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Chapter 3 - The Girl in the Crystal

Darkness is all she knew. she didn't see anything around her or feel anything. But she could hear. But there wasn't much to listen to where they had put her. The silence was deafening.

Underground most definitely

All she had were her thoughts. She didn't know how long it's been since she was trapped here. a prison of her own making. It's driving her insane. The silence. The passing of time. The nightmares. She didn't even know how long she's been stuck here

Months, probably

It felt like years though. Most of the time the boredom ate her. But it was still better than sleep. She didn't feel human, sleeping for days even weeks at a time wasn't normal.

Not that she ever wa-

"Good morning Annie."

Oh... he's back

"Sorry for not visiting in last couple of weeks…things been difficult."

Yes please talk…anything

"I ate Bertholdt..."he said, voice bare of any emotion.

I don't really care… I just want to see my father. It doesn't matter if Paradis retook the Colossus Titan they can't wi-

"You don't have to say anything, I know you don't particularly care."

Huh, he keeps surprising me

"You and I aren't that different, you know?"

You dont say? She mused he entire being dripping with sarcasm

"I mean it, witch." He sounded exasperated, knowing full well she was making fun of him inside her crystal

"We both would do anything to achieve something. Be it for someone else or our own selfish desire."

Did he just call me a witch? I'm definitely punching him if I ever get out of here. She mused

"Don't bother answering…not that you can ha!" he added the last part with a chuckle." you'll see my resolve in the future." he finished with a darker tone.

Well, that wasn't ominous at all. Something definitely changed…

"Getting back to the reason for my visit…" He chuckled. "I know how incredibly dull it can be to stay in one place for a long time, or in your case, well... Stuck in a huge crystal 30 feet underground.."

definitely punching him

"So I thought I'll try to entertain you from time to time."

Oh

"Trust me, I know full well what it's like" She doesn't know if he truly does, but his voice is full of understanding. Compassion. she couldn't help but feel that she was in the presence of a kindred spirit.

And they say Krista is a goddess

if she had the ability to scoff she would. She never truly bought into Marley's propaganda about the island devils, these are all innocent people that she and the others were going to kill, she can't deny that she feels bad about it, but-

"So be grateful. you're gonna be the first to hear this book I'm writing" she could swear she heard him mutter about something -copyright law- can suck my-

He's writing a book?

"It's called "The Hobbit". I hope you'll like it." He sounded almost pleased with himself. as if he's telling a joke only he knows about.

the hell's a hobbit.

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of wo…"

Thank you... she guessed she had to work extra hard to stay awake from now on. Maybe he'll visit more. She could only hope.

Thank you…

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