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Amy Pov
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As I walk into McDonald's im expecting someone to stop me with simba, he has his vest on so I shouldn't actually have any issues. And I didn't I was in through the door and straight over to Nathan since he was the first person I seen. As I walk over and stand beside him he starts to pet simba, I remind him he's not meant to and is meant to ignore him.
That's when I notice the boy In front of me he's petting simba and then quickly retracts his hand and I laugh a little telling him that it was ok. However I didn't fail to notice how this was the same boy I couldn't stop thinking about, I've been dying for his name. And now is the day I'm gonna get it. Finally.
"That's Marcus by the way" Nathan said, pointing to the guy I've been obsessing over. And I don't know if obsessing is the correct way to put it but it works for now. I stand there for a few minutes before we start moving.
Headed over to Tesco I begin to have the worry about getting stopped with simba. I have been in the range with him and never had an issue so I shouldn't have an issue with Tesco. However I quickly found out that was not the case, as soon as I went to walk in I was stopped and told that he wasn't allowed in. Immediately I get to explaining that he is an assistance dog and he is allowed in.
"Let me go and ask if the dog's allowed" the man said. Once again I felt the overwhelming sense of panic but that's when I noticed the lady he was asking look over at me and shake her head no. This time I walked over to them, and very panicky said,
"He's an assistance dog he's allowed in" I said to the woman, basically ignoring the man.
"We have a no dogs policy sorry" she said, not seeming very sorry at all. She actually sounded very fed up and I didn't let that stop me from telling them that it was illegal to deny simba.
"It's actually illegal to deny an assistance dog" I said now starting to get fed up with this lady as she threw me a dirty look as if she were annoyed that I was right. And I was right, this entire situation isn't needed and there was no point in it happening.
Well maybe there is a point, a point for them to learn the law surrounding assistance and guide dogs. Because assistance dogs are under the same law as a guide dog, and your hardly going to deny an guide dog. I watch as she sighed and then nodded. "Alright, I'm sorry I didn't know" she said still not sounding one bit apologetic.
And as I'm walking over to a very confused looking Nathan, Marcus, Emily and Matthew. The man turns to me and says, "that's why I was going to ask about the dog" and this time I don't hold back, I've had enough and there is no need for him to talk to me like that because he hasn't said this nicely.
"I told you he was an assistance dog and he is very clearly labelled" I said, and that's all I said as I walk faster to the four confused people. When I actually reach them Marcus has went off with Emily and Matthew well they could have gone their separate ways so I'm assuming that they just went together, then it's just me and Nathan left.
"What happened there?" He asked as we started moving in the same direction as the others. They actually aren't too far ahead of us. I look down as simba alerts to something, possibly high anxiety and high heart rate. That is what he's trained to do after all however I ignore him and keep walking.
"They were seeing about simba, and If he was allowed in" I said as we walk down by the clothes, and then take a turn. Just like the others did, they are a good bit ahead of us now that me and Nathan are walking slower. Simba gives another alert, so alert number two now.
And as he Alerts by jumping up onto my leg a man stops us, "hi sorry dogs aren't allowed in here" he says. I turn around and say.
"He's an assistance dog he's allowed in" this time I can feel myself getting more and more panicked. That same feeling like I'm going to be sick appears in the bottom of my stomach. Like my insides are turning in on themselves and then my brain slowly starts to feel like it's exploding.
