The ending of this story is death. I know it's a harsh ending, but I had no reason for life anymore. I didn't want to go through this pain alone. It was too much for me and I just could not do it anymore. From what I thought death was, it was a new start at life. Yes, I did die once in my lifetime, but not on purpose. I've been in situations where I thought I would die in, but didn't. Did I want to die in those moments? Hell yes. Anyways, my story doesn't start with any special. I was a normal girl doing my everyday thing. I went to school, worked and hung out with my friends. There was nothing more to me until stuff happened to me. No one knew what was going on, they didn't see me changing.

Anyways, my name is Amy. I'm a little broken in my life. I don't do the dating thing that everyone seems to love. I'm living with my parents, and I am in college. It's my first year in college and I'm mainly doing everything online. I hate going to campus and I just know I wouldn't like anyone there. The teachers I wouldn't mind, it's just other students that I wouldn't like to interact with. I work in retail and that is the place that has made me 'sick' of life. No one knows about it expect for my little pet guinea pig. Her name is Rose because it fits her.

I'm about to leave for the mall to go Christmas shopping with my friend, Cream. I've known her since high school and she's really the only friend that I still talk since we finished high school. We have each other's back and nothing could pull us apart. I drove to Cream's house and texted her when I got there. I saw some boys playing outside in their driveway. They were just playing basketball.

"Stupid guys." I said to myself.

Cream finally got in my car and I drove us to the mall. We talked and gossip about random stuff. Cream has been talking to some boy for a couple of months now. Cream isn't the type to throw herself out there. She knew what she wanted and from what I know this guy seemed nice to her. Very charming and thoughtful. It was nice to see that some guys were raised the right way.

"Oh my god. Did you know that Rouge finally had her baby?"

Rouge used to be my best friend. She is very insecure about herself. It's almost as if Rouge always needed someone in her life. Rouge had a hard life growing up though. She was on the heaver side, and didn't have her parents. Her dad left her and her mom put her up for adoption. She was living from foster parent to foster parent. Finally she found a 'stable' home. There was this guy who 'liked' her, but he only wanted one thing from her. He got what he wanted and left.

"I remember we used to talk all the time' I said.

"I still can't believe she asked you for $200!"

"Yep. I still haven't seen a cent of it back. But I have enough money."

"She was always a little different."

"I don't know how she'll afford it. She barely makes enough money for herself."

"Now she's dating a drug addict."

"Oh, even better!"

Cream and I talked more about the friends we used to have. Lot of people from high school have gotten pregnant, dropped out of college, don't have jobs and are homeless. I don't why people want to have kids so early when they know they can't take care of kids. It just blows my mind. Luckily, Cream and I think alike on important topics. Her and I grew up with parents who had rules for us. We know what's right and wrong.

"So anyways, what are you going to get your parents?" Cream asked.

"My mom likes to workout so maybe a new yoga mat for her."

Cream and I walked into the mall. There was an exercise store so we went in there first. We looked at clothes and equipment they had there. I know we had to go here last since the yoga mat will be a little heavy. Cream wanted to go into some clothing stores. We actually bought some stuff for ourselves. Cream already got something for her dad, she just needed something for her mom.

"I know you're not really close with your mom, but what does she like?" I asked.

"She likes to cook food."

"Does she need a new knife set?"

Cream actually thought about that. It was a good idea. We saw a stand somewhere on the second floor of the mall. We walked around trying to find that stand. Finally, we found it and Cream's purchased the knife set. We ate at the food court and talk some more. Cream was also texting Tails at the same time. I didn't mind it, Cream was really happy. I ate my food and checked my bank accounts. I had a lot of money saved up. My parents pay for my college too, it's really nice. I could pay for it on my own, but my dad won't let me for some odd reason.

"Tails is here at the mall." Cream said.

"What? What are you talking about?"

"Hurry up and eat, he said he's coming to the food court."

Cream and I quickly finished our food. I threw our trash away just before Tails got to our table. Cream got up and hugged him. I shook hands with him. Tails seemed a little shy at first. We all sat down at the table. Tails was also doing some shopping with his friends. I guess his friends were not at the mall yet. Cream just starred at Tails the whole time. After a while, Tails' watch started to flash blue.

"Well, I got to go." Tails said. "My friends are waiting now."

"We can walk with you." Cream said standing up and giving me a look.

"Yea, it'll be fun." I said.

Cream and I followed Tails. I guess they were downstairs waiting for Tails. They were all the way on the other side of the mall though. Finally, we made it to the other side of the mall. There were two people waiting for him. It looked like they were arguing with each other. Tails ran over to them and got in the middle of them. Cream and I stood back a little just in case something went wrong.

"This is Silver and Knuckles." Tails said.

"There's a lot that bothers me with you!" Knuckles yelled.

