Like the last chapter, this chapter helps to set up for what happens later in the story. This is Alex bonding more with AJ and Kaitlyn & more of Miz and Otunga plotting.
The next morning, Alex was the first one awake because of her insomnia. When she saw that it was a little after 7:00, she decided to put on her glasses and head to the bathroom to wash her face. Before she went in there, she rummaged through her bag and got out her pill bottles. Something that was a known fact among most of the WWE roster is the fact that Alex had Tourette's Syndrome, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and clinical depression, so she has to take her medicine for each thing at least once every day. There have only been a few times where she forgot and she was an emotional wreck, which had led up to some of the rumors that some of her co-workers liked to spread around and some of the teasing she had to put up with. She headed to the bathroom, careful not to make any noise and not wake either AJ or Kaitlyn. As soon as she took her pills, one from each bottle, she dashed back out and put the bottles back deep in her bag just before AJ had started to thrash around in her sleep.
"No! Stop right now! Stay away from me!" AJ shouted, right before she sat up in bed panting, a thin sweat coating her forehead.
Confused, Alex got up from her bag and went over to her friend. "AJ, are you okay? That sounded like one hell of a nightmare you were having."
"Yeah. I'm fine. It's just that I have this old stuffed cat that I usually sleep with, but I must've forgotten it at home. This may sound weird, but whenever I sleep with my cat, I usually don't have nightmares." AJ said, blushing slightly.
"Doesn't seem weird to me at all. You may not have noticed, but I actually have my own little bunny I sleep with myself. It's a gift I got from my dad and my brothers when I was really young and I've been sleeping and traveling with it ever since." Alex said smiling.
"I can tell from the way you were cuddled up with that little rabbit. It's really cute. For a skeletal rabbit that is." AJ said laughing.
"Well, thank you." Alex said laughing as well.
"You know, Kaitlyn might be asleep for awhile. How about me and you head down to the dining area and eat breakfast before she wakes up?" AJ said.
"Sure. But I'm headed down in my pajamas. I really don't feel like changing right now." Alex said.
"Sounds good to me. Let's go." AJ said as she and Alex got off of AJ's bed.
As the two left the room, they closed the door quietly behind them. As soon as they got in the hallway and were some distance away from their room, they started a conversation about Pokemon.
"And honestly I think Misty was the best girl for Ash to have with him. I mean no offense, but May only wanted to go as an excuse to travel and Dawn just wanted cute Pokemon." Alex said.
"I agree. Honestly, the whole series would've been a classic if it just ended after Ash won his way through the Kanto region." AJ said.
"Totally. But I guess the creators see something in making it way long." Alex said, shrugging.
When they finally made it to the dining area, they sat down and ordered their food and something to drink before launching into another conversation about the latest Batman game that had came out. As soon as they got what they ordered, they ate and drank in silence. Once they were finished, they got up from the table and left the dining room, content and eager to get ready for the day.
Back in the room, Kaitlyn had woken up to find that neither one of her friends was in the room. 'They must've gone down to eat. I'd better go take my shower before they come back.' Kaitlyn thought. As soon as she got out of bed and got her things to take a shower and get dressed, she accidentally tripped over Alex's bag. 'Oh damn it! I'd better put Alex's stuff back in her bag. Wouldn't want her to think I was going through her stuff.' Kaitlyn thought. She was nearly done putting Alex's clothes, her Nintendo DS, and her accessories back in her bag when she came across Alex's pill bottles. 'What the hell? Vyvanse, Seroquel XR, Zoloft, Orap? Why does Alex have these pills with her? I know, I'll just ask her about it when she and AJ get back.' Kaitlyn thought.
By the time she done with her shower and got dressed, AJ and Alex were just coming back to the room.
"Morning Kaitlyn." AJ said, hugging her best friend.
"Morning AJ, morning Alex." Kaitlyn said, nervously.
"Morning. Why do you look so nervous?" Alex asked curiously.
"Well, Alex, I accidentally tripped over your bag on my way to the bathroom and as I was putting your stuff up, I found these." Kaitlyn said, holding out Alex's pill bottles.
Seeing the four bottles made AJ gasp and Alex get pale. Almost mechanically, Alex walked forward, took her pill bottles, and put them in her bag.
"Alex? Is there something you're not exactly telling us?" Kaitlyn said, standing and crossing her arms over her chest.
"Umm….You see, the thing is, is…." Alex said as she started to tremble.
"Alex, whatever it is, you can tell us. We're your friends. We're not gonna turn our backs on you or anything." AJ said, walking over to Alex and hugging her.
Looking up at AJ and over at Kaitlyn, who nodded, Alex took a deep breath and said, "The reason why I have these different prescriptions for four different kinds of medicine is because of the fact that I have a crazy mix of ADHD, clinical depression, Tourette's Syndrome, and bipolar disorder. I have to take one of each of these at least once every day because if I don't, then I get all mood swingy and crazy. I've been like this ever since I was about 9." Alex didn't even realize she was holding her breath after she finally breathed out after she finished explaining why she had the pills.
"Oh man. I had no clue. That's something Vince didn't tell us. I guess he was just waiting for you to tell us when you were ready." Kaitlyn said.
"Yeah. Maybe that's why some of the Superstars and Divas that saw us and knew about you mentoring us said 'Good luck with the basket case'. What horrible things of them to say." AJ said frowning.
"Thanks for being so understanding you two. I just can't believe after one day, we've already gotten so close." Alex said, hugging her two new friends.
"Well, us girls gotta stick together. Especially if the three are a trio of geeks." AJ said laughing.
"Yeah. And two of the girls can't reach the top shelf at some of the places we're at." Kaitlyn said, earning playful shoves from her friends.
Laughing together with AJ and Kaitlyn after having told them about her various mental illnesses had Alex feeling a whole lot better. 'I can't believe how understanding they were. Usually when I've told people outside of my family about my illnesses, they just look at me like I'm a psycho. Maybe I can finally gather up the courage to tell them about me cutting myself. Hopefully, they won't run for the hills screaming.' Alex thought to herself.
"Damn. How is it that between the two of us we couldn't come up with some way to take down that mental patient Alexis?" David asked angrily.
"I don't know. You'd think two of the smartest people in the WWE today would have thought of something by now." Miz said.
"Well, think. What is there that we can use to humiliate her and make her life hell?" David asked.
"Sounds to me like you two are coming up with a devious plan." a female voice said.
Looking up from the table they were sitting at and snapping out of their thoughts, Miz and Otunga looked around to see that the female talking to them was none other than Eve Torres.
"Yeah we are. In case you wanted to know, me and Otunga are trying to come up with a way to take down the head case known as Alexis Hardy." Miz said.
"Really? You two can't come up with one way to take her down? You should've come to me sooner. I already have the perfect way in mind." Eve said, an evil smile slowly spreading across her face.
"Well don't just leave us hanging. Tell us what it is." Otunga said impatiently.
"Gentlemen, this may be the start of a beautiful partnership." Eve said, sitting at the table with the two men.
Now that Alex is comfortable with the fact that her friends know about her mental illnesses, she feels as if a bunch of stress has just left her. Now all she has to is come out with the fact that she's a self-harmer to her newly made friends, her other friends and her family as well. But uh oh, what does it mean now that Eve has decided to step up and help the Miz and Otunga? Stay tuned for chapter 6. =)
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