Not another day

Escape

Once upon a time an old lady went down to the bay and drowned.

Yup. That's the kind of things you hear from Hangi every time you see her. I'm not kidding. 

"Sooooooo, what are you doing here Levi?" asked Hangi

"I'm using your computer, obviously since I don't own one and it's too late to go to the library" I replied

"Yeah, but what are you doing on my computer?"

"Searching things up"

"No shit"

"Fine, I'm looking up more jobs that I can get to pay the rent and everything."

"I see. Well, you can always stay here!" She exclaimed excitedly

I glared at her.

"Oh, riiiight. Okie never mind" 

I continued to search up more jobs when I had an idea.

"Wait! Hange! Can I stay here for a bit?"

"But what about your parents' house? Don't you want to be there forever?"

"Well, yeah, but this is the only way to solve things" and to solve the problem with Eren I thought

"Okay, then! Are you staying over tonight then?"

"Yeah, I am. Oh, can you also cover my rent for this month too. I'll pay you back later when I get the money."

"Sure, but you don't have to pay. I'll help you out this time, so don't worry."

"Wow. Great! Thank you so much."

DING

I looked at my phone and saw a message from Erwin, the boss of my other job. 

Erwin: Hey, Levi. So, I was wondering if you can take more shifts? I know you have school and                      stuff, but some of my employees quit after finding a better pay job. I'll increase your pay                  too.

Levi: Sure. When are my shifts

Erwin: Well, can you make it everyday from 3:30 to 8:30. You'll get $20 an hour now.

Levi: Really?! Okay. I'll do it. But my shifts be until 9:30 instead?

Erwin: Umm... Sure? As long as you can handle it. If you have any problems, then tell me. I know                this is a lot for you, so don't push yourself.

Levi: It's fine. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it

Erwin: I should be thanking you. Anyways, see you tomorrow. Have a good night.

Levi: You too, sir. Good Night :)

Now I had to tell Eren that I'm never coming back again. His pay was great and all, but I can't do it. It's not like he wanted to see me anyways, I mean, he did come to my house just to beat the crap out of me. Doesn't that mean he hates me and never wants to see me again? Well, I'm sure it is.

Levi: Sorry, Eren, but I have to quit working at your cafe due to personal reasons. I hope that I                   don't cause you anymore trouble than I already did. Thank you for the opportunity to                       work with you. 

I put my phone down and was presented with Hangi's face 30 cm away from mine. I jumped a little and shoved her away.

"What do you want Hangi?"

"So I was thinking that your phone might die on you soon and that you might want a new one."

"Well, yeah I want a new one, but I don't have money."

"I know. That's why I come in very handy." She reached into a bag on the floor and pulled out a phone. "Here you go. This isn't knew or anything, but it's better than yours."

I stared at it for a minute until she shoved it into my hand

"Take it. It was my old phone. I barely used it so it's fine. Besides I was going to throw it out anyways." Hange said

"Thanks" I turned on the phone and saw that it was completely set up for me. All I needed to do was add in my personal information.

Once I finished, I went back to looking for jobs on the computer. About an hour later, I gave up after realizing that I couldn't find any. I shut off the computer and was getting ready to go to bed when I received a message from Eren.

Eren: you think you can escape so easily? Idiot. I'm coming for you.

I didn't know what to do. Why did he say that? Was he planning to torture me with work? Whatever. He's not going to be able to find me anyways. I wasn't planning on going back home. I was staying at Hangi's place for a while and I wouldn't be going to school anymore. There's no way he would find me right?

I got up from the chair and looked at the clock. It was already 11 pm. Maybe I should go pack my stuff right now. Eren might come to find me later tomorrow. It's not like I don't want to see him, but... I just can't. 

I quickly ran to my house to grab some clothes, food, hygiene products, and other important things. As I was about to leave my house, I saw Eren. He was making his way towards me and he looked angry. I'm not even kidding. Was he on fire or what? I swear I can see smoke fumes coming out of him.

I ran, not looking back or stopping to his shouts. I didn't care what he wanted. I was never, and I mean NEVER, going to meet him again. If I did, I swear to the holy cow that I will do whatever it takes to make him forget me. I don't care what it is. Even if it kills me.

BANG

I was on the ground. It seemed like I tripped over something. My knees were bleeding. I looked over to my right and saw Eren sprinting full speed right at me. I got up and began to run again but my legs hurt a lot. I tried to push the pain away and kept on running, but I wasn't fast enough. Eren caught up to me within 5 seconds and grabbed my arm

"You've got nerve to ignore me, Levi." He said, spittng my name out in disgust. 

"What do you want, Eren? I'm already trying to leave you alone. It's not like you care or anything!" I yelled. I tried to shake his arm of but he was stronger than me

"What I want? I want you to fucking die! The only reason reason I came to get you is because of how stupid you are. Just because you want to stop working with me doesn't mean I'll let you. You like me, don't you? Then you better do what I'll say, or you'll regret it." He said angrily. 

"Eren, I'm not going to do what you want me to do. What if I told you I was over you a long time ago?" I said, trying to choke back my tears. I felt a lump in my throat, but I couldn't give up easily. No matter how much I wanted to see him, I knew he wanted me gone.

His eyes widen and I swear I could see a bit of sadness in his eyes, only for a split second. It could've been my imagination. No way he could've been sad over me. Stop thinking so highly of yourself, Levi. No shit, you're imagining things. Why would he be hurt over you? I looked at him harder. His eyes turned into glares.

"Is that how it is? If it is, then don't blame me for anything. Especially your house." He turned away to leave.

"Wait! Eren! A-are you saying that somethings going to happen to my house. My parents' house?" I felt a tear roll down my cheek and I quickly wiped it away, hoping Eren never saw it.

He turned around and stared at me with cold eyes. "Yes, I am. And what are you going to do about it?" He turned back around and continued to walk down the street. 

I gathered my things and walked to Hangi's house. Tomorrow, I was going to make sure Eren doesn't do anything to that house. I know it would make him happy if the house was gone, but I couldn't bare losing the things I loved the most. It already happened to my parents but I won't let it happen again. It hurts knowing I lost something I love.