Matt hugged Shane and looked around. Jeff and Amy seemed to be in a
deep discussion, Destiny was staring off into space and Nidia had her head
in her hands. Everyone looked up when the doctor came in.
"Ms. Magnassco is alright although she has a mild concussion." He said.
"Is she allowed visitors?" Nidia asked.
"One at a time." The doctor answered. They decided Nidia should go first.
"Hey Nidia." Shane called as Nidia was walking in the room. Nidia stopped and looked at him. "Can you tell her I said I'm sorry?"
"Yeah." She whispered and walked in the room.
~~~~~~
Angel sat on the bed and thought. Two times she had been hurt. Two times Shane had caused it. The first time Shane had pushed her off a chair. That didn't hurt her. The pain was mental. He had yelled at her and accused her of tricking him, something she would never do. Bow the second time he had kicked her in the head and she landed in the hospital. That one hurt.
Angel looked up the she heard the door open. A tired looking Nidia walked in.
"Hi." Nidia said lowly. Angel managed to give her a tiny smile.
"Hi." Angel also said lowly.
"This is a stupid question but its pretty standard, how are you doing?" Nidia asked. Angel laughed a little.
"Besides this painful headache and a mind overload I can't complain." Angel answered. This time it was Nidia's turn to laugh a little.
"Mind overload?" Nidia asked. Angel smiled and shook her head.
"Oh it's nothing. It's quite alright." Angel said sweetly, using the sweet tone and nice language like she did when she first met them. Nidia caught it but let it slide.
~~~~~~
Angel sat there and absorbed what had just happened. Mentioning the mind overload had been a mistake. She didn't mean to say it, it slipped. After she had told Nidia nothing was wrong they had both sat in silence until Nidia excused herself and left. Angel didn't care though. All she wanted to do was sleep. The door opened. She sighed. It didn't look like she was going to get sleep right now. She gasped when she seen who it was.
"I'm sorry." Shane said and turned to leave. Angel was about to let him go but she quickly thought about it.
"Come back." She said lowly to see if he was really listening to her. He was. He stopped and turned around.
"Yes?" He asked. Shane wanted to kick himself. He was making this sound like damn soap opera. Angel got it too because she smiled.
"Talk to me. There must be a reason you came in here, tell me."
"Well I came in here to say I'm sorry and see if you forgave me."
"Oh."
"I'm sorry."
"I know."
"Do you forgive me?" Shane asked. For someone who was so nice she could be such a bitch. Just like Modesty. NO! He had to stop thinking about that! Angel was NOT Modesty!
"Do you really mean it?" Angel asked. She didn't believe in half assed apologies or accepting them.
"I do, Angel, I feel horrible. I've never done anything like that before." Shane said. A memory popped in his mind. He quickly cleared his head. He wasn't going to think about that.
"I believe you, and I forgive you."
"Ok, now about kicking you, I'm really sorry about that. I don't know why we weren't in the right spot." Shane said. Angel smiled.
"That wasn't your fault. Besides this is professional wrestling I have to get knocked up a little." She said then gasped at the mistake she made. "Knocked around! AROUND! I meant around!" She exclaimed embarrassed. Her and Shane started cracking up laughing.
"Was that an invitation?" He asked and they laughed even harder.
~~~~~~
The next morning Modesty flipped through some old photo albums. She stopped on another picture of her and Shane. In the picture Modesty's right cheek was a little puffy. She remembered why.
~~~~~~
"What the fuck Modesty? I can't take this! This relationship, wrestling, honors classes, everything, this is all too much!" Seventeen year old Shane screamed.
"I just asked-" Modesty was cut off by Shane slapping her hard across the cheek.
~~~~~
Modesty shook her head and shoved the picture back into the album. That wasn't the first or last time Shane had slapped her. He wasn't abusive though. He never beat her. He just slapped her when the pressure got high.
~~~~~
Angel and Shane walked through the backstage area the next night. Angel knew Shane liked her a lot but she still wasn't sure she liked him that way. Angel would never forget that he had pushed her off a chair. A man who could do that could be capable of any type of violence. Plus there was Nidia. Nidia really liked Shane. From what Nidia had told Angel it seemed like Shane had also really liked Nidia. To Angel that showed Shane had trouble with commitment. That was not a plus.
"I'm going to the women's locker room, alright? I'll see you before your match." Angel said.
"Sure." Shane said and leaned down to kiss her. Angel moved away and ran down the hall.
"Fuck." Shane muttered and watched her run.
"Shane, man!" Matt yelled as he jogged down the hall.
"What?" Shane asked.
"Some security dude asked me to give this to you." He said and handed Shane an envelope. Shane sighed and opened it. It was a plain white paper that simply said "I'm coming".
