As the show came to a wrap, everyone started leaving. I went out and asked an employee about backstage. I showed them my backstage pass and they led me there. Finally, I saw AJ talking with Daniel about the following scenes they were talking about on the next show. I crept up behind her and surprised her with a slight squeal. She jumped, frightened by my surprise.
"Oh God!" She exclaimed, giving me a slight punch on the shoulder. "You almost killed me there for a second."
I stood by as she continued her talk with Daniel Bryan. Instead of waiting for them to finish though, I decided to have a look around. I've only been in an arena that WWE was occupying and that was the night of the accident, and besides, this was a different arena with different characteristics to it. While I was walking around, I was basically looking all over the place. I failed to notice where I was going. I bumped into... Wade.
"Crap! I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking on where I was going." I briefly apologized but he said nothing. Instead he gazed at me. I snapped my fingers and he got back to reality.
"Oh, sorry about that. You just- you reminded me of somebody I once knew." Just then, Natalya ran up from behind him. Taking his hand in hers, she wrapped it just the way she did back at the hospital. "Do you need anything?" She asked, pulling Wade closer to her. She laid her head on his shoulder, the arm that wasn't broken.
"No... I just bumped into him by accident."
"You really should watch yourself, I mean, he has a broken elbow. You could make it worse just by putting slight pressure on it." In the nearby distance, I heard AJ calling out for me. I nodded my head shyly at them and went towards AJ's voice.
Wade's POV
"Is everything okay, Stu?" Natalya asked, tugging on the sleeve of my shirt. I shook her off and sighed, shaking my head.
"Its- Its nothing... She just reminded me of somebody I kn-" She cut me off. "Vivian. She reminded you of Vivian, right?" I nodded my head and without any words spoken between us, she returned me to my locker room. She left me alone to think about that meeting, thank god she was a sweetheart.
"She just... That girl resembled Vivian too much. Especially when we first met, but she was too polite..." I placed my head in my hands. Staring at the blank floor, I bit down on my lip. I smoothed down my hair, tugging out my collar. "No, Stu. She's not Vivian. Vivian's gone. She's disappeared and she's never coming back." I told myself. This was the only way that I could actually make it through my life.
I was a complete mess when I learned that she fled. I kept blaming myself for every little thing that made me reminisce the times we shared. I missed her laugh, her smiles... Even the fake ones. I missed being with her despite the fact that it was a one sided love, I just miss her. And I still love her, but Natalya and I are a pair now. She thinks that I'm over Vivian, but with that incident now, she's doubting it. I'm sure of that. "She's gone, Stu. Get over it." With one last tug at my collar, I got out to find Natalya waiting for me. She was already changed. Looking up at me, she smiled. She grabbed my hand and led me back to the hotel.