It was a beautiful day in Aqueduct City. Being that summer was about to begin, it was sunny, with a slight breeze to cool the day off. Luckily, it was a Saturday, so the school children could enjoy this nice day. Though, none of this weather mattered to Eren Anderson, for she was hiding in her room, blaring music. Her older brother and his girlfriend were both at work, and no one else lived in the house to hear it. Irresistible had ended with Patrick Stump's final notes, and the next song began.
I never…
said I'd lie and wait forever…
If I did we'd be together
I can't always just forget her
A group of kids ran through her yard, chasing each other with a large twig. All of the townhouses lined up perfectly, all identical to one another. Eren had opened her window, not caring whether or not her music echoed off the walls. She was sprawled out on the soft, beige carpet. The time on her phone said that it was almost eleven. She hadn't eaten breakfast, and planned on skipping lunch, too. Her fluffy pomeranian, Grass Stains, was cuddling in the nook of Eren's elbow. Part of the dog's fur was red and sticky, from the blood of Eren's cuts. She was only wearing her blue Panic! at the Disco shirt, for she wasn't planning on going anywhere, and no one was coming home until late that night.
After the last song on her playlist ended, Eren went to the bathroom, leaving Grass Stains alone in her bedroom. It was a very small room, barely big enough to fit a nook bed. She had several large blankets on her bed, even though it got hot at night. Underneath, she had a desk with a bookshelf attached, and a dresser. They were squeezed together to allow a path to Eren's closet. It was a very small closet, full of dark hoodies, band shirts, and jeans. The only colorful item was a red skirt, that she only wore when she had to dress up. In front of the furniture was a small patch of open ground, and a large window. The bedroom door almost couldn't open all the way. It led to a narrow hallway, with only two other doors.
One of those doors led to the laundry room, which was overflowing with clothes that needed to be washed. It was a mixture of black articles, button ups and ties, and a lot of nurse uniforms. The other door led to Eren's brother, Jonas, and his girlfriend, Liz's room. Their room was slightly bigger than Eren's room, though not by much. A staircase next to the laundry room led to the kitchen and living room. It was a small house, but not because the couple couldn't afford a nicer one; it was because they couldn't keep up with a nicer one. They were rarely home, anyways, so it worked well for the three.
Eren went back to her room, her long auburn-black hair trailing behind her, her side-sweep bangs which were the color of the sunset, bouncing with her steps. She had large, dark-brown eyes, and a long, narrow face. She was very pretty, though she didn't think so. She attracted the attention of many boys, but her timidity was often in the way. She was a very small girl; short and thin. She hadn't needed to buy new clothes for a year and a half.
Grass Stains perked up her head when Eren burst in the door. Eren grabbed her phone and dog, and climbed the ladder of her bunk bed. She often kept her room very cold, but not because she got hot easily. She just liked it cold. She hid under the blankets, setting her phone on a box she kept on the top bunk. She laid there for the rest of the day, and eventually fell asleep with the dog.
"Eren?" someone was shaking her. "Eren?" they whispered. Eren bolted up, rubbing her eyes.
"What?" she asked.
"Were you crying?"
Eren felt a wet sensation on her hands, from where she had rubbed her eyes. She recalled the dream she had had that night. It had been back at her old house, where she, Jonas, and their father had lived. Her father had been beating her, just the way he used to, before Defax had taken her and Jonas away from him.