"Fuck." Shane muttered again.
"Ms. Magnassco is alright although she has a mild concussion." He said.
"Is she allowed visitors?" Nidia asked.
"One at a time." The doctor answered. They decided Nidia should go first.
"Hey Nidia." Shane called as Nidia was walking in the room. Nidia stopped and looked at him. "Can you tell her I said I'm sorry?"
"Yeah." She whispered and walked in the room.
~~~~~~
Angel sat on the bed and thought. Two times she had been hurt. Two times Shane had caused it. The first time Shane had pushed her off a chair. That didn't hurt her. The pain was mental. He had yelled at her and accused her of tricking him, something she would never do. Bow the second time he had kicked her in the head and she landed in the hospital. That one hurt.
Angel looked up the she heard the door open. A tired looking Nidia walked in.
"Hi." Nidia said lowly. Angel managed to give her a tiny smile.
"Hi." Angel also said lowly.
"This is a stupid question but its pretty standard, how are you doing?" Nidia asked. Angel laughed a little.
"Besides this painful headache and a mind overload I can't complain." Angel answered. This time it was Nidia's turn to laugh a little.
"Mind overload?" Nidia asked. Angel smiled and shook her head.
"Oh it's nothing. It's quite alright." Angel said sweetly, using the sweet tone and nice language like she did when she first met them. Nidia caught it but let it slide.
~~~~~~
Angel sat there and absorbed what had just happened. Mentioning the mind overload had been a mistake. She didn't mean to say it, it slipped. After she had told Nidia nothing was wrong they had both sat in silence until Nidia excused herself and left. Angel didn't care though. All she wanted to do was sleep. The door opened. She sighed. It didn't look like she was going to get sleep right now. She gasped when she seen who it was.
"I'm sorry." Shane said and turned to leave. Angel was about to let him go but she quickly thought about it.
"Come back." She said lowly to see if he was really listening to her. He was. He stopped and turned around.
"Yes?" He asked. Shane wanted to kick himself. He was making this sound like damn soap opera. Angel got it too because she smiled.
"Talk to me. There must be a reason you came in here, tell me."
"Well I came in here to say I'm sorry and see if you forgave me."
"Oh."
"I'm sorry."
"I know."
"Do you forgive me?" Shane asked. For someone who was so nice she could be such a bitch. Just like Modesty. NO! He had to stop thinking about that! Angel was NOT Modesty!
"Do you really mean it?" Angel asked. She didn't believe in half assed apologies or accepting them.
"I do, Angel, I feel horrible. I've never done anything like that before." Shane said. A memory popped in his mind. He quickly cleared his head. He wasn't going to think about that.
"I believe you, and I forgive you."
"Ok, now about kicking you, I'm really sorry about that. I don't know why we weren't in the right spot." Shane said. Angel smiled.
"That wasn't your fault. Besides this is professional wrestling I have to get knocked up a little." She said then gasped at the mistake she made. "Knocked around! AROUND! I meant around!" She exclaimed embarrassed. Her and Shane started cracking up laughing.
"Was that an invitation?" He asked and they laughed even harder.
~~~~~~
The next morning Modesty flipped through some old photo albums. She stopped on another picture of her and Shane. In the picture Modesty's right cheek was a little puffy. She remembered why.
~~~~~~
"What the fuck Modesty? I can't take this! This relationship, wrestling, honors classes, everything, this is all too much!" Seventeen year old Shane screamed.
"I just asked-" Modesty was cut off by Shane slapping her hard across the cheek.
~~~~~
Modesty shook her head and shoved the picture back into the album. That wasn't the first or last time Shane had slapped her. He wasn't abusive though. He never beat her. He just slapped her when the pressure got high.
~~~~~
Angel and Shane walked through the backstage area the next night. Angel knew Shane liked her a lot but she still wasn't sure she liked him that way. Angel would never forget that he had pushed her off a chair. A man who could do that could be capable of any type of violence. Plus there was Nidia. Nidia really liked Shane. From what Nidia had told Angel it seemed like Shane had also really liked Nidia. To Angel that showed Shane had trouble with commitment. That was not a plus.
"I'm going to the women's locker room, alright? I'll see you before your match." Angel said.
"Sure." Shane said and leaned down to kiss her. Angel moved away and ran down the hall.
"Fuck." Shane muttered and watched her run.
"Shane, man!" Matt yelled as he jogged down the hall.
"What?" Shane asked.
"Some security dude asked me to give this to you." He said and handed Shane an envelope. Shane sighed and opened it. It was a plain white paper that simply said "I'm coming".
"Fuck." Shane muttered again.
