**Thank you guys. I think I'm going to start wrapping this up.**
"Shane you're a quitter." Someone says when I pick up the phone.
"WHO ARE YOU?" I scream.
"You lose your temper quickly Brandon."
"Chris it's you. I know it. Why? Why did you do it? I thought we were friends."
"We were friends, but it's not Chris."
"Give me a clue."
"Alright. Your clue is khaki." Then the line went dead. What the hell? Khaki? How does THAT help?
I lean back. Khaki means nothing to me. I never really wore khaki's and I don't know anyone who does. Steph sometimes wears them but this caller is definably male. I don't know any males who wear that color though. Well Vince does but I know his voice. That caller is not him. Even if he's disguising his voice, it's not Vince. So I'm still lost.
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"Shane, we're in your town! Come see us, please?" Jenny asks a little while later over the phone. I sigh.
"Just for a visit Jen."
"Right. Just for a visit."
"How's everything going there?"
"Everything's alright. It's not excellent but satisfactory."
"How's Chris doing? I never pictured him to pull a knife."
"He's doing really good. He's on behavior and everything."
"That's great. Look Jenny I have my shoes on now so I'm going to leave now. Alright?"
"Sure. It'll be great to see you."
"Same here." I say and hang up. I start my car and head off to the arena.
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"Shane!" Jenny squeals and wraps me in a tight hug. When we pull away I notice she's wearing a khaki skirt. It sets off her tan beautifully but it's fucking khaki! No! Damnit Shane no! The caller is a guy! Jen's a female. But still, it's ironic. I've only seen Jen in white, pink, black and blue. Now all of a sudden, months later, she decides to add a new color? Jesus.
We walk down the hall, me listening to her talking, when we see Chris sitting on the coffee table with his legs up to his chest and a magazine across his knees. I can't see what it is but knowing Chris it's a wrestling one.
"Irvine I heard you've been a prick lately." I say in my best authoritive McMahon tone. It works. He nearly jumps off the table. One he sees me he breaks out into a smile. His hair is finally blonde.
"Boy Wonder! What are you doing here?" He asks and slides off the table.
"I'm here to take care of the problem with you." I say, still not letting on that I'm acting. He smiles then looks from me to Jenny nervously.
"Shane." He laughs nervously. "I understand I did wrong. Look let's sit and I'll explain it."
"No need to."
"No, no need?"
"No. Christopher this pains me to say this, but you're fired."
"Maccy, you're not serious, are you? It was my first time! I didn't mean it!" Chris says shakily. Once I start laughing he starts laughing and punches my shoulder, hard.
"Keithy if you seen your face!" I exclaim between hysterical laughter.
"That was wrong Shane!" Chris tries to act mad but when he sees Jen and me cracking up he has to laugh.
"That wasn't right!"
"What are you reading? Or are you just looking at the pictures."
"Both actually. It's an old WWF magazine! You and the Posse!" He goes to hand it to me when my cell rings.
"Hello?" I answer.
"What are you doing at SMWO?" The voice demands.
"I don't know. Just visiting. Why?"
"Did I say you could go?"
"I don't remember you being my dictator."
"Something bad is going to happen tonight. I didn't want anything to happen to you. But since you're there it's going to have to involve you."
"What's going on?" I ask but he hangs up.
"Who was that? Are you alright?" Jen asks.
"I'm fine." I answer.
"Brandon you're shaking. What's wrong?" Chris asks.
"I'm fine!" I yell. We all spin around when we hear a commotion further back. We turn around and see Ivory and Raven screaming at each other. In a flash we're done there.
Still in the boss mode, I step between the two. I put on hand on Ivory's shoulder and the other on Raven's stomach to keep them apart.
"What's going on here?" I ask.
"You're not our boss!" Raven yells.
"Maybe not but I hired both your asses. Now tell me what's going on."
"Raven walked in on me while I was getting dressed!" Ivory yells.
"Bullshit! She wishes I did! I knocked first and she told me to come in!" Raven defends himself.
"Hey, Raven, just say sorry ok? Either way, just apologize." I say.
"I'm sorry." He says. It sounds sincere. Ivory accepts and they walk away.
"Are things always like this?" I ask. Jenny nods.
"Yep. Only that would have taken so much longer." Chris answers. I sigh. We all jump when we hear something loud, like a gun, and tons of screaming.
