Post by Alex Jones on May 24, 2016 1:35:25 GMT
"What the hell!"
My arms shoot out forward as the shock overtakes me, my eyes study the screen. I swallow hard as my mind tries to process the images in front of me, my body sweats, my hands shake. Tears begin to well up as the lump in my throat gets larger. But I can't push out any other words, no sound. Just a short breathless "no". A tear rolls down my cheek, i look down and away as the sadness rushes over me.
"Wow..."
I look over at Ana her eyes are dry but she too feels it. The sadness, the betrayal, the frustration. I swallow hard and put my arm around her for a hug, I hold her tight and run my hand down her hair.
"Alex...what are you doing?"
"Shhh shhh it's ok...it's ok...we'll get through this together...."
I hold her head to my chest and continue bstroking her soft brown hair. My cheek rubs against the top of her head and she seems to try and pull away. I keep her pressed against me, she needs it...and so do I.
"Let it all out baby...let it all out...."
"Um...Alex it's sad but it's ok..."
"No!...don't hold in your anger, don't sugarcoat it....I understand the pain, I feel it to...the loss...the sadness..."
"It was....just game of thrones...."
I sit back and look shocked, my hand sits over my heart as Ana raises an eyebrow. I shake my head and get to my feet turning away from her, my heart broken.
"Just gamne of thrones?......JUST GAME OF THRONES!?....you wound me..."
"I love the show but I'm not going to cry because Hod-"
"NO...DON'T EVEN SAY HIS NAME.....poor sweat simple giant...you were to beautiful for this world....for when I am standing in a cool summer breeze I will hear it whisper in it's own sad tribute....Hodor..."
Ana blinks and her mouth moves but she can't figure out what to say, I swallow hard and sigh deeply, I look over as Crystal waves leaving after her meeting with Ana, Ana gets to her feet grabbing her purse heading towards the exit...
"Crystal...CRYSTAL WAIT......Hold the door!"
"OH COME ON!"
"Riddle me this, why am I in a one on one match in the main event when others are in Tag team matches and bitching about it?"
"Avery Miles seemed to take his booking in a tag team match as some sort of rib, as a slight on his talent and drawing power. He looks at it as an insult. We put him with Kayla Richards, one of the best young female talents in the world against suitable opponents that would make it a hard fought contest that would give him a shot at showing the world what kind of man he is..."
"It's not my fault he isn't a big enough name to carry a show. I'm in the main event because of this...."
Alex pulls up the VWS world championship putting it over his shoulder.
"I am the champion, I have a decade of legendary performances and world title wins to help me push my cause and help VWS grow as a company. I am the franchise player of Valentine Wrestling. I am a former GFC, EPW, NCW AND IWF world champion. I win championships, I make them matter and I help companies go from average to great powerhouses...."
"Everyone else in this company is here because I allow them to be. And what a company we have right?. We have Avery, one of the "top" talents from...enn gee dubya hyuck....we have Cable Arcane, we have Dylan Black we have Mark Storm...we sign the best of the best on the wrestling scene and if they get in a VWS ring and can't hack it?.."
"Well they fade away..."
"They pack their bags, they go back to the independent scene or whatever second rate company they came from and VWS continues to build and expand. In the last two months look at what we've done, look at what we've accomplished and look at who is champion..."
Alex pauses and smiles lifting his title belt up again.
"I will get in that ring and face anyone put in front of me, and at All in that will be Avery Miles, but this week on Tuesday Night Tenacity...that man is Cable Arcane..."
I open the door with the spare key Ana gave me, I poke my head in and look around. The small ratty apartment wasn't that bad after they redesigned but it was still far too small for my liking. I stepped in and looked at the clock as it struck 11am, I scoffed and rolled my eyes at the clothes laying on the couch. I here the door open and turn as Eliza steps out rubbing her eyes and yawning still dressed in her bed clothes, a singlet top and a pair of tiny shorts.
I raise my eyebrow and go to say something as Eliza seems to just walk past me without any mind, Kayla steps out after looking tired as well, in similar clothes, she too walks past me mumbling something. I turn away but a third body pushes past me. Kate Steele?..what the hell?.
"Uh....hello?....."
