Behind the Curtains

Chapter 2 - I'm Late!!

Alyssa, now walking back and forth quickly, grabbing each item on the list in her head, preparing for her first day at her new job. "Shoes... socks..." she lists off out loud as she puts them on. Alyssa grabs a jacket from the back of her desk chair before walking out of her bedroom.

She then hurries over towards the bathroom, stepping inside the white-tiled room and looking at the mirror in front of her. Looking back at her is her reflection: a young woman with short brown hair to the shoulders with a touch of red highlights at the ends and brown eyes staring back. After a moment of looking herself over, she continues her thoughts aloud. "Okay... do I need to brush my hair?" She combs four fingers through her hair, then shrugs. "...Nah, I'm good." The young lady puts on the grey jacket and buttons up the front while looking at herself and notices the Freddy Fazbear logo on the right-hand side... and she smiles. "First day on the job! I can't believe I'm going back after so long! I wonder if the animatronics still look the same?"

With that, Alyssa walks out of the bathroom and back to her bedroom, grabbing her black pants on the bed and hopping into them quickly, zipping and buttoning them up. "Jacket, shoes, socks..." she continues listing as she glances over to the alarm clock sitting beside her bed. "8:50 am..." the girl notes and looks away, going back to her thoughts. "Pants, breakfa--" she suddenly stops with eyes wide and quickly looks at the clock again. "8:50?!" Alyssa realizes. "Crap! Skip eggs and toast!" she shouts at herself, grabbing her brown messenger bag and flinging it over her shoulder. She swiftly begins running out of the apartment with her keys in hand. "Oh god..." she mumbles to herself in her panic. "Don't let me be late on the first day!" With that, she gets into her vehicle and starts her race to the pizzeria.

Twenty minutes pass, as well as almost getting into an accident that she swears wasn't her fault, Alyssa finally pulls into the parking lot of the restaurant. The building was a simple cream color with a few L-E-D lights around the roof to light up at night. The building held up a sign which said "Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria" hanging on the front. Beside the name was an image of the iconic bear animatronic that was the symbol of the pizzeria. Now, this place has been here since she was a child, and the fading letters of the sign are proof of its age. Noticing a few other cars parked already, Alyssa decided to park a bit towards the back so she wouldn't block customers from parking closer to the front.

"Note to self, don't play games too long at night..." the brunette mentally notes as she opens the door and steps out of her silver vehicle. Closing the driver's door behind her, Alyssa quickly pulls the backs of her new black shoes up to fit her feet better. Apparently, putting your shoes on in a rush may not be the best idea... She mentally sighs before walking up to the double glass doors. The sudden feeling of nostalgia comes across the young lady as she looks up at the main sign. "Wow... they do need to at least change the lighting at night," she comments aloud before walking in.

Walking into the lobby and into the main party room, Alyssa sees all the tables decorated with confetti table covers, and party hats are placed on the plates at every seat. Streamers and balloons decorate the edges of the tables and the walls of the area. Nothing much has changed. The walls are still sliced in half by a black strip of wallpaper with a few child drawings of the Fazbear characters, the top half was a gray color while the bottom half was a black and white checkered pattern. The main stage has its curtains open with the animatronic trio standing in place: Bonnie, the purple bunny, to the left with his guitar, Chica, the yellow chicken, to the right with her keyboard with her pink cupcake on top, and the iconic Freddy Fazbear standing center stage with his mic in hand. It wasn't time for them to start their show yet, so they remained motionless, for the time being. All in all, the nostalgia is very much present and quite welcoming to Alyssa.

"Deja'vu," she says to herself with a smile. A quick sniff of the air fills her nose with the scent of the greasy pizza aroma that was served here. The brunette takes a deep breath and exhales. "Never gets old," Alyssa states as she walks over to the main stage and looks up at the animatronics she watched as a kid. "They still look the same! Bonnie, Chica, Freddy! I can't believe it!" she thinks with a smile, but then she remembers something, and her smile fades a bit. "But where's..." Alyssa starts as she looks over towards where the stage with a purple star curtain used to stand; a poster now hangs on the walls saying "Pirate's Cove has been relocated! Come join the crew in the new Pirate's Cove party room!" Alyssa tilts her head at this. "I wonder if he's still-"