The lost and the found

Chapter two: bullies

Eren's point of view

It's lunchtime and I'm making my way to the detention room. I'd rather do it for lunch then at the end of the day. Dad gets mad if I'm too early or too late so I'm fucked both ways, and plus I don't eat lunch anyway. I just don't eat at all anyway and if I do I just throw up immediately after. Dad never feeds me unless it's old leftovers that aren't shit. So, I just decided that I shouldn't eat, probably not the best idea but fuck it.

I'm pulled outta my thoughts when I'm rammed into the lockers. My head bounces off the locker and my hands immediately go to my head. I fall to the floor, after my daze passes I look up to see Jean standing over me with his group. His group consisted of Marco, Annie, Bertholdt, and Reiner. I try to stand up but Jean kicks me in the stomach and pain shoots through my midsection. "Hey, Yeager where were you this morning? We didn't see you."

He reaches down and grabbed my hair to make me look at him. My hands start to pull at his for him to let go of my hair. "It's none of your business where I was, horseface." I spit in his face and he lets go of my hair to wipe the spit off his face. He brings down his fist and punches me in the face. I fall back to the floor and he reportedly kicked me in the stomach I coughed up a little blood from the action.

He grabbed my hair once more, and kneed my face breaking my nose then it immediately started bleeding. He let go of my hair and started laughing with his group "See you round Yeager!" I get up and run to the bathroom and pull out the little razor blade that I keep hidden in my bag. I pull up my sleeves and see older scars and fresher ones. I put the blade on my wrist and slid it across my skin I watch the blood flow it's red tears out of my arm. I put five more cuts on each arm now my arms are covered in blood.

I turned the water on and washed the blade off. Then, I stuck my arms under the water and washed all the blood off. I looked up at the mirror in front of me, and I looked at myself; all the wounds on my face from Jeans beating I had a swollen cheek, a broken nose, and a black eye then a few bruises all over my face. My eyes started to water I tried to blink the tears away, but that didn't work my tears just flowed like a river out of my eyes. I finished up why I was doing turning the water off, then put the blade back where it was. I didn't have any bandages so I guess I have to be careful to not reopen my cuts.

I wiped my eyes a few good times until the tears stopped. I left the bathroom and headed for the exit of the school. I don't care if I get in trouble for leaving. I'm not staying here any longer I know Armin will text me later and asked where I was, but I don't care right now. I'll tell him that I felt sick and went home. I was pulled out of my thoughts when I almost ran into the gate of the school.

I opened it up enough to walk through and closed it behind me. I started making my way home.

—-Time skip—

I opened the door to my house and seen that dad wasn't home, but I ain't complaining. He always gets home before me and I know I'll be punished for leaving school early. I shivered at the thought of what he'd do. I shook my head to get the thoughts out of my head and I made my way to the bathroom. I opened the door and reached for the mirror that was above the sink. I opened it and grabbed the bandages from the shelf then I pulled up my sleeves to see that my cuts are bleeding a little but not a lot.

I wrapped my arms to where it'd stop the bleeding, then put medical tape on them to keep the badges closed. I rolled my sleeves back down, letting out a sigh. I closed the mirror then turned the bathroom light off and shut the door. I made my way to the basement opening the door and shut it behind me. I go down the stairs to the mattress on the floor and laid down on my bed. "I really should text Armin about me leaving."

I pulled out my phone and seen that I already had ten messages from the blonde headed boy. I opened my phone and went to the text message icon and hit it then Armins name.

'Hey, Eren where are you?'
'Are you okay?'
'Hey, why aren't you answering?'
'Tell me where you are?'
'Eren Yeager I'll hurt you if you don't answer me!'
'Was it Jean again?'
'Did you leave?'
'If you don't tell me where you are I'll go looking for you!'
'I swear if you don't answer me I'll file you as missing!'
'That's it I'm calling the police!'

I let out a sigh from his conclusion jumping. But, like I said he's like an overprotective mother.

'Armin, calm down I'm fine. I'm not missing I went home and I forgot to tell you.'

'Eren! Oh my God! I thought you hurt somewhere or missing!'

'Well, I'm not hurt or missing. I went home because I started to feel sick.'

'Are you okay? Do you want me to come over and take you to the doctor?'

My heart started to race I can't go to the hospital or and urgent care because they would call my dad and he'd kill me. I have to lie to my best friend for the millionth time and that hurts. I don't want him to know about my home life or what I do to myself.

'No, Armin I'm okay. I promise I'm fine, I'll see you tomorrow, okay?'

'Ugh, okay Eren. But, if you start to feel worse I'll come and get you.'

'Okay, I'll tell you if anything happens.'

'You better.'

I read that text messages and then turn off my phone plugging it in. I turned over to take a nap, closing my eyes and let sleep creep on me and I'm consumed in darkness.