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Why did it have to turn out this way?
Why couldn't we have lived a happy life?
He lays in front of me, breathing so lightly, on the brink of death. Blinking the tears away I look between him and Armin.
Both are at the pity of my choice, their life in my hands.
Surely I could save them both? If only-
I close my eyes and shake my head. Enough of the self-pity talk, time to make a choice.
I grab the unconscious Bertholdt, and start for the younger blond.
Goodbye, Erwin. Thank you, for everything.
Good night.
The sun shines high in the sky, and a new path in life begins. If only I knew if this was the right choice.