Chapter 10: Moment To Breathe.
A moment to breathe, all he wanted and needed. He thought it would help but truly didn't. All it did was make it worse for himself. He didn't know what he's going to do now? When he actually came a little closer to declaring the truth….things went from bad to worse.
Now Torrie wasn't even talking to John. That is bad. He had less than 24 hours to make this right because he's leaving Houston tomorrow. He didn't know if he could actually leave Torrie, like this. It's the first time in their whole years of friendship John and Torrie have even had a argument. First time they had actually fallen out.
He never thought that could happen. Falling out with Torrie….she was the nicest, sweetest woman he had ever come to know. He loved being friends with her. He'd miss her all the time, no matter where he was in the world. Sometimes he wondered for a second, if it was just a friendship feeling he felt he shared with Torrie.
He can imagine falling out with any other woman, any other diva. Even Randy. He can see that one day they will fall out, but he never thought he would actually fall out with her.
He needed to think, he needed to make this right. Even if he has to swallow a horrible taste of pride. He had to make it right. John was now up against the clock. Somehow he had to put aside his own feelings, and tell Torrie something she wants to hear….and he knew one thing, that will get her to forgive him.
He has to say, he wants to be friends with Nick. And he understand and sees how much Nick and Torrie love each other…..John realised that moment, in the star night….he had to lie to her.
Lying is never good, Cena knew that. But he had no other choice. He'd do anything and everything he could for Torrie. If that meant lying, then he'll do it for her.
John's sea blue eyes looked up at stars in the sky, he could see they were pretty dim in the sky. Not shining bright at all, instead he saw dark black sky. With soft raindrops falling down in the night.
He then lowered his head down to concrete pavement, feeling worse than he did. At least when he knew about Nick, somehow still being with Torrie made him a little happier. But now with her gone….it seemed. Now it was official. He's been left all alone. The rain from night sky wasn't helping matters. Literally, related to how John was currently feeling inside.
John took in a breath, feeling his body rise with oxygen. He just released it from his lips and just thought about what he could. John looked up at the sky, he heard a soft airplane noise and light going in the dark, dim light sky.
If only people could protect airplanes were like shooting stars, in the night sky. Airplanes are seen so many times, but shooting stars. They hardly show….
John could do with a wish right now. All he wanted to do was make it right, and somehow once again in his personal life. Be happy and feel secure…not feel like he's on edge, and anything can just push him right off it. He didn't want to feel like that anymore. He'd do anything, give everything he's got. Give the world his all if he meant for him not to feel like this.
John looked up at the sky when the rain suddenly poured down. He closed his eyes when he felt the raindrops falling down from the night sky. The rain was pouring, pouring….didn't look like it was going to stop anytime soon.
John put his hands on the back of his head, feeling the cold rain drip down his facial features before turned back into the hospital doors. He knew what he had to do.
He had to lie, to make it right.
…...
Torrie heard the raindrops sliding from the window, she heard the sound of rain colliding with rooftops, ledges and windows outside. It looked like a horrible night, was in store for her.
Torrie continued to have her eyes fixed on the wall. She thought about why John would suddenly turn like that. Why he would basically say, in so many words…that Nick cares more about his work, than Torrie. That the Boise Belle meant nothing to her fiancé.
John had never said anything like that, he had never came close to hurting her. She just didn't understand…why her friend. Her oldest friend in the WWE, John Cena…wouldn't let her be happy. Why? What did he have against Nick? She didn't know. Was he having problems? Was his marriage on the rocks? Was he stressed? Unwell? What! She just couldn't figure out why.
Torrie knew Nick wasn't perfect? he's made mistakes. But she loves him so much that she'll always stand by him. She was loyal to him, faithful.
She just lied there in silence with four walls for company, listening to the rain still trying to figure why John had suddenly turned so differently, for a moment…she couldn't recognise….like he was actually a stranger to her.
The John Cena she saw, earlier…wasn't the one she had remembered from so long ago…and that…hurt her, because she wondered if she was losing a friend in him.
Was she going to have to finally let him go, and say goodbye to their friendship that had survived so much over the years.
Surely Torrie hoped not.
…...
"Pouring down of rain" Randy noticed as he looked outside the dark window. All he could see was the rain hammering down from the sky.
"Great, hopefully it stops when Torrie is allowed to leave" Honey said.
