I had been at the WWE for a couple of weeks now. Still no one would really talk to me aside from a friendly greeting. The road was becoming a very lonely place.
I was sitting by myself in catering staring at my phone. I was sure the few friends I had left back home were already sick of my never-ending texts in order to pass the time.
There was a table near by where the Diva's were sitting but I hardly even got the friendly greeting from them. I could feel them looking over every so often then go back to their huddle. I couldn't help but wonder what how much they actually knew.
I looked up when a shadow approached. It was that hot Seth guy from the first day I was there. I had sadly been stuck helping the writing team so I hadn't really hadn't seen him around like he said.
Seth was looking at me with those sexy dark eyes of his.
"Do you need the entire table for yourself or can I Sit? No room any where else" He asked with a smile
"You can sit." I said motioning to a chair next to me.
He took a seat with his food and started eating away.
I looked back at my phone.
"So you having fun so far?" he asked between bites
I looked up at him and put my phone down for a minute
"Not really. No" I said for some reason I felt like I could be honest with him without worrying about my brother hearing back.
He looked at me.
"It can be lonely without friends" he said referring so my sitting alone during lunch.
I knew I must have looked incredibly pathetic sitting there all alone on my phone.
I heard the girls at the next table laughing and I looked up at them.
"Don't mind them. They aren't the friendliest to new girls. Especially one more beautiful than them" he said still eating
I felt my face get warm and knew I was blushing. I started to fidget with my phone.
He looked up at me and smiled. I was pretty sure that smile could cure cancer.
"I try not to mind them." I said looking at my phone
I could feel his eyes still watching me. I looked up at him and caught him still looking.
I smiled at him and this time it was his turn to blush.
"So don't you have friends? " I asked him
"I actually do. I just saw you sitting here by yourself and thought I'd be a nice guy" he said
I couldn't help but laugh. That was probably the nicest thing anyone had done for me in a long time, as sad as that sounds.
"Well. Thank you. Greatly appreciated it. Feels like high school around here sometimes. Except in High School I was the popular one…guess Karma catches up to everyone" I said
He laughed tilting his head back which made me smile.
My phone vibrated on the table startling me.
It was my brother.
TEXT: "I need you to come to my office"
I let out a sigh upon reading it. I wonder if anyone told him that I was sitting there with Seth.
"I got to go. Boss needs to see me in his office" I said getting up
"Hope you aren't in too much trouble" He said
"Always am." I walked away and headed towards Paul's office. I could still feel his eyes on my as I was walking.
I reached Paul's office and walked in. He was in there with my sister in law – Stephanie.
"Hey guys" I said looking at them
"Hailey! Hi!" said Stephanie greeting me with a hug
I hugged back and looked at them both trying to understand what this little family reunion is about.
"How do you think it's going, Hails?" Paul asked
"It's alright …boring but alright I guess" I said grabbing some candy from his desk
"That's not what I am hearing from the writing department. They are saying you are lazy and not very helpful." Paul said
I looked at him in disbelief.
"Are you kidding me? I have tried." I said. Only half believing my story.
Paul looked at me and I could tell he didn't believe my story at all.
"Hailey, you have always been handed everything in a silver platter. You are used to people catering to you but when you come here to this company you need to check your spoiled rich girl attitude at the door and work like everyone else" Paul said staring at me
I looked away not being able to hold eye contact with him.
"We are going to have you move to help with talent. Making sure they check in. If they have any small issues you can help address it" he said knowing she did not want to work with the talent.
"Paul, no. It's a bunch of guys. Some like salivate when they look at me. I can't" I said trying to change his mind but I knew my brother better than that.
"Well then try a longer skirt. Some pants. " He said
"Blame the victim why don't you" I said
"Hailey cut the shit. No one is disrespecting you around here and if they are you let me know and they will be gone. Throwing a little fit isn't going to make me change my mind" Paul said
I looked at Stephanie who was just sitting there looking uncomfortable as well.
I stormed out of the office slamming the door behind me. I walked aimlessly around the halls trying to make sense of what my life had become.
I was texting my friend about what had just happened and wasn't looking where I was going and apparently neither was Seth because we walked right into each other.
I am fairly certain for him it wasn't much of a hit. For me it was like hitting a wall, I started to stumble back.
He reached out and grabbed me by the waist keeping me from falling. I felt his hands on my hips as he held me steady.
"Careful there" he smiled
"Sorry. I wasn't looking" I said holding up my phone
He laughed a little. I realized he was still holding on to me and began blushing again.
"Oh, sorry" he said slowly moving his hands.
I could still feel the warmness of where his strong hands had been.
He looked into my eyes
"You alright?" he asked with genuine concern in his voice
"Yeah, I am. Just not sure what I need to do to please my brother" I said
I don't know why it was easy to be honest when talking to him. I hardly knew him.
I looked around and realized I was still fairly close to Paul's office.
"I should go before he comes out and sees me "slacking off" I walked away and left him standing there.
I found an empty room and finally broke down. I knew I had brought this upon myself but I just felt so lonely. My own brother didn't trust me and I had no friends around me. Staying clean was hard enough and this feeling was not helping me along the way.