Tough Choices (sorry it is a long one)

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Henry POV-
My mind starts racing, as my ears start to burn. My hearing is normally really good but Joey can't be yelling about me. I never do things I am not supposed to do . Slowly I rise, gather my stuff, and rush out of Sammy's office. I can hear him and Susie yelling to me as I climb the stairs. If Joey was mad at me he wouldn't like to see me out of my workstation. As I came out of the stair well I made a sharp left and ran straight into a guy in a suit. His folders and mine scattered every which way. Scrambling I started separating my drawings from his paperwork while muttering sorry over and over again. " Ohhh it is fine, young chap, I understand the rush to get to one place or another" he said with a smile in his eyes. He then bent down and picked up image of a female cartoon character, he looked as if he was intrigued with it. Finally after everything was separated I stood up finally looking at who I had bumped into. I still had no clue, but he had a visitors name tag that said Disney, so he must of been there for the new animator position. I stuck out my hand for Disney to shake it and he did, clearly I stated, "Hi, my name is Henry you must be here for the new animator opening, if you don't know where it is I can show you where the desks are positioned." At the mentioning of my name he seemed to be surprised. With a mono tone voice he asked, " Your Henry? No offense but I thought you would be a bit older." That was when it hit me, " So Joey was yelling about me showing you the ropes huh," . . . , "That's a relief, I thought he was mad at me. Come on I will show you the ropes." I turn and walk to the drawing stations my hand struggling to grasp onto his huge hand. Yet he showed no resistance to me so it was fine. Once we made it to the work stations I pointed Disney too his new desk. Then headed my way to my private little desk. As I was sitting down a voice asked, "Do you like it here?" I look up to see Disney standing there, I start to reply, but was cut off, " After all he has separated you from the pack, while your talent," he says holding the picture up of the female mouse drawing from earlier," Is something else. It is a waste that you belong to this, soon to be squashed company." I stand up, slam my hands on the table, and say in an angry tone, " What do you mean? . . . I don't know what company you came from but in this place we support each other like a family, and if you can't get that through your head then I suggest you go find a job someplace else!" He looked startled, but then smiled, " You know, I am from a powerful company and I am interested in your ability, if you come with me I can save this place, and if you don't I will personally tear this place to the ground, I give you one minute to think." He turned and walked away, while my mind was all over the place. I had finally got a team, things were finally getting started up, yet if I didn't go with him he would tear down the animation studio, our dream, the one that connected me with Joey. I couldn't let that happen, I knew what I needed to do.

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