"Yeah, do you think John would have told her?"
"I don't know, I hope so. I just can't believe Nick. Why would he do this to her after everything she's done for him" Honey shook her head in disappointment. She just flicked her hair with annoyance to Nick's betryal. She knew something so big, so dark that could destory Torrie for good. She knew something else as well.
"Everything she's done for him. I know loving and being with him is enough for me to almost knock him into next week" Randy said.
Honey looked at him, "Torrie's gone beyond with him, she's done way more than that for him"
"What do you mean?"
Honey stared at the wall before she just shrugged trying to forget what she just said. "Nothing don't listen to me"
"No what do you mean?" Randy asked.
Honey stared at Randy, before she moved to the chair so she was sitting next to him. "You can't breathe a word to anyone"
"Okay" Randy whispered back.
Honey took in a breath before she started to confess something. She couldn't take it anymore. "Okay it was around a year ago…..Nick was in this stupid boxing training and he couldn't keep up with it…" Randy nodded while he continued to listen to Honey.
"It was like hardcore training, he just couldn't keep up with it so….he took something to enhance the speed and things…and he basically cheated and broke the rules. Anyways one night Nick was driving home and he ended up running over a girl because of the pills he took. She lived thank god. Torrie covered for him giving him a fake alibi, it was a serious offence she could have gone to prison"
"Oh my god" Randy whispered.
"I know, Torrie broke down to me a few months ago. She was so angry and upset with herself but she loved Nick so much that she was prepared to do anything for him. She has been living in guilt for months, she's always praying and begging for forgiveness she still does, every morning she sits in bed and thanks the big guy upstairs every single day. She's sinned and she's doing all she can to make it right" Honey told Randy.
Randy took it all in. "Oh my god. Torrie what have you got yourself into?"
"I know, please, please! Randy you can't tell anyone. Not even John okay because Torrie swore for me not tell anyone. She's paying for it every single day"
"But Nick was the one that did the crime, and the drugs."
"Yeah but she covered for him, so he didn't get punished"
Randy just nodded his head. "She actually covered for him? She was going to risk going to jail for him?"
"Yep, that's why I'm so angry at him because he knows exactly what Torrie risked. She risked everything for him"
"So how did they stay together?"
"Well from what Torrie told me, she broke up with him for a week. She put as a hint on her twitter page. "They say, one door closes…another one opens and a window. She put one door has closed" so I knew something had happened, something odd. But she took him back when he pleaded with her, he told her that he didn't mean it and he can't do it without Torrie. She took him back, they got engaged because she covered for him Nick called it, a new start to their lives together" Honey rolled her eyes, thinking of the cheater. So much for a new life. He's already betrayed Torrie enough times already.
"Oh dear god" Randy rubbed his temple.
"Randy I mean it, you can't tell anyone! Okay not even John. He can't know"
"Trust me John would understand"
"No Randy it's too risky"
"Trust me John will stand by Torrie, no matter what"
"Randy!" Honey panicked when he just walked out of the waiting room when he saw John in the doorway.
Honey grabbed him before he could leave. "Don't tell John! You can't tell him! Okay you just can't. he'll think differently of Torrie!" Honey pleaded with Randy.
Randy didn't know what to say. He just walked off.
"Hey Randy, guess what? It's raining" John said.
"I see that, did you tell her?"
"No, I tried but"
"What the rain stopped you?" Randy asked.
John just turned to Randy. "What? No…I tried to tell Torrie"
"And what happened?"
"Well I made it from bad to worse" John said, while he let the back of his head hit the wall.
"How the hell did you manage that?" Randy asked confused.
"Well I said to Torrie, shouldn't Nick be here with her and she just had a go at me told me to leave"
"How hard is it, to just say. Torrie I'm sorry Nick is cheating on you. Come here darling and then hug and comfort her. It's not that hard" Randy spoke.
"Trust me, it's harder said than done. You make it seem simple. But when she's looking at me, those eyes sparkling. Her smile shining it's too hard" John moaned.
Randy nodded, but then something occured to him. After hearing Honey's confession. He realised he and John need to leave.
"Well I think we should just go"
"Go back to the hotel?"
