After a while, I got Pieck to stop crying. Her breathing was staggered, but it looked like she could manage. We sat on the edge of her bed, waiting for her to be in the right state of mind. That way, she'd be able to talk. I myself, was thinking about my options. I could make her confess to everything, or act as if I never knew.
"I'm like them. Like Eren. Reiner too." She started. I would've never known that Reiner of all people, would be one of them. Given his many outbursts and uncontrollable anger, I wasn't surprised. He had kept it from me. The reason why his friend had died. The reason why he was so bipolar. I should've known.
"Porco... he was sick. He got me sick. None of our families had the money to get help, and I was dying." I felt my heart sink slowly, the further she got into the story. I didn't want to hear the end of it. I didn't want to hear about her suffering... but I knew I had to. I had to pull through. For her. For us.
"One day, Porco comes to my apartment. My dad is in tears next to me. I'm still sick. I look like a skeleton at this point... but... to our surprise, Porco was fine. More than just fine. He was healthier than I'd ever seen him be." She smiled, reminiscing it.
"Behind Porco... I catch a glimpse of a woman. Beautiful. There's a man standing next to her. Likely her husband. They look like business people. Porco walks closer to me. My fragile body is lying still on a hard bed. My dad is desperate..." She hesitated for a moment, so I put a hand on her back and rubbed gently. I could tell she was holding back tears. Her teeth were clenched together.
"The couple..." Her voice was shaky now.
"They open a briefcase..." Her body was shaking at this point, still trying not to cry.
"Pieck..." I whispered in her ear, trying my best to comfort her. She lightly leaned her head on my shoulder.
"The briefcase contains 8 syringes. Apparently, there are about 50 or more in total. Some of which they've given to other people already. Including Porco. My father is so desperate. He wants his only daughter to live. He can't watch me die, and I don't want to die on him. I can't possibly leave him all alone." A single tear made its way down her cheek, dripping onto the floor.
"This couple... they would give this serum to sick people, and people they knew. I don't know much, but Eren's father worked closely with them. That's probably why Eren is like that." She paused for moment, before I interrupted her.
"What happened to Erens father? I heard about Eren and Zeke being orphans. Didn't his dad die in a car accident?" Pieck shook her head in a somewhat polite manner and scoffed slightly.
"That's what they want you to know. Erens mom was murdered. The father died mysteriously. I don't know the details about him." The story checked out. It was just like Eren said. His father died in an accident. Nobody really knew how.
"I'm a horrible person, Y/n. I knew who your mother was, before you even knew who I was." My eyes widened, as Pieck began crying into my chest. Her hands tightened around my clothes. Her grip was strong.
"Are you saying... my mother..." I half whispered in utter shock. I felt my whole nodded freeze. I couldn't move at all.
"Y/n, I know I should've told you sooner. I'm sorry. I really am. I just-" before she got to say another word, the door to the dorm burst open. There, we saw Porco. The expression on his face, was unlike anything I'd ever seen before. Although it did remind me of Reiner.
"Porco? What are you doing here? You can't just break into my room like this. Who do you think you are?" Pieck stood up in front of me, to try and intimidate Porco. It was all in vain though. Porco shoved her aside and brought a hand to my throat, choking me. I felt my breath getting shorter and shorter. His nails were digging into my thin skin. He almost looked manic. I couldn't tell if he was upset or not. Pieck tried to tear him away from me, but it was a lost cause.
"Porco stop it! Why are you doing this?!" Pieck screamed. Eren and Sana ran inside as they heard the commotion.
"What the hell Porco!" Eren finally managed to pry him off me. I coughed harshly and gasped for air. My head was pounding, and my heart was pounding even faster and harder.
"Y/n!" Pieck embraced me. She hugged me as tightly as she possibly could. Eren held Porco to the ground, demanding answers.
"Surely you'd understand, Jaeger. After everything." Porco spat. He was hissing and growling. There was a bite mark on his forearm, indicating he had bitten himself.
"Calm down, Porco." Eren said, gritting his teeth.
"That's enough from the both of you." Suddenly, Pieck let go of me and made her way to them. Her gaze was cold, and she looked terrifying. She eyed Eren shamelessly, before pushing him off of Porco. All I could do was stare from afar, as my throat was starting to swell.
"Porco. You can't deny the fact that Y/n is innocent. She's not her parents. What they did to us isn't noble, but it saved our lives. We would've been dead, had it not been for them." Porco was dead silent, only looking into Pieck's eyes as she continued to speak.
"You, Eren, me, and all the others. We're in the same boat. In fact, Eren should be more aggravated than us. He wasn't sick or anything. You should be thankful to be alive." Pieck scolded. She turned to me and helped me up.
"I'll take you to the nearest hospital." We left, but Porco was right behind us.
"L/n! You have no idea what your parents are capable of. You're their only daughter, aren't you? Wouldn't it be a shame if you suddenly, mysteriously died?" He sneered. I turned around to face him. My throat was too sore for me to speak, but I gave him a threatening glare. Lucky for me, Pieck had the decency to speak for me.
"Actually, it wouldn't." She remembered what you had told her about your sister. How your parents drove her to do what she did. How she died. How they didn't bat an eye.
"I'm pretty sure you're taking your anger out on Y/n, for other reasons as well." Pieck laughed, mocking him. His expression changed into that of shock.
"Yeah, you're jealous of her. She did a better job than you. She's all in all, a better person than you. You know... I really thought you were an amazing person. Someone I could trust, and count on for the rest of my life... turns out I was sorely mistaken. I was blinded by, what I thought was genuine love." Porco was stunned. His figure fell to the floor in defeat. Sometimes, last efforts don't work out. It's something you would have to learn to live with.
Later, we made it to the hospital. I was put under observation, and I got my own room. Pieck sat in a stool, watching over me. My vocal chords were still swelled, but I could somewhat whisper a bit.
"Thank you, Pieck." I so badly wanted to cry. Everything was too much to take in all at once. I began thinking back to my sister. I never really knew why my parents called her weak, and why they didn't care. Did they inject her with the same fluid? Maybe it didn't work, so they somehow manipulated her into ending it all. It was a bit of a stretch, but it would explain a lot of things. In that exact moment, I knew what I had to do.
I had to go see my parents. One last time. I wanted to end things. Once and for all.
"I know you probably want your revenge, and I won't go against your wishes. If it's truly what you want... I'll be there to support you. Every step of the way. I promise." Pieck put her hand on mine, and caressed it gently and carefully. I nodded and smiled.
Revenge.
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