I had been in my hospital bed when
the whole thing happened... I was watching tv, and I turned it on channel
12 and proceeded to watch "Smackdown", hell I didn't have anything
else to do. The Rikishi/Big show match just had gotten over with... Big
Show had gotten another stinky face by Rikishi, yes it was quite entertaining.
Well anyways, the next match was
starting, Hunter's theme came on and he walked down the titatron with Stephanie
in tow. Stephanie was wearing her usual skimpy clothes and all that make-up,
I had almost changed it, I hate seeing Stephanie like that. I try to remember
her as my sweet and innocent little sister, but not the spoiled brat she
is now. Well anyways, they got in the ring, the minute they got in the
ring... I saw something different about Steph, she looked so incredibly
tired.
She looked so tired, and so miserable.
I had always been able to read Steph like an open book, but this was horrible,
she didn't even look like my little sister, and when she smiled it was
even worse, because the smile was so fake. She slid out of the ring and
a few seconds later Andrew came out.
My eyes continued to concentrate
on Stephanie though, I hate what Hunter is doing to her. She used to be
so pure and full of life and he took all of that out of her, and this is
what he left of her. I hate it! I hate that she is no longer my "Stephy",
I hate that Stephanie sides with my dad. Me and Stephanie were at
one time the closest of siblings, we were exactly like one another, but
things are so different now.
Me and Stephanie are never close
anymore, we just keep throwing the insults at one another, we keep betraying
one another... and it all started with my betrayal. I started this war,
I started it by helping The Undertaker... I don't even want to go back
there... but this is all my fault.
I watch Andrew and Hunter fighting,
I see Steph jump onto the edge of the ring and start screaming at the referee...
At first I thought she was trying to help Hunter win but then I noticed
that after Hunter got up, she continued screaming. I watched Hunter drop
his sledgehammer and stare at Stephanie, and then everything on the screen
happened so fast. Andrew got up and Hunter tried to hit him, and then Andrew
ducked, and then Hunter threw Andrew into the ropes...
And then it happened...
Stephanie who had been on the edge
of the ring, screamed and was thrown down to the ground when Andrew's body
plowed into the ropes; I sat up in my hospital bed when I seen Steph hit
her head on the edge of the metal stairs. It had been horrible, her body
had automatically fallen limp once her head hit the stairs, I think I had
somewhere along seeing Steph hit her head and collasping, screamed.
Even though me and Stephanie haven't
been on best terms, she is still my little sister and seeing this made
what I already knew painfully obvious.
Stephanie was in too deep.
Not just with Hunter, not just with
dad, but with everything, including Andrew. I have always liked Andrew
and still do in fact, but tonight Andrew and Hunter made THEIR fight
into MY fight. I've had seen Stephanie hurt too many times in matches
because of the men she was personal with, example all the Kurt and Hunter
fights.
Stephanie is in too deep with Hunter
and I am now officially worried for Stephanie's safety. Stephanie doesn't
know what she is getting herself into, and here is my big brother instincts
kicking in. Stephanie may act like she's this independant person but she's
not, deep down she's still a little girl, she still wants someone to wrap
their arms around her and protect her from all the bad stuff in life.
That is why Stephanie was always
a daddy's little girl, because dad treated her like a piece of glass, dad
was always worried that Stephanie was going to break. Whenever Stephanie
would get hurt or someone would hurt her feelings, dad would be there to
make everything good again and Stephanie loved that.
"Nurse! Nurse!"
My voice is at an all time high,
I have to get out of here... that is all that enters my mind right now.
I have to get to Stephanie... although I should stay here, my body is still
pounding with pain from that 50 foot drop at Backlash. Last time I ever
listen to Andrew on something like that, but back on the subject... I have
TO go! She's my sister! Although we haven't called each other brother
and sister for a long time, she is still my sister, and I have to be there
for her.
Why? When you were injured at
Backlash, she wasn't there for you. Oh no she wasn't, she daddy's little
girl... not Shane's little sister.... she's different and you need to recogonize
that.
There it goes again, just for futher
notice, that's the voice in the back of my head, it constantly tells me
to just give up on Stephanie. I mean why am I even trying? Steph, the old
Steph, she's long gone. She's been replaced by this spoiled "Daddy's Little
Girl", she would never betray dad, me and Stephanie are in two different
worlds... we're walking down two different paths...
But what I can't help to think is...
what if Steph's path and my path somehow end up going to the same place?
Maybe Steph getting hurt on "Smackdown", is just leading us
back together...
Yeah I know, total bullshit. But
hey like Andrew said to me the other day, I have always been the sappy
one out of me and Stephanie.
"Yes Mr. McMahon?"
Nurse Williams enters the room and
flashes me a smile, nice lady she is, she's probably around 35, reddest
hair I have ever seen, it's like looking into a blazing fire... Although
that has NOTHING to do with Stephanie, I just let my observation
take over sometimes... okay going back to the subject at matter... Stephanie.
"I have to go---"
I push myself out of bed, ignoring
the extreme pain throbbing throughout my whole body, I start throwing my
stuff in my duffel bag and in the background I can hear Nurse Williams
asking, no pleading for me to just sit back down.
"I have to leave, I have to go to
the smackdown arena, my sister, she's hurt."
There's an odd silence, and now
I remember me and Nurse Williams's late night talking sessions, and how
I would blab on about how much I wanted my old little sister back; I turn
to Nurse Williams and give her a look and she just nods, motioning for
me to leave, with that silent sign I limp out of the hospital.
