"I'm okay, I just… need to get myself to…" Amanda says, grimacing in pain after lying down on the king sized bed, Finn lying down next to her.
"Charlotte damn well made sure you'll be hurting for days, trapping you in the figure four." Finn says, wrapping an arm around Amanda.
"I think she calls it the figure eight-" Amanda says, her phone ringing and her looking at it before tossing it across the room.
"Wrong number?" Finn asks as the phone still rang.
"An old headache, don't ask." Amanda says, burying her head into Finn's shoulder as he kissed her on her forehead.
When Amanda was settled into sleep, Finn quietly stood up and walked over to the phone, picking it up and seeing several missed calls from a Chicago number. Finn set the phone on the bedside table by Amanda and then curled up next to her.
The next day however was started off by a tragic loss. Amanda answered her phone and had known what it was when Hunter said "Amanda… it's bad, kiddo."
"Jimmy?" Amanda says.
"He passed away in his sleep… I wanted you to hear from me before you heard from the media." Hunter says, Amanda feeling Finn's arms wrap around her and realising he had woken up.
Amanda wordlessly hung up and buried her head into Finn's torso, sobbing as she had been extremely close to Jimmy Snuka and his family.
Finn held her and comforted her, both lying back down and staying there as the silence felt like a blanket wrapped around them.
It was a horrible loss… both had hoped Jimmy would've recovered...
"Everything okay? Are we cool, Seth?" Punk asks after Seth and Amanda walk into the apartment.
"For now." Seth says, Amanda knowing that Seth could be stubborn when protecting someone he considers family.
But in all honesty, Amanda was becoming fed up with it… Seth took it too damn far sometimes and she had to talk to him about it.
But right at that moment, Punk's eyes drifted to a piece of paper… and he picked it up, seeing it was in Amanda's handwriting.
Walking outside, Punk and Amanda sat down on the patio table.
"It's taken them some time to come to a decision, hasn't it?" Punk asks.
"It's been nearly ten years, will be ten years this June… but we want to forget the bad and remember the good." Amanda says, thinking back…
Finn walked upstairs into the bedroom to see Amanda writing down on a notepad before she set it and the pen down, Finn walking over and sitting down as tears trailed down her face.
"I don't know if I can do it without crying… I thought I would've been over the moon when they announced it but…" Amanda says as she brushed her tears away, Finn pulling her into his arms and the two hugging.
"It's never gonna completely go away… every day that goes by, he's the first thought in your mind when you wake up and the last thought when you go to sleep. You loved him as much more than a mentor, Mandy, you loved him as family… and that never goes away." Finn says as the two looked in each other's eyes.
"We all need closure… to finally look back without letting it hurt us." Amanda says.
"Standing there at that podium… it's gonna be the hardest thing I'll ever do. I honestly didn't know how to feel when they announced his induction this year." Amanda says, Punk reaching over and resting a hand on her shoulder.
"You can't tell the story of professional wrestling without Chris Benoit… there are people who remember him for who he was in that ring and not what he did during his final days." Punk says.
WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony, Amanda's P.O.V
I'm dressed beautifully in a floor length one sleeved black dress that's slit up to just above my right thigh, the makeup different from what I wear and the red stiletto heels raising my height by 5 inches… but I'm scared out of my mind.
Can I do this without crying?
What if no one forgets the horror that happened that weekend?
"Hey." I hear, look and see April, dressed in her usual punk rock glam style. "You always know how to make yourself look like an old Hollywood beauty." April says as we hug for a few minutes.
"I'm scared, April…" I say, April lightly rubbing my shoulders.
"You can do this, Amanda… you're strong." April says.
Before I know it, I'm on that stage, seeing David and Megan in the front row, nodding at me… seeing Finn.
"You can do it." Finn says, me nodding before taking a deep breath as the fans chant "Benoit! Benoit! Benoit!".
"When this was announced… I was…" I say… before out of the corner of my left eye, I see Chris smiling. "As time goes on… we forget the bad and remember the good. You can't tell the story of professional wrestling without including Christopher Michael Benoit… a man who earned each and everyone's respect night in and night out in that ring for 22 years, a man who made history in this industry, who inspired fans and wrestlers alike! Nothing is ever forgotten completely… but remembering what he meant to each and every one of us is the right way to heal, to look at the past and not feel pain and heartbreak." I say with a smile, everyone cheering louder.
"Chris Benoit… the man who revolutionized the business, who showed us all that things can be forgiven. Tragedy does not define him… and while the hands of time can't be turned back, the way he affected us during his time on this earth and in the ring will never be forgotten." I say before welcoming David and Megan onto the stage as Whatever by Our Lady Peace blared through the building as the three of us hug.
Time goes on… but we have to find our own ways to heal.
A/N: Sorry that the update took so long and I know that WWE will never let that induction happen but I couldn't get the idea out of my mind. Shoutout to Brookeworm for helping so much, thank you.
