Editors Note: I don't know how to say all of this! You guys have been so supportive of my story I want to say thank you 1 ba-jillion times! Haha I don't think that that's even a number! Anyways, I'm going to work on a story with my friend Ashlee. It's a Dave and Candace pairing. So look out for it! OK so this chapter is about Sarah's birthday and how she has been dealing without Eddie and other stuff! So thanks again!
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Birthdays are supposed to be fun and exciting. My best birthday was probably the birthday before we went broke. That was when I turned 13. My dad got me an ipod, tons of clothes, and an ticket to Arizona. I was able to go to Arizona to see my aunt and we went shopping at Scottsdale. I found out that my dad called ahead and paid the mall a lot of money so everything I wanted, I got. I got a WHOLE new wardrobe! I got my aunt whatever she wanted too. That was the best day ever. Next to being adopted by my Dad…but anyways!
My birthday is on November 21. It was a Monday. Now I had to skip school today since RAW was in England! So I woke up around 4:00 England time. I walked out to the balcony of my hotel room. I shared a room with the divas these days since Vince thought it was unlawful that I was in the same room as a guy (gasp!) I looked out into the England view. Sheffield wasn't that bad compared to London. My phone started to ring. I looked at who was calling. It was my friend Britt. I met her in my cooking class at Roseville. We've been best friends since. I answered her call.
"Hey Britt."
"Heyy sweetie! How are you fairing over in England?"
"No better. No worse."
"Awwww I wish I was there with you! So what time is it there?"
"Like…4 ish?"
"Damn girl! What are you doing up so early?"
To tell you the truth, I was having nightmares. Basically the scene of seeing Eddie dead on that hotel floor is always my dreams. I haven't had a decent sleep since then. But I just lied.
"It's my birthday. Why wouldn't I?"
"I know that's why I called! You'll be getting a lot of calls from people! So be on the lookout!"
"Will do Britt."
"Oh! I sent my present to you so you should get it today. You have your permit with you right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"No reason! Heart you!"
Britt hung up. Why wouldn't I have my permit? I almost failed since I was bawling while driving. But I made it through somehow. I shook my head and walked back into the room. None of the divas were there. I looked around confused. I saw a little note on the nook in the kitchen. It said 'lobby when you wake up'. What were they planning? I took a quick shower and got dressed. Light denim Juicy jeans, yellow 'Free Spirit' Tinkerbell t-shirt from JC Pennys (what can I say? It was 10 bucks on sale!) I put on my plain black zip-up hoodie over it. Eddie gave it to me one night when it was cold outside. Eddie. I started to tear up again. I slipped on my white Old Navy flip flops and went downstairs. All the divas were sitting at a table with presents. Big presents. When the divas saw me, they screamed. Melina was the loudest since she screams a lot. Trish and Mickie came over and guided me over to the table. Candace hugged me tight. Then they sang happy birthday to me. I sank in my chair. People in the lobby joined in. Finally they stopped. Trish was the first to talk.
"Well happy b-day hun! We felt since last week has been hell, you, and us, needed a little pick up. So, we went shopping for you! Well, open them!"
So I did. Damn they were all good presents! A light purple XOXO watch from Victoria. A white Gucci purse from Torrie. A matching diamond encrusted wand from Candace. A thing of crazy pills from Mickie (they were actually jelly beans) with a light pink ring hidden on the bottom. A whole box of clothes from Melina along with diamonds ("no birthday is complete without clothes and diamonds hun!"). A Simon gift card with bath stuff from Lillian. 6 new pairs of shoes with hats to match from Maria. The last present came from Trish.
"This actually isn't from me. It's from Vince. I'll give you mine later. Wait…hang on…here it is!"
She pulled out 100 bucks from her pocket. Money is always the best present. So I opened the box from Vince. I saw a black shirt with a saying on it. I looked at it closely. 'Doesn't go by the rules.' Was the logo. I looked on the back. It said Sarah Cena. Oh my god it was my first official piece of WWE merchandise! I looked around the box. Pajama pants, bobble heads, a new action figure to come out, and many more plans for mew stuff for me. I was the happiest I have ever been for about 2 weeks!
"Wow you guys this is amazing! I love you guys! Thank you. Hey, where's Amy?"
Like on cue, she came up right behind me. She turned me around so I was facing her.
"Sorry I'm late. My present had a little accident."
I saw the present. It was a puppy! But one of those dogs that grows up to be little. It was a little yellow lab! I squealed and ran to my new puppy. It licked my face and tried jumping on me. I held it up and hugged Amy.
"Oh my god thank you so much! I love it!"
"It's a boy you know."
I knew why she got a boy. I smiled at her. I held my puppy out in front of me. I know exactly what to call it.
"How's my little Eddie?"
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I didn't get to see my dad the rest of the day. The divas and I went to walk around and look at all the little shops. I was let in even with little Eddie. The sales people just loved him! I got some free dog clothes from them, but I gave them to Torrie so she can use them for Chloe. It was at least 4:00 when we got to the arena for the night. My Dad was outside waiting. When he saw the car come up, he ran to it. He opened the door and got me out. He saw my dog follow behind.
"Is that yours?"
"Yeah! Amy got it for me! Dad I got so many presents you wouldn't believe! You probably saw them already because I put them in my suitcases!"
"Uh yeah I did their all great. But how will we get this little tyke home?"
"Oh you mean Eddie? Well as long as he's a puppy I can bring him on flights. But when he gets bigger he'll go on one of those pet things! Please Dad it was a gift!"
