Beep, beep, beep.
Could it really be morning already? Nick thought to himself it only felt like minutes ago since he shut his eyes and just like that a new day had already started. Maybe if he just ignored it he wouldn't have to get up. Beep, beep, beep. "You're not going to stop are you?" Nick muttered to himself, letting out a little sigh as he did. He got up from the drawer and turned off the alarm and walked over to the bathroom where he showered and freshened up. He changed into his uniform and left his apartment headed for work.
Nick walked up the street stopping to get breakfast on the way which consisted of a blueberry muffin and two coffees, one for him and one for Judy. The rest of the walk was normal with no interruptions and it wasn't long before Nick arrived at the precinct. He entered the building expecting Judy to be waiting for him in the usual spot but she wasn't there. He looked around the lobby but there was no sign of her, he sat down placing her coffee besides him and waited, eating his muffin in the meantime. Eventually Nick saw Judy coming towards him so he stood up to greet her. "Hey carrots, I got you your coff…" he stopped when he noticed that she was already holding a coffee. "Oh I see you've already got one" Nick said
"Yeah Jack Savage got me it for me" Judy replied with a smile.
"Judy?" Jack called from the other side of the room.
"Sorry gotta go Bogo wants to see me and Jack in his office, catch you round slick Nick" Judy said giving a small kiss on the cheek before running off to Jack. Nick sighed and walked over to the reception desk where Clawhauser was. "Here you go Ben" Nick said placing the coffee in front of him. "Thanks Nick" Clawhauser replied taking a sip from the cup, "doughnut?" he said lifting up a box and gesturing to Nick. "I'll pass"
"You ok Nick? You seem down." Clawhauser asked
"It's just" he stopped and sighed "it's just that Judy's with Savage and not me, what am I not good enough?" Nick said. "Well Savage is smart, charming but this is only for work, you and Judy are still a thing" Clawhauser replied. Nick was fuming it seemed that everybody liked this rabbit as if he was perfect; "I'm smart!" Nick exclaimed.
"You're street smart, Savage is a different kinda smart" Clawhauser said. Nick didn't know how to respond, he was smart and he knew it. He helped Judy to solve the night howler case and imprison Bellwether. Nick thoughts were interrupted by the bell, "time for roll call, good luck" Clawhauser said. Nick smiled a little and headed off to be assigned his duty.
When he got there he saw that Savage had already taken his place next to Judy, must have been a short talk with the chief he thought to himself. Nick found a seat at the back and sat down; it wasn't too long before Bogo entered the room. "Morning all, let's get down to business. Wilde, parking duty". The room filled with laughter Nick tried to ignore them standing up and walking to Bogo to collect his meter maid vest. How much he wanted to be witty or sarcastic to tip the odds in his favour but nothing came to mind he just lowered his head and left the room knowing that she was still in there with him which killed him.
Nick didn't hate parking duty as much as Judy did but it was a lot easier when he her to talk to. All he had now was his own thoughts. Why was he given parking duty? After the night howler case he and Judy were partners solving cases together but here he was writing ticket after ticket. What was so important about Judy and Jack working together? Did she prefer Jack to him? These were there thoughts that consistently plagued his mind for the rest of the day. He was so lost in thought that he didn't notice that it had started raining and it seemed like the whole of Zootropolis had gone inside leaving him alone on the streets. Nick walked back to the Precinct and when he arrived there were only a few officers there but not any signs of Judy. He hung up the meter maid vest and handed back the ticket machine to Clawhauser. "See you tomorrow Nick" Clawhauser said.
"See you" Nick replied and ventured back out into the rain. The rain fell hard but Nick found how the rain hit him oddly soothing so took his time walking back to his apartment even though he wished that this day would hurry up and end. When he arrived at his apartment he was soaked with all his fur sticking together and his uniform weighing a tonne, he entered closing the door behind him. Nick took off the uniform and threw it onto the sofa and slumped down into the drawer not even bothering to do anything else he just wanted the day to end. "Tomorrow is a new day" Nick said to himself and fell asleep.