Chapter 9
Next Thursday on Smackdown, Rose was in her locker room getting ready. She was thinking about John, and why she and him hadn't talked since they kissed. While she was thinking, she heard her cell ring. She ran and picked it up. "Hello?"
"Damn Rose, can't you call your sister to tell her you're a pro wrestler?"
"Nikki! My god, I'm sorry I forgot to call you people! Have you told Suzie and Hannah yet?"
"Yeah, and they're kinda pissed too."
Rose laughed. "Well, they'll have to get over that. Did you talk to mom and dad yet?"
"Nah, I figured you'd want to call and tell them."
"Yeah, I'll call them later." Someone knocked on the door. "Hang on a second Nikki." She pulled the phone away and yelled. "Come in!" John walked in. Her heart skipped a beat. She smiled and went back to the phone. "Nikki, can I call you later?"
"Yeah, why?"
"John just walked in."
"Oh, okay. I'll talk to ya later!"
"Talk to ya later sis. Love ya!"
"Love ya too. Bye girl!" She hung up.
Rose looked at John. "Sorry about that. My sister called to bitch at me for not callin her and tellin her that I'm a wrestler." She laughed.
"You forgot to call your sister? Damn."
"Well, I forget things really easily."
"Aight. Well there's somethin I need to ask ya."
"What do you need?"
"It's nothin like that. I just wanted to ask you if you wanted a manager for your match. 'Cause you know Rico is gonna try to help Miss Jackie win."
"Okay, sounds good. We should go now, 'cause my match is up next."
"Aight, let's go." He offered his arm. She took it. They walked down the hall, arm in arm, to their match.
After her match, Rose ran down the hall to her locker room, followed by John.
He yelled to her. "Rose, wait up!"
She yelled back. "I gotta call my mom before I forget!" She got to her door, opened it up and ran to her duffel bag.
He finally had caught up to her. "Why didn't you call her earlier?"
She started looking through her bag. "Because I was gettin ready for my match." She kept looking.
"Well, I'm gonna go get dressed. You wanna go out to dinner with me after this?"
She found her phone and pulled it out of the bag. "Yeah, just come back after you get changed, okay?"
"Aight, I will. See ya soon." He walked out.
She dialed her mom's number. After a few rings, she answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey mom. How are ya?"
"Rose, I was wondering when you'd call! I hear you have some news for me."
"Really? Who told you that?"
"Suzie called me up and told me. Now what's the big news?"
"Well, I am now a professional wrestler."
"Wow! Honey, I'm so proud of you!"
"Thanks mom. I've already had two matches, and I won both of them."
"I'm so happy for you, sweetie. Well, your dad and I are going to go out to see Van Helsing. Have you seen it yet?"
"Yeah, John and I went to go see it."
"Who's John?"
"Oh, he's a wrestler here too. Me and him became really good friends."
"Really now? Well then, I gotta meet him sometime soon."
"Yeah mom, you really do. He's sweet, kind, caring, and very respectful."
"Rose, it sounds to me like he's more than a friend."
"We're only friends, mom." She paused. "But I really want to be more than that someday."
"Well, I hope you will be. We're gonna go now."
"Okay. I love you mom!"
"I love you too."
"Tell dad I say hi and I love him."
"Okay, will do. Bye sweetie."
"Bye mom." She hung up. She stuffed her phone into one of the pockets in her bag and began to pack up her stuff.
John walked up and stood in the doorway. He watched her pack up. "You done yet?" He smiled.
She looked up at him and smiled too. "Give me a minute. Just chill for a sec."
He kept smiling. "Aight. I'll just stand here."
She looked up at him and replied sarcastically. "Go sit down, smartass." She sat on the bench and began unlacing her boots.
He walked over to the sofa and sat down. "Do you want any help with those?" He pointed at her boots.
She looked up at him and smiled. "No, but if you want to help me you can."
He walked over to her and unlaced her other boot. He took it off and grabbed her sneaker. He slipped it on her foot and tied the laces. "There. Are you done with your other foot yet?"
She tied her laces. "Yep, I'm done now. You ready?"
He had his duffel bag slung over his shoulder. "Yeah, I'm ready. Let's go."
"All right." She grabbed her duffel bag and walked out. John walked out after her. He shut her door, made sure it was locked, and walked with her to his car. They got in and drove to the nearest Steak n Shake.
