A RoughYet New Beginning Ch.11
It's the first morning of school Amy is brewing her coffee, Shadow still in bed. Amy feeling anxious and scared; "What if I don't make friends? Or fail at a class? Or even flop at my job? Oh school is stressful". She poured her coffee and then the creamer and two lumps of sugar into a travel mug. Grabbed her keys and bag of books and walked out of the door as if nothing was truly worrying her. Though she felt very pale worse than the dead.
She pulls into the parking lot telling herself that she can do anything. She didn't go through hell and hardship for nothing. It made her into an independent woman and she's not going to an University called, "Ambitious Women" for nothing. This is meant for people like her and she would have something to throw into Mr. Burdette's face later.
With her confidence back Amy got out of the car ready for her first class knowing where it was located and that she had twenty minutes to spare. She got to her classroom and there was another girl there awaiting to go in. Amy decided to take this opportunity to introduce herself and try to make a friend hoping that this girl was friendly. She looked kind enough. She walked over feeling confident after herself rising preach earlier.
"Hello there. My name is Amy. Amy Rose. How are you doing this fine morning"? The girl didn't look up from her book. Amy felt a little insecure and stupid at that point. She backed away and stayed on the opposite side of the hall awaiting the instructor. Taking out her schedule to look back over it so she could try having lunch with Shadow suddenly the girl answered. "It's nice to meet you Amy Rose. My name is Courtney. I'm very tired. I couldn't sleep last night. I was too excited for today". Amy turning slightly red, after the makeup session with Shadow Amy slept like a rock. "How are you doing today? Where are you from? Also if you don't mind me asking how old are you because you look awfully young"?
"Well first of all Courtney it's a pleasure to meet you. Second I'm feeling great. Have my coffee, had great breakfast. I'm finally getting to pursue something I truly want. Another thing thank you for making my morning even better by your young comment. I am twenty-three years old, but with your comment I feel seventeen all over again. So have any siblings"?
"I have two siblings to be precise. An older sister which I'm sure you met since as of right now she's the only counselor at this school".
"Oh so your Crystal's sister. She told me a bit about you. Seems like you two are close and" before Amy could finish the instructor arrived so Courtney and Amy walked in making sure they could get a seat together.
"Hello class I am your baking and pastry instructor. My name is Mr. Pendent and I'd like to welcome everyone to the beginning of a wonderful term by giving each and everyone homemade muffins by my wife. Then I shall make a seating chart yes so high school right, but it's to help me learn your names and two to be sure you have a suitable partner. So form a line and come on up and get your treats along with coffee that'll be finished soon.
Courtney and Amy continued on with getting to know one another while waiting in line because Amy needed more coffee she was all out. Getting to the front of the line the girls learned that they have a lot in common except for the sibling aspect and man troubles. Because Courtney told her that she didn't have a guy of her own and Amy didn't know what to call Shadow so she didn't bother mentioning him. At this point she was going with the don't ask don't tell policy.
Class let out after they got their syllabus and did their introduction exercise. Next week they would know who their partners were. "I hope that we end up partners Amy that'd be cool. So you have any other classes for today"?
"No, but I do have to get to work in an hour. What about yourself"? Courtney told her she had three other classes for the day for her minor in teaching so she would be there until later on that evening just as Amy would be getting off of work. "Well if that's the case why don't you invite your sister over to my house and we can have a nice dinner there".
"That'd be nice, but then we leave our brother out and I couldn't ditch him". "You didn't mention a brother". "That's because we got interrupted Mr. Pendent arrived for class to start and guess afterwards it slipped my mind because at that point only thing I could really think of was that muffin". Amy tells her that their brother is more than welcome to come too. "Okay then it's a plan I'll tell my sister and we shall see you when you get off". They depart and Amy goes to read while waiting for her shift to start.
Back at the house Shadow is cleaning up from breakfast and making lunch to take to Amy when the doorbell rings. It's Knuckles; "This is unexpected. Did we have plans"? Staring at a confused Shadow Knuckles tells him no, but thought he'd like to get out of the house and not play house wife for a day and get some drinks. So Shadow says sure, but that he needs to be sure to get lunch to Amy. Knuckles agrees that is fine he'll drive him there and then they can go get drinks so that way they are not drinking and driving.
Amy's shift has now started when she gets a text from Shadow. "Dropping food off to you and going out with Knuckles hope that's all right by you. I already cleaned up the house so you don't have to worry about that when you get home. See you shortly. Love Shadow".
Amy gets little irritated they were going to eat together, but he doesn't ever get out. He's always stuck in that house or grocery shopping with her so he deserves it. She text back, "That's no problem Hun you should get out of the house every so often. Do you know what time your be home or should I not wait up since have class and work in the morning"? In the car Shadow receives the message and text back telling her that he doesn't know, but that she shouldn't wait up just in case. Well since she has an open spot at the dinner table she text Rouge to see if she'd like to join them for dinner and hear about her first day in her new life when the rest of the company leaves. Rouge text back, "I'd love to. I was going to surprise you anyway. I'll be sure to bring over my special dessert .
After four hours of working. Filing and learning the system and fixing up her side of the desk it is finally time to go home. Courtney walks into the office ready to go. Crystal comes out of the office and looks at Amy and asks if she's ready to go. Amy tells them yes and gives them the address so they can text their brother.