"No catch a early flight, I know one is leaving in two hours we can make it"
"Randy I'm not leaving Torrie like this. The 9 years we've known each other we have never fell out. I can't just leave now"
"Of course you can. Walk, walk keep walking to the airport, get on the plane and we'll be where RAW is taking place. There you go, I won't even bug you once" Randy said smiling.
"No" John spoke.
"John, seriously you tried. And you failed. Give up" Randy tried to get to John leave.
"I never give up"
Randy just rolled his eyes. "We're not in the ring Cena, just leave it let's go right now"
"Randy you wanted me to tell Torrie a minute ago. What's changed?"
"I just think it's a disaster waiting to happen, you have enough drama going on in your own life" Randy advised to John.
"Randy I'm not leaving, not until I make this right with Torrie. My life...don't start I can't leave like this with the ways things are with Torrie"
"Send her postcard, or talk to her on twitter. I'm sure loads of fans would love to see that" Randy grinned. "Hey she can't stay mad for that long. A few years. It's nothing, Invite her to Wrestlemania 30" Randy offered grinning again.
"No" John folded his arms and spoke firmly, much to say he's not leaving. Nothing Randy can do or say.
"Why not? Look we tried. Simple as that. You and Torrie can't stay like this for long. Trust me I'll say…" Randy looked at his silver watch, choosing what number he wanted to use. "I'll say 5 hours…she'll be ringing you. Now come on" Randy tried to drag John by his arm but John put down his foot so Randy just couldn't move him.
"I'm not leaving, Randy. Get used it"
Randy just rubbed his temple with his fingers. "I hate when you are stubborn"
John just gave him a grin between friends. "I'm going to make it up to Torrie, then I'm going to take her home and tell her the truth" John walked away but Randy got in his way.
"No John, that is not a good idea"
"Yes it is. Best one I have had all day." John tried to walk on, but Randy pulled him back by his forearm. Trying his best to stop him, from Honey's confession. The chances of Torrie believing John was…very unlikely…and that could make John and Torrie's friendship end. It would be destroyed. Randy knew that would hurt John more than he could ever know. Losing a friend like her in his life.
"Randy, let go" John firmly spoke.
"No John, really you can't tell Torrie"
John scoffed, unbelievable. "You were bugging me for hours of days, to tell her"
"Yeah well I've thought long and hard about this. And I think you were right. You don't want to hurt Torrie. Nick will probably just break it up with the another one and stay with Torrie. And everything will be fine" Randy told.
"No it won't, she deserves to know. Randy you were right all along I see that now" John tried to walk away. Randy watched on with desperation.
"Now you decide to listen to me!" he mumbled, before he ran after to John trying to stop him.
John got to Torrie's door about to open it, but Randy ran full speed knocked him and John into another room.
"What the hell are you doing?"
Randy just locked the door and turned back towards a confused John "I can't let you do it"
"What?"
"I can't let you make the mistake"
"Mistake? What? Are you on about Randy? Did you hit your head too?"
"No John. Listen you can't tell Torrie. It would the end of your friendship" Randy said to him.
"No it won't, now move" John said.
"No you don't understand"
"You're right, I don't. Some reason my friend has gone crazy locked us in a room for what reason I'm not sure of. He's been bugging and bugging me to tell Torrie the truth ever since he knew about it now he's decided It's a mistake." Randy nodded his head, he did want that but after Honey's confession. He now had changed his mind.
"It is a mistake, John"
"Why?"
"Because…it just is…" Randy remembered what Honey said, her words were going around like a record player.
"Don't tell John! You can't tell him! Okay you just can't. he'll think differently of Torrie!" he heard Honey's cry of words in his mind.
John just looked so confused, he actually felt lost. One minute Randy was telling him to tell Torrie regardless of the risks, the threats. The truth is all that matters…and now he's telling him….not too. It didn't make any sense to Cena whatsoever.
"Randy will you please either open the door or just tell me what's going on?" John asked, taking in a calm breath.
Randy stared at him. "I have to tell you something"
"Okay" John nodded.
"I can't tell you" Orton shook his head.
John stared at him. "Okay…then unlock the door…."
"I can't do that either"
"You are starting to annoy me, Nick won't be the only one to go through a wall. You will be the next 5 minutes if you don't tell me what's going on? just open the damn door" John warned.
"John you can't tell Torrie"
"Not this again, Randy open the door or I'll find a way to kick the door down" John calmly spoke, but the gritting in his face was showing he was trying to hold his temper.