Next Thursday on Smackdown, Rose was in her locker room getting ready. She was thinking about John, and why she and him hadn't talked since they kissed. While she was thinking, she heard her cell ring. She ran and picked it up. "Hello?"
"Damn Rose, can't you call your sister to tell her you're a pro wrestler?"
"Nikki! My god, I'm sorry I forgot to call you people! Have you told Suzie and Hannah yet?"
"Yeah, and they're kinda pissed too."
Rose laughed. "Well, they'll have to get over that. Did you talk to mom and dad yet?"
"Nah, I figured you'd want to call and tell them."
"Yeah, I'll call them later." Someone knocked on the door. "Hang on a second Nikki." She pulled the phone away and yelled. "Come in!" John walked in. Her heart skipped a beat. She smiled and went back to the phone. "Nikki, can I call you later?"
"Yeah, why?"
"John just walked in."
"Oh, okay. I'll talk to ya later!"
"Talk to ya later sis. Love ya!"
"Love ya too. Bye girl!" She hung up.
Rose looked at John. "Sorry about that. My sister called to bitch at me for not callin her and tellin her that I'm a wrestler." She laughed.
"You forgot to call your sister? Damn."
"Well, I forget things really easily."
"Aight. Well there's somethin I need to ask ya."
"What do you need?"
"It's nothin like that. I just wanted to ask you if you wanted a manager for your match. 'Cause you know Rico is gonna try to help Miss Jackie win."
"Okay, sounds good. We should go now, 'cause my match is up next."
"Aight, let's go." He offered his arm. She took it. They walked down the hall, arm in arm, to their match.
After her match, Rose ran down the hall to her locker room, followed by John.
He yelled to her. "Rose, wait up!"
She yelled back. "I gotta call my mom before I forget!" She got to her door, opened it up and ran to her duffel bag.
He finally had caught up to her. "Why didn't you call her earlier?"
She started looking through her bag. "Because I was gettin ready for my match." She kept looking.
"Well, I'm gonna go get dressed. You wanna go out to dinner with me after this?"
She found her phone and pulled it out of the bag. "Yeah, just come back after you get changed, okay?"
"Aight, I will. See ya soon." He walked out.
She dialed her mom's number. After a few rings, she answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey mom. How are ya?"
"Rose, I was wondering when you'd call! I hear you have some news for me."
"Really? Who told you that?"
"Suzie called me up and told me. Now what's the big news?"
"Well, I am now a professional wrestler."
"Wow! Honey, I'm so proud of you!"
"Thanks mom. I've already had two matches, and I won both of them."
"I'm so happy for you, sweetie. Well, your dad and I are going to go out to see Van Helsing. Have you seen it yet?"
"Yeah, John and I went to go see it."
"Who's John?"
"Oh, he's a wrestler here too. Me and him became really good friends."
"Really now? Well then, I gotta meet him sometime soon."
"Yeah mom, you really do. He's sweet, kind, caring, and very respectful."
"Rose, it sounds to me like he's more than a friend."
"We're only friends, mom." She paused. "But I really want to be more than that someday."
"Well, I hope you will be. We're gonna go now."
"Okay. I love you mom!"
"I love you too."
"Tell dad I say hi and I love him."
"Okay, will do. Bye sweetie."
"Bye mom." She hung up. She stuffed her phone into one of the pockets in her bag and began to pack up her stuff.
John walked up and stood in the doorway. He watched her pack up. "You done yet?" He smiled.
She looked up at him and smiled too. "Give me a minute. Just chill for a sec."
He kept smiling. "Aight. I'll just stand here."
She looked up at him and replied sarcastically. "Go sit down, smartass." She sat on the bench and began unlacing her boots.
He walked over to the sofa and sat down. "Do you want any help with those?" He pointed at her boots.
She looked up at him and smiled. "No, but if you want to help me you can."
He walked over to her and unlaced her other boot. He took it off and grabbed her sneaker. He slipped it on her foot and tied the laces. "There. Are you done with your other foot yet?"
She tied her laces. "Yep, I'm done now. You ready?"
He had his duffel bag slung over his shoulder. "Yeah, I'm ready. Let's go."
"All right." She grabbed her duffel bag and walked out. John walked out after her. He shut her door, made sure it was locked, and walked with her to his car. They got in and drove to the nearest Steak n Shake.