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Chapter 27

Sasha falls beside me, shaking my arms. My hands grip my head, the shock has paralyzed me. "What's going on?!" Levi crouches down next to her.

"I'm not sure. She just started freaking out!"

"Well, we've got to go…" He stands up, grabbing my sides and lifting me up.

Our group runs, heading toward the hotel where we left Eren and Christa. I listen to the sound of his heart beating wildly. I don't know if it's fortunate or unfortunate that I pass out as we near the hideout.

I wake up as the sun begins to set. My eyes flutter open, trying to adjust to the light. I try to sit up, but hands push me back down. "Whoa, there missy. It's too soon for you to be gettin' up. Just lie back down and rest up."

A woman I don't recognize says these words. She has dark hair and dark eyes. Her eyes are gentle, like she's trying to comfort me with just a look. "I'm sure you're in a lot of pain." She nods slowly.

My hands move to my lower torso. "Wh-what happened to me exactly?" My voice trembles. Now that I've calmed down a little, I have the bad feeling that I do know what happened to me.

The old woman grabbed my hand and squeezed it. In a quiet voice she says, "You lost your baby."

My heart shatters into a million pieces. My mind was racing, heart pounding, hands shaking. "Why…?"

"I'm so sorry, sweetie."

There's a light knock at the door. "Come in," she says, standing up.

In through the narrow entrance walks the squad. Sasha and Christa walk in crying. Even the boys look sad. The two crying girls run over to me, throwing their arms around me. I'm squished underneath them. It's okay, though. Their tears remind me that it's okay to cry. Hot tears stream down my face, my breathing turning into gasps as I cry.

It takes a while for us to calm down. The others took seats on the floor. I had asked them to stay...their presence made me feel better. The woman, who I found out was the hotel owner's wife, Marley Dickson. She stayed by me the whole day until I woke up.

The squad had just returned earlier from rescuing Armin and Jean. We have to leave ASAP to a new hideout. Levi and Mikasa weren't around because they were making preparations. Mrs. Dickson's husband came up to my room, asking all of the squad to leave to help. I was left with the kind woman.

She looks at me with those soft eyes again. "Honey, can I ask you something?"

I nod. Marley sighs. "Do you know if twins run in your family or your husband's family?"

I think about it for a minute. "Yeah...they run in my family."

She smiles. "I had a feeling. You see, when I was a young and pretty girl like you, I too had a miscarriage a few weeks after my husband and I got married. I thought that we could try again. We did, but not before we noticed a small bump in my tummy. Do you understand, sweetheart?"

My eyes widened during her story. She goes on. "We had conceived twins the first time. I lost one of them, and gave birth to the other. It was my generation's turn for twins, though it was shocking. I'm not saying that's what happened to you, but there is a small chance. Don't give up. If there is still a baby in there, you can't give up."

There's hope after all, eh? Thanks for reading! Sorry about the wait. Please let me know what you think! (If I mess up on the timing or skip something in the story, pls bare with it! It's getting harder to fit Julia into the story).