Part XI
[Back to present, January of '03]
Now that necklace was gone. Sky searched everywhere.but it wasn't there!! "Shoot, what do I do?" Sky realized that he was gonna be late for the show again.so he gave up the search and hurried out.
He wore Tallie's necklace 24/7. He took a long bath the night before and because he feared that the necklace might be ruined if too wet, he took it off and put it by the tub.he searched for it but he couldn't find it. He couldn't stop thinking about the necklace even when he was wrestling.he messed up many of his moves because of it.
[After the match]
"Hey, what was wrong with you today, man?" Kelly approached Sky while they were getting ready to leave the waiting room. "Oh, I'm real sorry about that," replied Sky, "my mind is just somewhere else today. Sorry I messed up." "That happens sometimes, really no problem," said Jim. "Yeah, man. Just don't do it next time," added Brian. But John gave Skyler a weird glare. John sensed something else, he knew Sky too well. He knew there had to be something really important that was bothering Sky.
They reached the hotel. All six of them were staying there for the next few days since they have some shows in the same city. It was quite a nice place and also well hidden so fans wouldn't find it so easily. Larry and Kelly stormed into their room, fighting for who's gonna get the shower first. Kelly won the debate after all.
"Hey, what's this?" thought Kelly when he discovered a shiny object stuck on the tile right by the tub in the bathroom. He picked it up, observing it carefully. "A necklace, huh? Doesn't look like the one J is wearing.oh well." Kelly decided to keep it to himself for a while. Sky never wore his necklace so it would be visible outside, so no one had a clue about whether he was wearing one or not.
"Yo, Sky, can I talk to you?" asked John while Sky was making his bed. "All right, sure. What's up?" replied Sky. "Well.about." John hesitated to speak. "Yeah, what? About?" "About.Tallie." Sky stood up, his eyes looking directly in John's. "Tallie?" said Sky, "what about her?" "I mean.just.have you talked to her lately?" "Not really," replied Sky. "Umm.do you still.still like her though?" carefully asked John. Sky was trying to think for an answer. He undoubtedly wanted to say yes, but he couldn't get that scene off his mind still.when John kissed Tallie's forehead on her birthday. He had been wanting to question John about that incident but he was very unsure if he should or not.he was silent for a moment, then finally gave his answer. "Yeah man." "Have you told her how you feel about her?" "Yes." "What'd she say about that?" Sky was now reminded of that day again.the day he visited her and gave back her handkerchief. He confessed then to her that he still liked her.
"I still like you." "...." "If you thought what I did to you that day.at the playground.was a joke, well, it wasn't. I did that 'cause I like you. You might think it's funny and ridiculous, how a boy that used to hit you and tease you all the time is now confessing his crush on you he had for a while, but it took me a lot of courage to say this." "...." "I'm sorry though. I do owe you an apology. But just know this for sure: I really do like you."
Sky leaned down and kissed her forehead. Tallie didn't object. She was silent the whole time. Her face was expressionless, neither too sad nor too happy. Was it possible that she was beginning to like him, too? He wondered to himself. Now he started to think about her response again when John brought it up.
"So she didn't exactly give you a definite answer as to whether she likes you or not?" asked John "Nope. But I still have a chance, don't I?" smiled Sky as he replied. John stood silent for a moment. Sky continued to make his bed, whistling. John finally spoke again. ".I don' like what she doing to you, Sky." Skyler stopped making his bed, turned around. He stared hard at John, wondering what he was talking about. "What do you mean by that?" questioned Sky. "I mean, I don' like the way she's changing you," answered John. "What do you mean, she's changing me?" Sky now had a slight anger in his tone as he spoke, "It's still the same ol' me. I don't know what you mean by that. What, just because I like her? I ain't changed a bit."
"Yeah man, you have," John talked back, "I don't know when, but since you started liking her, you changed. I know you have a family thing going on, but even then, you weren't like this. You used to laugh all the time, always funny and joyful. But look at you now! You hardly smile if not in front of a camera; and think about what you did today during your match. You made a whole bunch of noticeable mistakes; I bet you were probably thinking about her again! Why do you have to be so serious about her?"
