What A Woman
"Up!"
"Mine!"
"Hurry! Hurry!"
AJ watched his baby sister play volleyball every chance that he could. She was definitely the most dominant and aggressive player on the court.
When the game was over the Rattlers won both games by extreme margins. AJ waited for her while she cleaned up.
"Very, very impressive," AJ said as Janessa approached him.
"Could've been better," Janessa said. "My timing was a little off."
"You're probably tired," AJ said. "You just played three teams back to back to back."
"I don't feel so hot either," she said holding her midsection.
"Then you're probably hungry as well," he said looking around. "You wanna come and get something to eat?"
"Sure," Janessa said as AJ picked up her bag.
"Smitty's?"
"Where else?" Janessa asked laughing. "Did you drive?"
"Of course," he said.
They walked outside and got into the 2006 Grand Prix SE.
"How's school been going?" He asked as he pulled out of the parking lot.
"It's alright," she answered. "But my Kinesiology prof hates me."
"Hates you?" AJ asked.
"Oh yeah," Janessa said. "He refuses to see me after class or answer my questions during class."
"Want me to rough him up for ya?" AJ asked.
"I wish," Janessa said getting out of the car once they got to the restaurant.
They waved at a couple that they knew and sat down at a booth.
"Besides the prof, how're your grades?"
"They're alright, low eighties," Janessa said looking at her older brother.
She always found him so difficult to figure out. He was extremely smart yet he chose to go into professional wrestling. He was a good listener and pretty good looking but he preferred to be single.
"The girls still throwing themselves at you?" Janessa asked.
"Always have, always will," AJ laughed.
"Why don't you go out with one of them?" She asked.
"Jen, I don't even have time for a blow up girlfriend," AJ said as the waiter came to take their orders.
"Don't call me Jen," Janessa said.
"Let's talk about your love life," AJ said once they were done ordering.
"I would prefer not to," Janessa said looking around the restaurant.
"Fine then," AJ said. "Talk to mom lately?"
"I try to call everyday," Janessa said. "But sometimes I get busy studying or I'm at a tournament and when I do find the time she's at a counseling session."
"She still goes to those?" AJ asked.
"She took Chase's death very hard," Janessa said. "It probably wasn't easy to bury one of her own children."
As she finished her sentence her eyes filled with tears and she let out a gasp. AJ got up, walked around the booth and took her into his arms. As she cried on his shoulder he ran his fingers through her hair. He hated to make her cry but she was going to have to find a way to get over Chase. He made a decision and that decision included not caring who he hurt. Many people said that he took the easy way out but AJ knew that that wasn't his brother's way of doing things. Something had to have gone terribly wrong. But now his sister and mother were paying for it everyday.
Janessa stopped crying when she realized that people were starting to watch. AJ wiped the tears off of her face.
"You've gotta get over this," AJ said to her. "It's almost two years now."
Janessa nodded and cleared her throat.
"You okay?" He asked.
She nodded and wiped the smeared make-up.
AJ went back to his side and decided to change the topic to a lighter one. By the end AJ had her laughing and telling her always amusing stories.
"Hey!" Sonjay said sitting down beside AJ. "What're you doing here?"
"Taking my baby sis out to dinner," AJ said. "Sonjay this is Janessa, Janessa this Sonjay."
"Nice to meet you," Sonjay said.
"Same to you," Janessa said.
"So what're you two doing later tonight?" Sonjay asked.
"I've got a game in an hour," Janessa said.
"Wanna come watch?" AJ asked Sonjay.
"What exactly will I be watching?" Songjay asked.
"Young university girls jumping around in spandex," Janessa said.
"I'm all in," Sonjay said.
"We'd better get going then," AJ said. "You still have to get changed and warm up."
AJ and Sonjay quickly found seats while the girls were warming up. It didn't take long for AJ to spot Janessa, she was the loudest person in the whole gymnasium.
"So I predict three games to one," Sonjay said.
"Nah," AJ said looking at the other team. "Two-zip."
The first game easily went to the Rattlers by a score of 25-10. It wasn't until midway through the second game did the Vipers decide to switch things up. And once they did they conquered.
The girl that came on was loud and in charge. She was directing traffic in a way he'd never seen before. And her volleyball skills were absolutely amazing.
After the Vipers won the second game by 25-20 things not nasty. It was time for the 'games' to begin.
Number 12 on the Vipers got things started off by spiking the ball at Number 6 on the Rattlers. The trash talk was starting between Janessa and the loud girl on the Vipers, Number 7. The loud girl on the Vipers actually started to do a small victory dance.
Then one of the Rattlers tried to retaliate against the Vipers. She spiked the ball and hit Number 7 right in the face sending her sprawling to the floor.
Everyone jumped to their feet. The girl was laying on the floor holding her face in her hands. Her teammates helped her to her feet but once she was up the crowd started buzzing. There was blood pouring from the girl's nose onto the floor. They quickly shoved a towel in the girl's face and led her of the court.
Sonjay left immediately after the game and AJ waited for Janessa in the parking lot.
He was looking around for her when he spotted the girl from the Vipers. She looked pale. He coach was still talking to her as she unlocked her car.
"Take care," her coach said patting her on the back and walking back towards the building.
"You took quite the blow out there," AJ said to her.
"Just another day at the office," she said throwing her bag into the backseat of the car.
"Your nose isn't broken then?" AJ asked.
"No, it's not," she said. "I have to get going."
She got into her car and drive away.
"Hard game," Janessa said throwing her stuff in the back of AJ's car.
"You weren't the whole hit in the face," AJ said to her.
"Yeah, but it was Amber, she deserved it," Janessa said.
"Deserved it?"
"She's a bitch," Janessa answered. "Everyone hates her. Her own teammates can't stand her."
"Whatever you say," AJ said stopping at a red light.
"Damn straight. So are you working this weekend?"
"Yeah, I'm fighting Matt," AJ said.
"It's not fair," Janessa piped up. "They should give you Samoa Joe in an Ultimate X."
"Are you saying that I can't beat him on my own," AJ asked.
"Didn't say that," Janessa said. "But I'm gonna come anyways. You need at least one fan who isn't drooling over you the entire time.
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