Hannah laughed as she walked around the backstage area of the Prudential Center with her two best friends. It was the night of the pay-per-view Extreme Rules. But, Hannah wasn't there to compete. Seven months prior, she had suffered an achilles tendon injury during a live event. She was in a Triple Threat match with Selina and Katie, and she had landed the wrong way on her foot. The injury was severe enough that it required surgery, but, Hannah was on the mend and she had decided to go and visit her friends. But, little did she know that her fun-filled night would soon turn into a nightmare. All because of a certain someone...
"How's the foot feeling, Hannah?" asks Selina, "any word on when you're gonna be back on the road with us?"
Hannah shrugs.
"It's better than what it was," she says, "the doctors said it could be another few months before I can compete again, though. I sustained a pretty nasty injury because of that botched move. Which was my own dumb fault. I should have stuck the landing better..."
"Accidents happen, Hannah," says Katie, "anyone in any sport suffer some sort of injury at one point or another in their career. Even if they're really skilled. Seasoned veterans like Undertaker have suffered numerous injuries over the years."
"Katie's right," says Selina, "we can't prevent these things from happening. We aren't invincible."
"Yeah, I know..." says Hannah, "the whole situation was just so embarrassing to me. You two having to take me to the medical examination room. Me bawling my eyes out from the pain. And this happened in front of thousands of people, who I know were taking pictures and videos of the whole thing..."
"But those same people also sent you support and well wishes," says Katie, "you have more fans than what you think, Hannah. For every hater? There's always the supporters that has your back."
"Amen, girl," says Selina, "we have some of the most loyal fans. But, like everyone else, we have the ones that tend to take things way too far..."
"Like the ones who sent you death threats when they found out that you and Jon hooked up?" snorts Hannah, "some of those fangirls can be fucking rabid. It's maddening!"
"Roman has the same problem, sadly..." says Katie, shaking her head, "I've been called a whore more times than I can count. But? It's best to just block them and ignore it. That really grinds their gears."
"Damn straight!" says Selina, "that's the best way to deal with bullies and trolls. Don't give them a reaction. Or, you do what I do. You agree with them. Works like a charm!"
"Trolls are just miserable people who have nothing better to do with their lives," says Hannah, "their words don't hurt us. If anything? Their words help motivate us to improve our craft. That way we can really give them something to cry ab..."
Selina and Katie frowned as Hannah stopped dead in her tracks. Her face was completely drained of colour, and her eyes were wide. That was a sign that something was wrong with her. But, what was it?
"Hannah?" says Selina, "what's wrong? What's going on?"
"Shh!" hisses Hannah, putting her hand in front of Selina's face, "do you hear what I hear? Or am I losing whatever sanity I have left?"
Both girls frowned more, wondering what the hell Hannah was talking about. They listen carefully, their eyes soon widening when they heard what Hannah heard.
"Ohh, shit..."
What Hannah had heard was a voice. But, it wasn't just any voice. It was the voice of a man that she never wanted to see or hear from again. That person? Seth Rollins. Her ex-boyfriend. If you don't follow a lot of wrestling news, you probably didn't hear about the cheating scandal that had rocked their relationship in February of 2015. Colby had tweeted out a nude photo of a former wrestler in NXT known as Zahra Shreiber. He had been cheating on her with Zahra, and she had no clue until that photo had surfaced. And, like most scorned women, Hannah retaliated. Before confronting Seth in person, she had tweeted out nude photos of him that he had sent her in the past. She threw all of his posessions out onto the front lawn of their home from the bedroom window, all while screaming at Seth about how much of a piece of shit he was. There's more to the story, but, we will save that for another time. Hannah began to hyperventilate, her heart racing as Seth's voice got closer to where they were.
"No..." she mumbles, "please, no...no...God, no..."
"Hannah..." says Katie calmly, "Hannah, breathe. You're over him. It's okay."
"Read the fucking room, Katie!" hisses Selina, "do you see her right now?! She's as white as a ghost! She's hyperventilating! Do you honestly think that it's wise for her to be near Seth right now?! She'll end up sending him back to the fucking hospital. But, it won't be for a knee injury. It'll be for an injury to his pen...!"