"It's really none of your damn business." Sky was raising his voice. He didn't want to admit that John was right: Tallie was changing him. "Yeah man, it is! If it's going to affect just you, I could care less. But what if something like today happens again? And one of us in the ring? We could get seriously hurt! It's going to affect all of WWE. Did you forget about how we worked our asses off to get here?!? I better talk to her about what she's doing." "Talk to her about what?!" Sky was almost close to yelling but he tried to control himself. "What did she ever do? It's only me!" "No, Sky, it's not only you. She might be the potential cause of what will happen; something like what happened today. I can't believe you messed up like that. You're a star now, you have to realize that. You have fans, too. You can't disappoint them, you know." "Being a wrestler and liking her is entirely different," said Sky, in much more calm voice. "How can you talk about her like that? I know you like her too!" "What?!?!" exclaimed John. "I what?!" "Don't try to hide it, John Cena. I know it all. I saw you kissing her in front of her house on her birthday." "Oh, my God!! You thought I." John couldn't finish his sentence. "Well, I don't know why you haven't told me about that but I probably like her more than you do, so what I do with her is none of your business. If I really like her, I don't care if you go for her or not although it might arouse some competition." Sky slightly laughed to himself.
"That was only an innocent kiss!!!" exclaimed John. "She's nothing more than just a sister to me. It's been like that for the past.I dunno how many years." "Oh, really?!" said Sky, surprised. And the whole time he thought that John liked her too! "Oh, gee. I feel so stupid now. But anyhow, like I said, what I do with her is none of your concern. So end of the discussion, I'm f------ tired now. Why don't you go to bed?" Sky finished up making his bed.
John didn't know what to say. Why was Skyler being so stubborn? "Why are you so hung up on Tallie anyway, Sky?" continued John. "You beat her up all the time as we grew up. She always came to me, crying, with bruises all over her. Now, because you think you matured a teeny bit, you think she'll like you back? After all you did to her? Snap out of your dreams, Sky. You don't stand a chance. She'll never like you back, not in your life time!"
Sky stopped, froze still. '.She won't like me back, I know that already. So don't tell me! Please!' he was screaming inside. 'Oh, s---. I shouldn't have said that!' John desperately thought to himself. "Sky.I didn't really mean that. I'm sorry. Forget I said that -" Suddenly, John felt something pounding his face. Sky had turned around and punched him hard, right in his left cheek
[Back to present, January of '03]
Now that necklace was gone. Sky searched everywhere.but it wasn't there!! "Shoot, what do I do?" Sky realized that he was gonna be late for the show again.so he gave up the search and hurried out.
He wore Tallie's necklace 24/7. He took a long bath the night before and because he feared that the necklace might be ruined if too wet, he took it off and put it by the tub.he searched for it but he couldn't find it. He couldn't stop thinking about the necklace even when he was wrestling.he messed up many of his moves because of it.
[After the match]
"Hey, what was wrong with you today, man?" Kelly approached Sky while they were getting ready to leave the waiting room. "Oh, I'm real sorry about that," replied Sky, "my mind is just somewhere else today. Sorry I messed up." "That happens sometimes, really no problem," said Jim. "Yeah, man. Just don't do it next time," added Brian. But John gave Skyler a weird glare. John sensed something else, he knew Sky too well. He knew there had to be something really important that was bothering Sky.
They reached the hotel. All six of them were staying there for the next few days since they have some shows in the same city. It was quite a nice place and also well hidden so fans wouldn't find it so easily. Larry and Kelly stormed into their room, fighting for who's gonna get the shower first. Kelly won the debate after all.
"Hey, what's this?" thought Kelly when he discovered a shiny object stuck on the tile right by the tub in the bathroom. He picked it up, observing it carefully. "A necklace, huh? Doesn't look like the one J is wearing.oh well." Kelly decided to keep it to himself for a while. Sky never wore his necklace so it would be visible outside, so no one had a clue about whether he was wearing one or not.
"Yo, Sky, can I talk to you?" asked John while Sky was making his bed. "All right, sure. What's up?" replied Sky. "Well.about." John hesitated to speak. "Yeah, what? About?" "About.Tallie." Sky stood up, his eyes looking directly in John's. "Tallie?" said Sky, "what about her?" "I mean.just.have you talked to her lately?" "Not really," replied Sky. "Umm.do you still.still like her though?" carefully asked John. Sky was trying to think for an answer. He undoubtedly wanted to say yes, but he couldn't get that scene off his mind still.when John kissed Tallie's forehead on her birthday. He had been wanting to question John about that incident but he was very unsure if he should or not.he was silent for a moment, then finally gave his answer. "Yeah man." "Have you told her how you feel about her?" "Yes." "What'd she say about that?" Sky was now reminded of that day again.the day he visited her and gave back her handkerchief. He confessed then to her that he still liked her.
