Argh...I hate life. I've been counting the hours and days till the end of my life ever since I was five. Nothing seemed to ever be right for me. And I had just about had enough of my life.
My eyes shifted to one side. Drugs. They said it made humans feel better when they were depressed or whatever. Maybe...maybe it was the thing for me. I stretched out a hand and picked up a bottle of pills.
I read the label carefully. "DANGER: May cause drowsiness." That's all. What a lame label. I twisted the lid open. I've never tasted drugs ever in my life. Some say it makes you feel in heaven. Others say it makes you forget your problems. Maybe I'll just have one pill. Maybe two.
I emptied the bottle's contents onto the soft green grass below me. There were exactly eight small pale pills sitting before me. Maybe I could take four and keep the other four for later.
But I found myself grabbing all the pills and thrusting them into my mouth. With some help of water, I gulped them down. I put on my headphones and while Taylor Swift played, I felt my eyes close and I felt myself fall into a deep slumber...
I woke up immediately. I jumped up and looked around. I started to scream. The world was upside-down! The grass was purple, the sky was black, and the sun was red. "Where am I?" I asked. "At the park? No way! I don't remember the park having purple grass and black skies."
I felt a small tingle at the back of my skull. It seemed to give my head a headache. Drugs...I thought they made me feel better! They're making me feel worse...maybe they work differently for echidnas...Or perhaps I had a little too much...
"Hi Shade!" I looked up to the direction of the speaker. It was Sonic. "Whassup?" he said. "Why do you have ladies' underwear over your eyes?" I asked. He looked at me in confusion. "What do you mean - ladies' underwear?" he asked, placing two hands on his head to see if I was telling the truth. "I can't get it off!" he cried out, as he ran away in shame.
I heard a quick shuffle of feet from behind me. I turned to see Tails, holding something in his hand, and licking it. I gave a small scream. "Tails! Why are you licking Shadow's testicles? You're so gross!" I cried out. "I'm not! Look - see! I'm eating a lollipop. Would you like some?" he asked, holding it out in front of my face. "No! I certainly would not!" I shouted, running away. "My, what's wrong with Shade this morning?" Tails asked.
I ran towards a tree and hid behind it. I didn't want to see another person in my life. Whatever they did, it was so disgusting. Could the drugs have caused all this? Could it be affecting me?
I heard a snap of a twig. "H-Hello?" I asked, half-stammering in fear. Because what had made the twig snap was Silver. His eyes ripped out of their sockets, and then all his skin started falling down, and so did his mouth and nose and ears - even his quills. He sent out a bony hand to me. "It's okay, Shade. It's me - I'm Silver." he said. I screamed once more. I turned to run, leaving a puzzled Silver standing in the midst of his own flesh.
There was no wear to run. Everywhere I turned, someone would meet me with his own horrible greetings. "Shade?" I heard a voice behind me. I started to run more. It belonged to some one I knew. AND IT WAS BLAZE!
I ran as fast as my legs could carry me. But they weren't fast enough for the purple cat.
"Gee, Shade - what's wrong?" she asked. "Stay away!" I screamed, pointing a twig at her. She looked at me and smiled weirdly. The tip of her fur became all green, and it spread all through her body. I threw my twig at her...but it went right through her. SHE WAS A GHOST! I turned and ran off once more, tears rolling down my cheek. Oh why - oh why did I ever decide to try drugs!
