The crowd roars loudly and the lights slowly fade. A thunderous clap is heard from backstage and once again a strong show was delivered Monday night on Raw. Fans slowly begin to exit as the superstars walk backstage to tend to their injuries. Everyone high fived John Cena and Randy Orton for an over the top performance that sent even superstars chills. Stephanie and Paul rush over with the doctor to make sure their employees are 100% okay and that there were no serious injuries involved. Once the entire arena was emptied and all the superstars were dressed and ready to leave, Stephanie gathered everyone together for her usual pep talk.
"Every week I do the same speech and say the same thing about how great tonight's show was and how it couldn't have happened because of you and tonight I can truly say that tonight all of you proved it. I know, every night you put your bodies on the line and the WWE Universe and myself especially cannot thank you enough for all that you do. I think out of all the shows we've done throughout the years, tonight had to have been our most strongest episode. We had John and Randy tearing each other apart. I'm glad you guys are okay and there were no broken bones. We had April prove that she can be like one of the guys, high flying stunts and even having that chase segment with every diva on the roster. Ryback and Sheamus you guys just surprised us all and congratulations on the titles. I can't think of anyone else who deserves those titles than you both. Every one of you is the reason why I love this company. You guys put your heart and soul into this industry. Anyone can pack their bags and say they quit because it's too much for their bodies but you guys aren't quitters. You keep going and that's what I love about all of you,"
Everyone cheered and clapped.
"Okay now we have to wrap this up because we need to be on the east coast in about 24 hours so let me just finish off by saying thank you for all that you do and thank you once again for another amazing show."
Everyone cheered loudly and hollered. Stephanie laughed along with them before parting ways and getting her things.
The next morning before the sun could even rise, Stephanie and Paul were already boarding their plane and taking off for Connecticut.
"It's going to be a decent 6 hour flight. We better get some sleep now." Paul suggested.
Stephanie rubbed her head as she wrinkled her forehead.
"Steph, are you okay?"
"Yeah. I just suddenly got this headache. Not sure why exactly." She answered. "It could be from lack of sleep. We pretty much had about 4 hours of sleep. Try to get some rest. Maybe once we arrive, you could feel better." Paul explained. Stephanie got up and went to the back where there were blankets stored in a small compartment by her feet. She took 2 out and handed one to Paul when she went back.
"Get some rest." Paul smiled. "You too." She replied and pulled the blanket over her.
About 6 hours later, the plane landed and Paul and Stephanie woke up. "How are you feeling?" Paul asked. "A little better. The sleep helped." She answered. "Good. Come on, we gotta go. There's a meeting at noon and that only leaves us with 2 hours to get ready." Paul reminded her. He jumped up and helped Stephanie get up from her seat. The two exited the plane with their luggage and hopped into the limo that was waiting for them.
As soon as they arrived home, they both hurried to get ready. Once they did, they hopped into their SUV and drove to Stamford which was a quick 20 minute drive and greeted everyone.
"Okay, I'll meet you in a few minutes. Good luck." Paul told her and gave her a peck on the lips. Stephanie walked to her office and put down her briefcase. She opened the top drawer and pulled out a flash drive. The computer was then turned on and in a matter on seconds, the desktop displayed and Stephanie plugged in the flash drive. She opened the drive and scrolled down through several folders until she found the one she was looking for.
"Let's see how this looks." She said to herself. She noticed the time and had a few minutes before the presentation.
Just suddenly her headache returned. She exhaled as she looked through her drawers for a pain reliever. She went over and poured herself a glass of water from the table by the window and swallowed the pill.
Vince entered and welcomed her back as well as reminded her of the meeting in a few minutes. Stephanie informed him that she is ready and that she will meet him in a moment. After he left, she looked through the PowerPoint then closed it. She pulled out the flash drive and just as she grabbed the doorknob, the pain returned only this time the top of her head was pounding. She closed her eyes to hope the pain would go away but it didn't. She couldn't cancel on the meeting therefore she had no choice but to continue to suffer the pain. She opened the door and made her way to the conference room while clearly displaying signs of pain as she passed by everyone.
