I know I just started a new story, but then I had this idea. This is just a test chapter, and I want to know if you guys think that I should continue with it.
Now, I have absolutely NO idea how this Tout thing works, so forgive me if it's not completely right. I've never used it, but I have incorporated it into this chapter. Please let me know what you think!
I listened to the Tout one more time, not sure if I was believing anything that I was hearing at the moment.
"How's everyone doing today? I've come up with this idea, and I'm going to try it out. I'm going to hold a contest and I want anyone who would love the opportunity to meet me and spend a week with me to send a Tout of their own telling me why you think you deserve to spend a week with me, the World Heavyweight Champion. You have until Monday August 13, to send in your Touts! Can't wait to hear 'em!"
Sheamus's Tout ended, and my eyes were still wide with shock. I couldn't believe he was actually doing this. Why in the world would he want to let a possibly psycho fan spend a whole week with him? I wanted to enter, but I wasn't sure how I would be able to do it with my mom. I sighed and closed my laptop, figuring I could just sleep on it. I had a whole week to send in my Tout anyways.
"Austin, please don't tell mom about this. I know she's just going to pressure me into entering and I don't know if I can do that." I listened to my older brother go to protest over the phone, but I cut him off. "Please, I'm begging you."
"I'm not going to say anything to her. But I know how much you love the WWE and I know how much winning this contest would mean to you; mom knows too. You should enter. It's just a week. If something happens, you can always come back home. Just talk to mom about it. She'll want you to do this."
I sighed, knowing he was right. "You're right. I guess I'll go talk to her. I only have" I looked at my watch, "two hours left in this day, though."
"Well then you better hurry, Jane. You definitely don't want to miss out on this opportunity."
"Fine, I'll call you later and let you know what happens. I love you, Austin. Thank you so much for being the best brother."
"I'll always be here for you, J."
I smiled at the nickname he gave me when I was just a baby, even though he couldn't see me. "Bye."
He repeated my last word and I hung up the phone and ran down the stairs to my mom's room. She was laying in her bed watching The Real Housewives, her favorite show. I went and crawled in the bed beside her and grabbed her hand.
"What's the matter, Jane?" She asked me.
"Nothing's wrong. I just need to run something by you."
She sat up a little. My face fell, noticing the grimace on her face whenever she went to sit up. "I'm all ears."
I grinned, "Well, you know how much I love the WWE, right?"
"Yeah, when you were ten you always ran around the house claiming you were a WWE Diva. It's been your dream for as long as I can remember."
"Well, Sheamus, he's the World Heavyweight Champion, he's having this contest for someone to come spend the week with him…"
Before I could even finish what I was saying, she interrupted. "You should enter. This would be amazing for you."
I went to protest, "But…"
"No if's, and's, or but's about it, little girl. I want you to enter. I want you to do it now. You deserve this." She squeezed my hand and I leaned over and kissed her cheek.
"I guess I better do it now. There's not much longer left to do it. The contest ends at midnight."
"Jane Marie, why did you wait until the last minute to ask me about this?"
I just shrugged my shoulder and jumped off her bed. "Thank you so much, mom."
"No problem, sweetie. You better go hurry!"
I laughed and ran out of her room. I never could have done this without her approval. I got my iPhone off of my desk and thought about how I was going to word what I was going to say. After thinking on it for about ten minutes, I recorded my Tout.
"Hi, Sheamus, I'm Jane. After thinking long and hard about whether I was going to enter your contest, I had a little talk with my mom and she gave me the go ahead. I never could have done this if she told me not to. In 2007, my mom was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Everything just went downhill from there, and for a fourteen year old, it was completely difficult. I've spent five years taking care of her. She's also been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and she has seizures. I can't stand to watch my mom go through the pain she has to go through on a daily basis, knowing that things could get worse at any minute. I'm definitely not saying all of this to get the pity vote, or whatever you want to call it, that's not it at all. My mom means the world to me. If I had the chance to spend the week with you, on the road with the WWE, I feel like I could forget about all of the pain my mom is going through on a daily basis. I could feel like everything was actually normal in my life. In all of my friends' lives, it's the parents taking care of their children. In my life, it's the child taking care of the parent. I have a huge responsibility on my hands, and sometimes it gets too hard for me to handle. I've gotten to the point where I just want to give up, because I can't be like normal people my age. My mom and I used to watch WWE together, and I would always tell her I was going to do everything I could to make it into the WWE. But when she got sick, all of my dreams to be in the WWE were just gone. I couldn't leave her like I planned to all those years before she got sick. I had to stay to take care of her. I know, I'm just rambling on and on. But, I feel like I deserve this opportunity because she told me I did right before I came to record this." I chuckled a little. "I know that's not the most logical reasoning, but it's all the reasoning I need. Even if I don't win, I just want to thank you for having this contest. It's really amazing that someone as busy as you would let some complete stranger spend a week with you. Thank you, again."
I replayed my Tout so I could make sure I was understandable, and sent it to Sheamus. I looked at my clock. "11:59, perfect timing."
