I really can't explain what's been happening, just here's chapter 10.
Chapter 10:
Ashley began to pack up her things in her dressing room in preparation of leaving. She still had a week to do it, but she wanted to be able to immediately go when she could. She still hoped she could leave much earlier, but she didn't have the energy to put up a fight with Mr. McMahon. She didn't want to deal with anyone right now. She wished that she could be left alone. Well, that wasn't the whole truth. She didn't really care if most people stayed around her, she just wished that one particular person could just leave her alone, but he wouldn't do anything of that sort. That is what haunted her so very much. The very thought of what he could do now, made shivers run up her spine. Since the last time she saw and spoke to him, she was afraid that he could go much further than he already did, if he actually could. If he could, tears came to her eyes when she imagined how viciously dark it could be. It seemed now that any thought she would ever have about that subject would stay with her until she became weak emotionally and physically. He took out her once bubbly, energetic soul, and replaced it with a soul that could do nothing else but be afraid.
She began to walk out of her room and out into the hallway, her feet softly tapping the floor. She now heard footsteps coming down the hall in her direction, so her speed picked up. She walked in a fast pace now, as did the person behind her. She grew more frightened now, and she quickly looked back, hoping she would see someone who wasn't him. But as her head slowly turned, she saw it was him. He stuck to his word that he would see Ashley again.
Ashley hoped that this was just a bad nightmare. Please wake up. Wake up. She told herself. She now began to run, because the footsteps crept closer and closer. She desperately tried to get away, but the person behind her grabbed her shoulder aggressively and forced her to turn around to see him, face to face.
"Why were you runnin'? I just wanted to talk to you for a second. Is that some kind of crime?" He asked her with a stern face. She trembled to give an answer.
"I-I was just…" He cut her off before she could say anything back to him. "Don't say anything. I was just hoping I could see you again. I feel you've been avoiding me for something. Maybe we could do something after the shows wrap up."
Edge was acting like he hadn't done anything. He was excelling at playing dumb. Ashley didn't know how to respond to him. She still had her fear, but at this moment, she hoped that he could stay this calm even if she turned him down.
"I-I can't." She said timidly.
"And why not? Don't you want to see me?" In fact, that was the absolute last thing she wanted to do.
"I just have plans okay?"
"Well I'm giving you new ones."
Ashley desperately tried to get out of his demands, but he wouldn't back down. She tried a bunch of times.
"Please can you just go?" Ashley begged with all the courage she had.
Edge's face grew more evil. "Look, you're going to see me weather you like it or-"
"Hey!" A man's voice shouted. Edge turned to see who it was. It was Triple H.
"I believe she told you go." Triple H said getting in Edge's face.
Edge didn't seem intimidated by the WWE Champion. "And who gave you any say in this?"
"Look, either you leave now, or I'll make you leave." He said in a deep snarl voice, glaring at him. Edge grew more intimidated by Triple H, so he gave a final look at Ashley, and left them. Triple H turned to Ashley, and she quickly gave him a hug. "Thank you." She softly whispered to him.
Triple H obviously knew that Edge must have done something really bad, because Ashley had never acted like this.
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Mickie lay quietly in Dave's room, and thought about what had happened. Her mind was swirling, with thoughts coming from so many directions. She was still angry, but she was also sad, scared, and confused. She had spent a year trying to get rid of what had happened, and now it had returned and hit her like a truck. She didn't think of why John would talk to her about what happened, and she had completely forgotten about Ashley. But she had way too much on her mind.
The door slowly opened, Dave hoped that if Mickie was asleep he wouldn't have woken her. "Hey. You feelin' alright?"
She sat up and he sat next to her. "Yeah. I just needed to like clear my head. Did you talk to John?"
"Yeah I did. He told me he's really sorry about saying what he did to you."
"Well he should be."
"But he also said his reason why he asked you about what happened."
Mickie didn't care what his reason was. "I don't care if he does have a reason. He shouldn't have asked me about it in the first place."
"Mickie listen, what if someone needed help, and talking about your past could help them."
Mickie was confused about what her boyfriend was saying to her. "What are you talking about? Who?"
"Ashley."
Mickie suddenly thought about what had happened with her and Ashley. The last time she saw her, she was scared and afraid. She knew something was wrong with her, but it never crossed her mind that it could be that bad. Her stubbornness whittled down, but she knew she couldn't just openly talk about what had happened, even though it could help somebody. She thought about it a little more, and she got emotional. Batista saw his girlfriend down, so he moved closer and let her lay her head on his chest.
"I know it's hard for you to do, and I'm not telling you do anything baby. I just wanted to tell you all you should know." He rubbed her arm up and down as he continued to talk o her.
"I know. I understand, but-" Mickie held back tears. "I don't know if I can talk about that."
Batista still held Mickie very close. He knew and understood of how she was feeling. He wasn't telling her to do anything, because he had a feeling that she just couldn't muster the strength to relieve the details. He felt sorry for John, but this situation was out of his hands. He could only hope that something could be done about the whole John-Ashley situation.
That's the end of Chapter 10. I know I said that Batista would convince Mickie to talk to John, but I decided to go another way. Sorry!
Chap 11: Triple H talks to Cena, and Mickie talks to Ashley.