Chapter 5 A Week Later
Matt and I have been getting along fine for over a week. I have to go to back to school tomorrow. Matt has arrange for me to finish the rest of the month at Katie's house before transferring to North Carolina but I don't have to worry until tomorrow. I have tried and tried to calling my mom but nothing of her ever being there.
"Hey Dad." I said I started to call him that now. We're in a Illinois hotel. He has to wrestle tonight.
"Yeah." he said.
"What do you think my m..." I didn't get to finish. "Oh my god!" I screamed.(Sorry if I offended someone with that.) Matt came in the room.
On the tv was a picture of my mom's dead body. They had found it in the Slate River. They had no idea what did this to her or who. I couldn't help it. I had to cry. Matt didn't say anything he just came over and comforted me. Once I settled down I stood up and called Katie.
"Hello." she answered.
"Katie..." I started to crying again.
"What is it Raven?" she asked.
"Katie, my mom...Slate...Rriver." I cried I could barely talk.
"Raven calm down and slow down." she coached.
"Katie. My...mom...was...found...dead in the..." I couldn't finish.
"Raven I'm so sorry." she said. I could tell she wasn't expecting that either. I could only cry.
"Katie I got to go call Zack and Allen." I said.
"Raven. I know this isn't the best time but Allen wants to break up with you and is cheating." she told me. Great just as my day couldn't get worst. I thought.
"Raven are you still there?" Katie asked.
"Yeah I have to call Zack." I said. "Bye."
"Are you sure your going to be okay?" she asked.
"Yeah. Bye." I said and hung up. Matt had left. I called Zack.
"Hello." he said.
"Hi." I choked out.
"Your mother not here." he said.
"I know she's dead!" I cried out. I held in sobs.
"Oh really. I didn't know. I am sorry for being so rude." he apologized. "Maybe we should get together and talk about the god old days."
"Yeah." I said. "I have to go. Bye." I hung up the phone.
"Are you okay?" Matt asked.
"What do you think, my mom is dead!" I shouted. I didn't mean to shout but it just came out that way. Matt just stood there a little shocked.
"I know. Trust me I know." he said. He walked over and hugged me. "Everything will workout. You'll see."
"What if it doesn't workout." I whimpered. I sat on the couch.
"It will, it always does." he said. "Hey why don't you come to work with me? I really don't want to leave you alone."
"Sure. As long as I can just be alone there." I said.
"Raven being alone won't help trust me. I've been through this." he said. "You should get ready. After wrestling I'll drive you to the airport okay?"
"Yeah. Why not." I said. I packed my stuff. We were ready to go in a few minutes. We got into the car. We headed towards the arena. Like the first time we got there all the Mattitude fans went insane. We walked in and Amy came up to us. This time she was going as a special guest on Smackdown.
"Raven, Matt. I heard about Lindsey." she said. "I'm sorry." She hugged me. "Are you going to be okay?"
"Yeah. There's nothing I can do really." I said.
"Yeah. Well I have to get ready for my special appearance." she said. "After that I'll come and hang with you okay?"
"Thanks." I said. Amy left and Matt looked at me in a different way than usual.
"Hey why don't you come with me when I wrestle. You don't have to do anything just come with." he said.
"That sounds like fun but I don't think I'm up to it." I said
"Please it will relieve your stress." he said.
"Fine." I said. " But don't you have to ask Stephanie?"
"Yeah, I'm sure she'll be fine with it." he said. With that he went to ask Stephanie.
"Hi. Are you Raven?" Torrie asked.
"Yeah I am." I said.
"I've heard alot about you." She said. "I'm sorry about your mother. I knew her well."
"How did you know her?" I asked.
"Oh it is a long story. Shoot I have to go. Bye." She said and she left. How did she know my mom? Matt came back.
"She says it's okay." he said.
"How does Torrie know my mom?" I asked.
"They met after we broke up." he said. "We have to go in a few minutes." he left to go get ready. Me on the other hand was still confused about Torrie knowing my mom.
"It's time to go." Matt said. "You're going to wear that!"
"Very funny." I said. We left to the curtains. he was versing the Undertaker with me and Brock accompanying him.
"Weighing in at 225 and being accompanying by Brock Lensar and Raven Hornet-Cole. Matt Hardy." They announced. Amy was sitting at the announcement table. Matt pulled me to him.
"Why don't you go and sit by Amy." he said.
"Fine." I said. I ran down the ramp to the announcement table. I sat next to Amy.
"Hi." Amy said. "Take a seat and tell us who you think is going to win."
"I think Matt will win." I stated.
"Aren't you being bias?" Michael Cole asked.
"No of course not." Tazz said.
"Thanks but I can defend myself. No simply because it's really a two on one." I said.
"It looks like Brock is being sent out by the ref." Michael Cole said.
"Now the ref is doing his job." Tazz said.
"Something's up." I said.
"I have to agree with Raven." Amy said.
"Wow. Lita agrees." Tazz said. Brock started to wreck Taker's bike piece by piece.
"Man. He is going to regret that." I said.
"Maybe not. Whoa. That chair had to of hurt." Amy said.
"Yeah I have to agree." I said. My mom would have been proud.
"Matt Hardy has won due to count out. Undertaker must be mad now." Michael Cole said.
"So how does it feel to announce with us?" Tazz asked.
":Like announcing with anyone else." I said.
"You are definitely Matt's child." he said.
"Whatever." I said. I got up and walked backstage. Where Matt was waiting to take me to the airport. He was right it did take my mind off everything.