A Broken Act

Act X

Unedited.

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My mind was too occupied as I drove my way to the hospital, causing me to almost got myself in an accident too many times which could've caused another person for Farlan to visit in the said hospital. My thoughts of Eren and the past was swept under the rag and replaced by the worry I feel for Izzy. It's good to have a distraction, but not something like this.

As soon as I parked my car, I stepped out of the car and went inside the hospital, asking for Izzy's room. The receptionist even had the time to try flirt with me when all I wanted was to get to where Izzy was resting. The flurry of emotions inside me caused me to get more impatient than usual.  After telling her to just give me the goddamn room number, basking in the scared look that took over her face after I threatened her with my sharp words and a deadly glare, I turned to walk to the direction where I could find Isabel without forgetting to give the girl with plenty of view of my middle finger when she asked for my number. Where's her professionalism?

"Room 203...where the fuck are you?" I muttered irritably under my breath. I continued to trudge through the almost empty halls, the smell of antiseptic too strong it burned my nostrils. After a few more minutes of walking, I let out a sigh of relief when I found her room.

I slowly opened the door, careful not to disturb anyone, Izzy more so than the others who might be inside. As I slipped my head in first, I saw Izzy laying on the hospital bed, talking silently with Hange. Noticing my arrival, they looked at me and stopped their conversation to greet me as I completely entered the room, closing the door silently.

I made my way towards them. As I got closer to the two of them, I noticed how pale Isabel was, looking less energetic than she usually was, but still bubbly enough to grin at me. There were times when I couldn't get how she could be so happy almost all the time, like problems didn't really affect her, but now I was thankful that she was like that. Seeing her smiling at me as if everything's fine removed the needle in my chest, my worry instantly dissipating, even a fraction of the heavy feeling that my conversation with Eren left behind. When I stood at the bedside, giving her a scolding look.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing, Isabel?"

She smiled apologetically, looking at me like she knew that this was coming. "Sorry, Big Bro. I wasn't careful."

"Wasn't careful? Of fucking course, you aren't! You're abusing your body and look at where it brought you. You're lucky that you collapsed during your class. What if you hit your head on something? What if you collapsed while you're walking on the streets? You could've fucking died!"

"I know, I'm sorry."

"As if your sorry could change anything!"

The words were out of my mouth before I could even think. Isabel and Hange was staring at me with worried expressions, obviously knowing that something was wrong with me.

Why the fuck do I let myself slip? This wasn't the time for us to talk about me or my problems. We should be focused on Izzy. She's the one who's confined in a damn hospital.

"Levi, is there something wrong?"

I turned to look at Hange, giving them a warning look. "No, there's nothing wrong. Because Isabel obviously isn't laying on a damn hospital bed because she wasn't taking good care of herself." I shifted my gaze towards Isabel. "And you, how many times do I have to tell you not to tire yourself too much? I know that you want to pass your classes, but that doesn't mean that you're going to work yourself to death. I think it's fucking clear as day that you wouldn't even be able to go through this semester if you're dead."