"You can't"
"Why not?"
"You just can't!"
"WHY NOT?" John screamed back.
"SHE WON'T BELIEVE YOU!" Randy suddenly shouted back at John.
John stared at him, "What do you mean? we've talked about this. She will"
"No she won't, John…I have to tell you something…okay. Torrie loves Nick…he's like the light of her life…"
"Randy, get to the point" John didn't want to hear this.
"Okay she loves him, and she's prepared…well she's done everything for him even risked her own self" Randy said.
John glanced at Randy, confused as ever "What the hell are you talking about?"
"You have to promise what I am about to tell you, stays with you forever. You take it to your grave"
John just continued to stare at him, confused and now a little freaked. He had no idea what Randy was talking about…but it didn't sound good. Sounded bad.
"I know this isn't going to make much sense?" Randy said.
John blinked "Much sense! it makes no sense"
"John, promise?" Randy said, he needed John to promise. He knew promises mean everything to John. He wouldn't break a promise.
"Okay….I promise"
"Well…okay I know Torrie loves Nick more than anything"
"Cut to the chase" John warned calmly.
"I have proof of that, you have to promise something else"
"What?"
"That you will not think anything different to Torrie"
"Will you just tell me what the hell you are talking about?" John looked at Randy, he just wanted answers. No more riddles.
Randy looked at him, before he braced himself taking in a breath. He had to be sure. Honey told him in confidence, but he had to tell John. He just had too. To make John see just how much Nick means to Torrie.
"Okay….Honey told me something earlier….and it made me change my mind about the whole telling the truth."
"Right, which is what?….what did honey tell you?" John asked, wanting to know. He was very interested.
Randy took in a another breath. He stared back at John. "Okay….months ago, a year I think. Nick was in this training thing and he couldn't handle it. So he took steroids or something to help him"
"Right, and Torrie helped him. Thanks Randy I got it" John walked to the door but Randy stopped him in his tracks.
"No it's worse than that"
John turned back towards Randy. How could it be worse? He knew drugs were a serious situation. So what else could have happened.
"One night, Nick ended up running over a girl because of the drugs"
John's eyes grew in shock. "Wh…at?" he stuttered, knocked for six. Not Torrie, she wouldn't do that. She was the highest believer in faith he knew. She wouldn't lie, and risk everything for Nick.
Would she? No Way! she wouldn't!
"And someone said he was there, but Torrie covered for him."
John just closed his eyes, as the realisation sunk in. he didn't like it whatsoever. It's exactly what he feared was coming next. "She gave him a fake alibi"
Randy just nodded his head. "She lied to the police, she didn't know anything about it until Nick told her. He got engaged to her because she had saved him. He thought he owed it to her" Torrie resorted to desperate measures, went for extreme lengths. Gave everything, risked everything for Nick.
"Oh my god, Torrie" John rubbed his temple. Thinking of how much drama his friend had to deal with. And what she got herself into. So much danger.
"She could have gone to prison John. The girl lived thank god but Nick was cleared. And no one has heard anything since. Nick got away with it, because of Torrie. Because she loved him that much. She was willing to sacrifice herself…to save him" Randy told to John.
"Oh god" John muttered while he leaned back on the door.
Randy came down to his reason. Speaking softly to John. "So if she did that for him, how the hell is going to believe us? If she went to that extreme length to keep him with her"
Cena stared at Randy, he was right. John knew it.
John just let the new information sink in. right then he heard his heart beating. The answer was reaching out to him. Now he knew…he had no chance of Torrie believing him.
But would he still risk it all?
…...
Torrie was asleep when the door slightly opened. Her friend Honey just looked at her, she touched Torrie's hand. And cried softly.
"I'm so sorry Torrie" she muttered, full of tears.
She had broke her promise to her best friend, Torrie. The same promise she swore she'd keep forever…..well now Forever Was Over.
Oohh Wow! Who's shocked then! :) will John still risk it? even though knowing the secret. Nick is horrible, after everything Torrie done for him. Well where do you think he was going when he ended up hurting that girl?
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Next time: Honey and Torrie talk, Randy loses the key to the door. John reflects back on the memories of his and Torrie's friendship over the years since he's locked in a room. Darcy and Nick talk, does he really love Darcy or is Torrie the woman for him?
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