Alone.

Chapter 20: I'm here.

Unfortunately, life was to resume even though Annie was still in a coma, classes without her became boring, even though they had not really exchanged much during high school, but they were hanging out together during breaks. Every day the leap waited impatiently for Annie to see Annie, he was just waiting for that, he hoped to see her wake up as soon as he arrived, he absolutely wanted to be there when she opened her eyes. To show him that he had always been there, waiting for him to wake up. When he came home at night, he would turn on his cell phone and see if he had received a message from her. He felt stupid on these moments.

As every evening, he arrived in Annie's room as usual on his hospital bed, no reaction, no emotion letting appear on his face pale and neutral. The teenager placed a bouquet of roses among others from his childhood friends, his parents, and Reiner and Berthold, all of whom came to support her, to tell her that she was not alone. He sat down by the bed and lifted the white sheet up to his friend's shoulders so that she was not cold. He could not help caressing his cheek every time he came, to tell him he was there, while his other hand clasped his, trying to feel a reaction, and it was the case, she squeezed weakly. He smiles. He told him his day like every time, what he had done, classes, sometimes he had to think that Annie had nothing to do with it, but it did him good to talk with her. Her eyes looked at her sleepy face, she was beautiful, her hair was loose, he thought, he had never seen her like that before, not once had she gone out without getting a bun. Armin leaned forward, kissing his forehead before putting down his cheek. He could feel his friend's breath against his face, she could wake up at any time, and he was waiting again and again, he could stay here all day, even his mother had to send him a message to get him back . He did not like to leave, it was precious moments that he shared with her, he was revealing memories or secrets that he had not even talked to Mikasa and Eren. He whispered sweet words to him, including those he had never been able to tell him: "I love you."

Today it was English class, Armin was trying to concentrate on the text even though his mind was not at all like him. Outside, it was raining, it was raining ropes and the storm was rumbling, the students preferred to look at the gray landscape through the windows that this text that spoke of Superheroes, a subject that should to interest them, but there no. Armin was staring at the rain falling on the windows, and saying he was walking back because he had forgotten his bus pass, what a moron. Anyway, he will go to the hospital first, no way to go home without saying hello to Annie, he refused. The ringing sounded finally to the greatest happiness blonde who packed his things in a flash, he said goodbye to his two friends and went out of high school, but his mobile stopped him in his race, a message from his mother: "Go to the house, and do not argue! " She seemed angry, what had he done? He did not know, he wanted to go see his friend but it was not his habit to disobey his mother. He reluctantly returned. The rain was falling on him, as he walked quickly, he took shortcuts to arrive as quickly as possible, even if he was already soaked from head to toe, it looked like he had spent his day in the water. Armin walked and finally arrived in front of his house, his key entered his lock and turned, unlocking his front door, he removed his shoes and put his bag at the foot of the stairs before walking into the living room. He saw his two parents sitting on the couch and between them ... Annie. Annie who was looking at him with a sweet smile. The blonde dropped his cell on the ground, unable to detach his eyes from his eyes so captivating blue. She was there in front of him and awake.

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