"Just calm down. We have to guests." Silver said.

Silver shook our hands and brushed his quills back. He looked cute. Cream and I used to go to high school with Knuckles. We already knew each other. We all walked for a while. I knew Cream and I had to leave. I knew her mom was going to start to call asking where she was. Cream's mom wasn't the brightest person ever. We left the mall just in time to skip rush hour. Cream parked in my driveway and we hugged goodbye. I made sure I had all my bags too. I went inside and headed upstairs to my room.

"How was it, Amy?" My mother asked entering my room.

"It was good. I saw Tails."

"Oh really? That's great."

"Yea, he's super shy though."

My mom left and went downstairs to start on dinner. I knew I had time to take a shower. I went into my bathroom and locked the door. I had to work tomorrow. It was getting close to the holidays so it was busier than ever. Anyways, I took off my clothes and starred at myself in the mirror. I hated my body. It looks so... not me. I got in the shower and turned on the water. I never bring my phone into the bathroom with me. I like the peace and quite it gives me.

Soon after my shower, dinner was ready. I took it up to my room and sat at my desk. My desk was in the corner of the room so I could easily see who was passing my room. I had nothing to hide from my parents, I just like my space. I put my dishes downstairs and started getting ready for bed. I brushed my teeth and was ready for bed. Now this is the time I play on my phone. I like to listen to people whispering, it helps me sleep. I put my headphones on and got lost in my phone.

The next day I woke up at around 10am. I worked in the afternoon. I was off at 10pm. I had enough time to exercise. I always liked working the late shift at work cause it gives me time to workout. Plus, my parents leave early in the morning so I have the whole house to myself. It was really nice. I worked out and ate lunch. I got ready for work and before I knew it, I was clocking into my shift.

"Hey Amy." Blaze said.

Blaze is my manager. She looks out for the cashiers and mostly everything that has to do with the front end. We weren't close with each other. I don't like making friends when I'm at work. I'm here to make money, not friends. Blaze looked down for a second. I noticed she was tapping her foot. I knew what she's was doing. She always does that when she has someone new coming.

"Who is it?" I asked.

"His name is Silver. He's getting numbers for the registers." Blaze replied.

"I'm here. I'm here." Silver said running up to us. "Hey, Amy! What's up?"

"What's up, Silver?"

"I didn't know you worked here."

"Alright." Blaze said. "Amy will be training you, Silver."

Blaze left to check on the other cashiers. I got on a registers and people starting to come up to the line. I scanned everything while Silver bagged everything. I told him about the registers and the important things he needed to know. After a couple of customers, Silver wanted to try scanning stuff. We switch spots. Silver was doing great already. It's like he already knew what he was doing.

"Good job, Silver." Blaze said coming up towards us.

"Thanks. Amy is really good." Silver replied.

"Yea, she's the best for training. You guys are free to take your break."

Blaze shut off our register light. Silver and I headed towards the back. We went into the break room. There were other people in there already. Silver sat next to me. I pulled out my phone and started to color on it. Silver did the same thing.

"What time you off?" I asked.

"10." Silver said.

"Same."

We had our own retail language here. If we said something like "you off?" or "how late?" everyone knew what we were saying. Silver would have to get used to that. I got used to it pretty fast. Our break was over and we headed back towards the front of the store. Silver had to learn self-checkout now. I was alone, which I didn't care. I was outgoing at work which was nice for the business. I learned the hard way though that this company is full of shit.

My lunch break came even though it was already 6pm. We still call it a lunch break. It's just a retail thing. I noticed Silver wasn't in the breakroom. Maybe he went out to get some lunch. I put my headphones in and started to watch random videos. My lunch break is an hour long, so I'll only have three more hours left of my shift. Most of the cashiers are older so they would be leaving right now. I clocked back in from my lunch break and headed towards the front.

"Amy, I am so tired!" Blaze said.

"Same. Where do you want me?"

"The left self-checkout."

I didn't say a word after that. I just walked towards the self-checkouts. I was just giving this person a break. They left and I starred at the self-checks. There weren't many people now since it was getting late. Most people are in bed by now. Whenever I was at self-check I would always do calf raises. It helps with my legs getting more toned. It was around 9 now. I still haven't had my last break yet.

"I'm here for your break."

"Thanks... Sonic." I said looking at his name tag.

"You're Amy right?" He asked.

"Yea. That's me."

I grabbed my water bottle and left. I've never seen that guy before. I wonder why I didn't train him. Maybe I had the day off or something. Something about him felt... different. A month went by and I never saw that blue hedgehog named Sonic again. Maybe he quit or got fired. I'm not sure, but I knew I could care less about some of my coworkers. The only bad thing was, I couldn't stop thinking about Sonic. For some odd reason I wanted to tell him what happened to me, but I knew I couldn't. He was a stranger to me or so I thought.