I think that this may be possibly one of the most angst-filled chapters in this story. Read on to see what I mean.
Once the trio got to the hotel and checked into their room, Alex decided to call Matt and Jeff at home and let them know how things went. But sadly, neither one of them answered their phones so she decided to send them a quick text to let them know that things went well with meeting AJ and Kaitlyn and that she was about to rest up. As soon as she sent the text, she fell back on one of the beds and sighed out loud. 'My god. I'm so tired. I know I should shower, but I'm starving. Maybe I should ask AJ and Kaitlyn if they would want to head down to the dining area with me.' Alex thought. As soon as she sat up, she saw that AJ and Kaitlyn were both staring at her.
"Umm….Are you two okay?" Alex asked. "You both are looking at me like I just grew an extra head."
"We were just wondering if you'd maybe want to head down to the dining area with us. Neither one of us got eat at the arena, so it feels like our insides are gonna start eating their way out through our stomachs." AJ said, hungrily.
'Holy shit! How the hell did they know what I was thinking? They probably could've taken just one look at m-' Alex was ripped out of her thoughts by her stomach growling, which had caused her to blush and AJ and Kaitlyn to laugh at her.
"Don't laugh! You'd be starving too if the only thing you've had to eat all day was a few granola bars. Let's head to the dining area now. If I wait any longer, I'm gonna end up like the guy from Alien who actually died by having the alien eat it's way out of him." Alex said, standing up from the bed and heading to the door with her new friends in tow.
"I totally loved that part! I remember when I first saw it, I leaped a mile in the air when it happened." Kaitlyn said laughing.
The whole time they were headed down to the dining area, the three girls were talking about everything ranging from favorite movies to who they've had celebrity crushes on. Alex was actually having fun talking to the two when suddenly she collided with someone who was standing in the middle of the hallway.
"Owww! I'm sorry to whoever I bumped into, but it's dangerous to just stand around like a wall." Alex said, standing and rubbing her head.
"Ugghhh! You should be sorry, you little brat. Didn't your parents or those crazy brothers of yours ever tell you to keep your eyes peeled at all times?" snapped the voice.
'That voice….Don't look up, don't look up, don't look u-' "Oops. My bad Eve. I didn't see you there." Alex said apologetically.
"Oh yeah? Well you've got four eyes. Why not keep all of them open next time?" Eve said.
"I was keeping my eyes peeled. You were just standing around like the tree sapling you are." Alex said, getting irritated.
"Tree sapling. That's original. Well, I'll tell you something right now, you little sadist. I'd rather be a sexy sapling than be a fat log." Eve said, flipping her hair.
"Ooh. Somebody call the burn unit. You really got me with that one Torres." Alex said, feigning being hurt.
"Ha. Well, as much fun as it's been chatting, I have to leave now. I've got very important things to worry about now. Oh and a heads-up you two, if you ever want to be mentored by a real Diva, you both should look me up." Eve said, smirking as she walked away.
After Eve left, Alex took a deep breath and decided to continue walking towards the dining area in silence. AJ and Kaitlyn noticed that Alex was noticeably quieter, but neither one of them could bring themselves to ask if she was OK. Once they got to the dining area, sat down, and ordered their food, Alex just stared down at her hands. 'How dare that bitch Eve say what she said to me? Does she not know I could rip her in half like a piece of paper?' Alex thought angrily. Once their food made its way to their table, the three friends ate in silence. As soon as they were done, the three walked back to their room in silence. Before they made it to the room, Alex decided to take a detour.
"Hey, you two head back to the room. I really have to head outside for a bit of fresh air. I'll be back soon." Alex said smiling.
"Sure. We'll see you when you come back. Stay alert of the people around you." AJ said before she and Kaitlyn left, heading back to the room.
Breathing a sigh of relief, Alex ducked into an empty door and saw that she was in a closet. 'Finally, alone at last.' Alex thought. She leaned against the door and sunk down to the floor and started to cry. 'Of all the people to rag on, why does it seem like everyone wants to harass me all the time? I've never done anything to hurt any of them. So why do they want to make work and life hell for me?' Alex thought through her tears. She slowly reached down and pulled her fishnet arm warmers off to reveal line after line of scabbed over and pink scars going down both of her arms. Rummaging through her pockets, she finally managed to pull out the box cutter she always had. And biting down on her lip, she slowly dragged the blade of the box cutter across her left wrist once, twice, three times. No one, not even her family members, knew that she cut herself. She found it was the only thing she could do to help rid herself of all of the jeers, all the teasing, mocking, and torture she had to face all the time. As the tears gradually stopped and the fresh cuts she made on her wrists started to close over, she closed her box cutter, pulled on her arm warmers and headed back to her hotel room.
Once Alex got back to her room, she saw that AJ and Kaitlyn were both gone. She eventually got a text from AJ saying that they decided to head down to the laundry area to wash their clothes. She sighed in relief and went over to her bag to get her pajamas out. She then stripped out of her clothes and got in the shower. As soon as she stepped in, she held up her wrists so that she could clean the area where she had just cut herself. After she finished in the shower, she dried off, got dressed in her pajamas, and flopped down on one of the beds once she got Jack out of her bed. 'I wish Matt and Jeff still traveled with me. They'd never let this happen to me.' Alex thought as fresh tears threatened to roll down her face. She immediately wiped her face after hearing the door open. and seeing AJ and Kaitlyn come back with bags of clean laundry.
"-and that's why I think Batman is superior as a hero." AJ said.
"Whatever you say spitfire. Hey Alex. We hope you don't mind, but we took your things down to get washed too." Kaitlyn said.
"Thanks. I know it's early and everything, but I really want to go to sleep." Alex said yawning.
"We're feeling pretty tired too, so we'll go to sleep too." AJ said yawning too, crawling into one of the other beds.
"Yeah. After all, we do have to an appearance tomorrow morning. Wouldn't want to be dozing off in front of our fans, now would we?" Kaitlyn said smiling, taking the final bed.
"No. Because if we did, Vince would kill the three of us." Alex said laughing.
After all three friends got comfortable in their own beds, they said good night and turned off the lights in the room. But as AJ and Kaitlyn slept and snored peacefully, Alex laid awake staring at the ceiling. 'Maybe if I could just get everyone that cares about me together and tell them I cut myself, I can eventually stop. Who am I kidding? By the time I can even say 'Guys, I'm a self-harmer' they'll have me committed somewhere. I need to find someone to talk about this with. And fast.' Alex thought before drifting off into a restless sleep.
Guess Alex has something that she needs to tell her friends and family. The big questions, along with Miz and Otunga plotting against her, are: a) What caused Alex to start cutting herself? & b) Will she eventually tell anyone? Stay tuned for chapter 5. =)
& also I really want to thank Foldintothenight and fuckyeahvodkaandchocolates for reviewing on every chapter of this. You two are seriously two of the coolest people ever. And always I want to send out a huge thank-you to everyone that has favorited and followed this story. All of you are so awesome. =)