(A/N: Hey! This is my first story on this site, and my second story ever published. I've posted my first story and up to the second night of this one on Reddit, so if you've seen this there by some small chance then yes, It's ME. I decided to post my story on this site because it makes things a lot more convenient for me, and I hope you enjoy!)
Looking Forward to Regret
The fifth of December, 1987. Saturday night and here I am all alone in my apartment, lying around on my couch. I did absolutely nothing productive for the whole day, but it feels so relaxing to just sit around, watch TV and read books. I'm glad I'm not living with my parents anymore. They always make me feel like I don't amount to anything when I'm just trying to relax, always on my case, either telling me to study or get a job. Suddenly my telephone rings, so I get up and answer it.
"Hello?"
"Hi Jeremy."
Speak of the devil.
"Oh hi mom, how are you?"
"I'm well thanks. Jeremy, have you gotten a job yet?"
"I'm doing just fine mom, thanks for asking. No I don't have a job yet, but I'm looking for one."
"It's good that you're looking for a job, being on vacation for three whole months and lying around on the couch the whole day doesn't feed anyone."
"I can't tell you how many times I've heard that from you, mom."
"Well, I just want to remind you that your father and I aren't helping with your financial problems anymore."
"You and dad stopped helping me with my money troubles two months ago. I'm still under a roof with enough food, mom. I really don't need you to ask me if I got a job every 2 hours."
"Okay Jeremy, but you need to remember that I'm only doing this because I love you."
"Love you too, mom"
She only does this crap because she loves me, huh? Explains why she drops the phone without even saying goodbye to her only child. Even when I'm living alone, my mom's still on my case. I start thinking about getting a job while walking back to the couch, just to get my mom off my back. I realise that I am actually running out of money, so a job would be perfect right now. As I sit down, I notice the newspaper that I bought yesterday, lying on top of my TV. Just what I need. I browse through it and on the fifth page, I see a job opening at the new Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. I thought it was shut down for good. Just seeing that name brings back memories of when I was a child.
I'm surprised to see that I still remember each of the animatronic characters. There were three main animatronics: Bonnie, a purple rabbit, Chica, a yellow chicken and the main machine on stage, Freddy Fazbear himself, a brown bear. Then there was one isolated animatronic, Foxy, a red-orange pirate fox who stayed in a place called Pirate Cove. I remember running around with other kids, trying to find Foxy's treasure, then enjoying some pizza while watching the other three sing their trademark songs. Those were the days.
After a few more minutes of remembering my childhood, I actually decide to read the job description. It says to be part of the new face of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. It was the grand re-opening for my favourite childhood pizzeria. I'm actually happy to see that I can work at the new place, since I've always loved those animatronic characters. I wonder what positions are available. Wait, it's only the nightwatch. Read before wondering, Jeremy. I'm actually a bit disappointed. Wait. Being the nightwatch means I don't have to deal with little kids, which I'm terrible at due to my short temper, so it's actually perfect for me. Who wants to rob that place anyway?
Just before I close the newspaper, I notice the animatronics shown on the picture look different from what I remember. Either my memory is terrible or they changed the design of the animatronics. No matter, the thought of finally getting my mom to quit pestering me to get a job got me excited for once. I can't wait for tomorrow. I check the time and I see that it's already 11 PM. I feel tired all of a sudden, which is great because I can talk to the manager sooner. It's going to be a great week ahead. Not only was I going to be able to work at the updated version of my favourite pizzeria, it also has a decent pay and I believe that it is quite a simple job. I crawl into my bed and fall asleep almost immediately.
After a dreamless sleep, I slowly open my eyes. It's Sunday. I jump out of bed to make myself a quick breakfast. I open my fridge and see that I barely have eggs left. Damn, guess I have to buy some today after I apply for my new job. As I start gobbling down my egg and bacon, I think of my mom. She's bound to call me at least once today to ask if I found a job, so I'll tell her then. I finish my food and walk out of my apartment, down the stairs and into my car. It's quite a short drive to the pizzeria, just another advantage of getting this job. I get out of my car and walk inside to see the new and improved animatronics.
This place is very different from what I remember, probably because it's in a different building. A woman walks up to me and greets me.
"Good morning sir, welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where fantasy and fun come to life, are you here to pick up a child?"
"Uh, no. I'm actually here for the nightwatch job."
"Oh. In that case, the manager's office is right this way."
