Serendipity

Chapter 13: Vagaries

Over the city of Station square clouds conquered the skies that morning. It wasn't necessarily ready to rain, but it didn't look like there wasn't a possibility either. Sonic walked the city's streets in a red hoodie sweater with his hands in its pockets and head down low. He reached his destination and stopped in front of a building. He pulled out a small bag with a blue and two red pills inside. Seeing it was still in his possession he hid it back in his jacket. He looked back up at the building. His eyes glared at a red cross that stood on the top of the building.

"Run Faster!"

Sonic shook his head bothered and walked into the hospital. Entering into an aroma of prune and cool conditioning air Sonic scrunched his nose in disgust. He walked over to the counter. A lady nurse was fixing up paperwork when she spotted him.

"Hello."

"Hey, just came in to see someone."

"Alright. Who is it?"

"Silver."

"Ah yes, room 111 please." The lady gestured to the right where he had to turn.

Sonic nodded and made his way into the halls. As he passed different rooms he saw the sick or the elder being attended by nurses or a doctor. Medicine being given into mouths with spoons to cure their sickness. Coughs thrusting out of their mouths. Sonic would only look away. He couldn't handle it. He stopped mid-way on his tracks. He couldn't do it. There was no way. What would he do when he saw him? His grip on the pills tightened and then with the blink of his own eyes he was gone. Rushed straight out of the hospital and down the street.

.:xXx:.

"Hey Amy!"

"Oh hello."

"Just called to ask a quick question."

"Yes?"

"Are you busy later at night?"

"Well, no, but−"

"Great! Pick you up at eight."

"But wait Sonic−"

The line on the other end hung up and Amy was left holding the phone with a beeping noise. Amy sighed shaking her head and placed the phone on to ringer.

"Grandfather?"

No reply.

"Grandfather?" She yelled out in the house. Amy raised an eyebrow when there was still no respond. "But he was just here," She mused. Amy sighed and walked over to the door with her hands on the wall. Amy tapped around the wall to the side of the door and grabbed her white cane. She opened the door and stepped out. "It will not be long," she told herself.

She closed the door and then the whole house went silent except for the light snores inside a room where Mr. Rose laid sleeping.

Amy arrived to the top of her hill where Sonic lived. She stopped at the gates and a security guard stepped in her tracks. Amy felt someone clear their throat and she stopped. She smiled politely.

"Hello," She began. "Is Sonic home by any chance?"

"No, he's out right now. Come back later," The lizard guard claimed.

Amy nodded and turned around. She let out a low sigh and went back to moving around her cane. "Now what?"

Not that far down the road Sally walked up the hill as she looked down at her phone. She angrily stared down at it and growled as she stuffed her phone into the pocket of her blue vest. Her head rose and she stopped dead in her tracks. Amy was here. She was headed for her directions from Sonic's place. Why?
She power walked over to her.