I had just returned home after an 8 mile run, I started to unlock my front door just as the phone began to ring.
"Damn it!" I yelled, wrestling to turn the key, "Don't hang up, I hate it when they hang up!" I eventually let myself in and ran to the phone.
"Hello?" I answered quickly.
"I was just about t give up for a minute there… may I speak with a Miss Riley Green please?"
"Hi yeah I'm Riley…"
"Hello Miss Green, my name is Gill Thomas; I'm calling on behalf of World Wrestling Entertainment."
"Get out, you're kidding me right?" I laughed. With the phone still to my ear I headed into the kitchen, I'd just done an 8 mile run and I was in desperate need of a drink, joke on the phone or not.
"Let me assure you Miss Green that this is no joke at all. I have been asked to inform you that Mr Vincent Mac Mahon has requested you personally."
"Requested me? How do you mean?"
"He would like to invite you to a one on one meeting with him at WWE headquarters during this coming week."
"Okay," I replied slowly as I tried to comprehend what this woman was saying to me.
"Would it be possible if I could ask your some details so that a formal letter can be sent to you about the information of the meeting?"
"Err yes of course…"
I told the women my address and the other details she required, she said her thankyous then we hung up. I was shell shocked I wasn't sure whether or on to take this seriously. Was it really genuine?
I took a huge gulp of my water and then began to dial Ryan's number on the phone; I had to tell someone about this.
"Riley what is it? I'm at work."
"Yeah I know you are but this is important… I just got a phone call from a woman called Gill Thomas; do you know anything about it? I know you're playing some kind of joke on me."
"What? Sis I have no idea what you're talking about, Gill Thomas? Who the hell is she?"
"That's what I'm trying to find out… she just called me requesting me to attend a meeting at the WWE headquarters."
"Get out!"
"That's exactly what I said!"
"Argh but you don't think it's genuine?"
"Do you?"
"I don't know, I suppose there's no reason though Ri why it wouldn't be."
"Hum I dunno."
"Ri I really have to go, I'll call you when I finish work okay?"
"Yeah alright, sorry for calling when you're working."
"Don't worry about it. I'll talk to you later." Ryan told me before hanging up.
As soon as he put the phone down I dialled another number.
""Hello?"
"Hey Taylor is Riley."
"Oh Hey RI, what's up?"
"I just got the weirdest phone call ever…"
"Really who was it?"
"Someone from the WWE headquarters."
"What you mean as in wrestling?" she asked, Taylor and I were bestest buddies and there were often times she would come and watch me wrestle but she had no clue what so ever about it.
"Yeah!"
"Oh my God! What did they want?"
"Requested that I went to a meeting."
"A meeting? You're gonna go right?"
"Well right now I'm trying to work out whether it's a hoax or not."
"What come on Riley, why would it be?"
"Well why would the WWE be phoning me?"
"I don't know, why don't you give your friend a holler…"
"My friend?"
"Yeah, that guy who stays with you when he's wrestling, I don't remember his name."
"Oh you mean Jeff? I guess I could call him."
"Yeah do it!"
We said our goodbyes then I hung up the phone. I ran upstairs while I phoned Jeff's number; I went into my room and fell back on the bed as I waited for him to answer.
"Hello"
"Hey Jeff it's me…"
"Riley, I was just thinking about you…"
"You were?" I asked smiling as I played with my hair.
"I was indeed."
"Hey Jeff I've got a question for you…"
"Oh really, and what might that be?"
"Ever herd of the name Gill Thomas?"
"Gil Thomas, Gill Thomas?" he repeated quietly trying to think. "Yeah you know I think I recognise the name from my old job. Maybe help to Mac Mahon or something… Why do you ask?"
"Well I just had a telephone call from this woman Gil Thomas…"
"You did?"
"Yeah, she said that Vince Mac Mahon has requested I go and meet him one on one at the headquarters."
"What about?" Jeff asked, the tone of his voice had now changed to concern.
"I don't know she didn't tell me any thing else, she just said that details of the meeting will be in the post to me."
"You're not going though right?"
"Why wouldn't I go?"
"I thought you didn't want to wrestle any more…"
"Yeah but this could change everything Jeff, what's your problem?" I asked him, getting a little annoyed that he wasn't being more supportive over my news.
"I can't talk to you like this over the phone Riley; we'll have to pick it up when I'm down at the weekend…"
"Okay… Are you mad at me Jeff?"
"No I'm not mad…"
"You sound mad…"
"Listen Ri, I've gotta go I'll call you later…"