Chapter 1- Gotta Get Away
The only thing I own in this story is my OC, BB.
It was a typical Thursday afternoon in Stillwater, Oklahoma. 17 year old Brandon Blaine Blaze, who wanted his friends to call him BB, was heading home after meeting friends (more like avoiding his father) at the library when he got a call from his father telling him to head home. Ever since his mother died when he was 9, BB and his dad have had a rocky relationship with each other ever since.
BB sighed as he parked his car in the driveway, wondering what his dad wanted. As BB put his jacket down near the door, he heard his father's voice from the living room.
"Is that you, Brandon?"
After recognizing his tone of voice, BB shivered and replied, "Yeah, dad. What did you need me to come home for?"
"Come in here. I need to talk to you about something." His dad said authoritatively, making BB question what exactly he did to make his father mad.
When BB reached the living room, his dad grabbed BB by the arm and pulled him closer so BB and his dad were standing chest to chest.
"I was at the football field today. Why weren't you at football tryouts this afternoon?" his dad said glaring at BB.
BB gulped and decided telling the truth would be best, "Dad, I told you I didn't wanna try out for football. I don't like football. It isn't fun for me. Why weren't you this involved with me when I wanted to try out for the track team or marching band?"
After hearing about band, his dad's voice got even louder, " Don't back talk your father, young man." grabbing BB's arm harder. "Marching band is for geeks and losers. My sons will be star football players like me. Colby was on the team and so will you. I will not have my family's name be tarnished because my youngest son wants to be lazy and pathetic."
BB sighed and thought, "Here we go again. I guess it can't get worse." His eyes watering and tears threatening to fall.
Seeing his son staring off and crying, his dad yells, "Stop being a little crybaby bitch. Why can't you be more focused like your brother? I mean he is a star football player at Oklahoma State. You're not even trying. I stood by when your mother put you in that bullshit gymnastics, look what it turned you into. A pathetic loser. You are just like your mother. You won't know what it takes to be part of a real man's sport. I mean look at you. You fat, disgusting piece of crap."
BB had enough after hearing that last statement, "SHUT UP! Why do you always do this to me? I mean we can never have a normal conversation unless it involves you calling me names or telling me that I will never be as good as Colby. I don't want to be Colby. I never want to be Colby. And I don't want to be you either, dad. I don't want to grow up and be some old and bitter bastard that demeans my childr..."
All BB saw next was his father fist flying towards his face and him heading towards the floor.
BB looked up at his father in complete terror. Him and his father argued a lot and this wasn't the first time BB was hit by his dad. Only their worst arguments led to BB getting either pushed or slapped; this is the first time he ever got punched. BB didn't know what to think, he just got off the floor grabbed his car keys and ran from his house. He got in his car and peeled out, not knowing where he was going but he wanted to get away.
His dad ran out the front door trying to catch him, "Brandon, come back here!"
He wasn't sure what made his father so hateful towards him over the years, but he always treated differently compared to Colby. As BB got older, the words and the physicality from his father. BB drove for miles and finally parked his car in a random parking lot and completely broke down crying with the words his father said replaying through his head.
"You fat disgusting piece of crap"
BB wasn't fat by any means. Sure there was room for improvement, but being in track and marching band certainly helped in keeping him in shape. This was one of many times that his father knocked him down by his weight or the way he dresses or his hair—he keeps it longer and in a ponytail because it is the same color as his mother's hair and because it drove his dad crazy.
"Colby was on the team and so will you"
His older brother was a star athlete and one of the most liked people in high school. He loved his brother with all his heart, but hated that his dad tried to make him into a mirror image of Colby. Colby was a junior at Oklahoma State playing offensive tackle on a football scholarship. He would never tell his dad this, but BB idolized Colby. Colby was everything BB wanted to be: good looking, athletic, popular, and confident...which was the complete opposite of what BB was.
"You're just like your mother"
Those words hurt BB the most. His mother died from cancer when he was 9, but he loved every moment with her. His mother, a former gymnast, put him into gymnastics when he was 5 so he would make friends. When he was little, he thought it was just fun doing flips and playing on the mat. Even after he got older, his dad detested that he still went to classes so he refused to ever take him to class, he couldn't let go what his mother started so he still goes to classes off and on.
It was because of the numerous years of being constantly put down and teased-mainly from his dad-that BB really didn't have many friends or much self-confidence to make friends. Even though he was in the band and on the track team, he mainly kept to himself. Some days, BB wasn't sure if his dad even wanted him in the first place. Hell, he joined the track team so his dad would finally come to one of his competitions and make him proud...it didn't work, but he did find out that he liked track just as much as he loved gymnastics as a kid.
Later on, BB snapped out of his thoughts when his phone vibrated. BB pulled his phone out and groaned when he saw that he got a text message from his dad.
'Going out. Might not be home tonight. Dad'
BB scoffed after reading the text, "He's probably drinking himself into a stupor and trying to get with some random bimbo." he said to himself. After putting his phone away, he realized something. "He didn't apologize to me." BB thought "This is it. I can't take this anymore. I have to get away. But where will I go?"
That's when he thought of it. He quickly pulled out his phone and called the one person who might be able to help him.
"Hello?" The female voice said.
"Kaitlyn? I got a huge favor to ask you!" BB said frantically.
"Blaine? What's wrong what do you need?" Kaitlyn said worried, she was one of the few people who called BB by his middle name.
"Kaitlyn, I have to get out of Stillwater tonight. I can't deal with this anymore. I can't believe my dad did that. I can't believe he...nevermind" BB said trying to change the subject.
"He did what? What did he do? Out with it Blaine!" Kaitlyn said getting mad.
"After...after he called me his usual spiel of insults, we got into and argument and he...and he...he punched me, Kaitlyn." BB said, his voice breaking.
"That son of a bitch! I can't believe he's still doing that! I thought you said he quit that shit?" Kaitlyn said, completely stunned after what she heard.
"I thought so too. But he got mad I didn't try out for football again among other things and then he said I was just like mom. And Kaitlyn...I just need your help." BB said on the verge of breaking down again.
"OK. Calm down, Blaine. What do you need my help with?" Kaitlyn said trying to console her cousin.
"I'm leaving for Houston...tonight"
A/N: Alright, this is my first chapter for my first ever story. I've read a bunch of wrestling fanfics and finally decided to give one a shot. There wasn't much more besides setting up some ground for my OC, BB, but there will be more characters being introduced in the coming chapters. Probably because this is a first time for me, there will probably be some mistakes in this, but it is a work in progress and I am willing to hear any creative advice.
Also, gotta give a shout out to shiki94 and their story "Of Comic Books and Crushes" and OC Alexis Hardy for giving me some inspiration to take a gamble and write a story. So show shiki94 some love and head over to their page and read a story or two.
Anyways, feel free to leave a review and tell me what you think.
