his words by my soft laugh. This house has a rule that we had to laugh as lowest as possible, it's part of behaving.

"it was one of your branded jeans, dad," I told him.

"ah," he nodded.

"now, Eren, can you do the dishes before getting ready? I had to take a shower first," my mom said.

"yeah," I nodded as I go to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

"be fast, Eren," my dad told me. "we still have to go to Mikasa's,"

Yes, Mikasa. The only person I can contact to ever since he broke my heart. I'm sorry.

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