The three of them grunt what seems to be a "hello", they move to the fridge and grab cans of redbull, Eliza handing them out. The three of them down the drinks and burp in unison. I blink and look away sighing loudly.
"So uh....I'm gonna wait while you three ladies get dressed since I'm here to check on you and what not...."
Eliza laughs and shakes her head moving around between Kayla and Kate who seem to have woken up a little more now.
"Oh come on Alex...three young hot girls in their bed clothes...this is the start of a great penthouse forum letter..."
I cough and shake my head moving away looking up and around. Eliza laughs again and Kayla giggles as Kate rolls her eyes.
"Seriously this is...this is kind of awkward...."
"Oh please I could make this even more awkward...."
Eliza slides her hand around Kayla's midsection and then Kate's pulling them closer, Kayla lightly nuzzles Eliza and I again try to look away.
"We do have some whipped cream....and I could even call you my "bad uncy Alex"..."
I narrow my eyes and fold my arms with a huff.
"Well I can see you're all good after talking to your Aunt so no emotional talk will be needed..."
"Well we could talk about Game of thrones but I don't want you crying here so-"
"IT WAS A VERY EMOTIONAL MOMENT!......"
My eye twitches as Eliza giggles, Kayla and Kate separate from her to get food, I sigh and rub the bridge of my nose.
"Ok, I'm gonna....yeah I'm out...take care of yourselves....."
I turn and walk out the door, as it closes I let out a sigh of relief as the awkwardness fades before hearing...
"LIZ I FOUND THE WHIPPED CREAM!"
"When you're a champion, and disliked as much as I am you need to have a thick skin. You need to be able to handle a certain amount of criticism. And I do, I hear the little verbal jabs from other contracted wrestlers. I hear the announcers and fans. I read the dirtsheets, the websites, the comments on fucking youtube videos. And I get it, people call me a scumbag, a dickhead, an arrogant asshole. But the one name they call me that I just can't let roll off my back is simple..."
"Coward..."
"I hear it all the time, fans look at my career and some of the tactics I have used and misconstrude them as me being fearful of a fair fight. I go out to that ring, I have my matches and I do things to my advantage. But I fear no man...."
"Not least Cable Arcane...."
Alex slowly smiles and shakes his head before clearing his throat.
"You know I get it, Cable is an arrogant asshole, he mouths off and says outlandish shit in fact Cable reminds me...of me. And yeah Cable is dangerous, you look at his matches in VWS and since he walked in here the guy has been a powerhouse."
"He went one on one with Avery Miles in an I quit match and he technically didn't lose cause that crazy bastard never said "I quit". See Cable Arcane beat the hell out of Avery Miles for 15 minutes before getting trapped in the figure four leg lock. But instead of giving in to that pain, instead of tapping out or saying the words "I quit" what did Cable do?..."
"He passed out from the pain after flipping Avery off..."
"He internalized what he felt, he felt ligaments and joints ripping and tearing, he felt bones giving in but he still refused to stop. His body broke.....his mind didn't. He ignored it until hisw body blacked. And that kind of toughness, that should be respected and celebrated..."
Alex smirks and runs his hand through his hair.
"And he was rewarded wasn't he?. See Cable is the number one contender for the Velocity championship. But this week he's going up against the VWS World champion. This week he gets in the ring with the measuring stick of this goddamn business."
"In the last ten years Cable I have dominated, I have cut my career short by doing the same things you do and although you are a tough opponent I'm not running. I want VWS to be the best professional wrestling company in then world. I want the VWS championship to be the only world title that matters...."
"And you are an integral part of that plan."
"I want to get in the ring with you because you are better than Avery Miles, sure he won that match you and he had but you are clearly the most talented man in VWS.....not named Alex Jones..."
"If I can get in that ring and beat you, and walk away with the win than I know Avery won't mean or be anything to me. See that little snot nosed asshole wants everything handed to him. He lost against Dalmon, he failed to become the Velocity champion then walked out, interrupted my moment of triumph and glory demanding a shot..."
"But you Cable?...you walked out there, you said what you wanted and what you would do and after you lost to Avery you went about your business and EARNED a Velocity shot, you didn't demand it, you earned it....so this week on TNT this match isn't one I go into looking to beat the hell out of you and humiliate you, I just want a test, a real test from real com,petition and in that I know you won't disappoint..."
