Title: Regrets
Author: Dana
Rating: G

Warnings: Character death
Summary: It was his first day back to work and he knew everyone's eyes were on him. Sometimes saying you were sorry just isn't good enough. COMPLETELY AU
Author's note: A what if I always wanted to write. I already have a fic like this called While the World Watched, which I plan to finish, but I just wanted to write it. Can you believe it's been just past a year already?
Disclaimer: I own no one in this fic.

Now, I'm bound by the life you left behind

Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
-My Immortal by Evanescence

I felt everyone's eyes on me as I entered Rosemont Horizon. My first day back to work after a month off just had to be here. It had to be a punishment. I hope they don't make me go ringside.

"Hey Chris glad to see you," Dr. Michael Sampson said as he walked past him.

I flashed him a smile as I watched Hunter Hearst Helmsley start to walk my way. What would he say to me? I wondered. He had been the one to order me to take a month off after it happened while WWE investigated it. I was found innocent but I know I could have been fired and probably should have been. I'm glad they didn't fire me though.

"Chris I didn't know if you would be here tonight," Hunter said. "You won't be working ringside. I'll need you back here anyway."

"Are you sure you trust me," I asked still feeling nervous.

"Everyone knows it wasn't your fault," Hunter said quickly. "I just don't think anyone's going to be taking any z-packs from you any time soon." He said with a small chuckle.

I didn't even crack a smile. Everyone seemed to look at me as if I was the doctor who tried to fix everyone with a z-pack but I didn't know what else to do.

"I'm going to go to the trainer's room," I said as I quickly made my escape. When I entered the trainer's room I found that Kofi Kingston was already in there with Sampson. I almost walked out of there but knew it wasn't going to get any easier today. He had so many friends backstage.

Kofi didn't say anything to me he just finished getting his hand looked at by Sampson before leaving the room.

"I'm sorry Chris," Sampson said. "I don't think it's going to be any easier."

"I don't deserve it to be any easier," I said with a sigh. "If I had just…"

"There are a lot of people asking the what ifs but no one knew how bad it was."

"It was a MRSA! I should have been able to diagnose it. I kept giving him z-packs."

"We both know that's one way to treat a staph infection," he reminded me.

"He wanted me to pop it off of his back but I didn't. I don't even know what I'm doing here tonight."

"Because you love this job," Sampson reminded me.

"I thought I did." I said with a sigh. "Look I'm going to take a walk and try to clear my head. I'll be back before the show starts." I said and left the locker room.

Notes: I'm sure if you've heard the podcast or read the internet you know what I'm referring to. Next chapter will be a flashback of what happened to Punk in this AU. I'm thinking it'll just be a short fic. Let me know what you think.