*Next chapter is the last I think.**
"Shane you're a quitter." Someone says when I pick up the phone.
"WHO ARE YOU?" I scream.
"You lose your temper quickly Brandon."
"Chris it's you. I know it. Why? Why did you do it? I thought we were friends."
"We were friends, but it's not Chris."
"Give me a clue."
"Alright. Your clue is khaki." Then the line went dead. What the hell? Khaki? How does THAT help?
I lean back. Khaki means nothing to me. I never really wore khaki's and I don't know anyone who does. Steph sometimes wears them but this caller is definably male. I don't know any males who wear that color though. Well Vince does but I know his voice. That caller is not him. Even if he's disguising his voice, it's not Vince. So I'm still lost.
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"Shane, we're in your town! Come see us, please?" Jenny asks a little while later over the phone. I sigh.
"Just for a visit Jen."
"Right. Just for a visit."
"How's everything going there?"
"Everything's alright. It's not excellent but satisfactory."
"How's Chris doing? I never pictured him to pull a knife."
"He's doing really good. He's on behavior and everything."
"That's great. Look Jenny I have my shoes on now so I'm going to leave now. Alright?"
"Sure. It'll be great to see you."
"Same here." I say and hang up. I start my car and head off to the arena.
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"Shane!" Jenny squeals and wraps me in a tight hug. When we pull away I notice she's wearing a khaki skirt. It sets off her tan beautifully but it's fucking khaki! No! Damnit Shane no! The caller is a guy! Jen's a female. But still, it's ironic. I've only seen Jen in white, pink, black and blue. Now all of a sudden, months later, she decides to add a new color? Jesus.
We walk down the hall, me listening to her talking, when we see Chris sitting on the coffee table with his legs up to his chest and a magazine across his knees. I can't see what it is but knowing Chris it's a wrestling one.
"Irvine I heard you've been a prick lately." I say in my best authoritive McMahon tone. It works. He nearly jumps off the table. One he sees me he breaks out into a smile. His hair is finally blonde.
"Boy Wonder! What are you doing here?" He asks and slides off the table.
"I'm here to take care of the problem with you." I say, still not letting on that I'm acting. He smiles then looks from me to Jenny nervously.
"Shane." He laughs nervously. "I understand I did wrong. Look let's sit and I'll explain it."
"No need to."
"No, no need?"
"No. Christopher this pains me to say this, but you're fired."
"Maccy, you're not serious, are you? It was my first time! I didn't mean it!" Chris says shakily. Once I start laughing he starts laughing and punches my shoulder, hard.
"Keithy if you seen your face!" I exclaim between hysterical laughter.
"That was wrong Shane!" Chris tries to act mad but when he sees Jen and me cracking up he has to laugh.
"That wasn't right!"
"What are you reading? Or are you just looking at the pictures."
"Both actually. It's an old WWF magazine! You and the Posse!" He goes to hand it to me when my cell rings.
"Hello?" I answer.
"What are you doing at SMWO?" The voice demands.
"I don't know. Just visiting. Why?"
"Did I say you could go?"
"I don't remember you being my dictator."
"Something bad is going to happen tonight. I didn't want anything to happen to you. But since you're there it's going to have to involve you."
"What's going on?" I ask but he hangs up.
"Who was that? Are you alright?" Jen asks.
"I'm fine." I answer.
"Brandon you're shaking. What's wrong?" Chris asks.
"I'm fine!" I yell. We all spin around when we hear a commotion further back. We turn around and see Ivory and Raven screaming at each other. In a flash we're done there.
Still in the boss mode, I step between the two. I put on hand on Ivory's shoulder and the other on Raven's stomach to keep them apart.
"What's going on here?" I ask.
"You're not our boss!" Raven yells.
"Maybe not but I hired both your asses. Now tell me what's going on."
"Raven walked in on me while I was getting dressed!" Ivory yells.
"Bullshit! She wishes I did! I knocked first and she told me to come in!" Raven defends himself.
"Hey, Raven, just say sorry ok? Either way, just apologize." I say.
"I'm sorry." He says. It sounds sincere. Ivory accepts and they walk away.
"Are things always like this?" I ask. Jenny nods.
"Yep. Only that would have taken so much longer." Chris answers. I sigh. We all jump when we hear something loud, like a gun, and tons of screaming.
*Next chapter is the last I think.**