AOT ~ The Lash Out of the Yeagers

6. It's a cruel world, don't you think?

... "THE WORLD SHE SAW : BATTLE OF TROST DISTRICT, PART 2" ...

Armin's P.O.V.

- Armin! I barely hear the familiar voice of Conny screaming my name. Ugh... What's happening? Why am I being jolt? Why...? Why do I feel so weak? Oh, I can't even process anything... It's like my brain decided to just stop working temporarily. I can't bring myself to think straight... Hey, what's wrong, Armin? I hear Conny still screaming at me all while jolting me. My vision is blurry. My hearing is half deafening. It's like a veil is preventing me from seeing properly and that my ears just stopped working. Come on, Armin! He keeps screaming at me, waiting for a react from me. My body... Why can't I move? I can't think, I can't move, I can't do anything... I can't do anything! Suddenly, as I am still being jolt by Conny, I feel as if I just got slapped... Slapped back to reality. It only took a second... Why now? Why so abruptly? The veil in front of my eyes disappears, letting my sight clear once again. I spaced out... Didn't I? Conny... What is he doing here? Are you awake? Are you okay? Are you hurt? What about your team? He bombards me with questions. His tone sounds serious and rushed. Though it's almost if he tried not to pressure me too much, scared I might space out once again. The team...?

- Team? I question with a confused tone. My voice sounded so weak... Why can't I remember what happened? My team... Who was in my team?

- Get a hold of yourself, man, tells me, Conny, as he places his hand on my shoulder as a sign of support. Why are you alone? Suddenly and rapidly, he takes his hand off me, grimacing with disgust as he looks at it. And what's this weird slime on you? He questions with a confused tone while looking at his hand in a gross way before he cleans it. What happened? He asks me with the same confused tone. What happened...? All of a sudden, everything just pops back inside my mind. It's like it was waiting for something to tic... The team... Eren... The Titans... They're gone. They're all gone! Ugh, I can still smell the scent of the titan's mouth. Ugh! It makes me sick! I stare at Conny with wide eyes as I just relive those terrible moments in my mind. My emotions are at their highest. I can't control anything of me anymore... Suddenly, I grab my head with my hands and start screaming so loudly that my voice gets raspy. My voice was so faint before... I didn't know I could get so loud at this right moment...

- You useless idiots! D-Die! I shout in strong pain as I feel the tears pouring down my face. Why...?

- Hey. Calm down... Armin! He tells me seriously, looking surprised of my sudden state and nervous that I might attract the Titans by being so loud. I keep screaming and crying as if I just need to evacuate everything at once, right now. The images of my best friend getting devoured comes back up. It's as if there are flashing in front of my eyes again... Eren... Where's everyone?! Asks me, Conny again, raising his voice so I could hear him. I stop screaming abruptly. Everyone... My friends...

- That's enough, Conny, the boy looks up to glance at the girl who just talked to him. Someone else is here... I didn't know she was there. They were all wiped out... All except for him, states, Ymir. She sounds so calm... Like it isn't something terrible what is happening to people. Or maybe it isn't important to her so she doesn't care...? How can she keeps herself together or stay so calm during a situation like this one?

- Shut up! Armin didn't say anything about that! Screams angrily, Conny at Ymir, sort of taking my defense. But there's nothing to defend... I'm just a coward. Why is Conny not believing her? Isn't it obvious?

- Just look around you... We don't have any more time to waste on him, she tells him seriously, still speaking with this calm voice. Who is she talking about like this? Me? I'm wasting people's time...