I stand in my dressing room wrapping black wrist tape around my right wrist as i punch my other hand to double check the strength of it. My Chem Title hangs from a hook on the other side of my locker room as i stand in the mirror. I look into my own eyes and read what's truly behind them. Broken, Pained, A Past Of Bottled Emotion And Drinking. I look into my own eyes and i don't see a Champion. I see a Monster, A Demon, A Train Wreck. I look into my own eyes and it breaks me, I look out to the fans and i see seemingly the only loving family i've ever had. Then i look at Sirius and Winter, Once my second family turned into a memory of once was. Riding high, untouchable like nothing on this earth could break me. Then it all came apart in such a quick way a way as if everything with them was nothing but a crazy dream. Then i look to Hayle and i Look to Sara and i see hope, i see change. A change in me that has been locked away for what seems like 1000 years. Because i look to them and i see hope, I see purpose, I see myself as something more then just a Wrestler that walks to the ring and screams a few catch phrases and holds a title above my head by any means. Hayle has become my best friend a bright shining star in the night that at times can in fact be Crazy but at the end of the day i would lock in the Kata Gatame and pop someones head clean off if she needed me to. And Sara, Sara Aries from random women in white to someone i can't seem to go on without. She holds in her hands every good part of me that remains and she probably doesn't even know it. She's the type of girl you meet out of the blue and never believe could make an impact on you but turns everything around for you. As i look at myself in the mirror from my dark brown hair to my Tonight Alive T-Shirt covered chest to the dark blue ripped jeans down to my combat boots. Darren Gunn has finally become one with himself and the entire world should take notice.
I lay in bed at home as my cell phone rings non stop. I roll over to check the contact ID as it's Hayle. I pick it up on the 3rd ring "What Can i Do For You Sunshine" In almost a rushed serious tone she speaks "We Need You To Get To The Arena NOW." The line clicks and i pull on my jeans and a T-Shirt with a Halestorm logo sprawled across it and slide on my boots and head to my car in hopes of getting to the arena in no time flat.
I head into the arena straight for the locker room area as Hayle is standing outside leaning up against the wall waiting for me. "What's Going On Hayle." she grabs my wrist and drags me straight to Chester Hilton's Office or what used to be Chester Hilton's Office. Chester walks by us carrying his stuff in a box "Bossman where are you going?" He scoffs "Why the fuck would you care. Go meet your new boss Gunner." He shoves his shoulder into me as my blood boils but Hayle pulls me into the office of what i guess is the new GM. Sara is already there and with it being the first time i've seen her in weeks she almost knocks me over with a hug. "Ow Hey Princess." she remains there for a good minute before her face changes to the task at hand. "Darren meet our..new boss." The chair to the GM's desk spins as the man sitting behind it comes into view. "Son Of a Bitch." i mutter as Sirius Carson is smirking at me from behind the desk. "Welcome To a New Age Of CWF Gunny." He laughs as Sara and Hayle hold me back form making any drastic move.
End Of Chapter 8