Chapter 52 - Some Random Stories (1/2)

Title: Eren's Fear

(Eren's POV)

It's been 3 days since I have joined the 104th Cadet Corps. The first day was alright. I talked to a lot of people and people like me.

The second day... was hell. I messed up the ODM training, getting an average result. People ridiculed me, sneered at me, and even go as far as verbally abusing me.

I thought my world collapsed then. The people, who I thought was nice, were mostly hypocrites. It really opened up my eyes to the world.

Not everyone was nice, and not all nice guys are good.

I nearly lost all my confidence, but with my friends' encouragement, I got my hope back. Thankfully, the instructor told me it wasn't my fault and I could do the test again. It was a nice moment, if not for the fact that my friend also trolled me and nearly got me disqualified.

Haizz...

That motherf**ker.

Why so nice earlier and being f**king son a b*tch the next second?

That Trollfkingtos

Don't tell anyone that's how I think of him. I will get beaten.

Bad...

Well anyway, I redid the ODM test and got an outstanding score for my superior talent. I felt proud. Some cheered. Some were confused. Some felt shame. They wanted to apologize for their behaviors. But the damages had already been done.

It's hard to trust people something like this happened to you. The feeling of betrayal can't be undone.

And so I kept myself closed, except for those who didn't treat me badly when I was down.

When you're at your worst, those who truly care about you still do, regardless of whatever you have anything or not.

And right now, I was sitting on a table eating dinner with them.

”So what scared you the most? Titans?” Reiner asked me. We were just talking about how horrendous titans were. Both he and Bertholdt were from Wall Maria so they had witnessed the tragedy of the titan invasion first handed, just like me.

”What? No. Titans don't even hold a candle to my most fearful enemies.”

Both Reiner and Berthold then raised their eyebrows to my statement. They didn't expect me to say there's something scarier than titans.

”What is it then?” Bertholdt was truly curious. His expression told me he was thinking 'What kind of creature can be more frightening than titans? Impossible.'

џ(ºДºџ) ”GHOSTS!!!” I cried out as if I was in agony. Remembering the day my parents were killed by ghosts, I felt the same chill I experience back then. It still haunts me till this day.

””(o・_・)””

Both of them were speechless...

I knew it. They are probably scared of ghosts too.

The whole hall was in silence. They all turned to look at me, looking as if I said something I should have never said.

Are they all scared of ghosts too? That's probably the case. I can see some people hiding their faces while sobbing. (A/N snickering m8)

It was then Thana-kun came up to me. He patted my back and said in a solemn expression. ”Eren... Just stop talking about ghosts... Can't you see? It's not appropriate to talk about such a thing here. Some of them don't understand what you're going through. It's making things awkward.”

His words make sense. It's nearly night time, and talking about ghosts is the most taboo thing you can do, especially when they're real.

”Yeah... you're probably right,” Then I turned to the crowd and apologized. ”I'm sorry everyone! I shouldn't have brought up such a terrifying monster and ruining everyone's mood.”

Then Thana-kun took me out of the dining room.

While on the way out, I can see people giving me weird stares. They looked at me with sympathy, as if they could feel the pain that I went through.

(A/N That's because you have big autism.)

I didn't know some people were that nice. I should observe them more before judging them for who they are.