"I still like you." "...." "If you thought what I did to you that day.at the playground.was a joke, well, it wasn't. I did that 'cause I like you. You might think it's funny and ridiculous, how a boy that used to hit you and tease you all the time is now confessing his crush on you he had for a while, but it took me a lot of courage to say this." "...." "I'm sorry though. I do owe you an apology. But just know this for sure: I really do like you."
Sky leaned down and kissed her forehead. Tallie didn't object. She was silent the whole time. Her face was expressionless, neither too sad nor too happy. Was it possible that she was beginning to like him, too? He wondered to himself. Now he started to think about her response again when John brought it up.
"So she didn't exactly give you a definite answer as to whether she likes you or not?" asked John "Nope. But I still have a chance, don't I?" smiled Sky as he replied. John stood silent for a moment. Sky continued to make his bed, whistling. John finally spoke again. ".I don' like what she doing to you, Sky." Skyler stopped making his bed, turned around. He stared hard at John, wondering what he was talking about. "What do you mean by that?" questioned Sky. "I mean, I don' like the way she's changing you," answered John. "What do you mean, she's changing me?" Sky now had a slight anger in his tone as he spoke, "It's still the same ol' me. I don't know what you mean by that. What, just because I like her? I ain't changed a bit."
"Yeah man, you have," John talked back, "I don't know when, but since you started liking her, you changed. I know you have a family thing going on, but even then, you weren't like this. You used to laugh all the time, always funny and joyful. But look at you now! You hardly smile if not in front of a camera; and think about what you did today during your match. You made a whole bunch of noticeable mistakes; I bet you were probably thinking about her again! Why do you have to be so serious about her?"
"It's really none of your damn business." Sky was raising his voice. He didn't want to admit that John was right: Tallie was changing him. "Yeah man, it is! If it's going to affect just you, I could care less. But what if something like today happens again? And one of us in the ring? We could get seriously hurt! It's going to affect all of WWE. Did you forget about how we worked our asses off to get here?!? I better talk to her about what she's doing." "Talk to her about what?!" Sky was almost close to yelling but he tried to control himself. "What did she ever do? It's only me!" "No, Sky, it's not only you. She might be the potential cause of what will happen; something like what happened today. I can't believe you messed up like that. You're a star now, you have to realize that. You have fans, too. You can't disappoint them, you know." "Being a wrestler and liking her is entirely different," said Sky, in much more calm voice. "How can you talk about her like that? I know you like her too!" "What?!?!" exclaimed John. "I what?!" "Don't try to hide it, John Cena. I know it all. I saw you kissing her in front of her house on her birthday." "Oh, my God!! You thought I." John couldn't finish his sentence. "Well, I don't know why you haven't told me about that but I probably like her more than you do, so what I do with her is none of your business. If I really like her, I don't care if you go for her or not although it might arouse some competition." Sky slightly laughed to himself.
"That was only an innocent kiss!!!" exclaimed John. "She's nothing more than just a sister to me. It's been like that for the past.I dunno how many years." "Oh, really?!" said Sky, surprised. And the whole time he thought that John liked her too! "Oh, gee. I feel so stupid now. But anyhow, like I said, what I do with her is none of your concern. So end of the discussion, I'm f------ tired now. Why don't you go to bed?" Sky finished up making his bed.
John didn't know what to say. Why was Skyler being so stubborn? "Why are you so hung up on Tallie anyway, Sky?" continued John. "You beat her up all the time as we grew up. She always came to me, crying, with bruises all over her. Now, because you think you matured a teeny bit, you think she'll like you back? After all you did to her? Snap out of your dreams, Sky. You don't stand a chance. She'll never like you back, not in your life time!"
Sky stopped, froze still. '.She won't like me back, I know that already. So don't tell me! Please!' he was screaming inside. 'Oh, s---. I shouldn't have said that!' John desperately thought to himself. "Sky.I didn't really mean that. I'm sorry. Forget I said that -" Suddenly, John felt something pounding his face. Sky had turned around and punched him hard, right in his left cheek