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CHAPTER 3
Lily stepped into the hotel, she had a fair bit of work to do, and unfortunately that work required her spending time with the sorry excuse they called a task. She checked in and dumped her non work gear in the hotel room before picking up the phone and dialing Marks room.
"What?" Mark snapped picking up the phone
"Well hello to you to…calmed down much?" she asked knowing full well he hadn't
"I repeat my last statement…What?" she smiled, she was getting to him and it was only the second day
"Well, if you'd care to put the raging caveman to sleep and bring the nice side of you to my room I can go over you script and appearances with you, if not…then you can botch the job and I'll sit back saying I told you so…which is it?" she stated with confidence
"Fine…see you in 10" she laughed as she heard the dial tone and hung up herself.
She gathered her things and put them on the table, setting them out so it was easy to explain and access. She opened up the last file as a knock sounded on the door. Answering it she gave Mark a sickeningly sweet smile. She rolled her eyes when he frowned and pushed past her.
"Ok so now that the greetings are done lets get down to it shall we?" Lily took a seat across from him and handed him the papers explaining each one as they went through.
They sat there for an hour going over his schedule making changes according to what mark wanted and what Vince wanted, booking his days off and his personal appearances. Vince had decided to put him in a brand new storyline as his old one had just finished and it required a few matches to begin with then appearances with his opponent and then a signing or two later one into the storyline.
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Lily handed him a manila envelope with his flight details and script in it and ushered him to the door…
"Sleep, big day tomorrow…wasn't so bad was it?" she said all at once
"Wasn't good either…but I'll live" he replied leaving Lily standing at the door watching him leave
"mongrel" Lily muttered slamming the door, she had helped him and not questioned any of his wants but merely put them into the schedule and here he was saying it wasn't good…prick should learn that not everyone is as hard as a rock.
She slipped into her P.J.'s and climbed into bed…maybe the next few days would be better, she wouldn't have to see mark for a week, he was going to be training and working through his script with Vince and the guys.
Perhaps she would make some friends whilst the ogre was out making a fuss.
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Lily walked into the arena, she had nothing to do. All her work for the week was done, unless Vince wanted something changed. She made her way to the Diva's locker room and knocked, shocked when someone opened it and pulled her in.
"So, you're the new Manager" Lily looked at the woman with wide eyes
"Uh, if you mean for Mark then yeah" she smiled weakly as the woman pulled her to the others.
"So, what's your name and how are you handling it?"
"Um…Lily and you are?" the woman smiled
"I'm Ashley, that's Maria, Candice, Melina, Torrie and Kelly" Ashley said pointing to the other Diva's
"Well, Mark is Difficult but he may not realize I give shit as good as I get. I can handle him… and I think he needs to grow up…others have more problems than him" she cut her self off, she didn't know these women, and the less people knew the better. She pushed it to the back of her mind and focused on making friends, she needed them…something to make her feel more at home in this new country.
"So where you from?" Lily looked at Kelly and thought about it for a second
"Texas…born and bred in England until I was 10…then Australia and now Texas" she left out why she had moved and how she moved around, they didn't need to know about Sebastian.
"Cool, Cool…well we have to go and train, but we'll catch up later yeah?" Torrie asked smiling
"Ok, see ya" Lily got up and left, she had free time and nothing to do. She walked into the seats around the ring and walked a few rows back, sitting and taking things in…remembering, her mother and her childhood.
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Lily sat alone on a park swing waiting for her mother, she was 2 hours late and it was getting dark.
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Ten year old lily sat listening to her mother.
"I want you to go to him and I want you to tell him exactly what I told you…understand?" Amanda stated hurriedly
"But mum, I can't leave you…I don't want to" Lily sobbed
"Be strong child, we are in danger…I need to know your safe" Amanda urged, she led Lily to a door and pushed her through
"I'll see you again child I promise…go be safe run and don't look back" Lily sobbed as she began to walk away
"I love you mom" she whispered as her mother shut the door.
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Lily read the letter, the one of her mother's whereabouts…Sebastian had sent it to her. Tears slipped down her face as she re-read it over and over, her mom had promised and lived up to it.
She made her way to the address and walked into a large warehouse, gasping at the sight before her…blood everywhere, her mother tied to a chair in the centre of the room, bloody and broken.
Lily raced to her mother and crouched beside her "Mom" she shook her gently sighing with relief when her mother looked at her.
"Lily, go…leave please" Amanda begged
"No mom I found you, please let me help" lily tried to fight the tears as she looked her mother over, fingernails missing, cuts and gashes all over her skin, her eyes black and blotchy, hair disheveled and broken bones. Lily started to untie her mother's arms, sobbing as she did…her mother didn't even look like herself anymore.
"Lily go please, I beg you"
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Lily shook her head and wiped her tears away, things had been so messed up and she had never dealt with it, she had pushed it all to the back of her mind and never thought about it much, she only thought about surviving. She sighed, why things had to be so hard and dangerous, she'd never know.
She didn't realize the large frame sitting next to her until he spoke.
"What you crying about?" his voice was rough and lacked emotion
"Nothing, like you'd care any way…we only work together…anything else" she snapped hiding the shiver she felt as he spoke
"Don't be a smart ass, nothing has changed…you don't have anything new to do for now…Vince said for you to type up these" he handed her a stack of papers.
"Fine, we done here?" lily snatched the papers and took off. The man made her nervous, like never before. She didn't know what the feeling was but it was new and she was confused. Was it hate? She caught a cab back to the hotel, she need to sleep, not to think or analyze things, she didn't like the man nor did he like her…end of story.