Mistakes were made

Chapter 3 Midnight Adventures

Coals POV

Owwie my feet hurt so much; that shopping trip was hell. All that and I only ended up getting three outfits which were not my style whatsoever.

I ended up getting two pairs of ripped jeans one black and the other was blue. Then I got some "stylish"  gray sweatpants well that's what that store worker who ended up helping me and kirishima said. She was quite the character.

I shuddered just thinking about how loud and peppy she was. God this was an experience I hope to forget.

I also got a white and gray hoodie, a sweatshirt, and finally a flannel button up. I was fine with pretty much everything but the flannel it was just so ugly.

Flashback to the moment kiri made me get that ugly ass shirt

Im fine with everything literally everything except the flannel.

Come on Coal, Ashley said that all the cool kids are wearing flannel these days kirishima insisted.

Nope just nope I hate it I hate it it's just so eww I whined. Are we seriously going to repeat what happened an hour ago or do you just want to get the damn flannel he said narrowing his eyes as he looked at me.

Fine I huffed out letting my head fall back onto the wall I was leaning on to show my annoyance. Good kirishima cheered his mood changing instantly when I decided not to be difficult and just give in.

Now let's checkout.

Flashback over

At that moment I was just so tired I didn't want to be there a second longer so I had just given up on fighting him.

But now looking at the horrendous flannel in my closet I wished I hadn't agreed so easily, mabey if I argued for a few minutes kiri would have been the one to give in.

Man I really am a brat I thought to myself as I closed my closet. Well i guess I should call it a day so I can be well rested for my first day of school I said to myself sarcastically.

I microwaved a frozen dinner and watched television for an hour before actually getting ready for bed. I took a shower, changed into some comfortable clothes, and then brushed my teeth.

I leaned against the sink as I stared at my reflection through the mirror. I looked a bit tired and a little sad. I swept a hand through my hair looking away from my reflection.

Hfff I sighed mabey dad was right I should have been a doctor then I would not have to go through this. Plus it would be less dangerous, it would pay better, and people like doctors a lot more than they like cops.

In the back of my mind I could hear my dad saying it's not to late you're only nineteen years old be a doctor like me and your mother. Nah working with my parents would be terrible I rather be shot in the leg I thought to myself.

I chuckled imagining my parents reactions if they were to hear that my father would be pissed and say not to say such things, while my mother would just laugh and say she would be the one to get the bullet out.

But in all seriousness I loved my job even though I was still a trainee everything we did made me feel important and like I could make the world a better place.

Every job has ups and downs life in general has ups and downs; it will only make me stronger to face these challenges head on and it will do me no good to run away.

Yeah thanks for hyping me up brain, I thought to myself feeling good now. I knew the feelings of peace and happiness wouldn't last very long; they would soon be replaced with worry and panic so let's enjoy them while they last.

I walked out of my bathroom making my way towards my nightstand. My phone was charging on the top.

I set my alarm to seven o clock instead of the usual five fifty. Now the only thing left to do was go to sleep.

I turned off the light and layed down. Instead of being able to fall asleep all I could do was toss and turn. To my annoyance I felt tired yet restless at the same time which I didn't even think was possible until this very moment.

Uggh letting out a groan I crossed my arms behind my head as I stared up at the ceiling. Mabey I should exercise if I tire myself out I'll fall asleep in a pinch.

Yeah that's it I got up from my bed and headed over to my treadmill. As I stepped onto the treadmill I thought something felt strange.

Something feels different whatever doesn't matter I thought as I turned it on and selected a good jogging speed to warm up. I had been running for only 2 minutes and I already had slipped three times.

What the hell is going on with me I'm going to injure myself if this keeps happening. Mabey I'm just too tired yeah that's iiiitttttt. Ahh I yelped as now I was on the floor, damn it why was the treadmill so slippery tonight.

Wait a minute I looked at my feet. Instead of the usual running sneakers I wore when I worked out the only thing on my feet were socks.

Uhh I face palmed as my cheeks became red no wonder I was slipping. Well that's embarrassing at least no one besides me knows this happened.

After giving myself a minute or two to recover I went and grabbed my sneakers and got back onto the treadmill. After about thirty minutes of running I stopped my late night workout and went to my kitchen to get a glass of water.

I wiped the sweat from my brow before taking a  nice long sip of ice cold water.

That run worked really well to clear my mind now I felt calm. I made my way back to my room and collapsed into the sheets not caring that only one sock remained on my foot.

In what seemed like seconds I dozed off into a dreamless sleep.