Chapter 3: Aftermath
John's POV:
Man, this is bad. She hasn't changed much since we brought her in Sunday. Angel's face is healing, and she doesn't have any other serious injuries. She is so lucking for that. Her knee could have been screwed up so bad.
Dave can't stand to be in here. I think that he believes that it is his fault she is here. He can't even look at her without breaking down. Randy and Stacy are keeping him company, so he doesn't do anything stupid. Jeff, Christy, and Ashley had to be on Raw last night. They should be here soon.
I look up at Angel again. She looks so helpless, hooked up to all of those machines. She has got to be really strong-willed. Hell, she fought back injured.
Hunter! That sorry son of a bitch brought an innocent 18 year old girl into this, and beat her, just so he could get that damn title. No one deserves that treatment. Especially not her. She wasn't involved in anything. Her only crime was that she is Batista's daughter. Sorry little bastard!
"Daddy?" Did she just talk? I walk over to the hospital bed, and look down at her. Her soulful brown eyes are wide open and staring up at me. "Who are you? Do you know where my daddy is?"
"I'm a friend of your dad's, and he's right outside. Hold on, Angel!" I rush to the door, and look down the hall to see Dave and all the others. I guess Jeff, Ashley, and Christy just got here. "Guys!" They all look up. "She's awake, Dave! Get your big ass in here, NOW!" I walk back to Angel's bedside, and notice her falling back asleep. "No, Angel! Stay awake, your dad really needs to see that you are alright!" I grab her hand and squeeze it. "Stay up!"
She opens her eyes again and smiles. That is the most beautiful smile I have seen in...forever. "I'll try!"
The door comes flying open, and Dave comes running in, followed by Randy, Jeff, Ashley, Stacy, and Christy. "Angel!" He runs up beside me and looks down at her. "Angel, how are you feeling?"
Angel's eyes narrow, and she looks pissed. "Well Daddy, I'm in a hospital, hooked up to machines and everytime I move, I'm in pain. So in other words, I feel like sunshine and fucking rainbows!" That girl has a major attitude when you piss her off. I am gonna stay on her good side. I notice the others trying to hide their laughter.
"Shannon Angeline! I don't care how mad you are, or how bad you're hurt! If you ever use that language in front of me again, I will tan your hide!" Isn't she a little old for a whipping? Dave has some serious issues. Maybe he is just overprotective! And I thought he was bad with us!
"Whatever, Dad! Now can somebody explain to me what happened? The last thing that I remember is Corey shoving me into a room and telling me to get the..." She looks sideways at Dave "...heck out of the house! What happened?"
"Do you remember last Thursday's SmackDown?" She nods. "You were my weakness. Triple H was talking about you!"
"And you quit, didn't you?" It's Dave's turn to nod. "You didn't keep your promise! You lost that title because of me! Do you know how bad I feel, knowing that you gave up that title for me!"
"What was I supposed to do? Let Triple H beat the hell out of you. Watch as you turn bluer than Hardy's hair." I start to snicker as Jeff's mouth drops open. "I wasn't going to let Hunter hurt you anymore than he already did."
"So, since everyone already knows about me...can I be a Diva now?" Dave smiles and shakes his head. "Come on Daddy, there's no point in me giving up my dreams, now that everyone knows that I'm your kid!"
"I'll see what I can do. Maybe you can become a Diva when you are 21 or so. But you have got to remember, people will use you against me, or even try to get you to fight me yourself. They will use you to get to all of us. Others will think that I'm the reason you're in the business, and that you can't carry your own weight. But I'll get you in somehow!"
"Thanks, Daddy!" She hugs him, and finally notices everyone else in the room. "Uh...why are there WWE Divas and really hot Superstars in my room?" She smirks. "And Randy!"
Randy looks hurt. "Hey that's not nice, or funny!"
"No, it's not funny...it's hilarious!"
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