Annoyance
I hate doing this, I hate it so much. I lay on my bed spiraled out, I was really tired of being awake all night caring for the toons’ dreams. Why did dandy have to do this? It was so annoying, though I’d never say it out loud I hate him. Everyone expects me to be all calm and quiet, it’s hard to do that when Dandy is constantly being a pain! He makes us do these stupid things called runs, which is ironic because I barely do any running in any of them! Whenever I do run it’s usually when I’m being chased by a twisted. Why did Dandy have to make that a thing? I thought we were friends, why did he hurt everyone? I’m still so confused! UGH!
I get knocked out of my thoughts when someone knocks on my door, “Astro?” I remember that sweet voice, it must be Shelly! I quickly jump off my bed and run to the door to open it, I swing it open happy to see Shelly. Finally, someone who is reasonable. “Hey Shelly…” Even though I don’t show it in my voice, I’m VERY happy to see her. She smiles at me kindly, “Hey Astro, we have to do another run again for supplies. Can you be there for the support?” I think for a minute, maybe I should take some time out of my room. I nod my head for yes, I never really liked speaking that much. She takes the fabric of my blanket “Come on let’s go!” AND THERE IT IS! THE ONE THING THAT SETS ME OFF! DON'T TOUCH MY BLANKET WITHOUT PERMISSION! HOW HARD IS THAT?!
We get to the elevator, I see some of the others in there. Great, Goob is distracting. Not that he’s a bad distracter! He’s just… Not the best distracter. Most of the time he gets hit and we only have Sprout on the team. Which is a problem because Sprout needs 100 tapes to heal, and we need to save heals for him as well. I’m guessing I have to stay around Goob to keep his stamina up and make sure no twisteds hit him. Ugh, if I have to do that then I won’t be helping on any machines. Plus if a twisted comes after him I won’t be able to lead it off somewhere else then back to him. My goodness, must I do everything?
We get to the first floor and I stay near Goob making sure he has enough stamina, and that no twisteds accidentally hit him. I see a twisted change directions, it’s going after Brightney! I hate her low stealth so much, it’s always a pain to deal with. Goob uses an airhorn and the twisted quickly goes after him, from the side… I quickly shout, “Goob, watch out!” But it’s too late, Goob already got hit on the first floor… THAT LITTLE, UGH! WHY DO I HAVE TO THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN?! I HATE YOU DANDY, I HATE EVERYONE!
I take a deep breath in to calm myself, calm down.. You’re fine.. Everything is fine… The last machine gets completed, and me and Goob hurry to the elevator. Everyone is there, except.. Wait, where’s Vee? I turn around and see her running from a twisted, she’s low on stamina! I quickly run over to give her stamina, she gets in the elevator before me. The twisteds turn their heads to me, they were close behind me and… CRUNCH! I get hit by the twisted at the very last moment, dangit Vee! You just had to be behind and low on stamina, why can’t you ever run faster?! Sprout looks at me and Goob, seeing that we're both hurt he lets out a grumble. “How am I gonna heal you two? I can’t heal Goob because you’re on one heart, and I can’t heal you because Goob might get hit again. What am I gonna do with you two?”
After the run, we all survived. Thankfully, now I can sit back and relax on my bed until the night comes. I enter my room swinging the door open, then I face plant on my bed and roll over to face the ceiling. I hear a knock on my door, I quickly get up. What do they want this time? I open the door and see the person I least expected to see, Dandy? Why would he ever possibly want to be here? I stood there in shock for a moment, saying nothing. I compose myself and take a deep breath. “Dandy, what are you doing here…?”
He clears his throat before speaking, “Ahem, well you’ve been a little off today. And, I wanted to check on you.” My eye twitches in annoyance. I sigh, pinching the bridge of my nose. Why did he have to be here at this time? I just want to be left alone for once. “Nothings wrong, I’m just tired.” I start closing the door before he puts his foot in the way. “Astro, I know you. I can tell somethings’ wrong, why won’t you tell me when anything is wrong? Weren’t we friends?” I pause, friends… REALLY?! THAT'S WHAT YOU CONSIDER US NOW?! AFTER EVERYTHING YOU’VE DONE?! I let out a deep sigh, “Since when were we still friends?” I say harshly, my voice slightly cracks because of nervousness. I don’t get why I’m always so nervous around him. He looks at me a little annoyed, “I thought-” I quickly interrupt him, my patience snapping. “Do you think I still want to be friends with you after everything you’ve done? In what universe would that ever happen? You hurt my friends, and me! They were our friends! Do you really think I would forgive you or want to talk to you after you killed us all?” Dandy stays silent, a hint of guilt flashes in his eyes before it turns stern. “I brought you all back didn’t I? Shouldn’t that be enough?” I yell getting tired of his excuses, “YOU BROUGHT US BACK AND NOW WE HAVE TO HIDE AND TRY TO SURVIVE WHILE BEING CONSTANTLY HUNTED DOWN! DO YOU THINK I SHOULD FORGIVE YOU FOR THAT?!” Dandy stands in shock that I yelled, I slam the door shut in anger.
I lay back down on my bed, engrossing myself in my covers. Why can’t everyone just leave me alone for at least five minutes?! Jeez, I’m just asking for one simple thing. I feel my eyes get heavy, I start falling asleep. A little nap wouldn’t hurt… I end up falling into a very deep sleep, before I wake up at 3:00 pm.
I sit up feeling refreshed, that was the best sleep I’ve had in a while. I get up, my blanket falling off my shoulders and onto the bed. I stretch all four of my arms out, at least I can let them free in my room. Although, some people like to barge in without knocking. I get my book from my bookshelf, it’s been a while since I last read. I open up the book gazing through it. Which page was I last on? 56.. 130.. 257… Ah, here it is! Page 321. I should probably get a bookmark or sticky note to keep track. I start reading, it’s nice to finally do something that I like. I’ve been cooped up in that dumb elevator for so long I didn’t even know I still had books to read! Soon enough, pages turn to chapters, and the chapters eventually finish. Wait, how long was I reading for? I look up at my clock to see it was 6:00 pm. 6:00 pm, I haven’t left my room in 3 hours?! I should probably check up on everyone, they must be worried sick!
I quickly cover myself with my blanket and run out of my room, I head to the kitchen and hear laughing. I peek around the corner and see everyone together… They didn’t even bother to check on me, they were all having fun without me… They were all eating pastries and chatting, but… They had cinnamon buns? They knew those were my favorite, I don’t understand. Why didn’t they remember me? Surely they must know that cinnamon buns are my favorite… So… Why didn’t they invite me? I go back to my room walking slowly, my mind racing with questions. I open the door and sit on my bed…