"Ladies!"
Too late. Seth had heard the two women arguing and he took a detour to see what was going on. He was closely followed by Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, the real life boyfriends of Selina and Katie. Seth's eyes moved from Selina, to Katie, then...to Hannah. When his eyes settle on Hannah, he frowns in confusion. He knew about her injury, but, what was she doing here?
"Hannah?" he says softly, "I thought you were injured. What are you doing here?"
"That is none of your fucking business," growls Selina, "her life stopped being your goddamned business after you broke her fucking heart."
Seth glared, his eyes now focusing on Selina again. He knew that the girls had bad blood with him after what had happened between him and Hannah, but, he wasn't about to be disrespected.
"Last time I fucking checked, Hannah is a grown woman who can speak for herself," he hisses, "I get it. I hurt your best friend and you fucking hate me for it. I'm not Jon, Selina. You're not the fucking boss of me!"
"Hey!" interjects Dean, "I love you, Seth. I really fucking do. But, I'm not about to stand here and let you disrespect my girl like that!"
"Well, then, maybe you should tell 'your girl' to let people speak for themselves!" growls Seth, "but, I'm not about to stand here and be disrespected by her, whether she's your girlfriend or fucking not!"
"Seth..." says Katie slowly, "now is really not the time. Hannah's already been through enough because of you. Don't make things worse than what they already are."
Seth snorts.
"I didn't know that Hannah made you two her fucking puppets..." he sneers, "I get it. I fucking get it. I made a mistake. One of the biggest fucking mistakes that I have ever made in my whole goddamned life. And I am so sick and goddamned tired of being fucking crucified over it! Especially by the two of you! Ever since Hannah and I broke up, the both of you have done nothing but stick your fucking noses where they don't belong. You two are fucking...!"
"DON'T YOU FUCKING SPEAK TO MY FRIENDS LIKE THAT, YOU FUCKING SON OF A BITCH!"
Everyone went silent. Seth's eyes now focused on Hannah, his expression softening as he looked at the woman he once called his own. The last time she had screamed at him like that was when she was kicking him out of the home they once shared together, and he never thought he would hear her scream like that again.
"Hannah..." he says, "why are you screaming at me like that?"
Everyone held their breath as Hannah walked up towards Seth. They knew by the look of anger on her face that things weren't going to end well. Hannah stops in front of the man she once loved, her eyes cold as she looked up at him. Before anyone could say anything else, Hannah slapped Seth, the sound echoing around the hall before it was replaced by her screaming again.
"WHY AM I SCREAMING AT YOU?!" she shrieks, "WHY AM I FUCKING SCREAMING AT YOU?! LET ME FUCKING SEE, SETH. YOU AND I EXPERIENCED ONE OF THE WORST FUCKING TRAGEDIES THAT COULD HAVE EVER HAPPENED IN OUR FUCKING RELATIONSHIP, AND WHAT DID YOU FUCKING DO?! YOU WENT AND FUCKED ANOTHER GODDAMNED WOMAN BEHIND MY FUCKING BACK! YOU WEREN'T THERE FOR ME, WHATSOFUCKING EVER. YOU NEVER FUCKING CARED ABOUT ME. YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A LYING SACK OF SHIT. ASK ME AGAIN WHY I'M SCREAMING AT YOU, SETH. I DARE YOU. I FUCKING DARE YOU!"
"OKAY!"
Selina and Katie each grabbed Hannah by her arms and pulled her away from Seth before she could do anymore damage. Hannah shrieked and thrashed against her friends' grips, continuing to scream obscenities at her ex as Katie tried to calm her down. Selina's eyes settled on Seth, her voice cold as she spoke.
"You are the biggest piece of shit I have ever fucking met..." she sneers, "I suggest you leave, Rollins. Right fucking now. You have hurt this poor girl enough as it is."
"Selina..."
"No..." snarls Selina, "go. You've done enough. Don't make things worse than you already have."