"Oh fine. At least it's a big dog."
I squealed and hugged my Dad. Then I saw my cherry red low rider in the back of him. What was that doing here? Then it hit me. That's why Britt asked if I had my permit! I ran to my car and kissed it. Oh how I missed my low rider!
"It came for you a while ago from Britt. Your other presents are in our room."
Other presents? Damn! I walked into the building. There all the stars were in the entrance. They shouted 'Happy Birthday!' very loud! Hunter gave me a card from everyone. There was a lot of money in there. Each amount had someone's name by it. The most was Nitro who gave me 500 bucks. I got other presents from the stars! I got a diamond necklace from Ric. Some hair stuff from Hunter (which came to no surprise since we use the same stuff). A replica of Kurt's medals from Kurt. An Israeli sari from Davairi. I said thank you to all of them and went to my room. There were my presents from all my other friends! They all teamed up since the stuff they gave me was pretty expensive. A scrapbook of past memories from my old school from Adrienne and Ashley. Some Italian and Mexican stuff from Cassy (Italian) and Xena (Mexican). Sports memorabilia from Kallison and Carolyn. I actually got some black roses from Jules. I threw them out just in case they were contaminated or something. My friend Trevor's hat which I always stole at lunch. A rap CD from Jack and his "rap" group. There were so many more! I landed on the sofa with a thud.
"This is the most I have ever gotten! Ever!"
"Well it's about to get better."
My Dad held out a medium sized box. I opened it. It was his old football jersey from when he played in high school. He always said he would never give the old thing away, no matter how much I loved it. Inside was the picture I drew a long time ago when we were in the woods, but it was framed. I started to get teary eyed.
"It's not much, but it means a lot to me."
Little Eddie kept trying to jump onto the couch I was sitting on. Poor thing was still too small! I picked him up and put him next to me.
"Dad, out of all the things I've got, yours means the most. Thank you so much Daddy!"
I hugged him and kissed him on the cheek. I looked at the time on my new watch. I was almost late to meet Shawn! I left my Dad with my dog and ran around the arena. I finally found the room after 20 minutes of searching. I walked in as Shawn was checking his watch.
"I was afraid you wouldn't come!"
"Of course I would!"
"Hey is that your dog?"
"Any gave it to me. Isn't she sweet?"
"Very! What's it's name?"
"Little Eddie."
Shawn started to tear up. So did I. Everything was still fresh in everyone's minds. He shook his head and patted the concrete. We wrote letters and put them in the little box. Then Shawn pulled out two different boxes.
"OK pick one."
"Ummm…the one on the right."
"Ha that's mine! OK open it!"
I opened the box to see what it was. It was a CD. It had a bunch of songs that Shawn and I would listen to on our long trips.
"Wow Shawn thanks!"
"But one question."
"Yes?"
"Where's the necklace I gave you for graduation?"
I pulled it out from under my sweatshirt. I put it on literally 10 seconds before I walked into the room.
"Good. I couldn't see it. OK, now here's the other one."
"Who is it from?"
"You'll know when you see it."
I opened the box. There lay a DVD and a portable DVD player. I looked around the box to look for any clues. The DVD said 'Anna B-day' in a hand writing I couldn't make out. I put the DVD in anyways. It was a slide show. The song Let It Be by the Beatles played for the first half. It was pictures of me on Smackdown on camera and behind the scenes. It was on the tip of my tongue who gave it to me, but I couldn't figure it out. Then the screen said 'Now the best part!' The song Hey Jude played this time. The slide started with a picture of me and Eddie in the ring on my first day. I knew right then who it was from. Picture after picture was of me and Eddie. Me and Eddie on the bus goofing off. Me and Eddie eating ice cream and making a mess in Teddy's office. Me and Eddie talking to each other from one of the episodes on Smackdown. Me and Eddie trying the weirdest clothes in a little section of New Orleans a while back. All throughout it I was crying. Then at the end was a video. There was Eddie, in an orange colored room.
"Wow! My little Mamacita is 15 now! Look at how old you are! But you are so beautiful! I'm glad I'm around to see you like that. Now remember, we have to go for a ride in your low rider! So anyways, here's your present! I'm not very into technology so JBL had to help me out. Dave tried but he just made it worse. So I just want to say that I miss you but can't wait to see you again! Kisses my baby girl! I will love you forever."
It ended there. The DVD was dated November 12. The night before he died. He taped the last part in his hotel room. I started to bawl my eyes out. No, he wasn't around to see me like this. I was a wreck, and I'm glad he hasn't. No we couldn't go riding in my low rider since he was gone. Shawn leaned over and gave me a big hug. My puppy squeezed between us and set his head against my chest. I looked down and laughed. He did look a little like Eddie now that I saw him up close. The spirit lived through my puppy.
"Vickie gave it to me today. She said she found it in his bag when she got it. She debated whether to give it to you or not; in the end she did. It was what Eddie would have wanted."
I nodded my head in agreement. I got a text on my phone. I was up. I said goodbye to Shawn, got my puppy and sped to the curtain. I had my DVD player in one hand and the CD Shawn gave me in the other. I looked at the playlist. Get This Party Started by Pink was on there for some reason. It was a good song. And I didn't have a decent entrance music yet. So when I got to the curtain I gave the tech guy the CD.
"Track 7 ok?"
The guy nodded and played it right away. This was it. I waited for the right time to go out. All the while my pup was going crazy. I remember thinking to myself 'hey this night isn't so bad! It can't get any worse!' Well…it did.