My car is in the hospital parking
lot, it's just coming back to me... Andrew had drove me to the hospital
in my car, he must have left it here. I stop in front of my car, I fumble
for my car keys, my hands are shaking like crazy. This is too surreal,
having a little sister isn't easy... for one she always bothers to
hang out with you, for second she's not as cool and tough as a brother
(although Stephanie is one tough girl) but the worst part of having
a little sister, is the pain, the horrible and unbearable pain you get
when you see she's hurt. It's like one minute she's this annoying thorn
in your side but then the next BAM she's the closest thing you got to heaven.
Closing my eyes, I can see the whole thing replay, and everytime I see
Steph fall off the ring and plow into that stair, the more it hurts. Because
the part no one tells you when you're officially a big brother is... that
her pain is your pain... she can be in tons of pain but it hits 3 times
harder on your side. I open my eyes and unlock the car door, I jump inside
my car and speed off.
Steph...Steph...Steph...
I have to get to Stephanie before
it's too late, I have to be by her side, I just have to be there for her.
I pull into the parking lot and jump out of the car, right now I don't
even bother to turn the car off, right now it's all about me getting to
Stephanie and making sure she's okay.
"Yo Shane -O- Mac!"
"Hey dude!"
Christian and Edge smile at me once
I enter "Smackdown", I nod at them and continue running down the
hall, usually Christian and Edge are a comic relief, real funny guys they
are, but right now NOTHING else matters. The feeling that is coursing
through my body is all new to me, I've never felt it before...
It's pure concern for Stephanie.
I've never felt this horrified and petrified for her safety before, maybe
because before I was the billion dollar prince, that greed and power got
to me and nothing else mattered... but I'm not the billion dollar prince
anymore... I'm just Shane, finally I'm just me. And now without all the
greed and power and money it hits me how powerful the bond between me and
Stephanie is, how much I really do love her.
I run down the titantron, not even
waiting for my theme music to come on, I look to my left and right, frantically
searching for Stephanie.
"Shane what are you doing here?"
It's Andrew, I look up and glare
at Andrew but for only a few seconds, I can't even concentrate on feeling
mad at one of the two men that hurt Stephanie, I'm just too damn scared
for her.
"Where's Stephanie?"
Andrew is now grabbing my arm.
"Shane, you should be in the hospital..."
I push Andrew back, I know Andrew
is just looking out for my well being and all, but damnit, I SO
don't need this. I'm Shane -O- Mac, I'm a McMahon... I heal.
"Damn it Andrew! Where is she? Where's
Stephanie?"
Andrew sighs and points over to
where a group of referees are still trying to push Steph awake, I run over
there, throwing a warning glance at Andrew and Hunter.
"Steph? Stephanie?"
I kneel down next to Stephanie's
motionless body, my eyes are dark with concern. Can she hear me?
"Stephanie?"
My voice is a bit shaky, seeing
her get hurt on "Smackdown" had been bad enough, but seeing it in
front of me is even worse. Stephanie's face looks so innocent, she looks
like she did 2 years ago, I bring my hand down to brush her hair out of
her face, pushing her hair back, Stephanie's natural beauty starts shining
briliantly. I can feel everyone's gazes on me, but right now it doesn't
matter, because right now in front of me is my "Stephy", she's back,
even if it won't be a long time, she's back. I lean over and plant a kiss
on Stephanie's forehead, as I remove my lips from Stephanie's forehead
I look up at the two men who right now are my two worst enemies.
Andrew and Hunter.
They are both only standing a few
feet away from me and Stephanie, I push myself up slowly and grab a microphone;
I hold onto the microphone as I pace back and forth in front of Hunter
and Andrew, not daring to say a word yet. Andrew and Hunter are standing
next to each other, staring at me, awaiting my words. I let the silence
cut into them, they don't deserve anything more, I look into the microphone
for a long time but then I finally let the words escape my lips.
"You two..."
I stop and point to Andrew and Hunter
who just stare back at me.
"Made your personal fight, into
my fight, because tonight you hurt my little sister. You hurt one of the
most important people to me."
I take in a deep breath, shaking
my head.
"I swear! You two are so incredibly
stupid!"
Hunter and Andrew just stared at
each other and then back at me.
"You Hunter are destroying Stephanie,
you're taking everything out of her, you make her into the bitch! I sat
back for two years and watched you take away her humanity bit by bit, but
tonight I'm here to say enough is enough!"
I shake my head when Andrew smirks.
"And you're no different Andrew!"
Andrew looks back at me shocked.
"Yeah you Andrew. You let your stupid
pride and pain stand in the way of seeing how Stephanie was reaching out
to you! Damn it Andrew! You're just as bad, Hunter may be doing the pain...
but you're worse because you did nothing to help the woman you once said
you loved with all your heart! You two can't possibly love Steph, because
both of you are too damn concerned about each other, how could you love
Steph when you're too busy loving one another?"
I walked over to Stephanie and picked
her up, I cradeled her limp body in my arms as I slowly walked up the titantron,
leaving the two idiots behind, I stopped briefly and turned around and
stared at Hunter and Andrew.
"Love is a gift, you have to prove
you are worthy of it, but neither of you are worthy for Steph's love."
I dropped the microphone and finished
walked up the titranton and disappeared backstage, heading to the hospital.
