"So you're the popular Levi, huh? I'd have expected you to be a bit nicer, I'm leaving, and stay away from me." I then quickly get up, and he doesn't go after me, he just kinda sits there staring off into space.

I enter class, and I try to head to my desk which is towards the back, hoping the teacher won't notice.

"Eren Jeager."

Shit.

"Y..yes.?"

"You have detention after school for being late."

"Y-yes ma'am."

Great, this is what that shorty got me into, dad's gonna kill me, since today is Friday and I'm supposed to be working...

———

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!"

Of course dad noticed I'm late, what was the point in trying to sneak in anyway?

"CLOSE THE DOOR YOU BRAT!"

I close the door quietly, and I crouch in fear as my dad starts beating me with a broom.

I have my arms over my head, and I'm scared stiff, I can't do anything, I can't think.

"DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY I LOSE IF YOU'RE LATE?!"

I don't answer, and he just hits harder, "ANSWER ME YOU BRAT!"

I have my eyes shut tight, and all of a sudden he stops hitting me. I don't open my eyes, but when I hear him coming back, I open an eye and see he's carrying a knife.

"Maybe this will teach you never to be late again," he grins evilly, and there's nothing I can do when the knife makes contact with my body.

———

"OI, WAKE UP BRAT!"

I slowly open my eyes and I'm lying on the floor where dad started beating me yesterday. I look out he window, and it's bright outside, what day is it?

I try to get up, but my body is way too sore.

I hear my dad's footsteps coming from upstairs, but I can't move at all. He comes in front of me, and crouches down and says, "You have ten minutes to get ready, you have work."

How will I get ready if I can't even move?

He stands up, but he doesn't go anywhere else. I try to move, but I can't move a muscle. He pulls me up by my hair, "If you don't get up, then you know what will happen," he says with the same evil grin he had yesterday.

He drops me to the floor, which only makes my body feel worse, but I forcibly pick myself up from off the floor and make my way to the bathroom.

I turn on the shower, and as I get in I see all the cuts and bruises all over my body, how the hell am I going to cover this up?

Once I get out of the shower, I look at my face in the mirror and it's not that bad, there's a couple of bruises, so to anyone else it looks like I tripped.

I realize as I'm getting dressed it's not that hard to cover up all the cuts and bruises, I guess dad wasn't drunk so he knew that it'll look suspicious to anyone else if I had so many cuts and bruises.

I get ready within the next five minutes I have remaining, so I don't have time to eat breakfast.

I head to work, and the place stinks of alcohol. The guys spot me, and they grin just like the grin my dad had on, todays gonna be another rough day.

———

It's Monday now, and the scars and bruises aren't that visible, but I still can't wear the summer uniform. I head out towards school and I meet up with Armin on the way there, and we walk to school together. We stop to talk for a bit outside the school, and out of the corner of my eye I see Levi. We make eye contact for a bit, but then he looks away and heads off somewhere else. A bit later, someone approaches us.

"Hey Arlet," it's a bully, but not just any one, he knows where I work, and if that got out I'd certainly be expelled. He grabs Armin by the arm, and since he's taller, he dangles Armin by him arm, "Let's have some fun," he whispers into his ear.

"Hey!" I yell, getting the bully's attention.

"Hm?" He says, not letting go of Armin.

"Let. Go. Of. Him."

"Or what?"

"Or you'll pay."

"Hey, you're Jeager aren't you? Haha, threatening me now are you? Actually, why don't I tell the whole school you're secret right now, hm?" He says the last part louder, by now there's a small crowd surrounding us. I look down, deciding what to do, but I can't do anything.

"Haha that's what I thought!" He lets go of Armin and heads towards me instead.

I stand straight, glaring at him, and he comes up to me and says with a smirk, "Let's have fun with you instead."

"Try me." I say glaring back at him.

"Well, if you fight back, then I'll have no choice but to tell everyone where you secretly work," he whispers, and again I realize I can't do anything but get humiliated in front of the whole school.

He swings his arm back to punch me, and I close my eyes, ready for the punch, but when I open my eyes Levi is standing in front of me, blocking the guy's punch with his hand. The bully gets scared, and he runs off. Everyone sees Levi, and they start fawning over him, and they eventually surround him.

I head over to Armin to see if he's okay, and he looks fine. We head towards class, and when I look back Levi is looking at me, but when I look at him he turns away.