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"Since when have you had an iron deficiency?" Armin's eyes wide as he searches my face. "And why have you never told me?"
I squirm a little in my spot. Not really wanting to talk about it. He moves closer and brushes his hand against my face, moving a strand of hair. I look up into his eyes and can't help what slips from my mouth.
"Well I've never had a motherly figure. Levi is all I've had... But there was one day I remember I was really little," I sigh. "I was in so much pain. My stomach felt like it was going to explode. Thinking it was just a stomach bug or something I didn't tell dad. I was outside on my wooden fort; I was getting ready to slide down the fireman pole. I waved to dad before I did so. But I doubled over in so much pain and fell off onto the ground. I was crying hysterically. My dad rushed over, a look of sheer panic and fear all over his face," I take a deep breath, tears threatening to spill. "He rang the ambulance and I was taken to hospital. When I woke after an operation, my dad was by my side, holding my hand tightly. I could tell he had been crying. I had internal bleeding Armin." Armin had a look of pure shock on his face. "I had a stomach ulcer. I was four years old Armin. It took the ulcer four years to develop until it was bad enough. Doctors say it had been because I was born premature."
"Why did you never tell me? Does anyone else know?" Armin's eyes sparkle with unshed tears. This is why I didn't want to tell him. He feels sorry for me. I shake my head.
"I didn't want people knowing. Remember when I'd show up for school in winter clothes, during spring? It was because I had too many bruises, from skipping tablets," Stray tears swept down my face. "Eren knows, but that was because he saw all my bruises when he was over visiting with his parents,"
Armin moved closer, gently wrapping his arms around me in a hug. I stay like this for a few minutes before I pull away. "You can't tell anyone and you have to act like this didn't happen, oh and also, you can't mention to anyone ever, about what I told you about my dad!"
He nods and casts me a concerned look before getting up and leaving.
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A/N: Did any of you wonderful readers expect this to happen?
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