One
"The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward." Steve Maraboli
January 2010
TNA Impact Tapings
"Hey Dixie? Can I talk to you?" Ashton Cage said seeing the president of the company coming into the backstage area followed quickly by Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan. "Of course, Darlin'." Dixie Carter returned stopping her pace, Hogan and Bischoff stopping as well.
"Alone if possible." She returned shoving her hands deep into her jacket pockets. She had come to the decision after finding out that she had have surgery on her shoulder that she needed a break and that she wanted to take the WWE up on their offer.
Part of the reason why she wanted to go and it was offered to her was to work with both her older brother Christian and his best friend Edge. And from the time she was younger that was her dream. And she was finally going to get that dream. And she was thrilled. But now, she had to give her noticed to TNA. The company that she started in, the company that she made her name in. And it was it hitting her right in all the feelings.
Seeing the look in her eyes, Dixie nodded her head and said a few words to Hogan and Bischoff before Ajay over to the side entrance. "What's up?" "I need to have surgery." Dixie looked at her, surprised that she was telling her this. Usually injuries went to the trainers and the bookers. "And I wanted to get released from my contract.' "Why?" "Because Dixie, I am tired, I am beat up and I need a break.' "And?" She prodded, she had known Ajay long enough to know that there was more to what she was telling her. "I also got offered a contract to the WWE and I took it. I start in September."
The president of TNA shook her head, "Do what you need to do Ajay. I will get into contact with Scott and let him know." "He already knows. He's waiting for your call." The Canadian said softly, "I am doing this for me. For my career and for my wellbeing. I know you probably think I am doing this because I got offered the contract, that this is what everyone wants. But truth is, it's time for a change. I haven't been happy in a long time and that needs to change. I have gotten diagnosed with depression. I need to get back to the happy go lucky Ajay. It is time for me to be that Ajay I was and not the Ajay I have been the last few months." She said pulling her hands out of her pockets and holding out her hand to her. "Thank you for letting me stick around as long as you have and letting me prove myself." Dixie grasped it and shook it once before releasing, "Good luck.'
Ajay nodded her head and stepped out of the building.
Once she was outside the building, she took a deep breath and shook her hands out. That was so much easier than she thought, she was expecting a huge fight like she got with Scott and Jeff, but Dixie for the first time since she started working on screen more was easy and just let her go with more questions.
And that she was going to be forever thankful for. Now, now she had to prepare for the hardest thing of them. Joining the WWE and being E&C's kid sister. A job she wasn't sure she was ready to take on but she sure the hell was going to try.