She points to an open door down the hall and I walk there. The office is empty but the manager shows up after a short while.
"Hello there! Welcome to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! Is there anything I can help you with, sir?"
"Yes, I'd like to apply for the nightwatch job. My name's Jeremy by the way, Jeremy Fitzgerald."
"Oh, that's just what we needed, thanks for applying! I'll be right back, just wait here Jeremy."
He walks into his office and comes out with some forms and a pen and tells me to fill them in, so I did just that. I gave him the forms and he tells me that he'll call me if I got the job, so I say my goodbyes and leave. I don't even remember the drive back to my apartment, just the fact that I'm here now. I forgot to buy eggs, dammit. On the bright side, I can tell my mom that I applied for a job if she calls. I decide to watch TV while I wait for a phone call from either my mom or the manager. Before I know it, I doze off while watching a documentary, only to be woken up again by a phone call.
Half asleep and wondering who it could be, I get up and answer the phone, trying my best not to sound like I just woke up.
"Hello?"
"Good evening Jeremy, it's the manager from Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. I'm just calling to tell you that you got the job!"
"That's great!"
"It's even better to see that you're happy to have gotten the job! Now, I don't have much time to talk right now since we're closing up soon, I just want to know: do you want to start working tonight?"
"Well, I don't have anything planned for tonight, so I'm more than happy to start as soon as possible."
"Excellent! Since you've decided to start tonight, please meet me at the pizzeria at 11:30 PM so I can show you around and get you acquainted with your new job."
"Not a problem, I'll see you then."
"Alright then! Goodbye Jeremy."
Before I can say goodbye, he drops the phone. The manager seems a bit too excited that I applied for and got this job. So excited that he almost seems anxious. Ah well, how bad can this job be? He asked me to meet him at the pizzeria at 11:30 PM, so I check the time. It's 7:50 PM, which means that I have four hours to kill. As I walk back to my couch, I wonder if my mom called me while I was asleep. I'm quite a light sleeper, so I guess I would've woken up if she did call me. She'll probably call me tomorrow afternoon or something. Just before I sit down on my couch, I realise that I'm still a bit drowsy, so I turn off my TV and dawdle to my room. I set my alarm clock for 11 o'clock and get into bed. I find myself staring at the ceiling for at least 10 minutes before I realise that I can't fall asleep.
This is quite strange because I normally fall asleep within 5 minutes. Eventually, I feel my eyelids get heavy and I fall asleep. After another dreamless sleep, I wake up, but I'm not in my room. I'm looking through a mask of some sort and I see a bunch of tables with party hats on top of them. I hear children laughing in the background. I seem to be on top of a stage. I try moving but I can't. All I can do is slowly look left and right, and it sounds like I'm turning on a motor of some sort. I look to my right and see Bonnie looking to my left, so I look to my left and see Chica looking to my right. I'm... Freddy? The children's laughter gets louder, but as it gets louder, I realise that it actually sounds like crying. It gets really loud and starts sounding like the children are in a lot of pain. I want to move and find where the children are, but I'm just stuck on the stage.
I wake up again to the sound of my alarm clock and I'm on my bed, in my room. That was one strange dream, but I guess I'm just excited without knowing it. My brain was probably reviving those old memories of the pizzeria in the form of my dreams. Now that I think about it, I'm actually a bit excited for this job, even though I'll probably just sit there doing nothing for who knows how long. Sitting there thinking about this made me realise that I'm actually quite hungry, so I go make some food for myself. I decide to make a tuna sandwich, but only because those are the only ingredients I have right now. I really need to buy more food tomorrow, but until then, this will have to do. After I finish eating, I make myself look presentable and take everything that I need. As I walk outside, I feel that it's actually quite a cold night, so I put on a jacket, lock up and walk downstairs to my car.
(A/N: There you have it! If you're from Reddit, this part is a bit different because I've decided to merge different parts of my story. You'll notice that I'll post a whole night in one chapter instead of breaking it up. Anyway, hopefully you enjoyed this, please don't hesitate to leave a review, it can only improve my writing! And by the way, please let me know if I should post my first story on here as well. Being my first published story, it's shorter and the quality is kinda bad at the start, but it gets a lot better once you reach night 4. Well that's enough from me, I'll be posting two more chapters a short time after this one because that's far I've gotten as of now, so yeah. Have a good one :P)
