Out of the Slump~Shadamy

Out of the Slump 2

Shadows Pov

I look at the clock on the wall of the restaurant and see that it's officially 2:00 pm. I'm finally finished with my shift and very much ready to leave. This job is more work than it's worth even if it pays better than the minimum wage.

I walk into the back locker room to hang up my apron and retrieve my things. The room's empty when I first enter it but another person comes in after me.

"Heyy Shadow." Toni, one of my coworkers says. He stands by the locker that's next to mine as I rummage through it. He's also a hedgehog, he has purple fur and light blue irises.

He's annoying.

"What do you want, Toni?" I don't even spare him a glance and just keep getting my things together.

"That's no way to talk to your friend man." A fake look of hurt forms on his face and he holds his chest

"Aren't you supposed to be working?" I ask now making eye contact with him. He's clearly not going away any time soon. I can tell he's happy to have gotten my attention. His shoulders get straighter and he smiles at me. A smile I know all too well...

"No." I slam my locker shut and head for the door.

"Oh, come on! I didn't even ask you yet." He whines. He tries to get in front of me to stop my exit but I move one more step to the side in order to avoid him. He stumbles for a moment before he regains his balance and is right back to pester me.

"No," I state plainly again.

"Come on Shadow,  just one date. You just have to ask her for one night out with me and then I won't ever ask you again." He pleaded.

I could feel myself getting more annoyed as I thought of who he was talking about.

"Rouge already said no when you asked her yourself dumbass." I hiss. That hiss was towards not just him, but Rouge as well.

I knew this would happen the day she came to see me at work. Just from the way, Toni's jaw dropped when she came in. What pissed me off, even more, is that she didn't come for any other reason than to bother me. She even got herself a table and requested I be her waiter.

Ever since then this idiot won't leave me alone about her. He's already been shot down a good 7 times, so why keep asking?

"But you're her friend. If you were to ask there's a good chance that she would say yes."

"No," I said one more time before exiting the room and heading toward my car.

I hate when people try and put me in the middle of their problems. Not only that but ever since I meet that rodent he's given me this weird vibe that I can't quite put my finger on.

Though I'm annoyed when I get in the car I remember that I'm supposed to be going to see Amy today and that cools me down a bit.

I told her I would come back and I did intend on keeping my word.

Turning the key in the ignition I hit the gas and speed off towards the hospital. The whole while as I drive I can't stop thinking about yesterday. I can't believe I spent all that time in the hospital with someone who I could barely stand just a little while ago. It was enjoyable though. I feel pretty dumb for having any negative feelings towards her in the first place. She's a really nice person with an amazing heart. I don't see how I could've missed that all these years. It was pretty plain to see. If there was any part of herself that she was trying to hide that was not one of them.

I found myself searching every part of my mind for a reason that could possibly explain why I felt so agitated by her but was coming up blank. I mean I feel agitated by almost everyone, but why her? If I was asked to give a reason as to why everyone else was irritating I could give you one, no problem. However with her no matter how hard I tried there was nothing not to like. She was beautiful, kind, and caring. I didn't need 5 hours to be able to see that.