“Don’t you think I’m ugly? I mean look at my face! It’s full of acne and I have a few
moles!”. He chuckled. Mikasa sure is insecure about her face. It’s true, everything
described was correct but she was only describing what’s on her face not behind her
face. Eren sucked in a breath before speaking. “Miss Ackerman, I don’t care if you
keep on rambling on why you think you have an ugly face. My point here is what’s
hidden behind your face. There”. He pointed towards her heart. Mikasa looked down
and backed up at him. “Here? What do you mean, Eren?”. Eren sighed and moved
closer to place a hand on Mikasa’s back to gently edge her closer to him. Placing the
other hand on her cheek, he spoke. “You have a kind personality. You always helped
those in need. Like the other day, Sasha was having trouble carrying books to the
library and you quickly took half of the pile and carried them beside her. Just now, I
saw you help Connie and Jean to find Mr. Smith’s desk at the staffroom.”
Eren paused for a moment and looked down at Mikasa who was clutching his shirt
while listening. He then continued. “You also don’t judge people. The fact that you
accept how short our janitor is not something the other students do. I’m quite
surprised how you can get along with him. Mind sharing?”. “He’s my uncle. My dad
and him are cousins. I only knew when dad himself told me”. Eren nodded and spoke
again. “ Another thing that makes you beautiful is how you stay true to yourself. You
don’t let negativity take over. An example is when Ymir mocked you for following
me around like a duckling. But you didn’t care at all and ignored her. Other people
might immediately stopped what they were doing but you stayed true to yourself. In
other words, you were still original”. Mikasa pulled away for a moment to speak. “That’s all?”. Eren laughed for a bit. “No but here’s my last point. You know how to
make decisions. You use your brain to think why that decision should be made. Most
importantly, you don’t need help deciding. Honestly, I like a girl who makes up her
own decisions.” Eren finished talking and stared at Mikasa for a response.
“Eren”
“Yes?”
“What about my confession?”
“I accept”
Mikasa beamed with happiness and hugged Eren. “Promise me you don’t call yourself
ugly anymore”.
“I promise”.
Written by: Cynthia Ak Nyanggai
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