How to never stop being sad.

Memories

(Amy's POV)
I would be lying if I said I hadn't thought about him since that night. He's all I think about. That night is all I think about.

Believe it or not, Shadow the Hedgehog and I used to be best friends. He would probably deny it though if you asked him. There was a point in my life where I thought me and him would always be friends, turns out I was wrong.

I first met Shadow in highschool. I was the new kid and Shadow made me feel like I belonged. I used to not believe people when they told me he was cold to others. I still wonder to this day why he decided to be nice to me.

Shadow and I got close very quickly. We would hang out and even have sleepovers. They were always platonic, though. I had never even felt that way with Shadow because I thought he was gay.

We would always have sleepovers at Shadow's house because my family wasn't the best. Shadow always knew how to make my day better if my parents were being assholes. Everything was going great between me and Shadow until that day.

I stop reminiscing on the past and finally get up from my bed and get ready for the workday.

(Shadow's POV)
I head into G.U.N. and immediately hear people talk about a new person coming in. I don't really pay much attention to it, newbies most of the time are annoying and don't know what they're doing.

I start to walk to the elevator, but I stop when I hear a familiar voice call out my name.

"Shadow!" Rouge calls out. I turn around to face her.
"What is it?" I ask, still grumpy from not getting a good night's sleep.
"Did you hear that there's going to be a new girl working here?" She asks with a smug look on her face.
"Why should I care?" I ask, annoyed.
"Because you might like her." She chuckles. Knuckles comes running up to her when he sees her. He kissed her cheek and held her waist while he stood next to her.
"Hey Shadow, have you heard that-"
"Yes, I've heard." I say, interrupting Knuckles.
"It's a girl." Rouge says in a sing-song voice.
"What are we, in third grade?" I ask the both of them. Just because she's a girl doesn't mean I'm automatically going to like her.
"I'm just saying, it's been a while since you've felt affection like that." Rouge says and I roll my eyes.
"You guys are not responsible for my love life." I say and head towards the elevator.

(Amy's POV)
I head into G.U.N. for my first day of work. When I walk in, all eyes are on me, I start to feel uncomfortable but when I see a familiar couple I start to walk towards them.
"Rouge, Knuckles!" I call out.
They both turn towards me.
"Hey Amy! So glad that you decided to take the job." Rouge smiles.
"Thanks for referring me." I smile back.
I notice that Knuckles is tapping his foot and is not engaging in the conversation. I realize that he probably wants some alone time with Rouge.
"Well, I'll see you two later." I say before entering the elevator.

(Shadow's POV)
I'm sitting at my desk when I hear the elevator open, usually no one on my floor is here this early. I'm too focused on my phone to be bothered to see who it is, though.

I keep scrolling on my phone while the other person sits in their chair. I suddenly stop when I get a weird feeling in my stomach.

I look over and see a person I haven't seen in years. Someone I thought would be gone for the rest of my life. It's Amy Rose. My head fills with memories of her. Some good, some bad. Most of them are good, but remembering them definitely isn't good.

I stop staring at her. She hasn't even noticed me yet. My heart is beating so fast. I haven't felt this way in a while. She's changed...She's changed so much. My mind suddenly floods with the memories of that night. I shake my head of the thought. I can't think of her that way anymore, I don't have the right to. I don't know her that way.

(Amy's POV)
I look at my phone, almost in tears. I'm used to this, why is it getting me so emotional? My dad drunk texted me again. It's not even that bad of a text, I don't know what's wrong with me. No wonder Shadow left, how could he handle me if I can't handle myself?

I bury my face in my hands to stop myself from crying on the first day. I don't even know if there's anyone else in the room, but I don't bother to look because my face is probably all red and puffy.

I hear a buzz from my phone and open it. It's Rouge asking if I want to go to the bar tonight with one of Knuckles' friends.
Sure.  I text Rouge back. She sends me a woozy emoji.
I hadn't drank in a while, but I probably wasn't going to drink tonight either, I'm emotional enough as is. But it'll be nice to actually hang out with people for once. I've felt so alone lately.

I finally get out of my own world and look around the room. Some people have entered since I sat down. I look across the room and I see a familiar hedgehog with black and red quills. I feel my face get hot.