Chapter 8: Confrontation
A/N: YOU GUYS ARE GOOD, THIS CHAPTER IS WHERE IT ALL, WELL MOST OF IT, UNFOLDS. SHOUT OUTS TO: nic-002001, SunnyLee, csimiamigirl73Cena130
Next morning on the bus…
"So, how'd it go?" John asked as he sat next to me.
"They didn't kill him did they?" Randy asked as he sat across from us.
"No, they didn't. It went pretty good. But…" then I explained the conversation between Jeff and Kim.
"He actually said that?" John was shocked
"Ya. I know, right?" I responded
"So when do we get to meet your aunts that you speak so highly of?" Randy asked
"I don't know. Maybe I'll have a little party for my friends and ya'll can meet them then"
"OK, cool" Randy said. Then he got a text. As he read it he got this 'what the hell?' look on his face.
"Who was that from?" John asked
"Jeff" Randy replied
"Well what was that look for?" I asked
"He said that you guys found a picture of you and me when we were babies"
"Ya" I answered
"How'd you guys know each other then?" John asked, looking at both of us.
OK, I still wasn't ready to talk about this, but I am pretty much stuck; right? Another half an hour on this bus and they would drive me crazy about it. But let's see if Randy remembered, cause it didn't come back to me until I saw that picture. "Randy" I took a deep breath. "Do you remember when you were younger, whenever you were with your dad you would hang out with one of the other guys' daughters? And when you were probably about 8 you had to say bye to her cause she wouldn't see her dad anymore?"
You could tell he was thinking, trying to remember. "Actually ya, I do remember. It was Mark's daughter… That's you?"
"Ya" I was disappointed in myself. Ya, I didn't know where my dad lived but it wouldn't have been that hard to figure out.
"Stephanie! Do you have any idea how much he misses you. Whenever I go, you're all I hear him talk about" he was ticked
"I'm sorry, OK. That's why I wanna go with you guys this summer. Don't tell him though. I wanna surprise him"
"Fine" He just sat there texting, not talking to us. You could tell Randy was mad.
"Wait wait wait, hold up. Mark; as in Callaway; as in Undertaker? He's your dad?" John caught on; all I could do was smile at him. It takes him a couple minutes.
"Ya, I use my mom's maiden name" I stated
"This is cool. Wait, you're coming with us?" John smiled
"Yes" John's one of a kind :P
"This'll be so much fun"
"Ya" It irritated me that Randy was so pissed. As soon as we got to school, I skipped going to my locker and went to find Jeff. I found him talking to Matt.
"Hey Matt" I said as I walked up to them
"Hey Steph, how are you?" Matt asked, he's finally treating his brother better.
"I'm fine" I answered, then I turned to Jeff. "Babe, are you doing anything for first period?"
"Just a movie. Why?" he looked concerned
"Do you mind ditching and going to the park?" I asked
"You guys are not ditching class" Matt said
"Matt look, I really need some time alone with Jeff OK" then Matt just looked at me. "Not that way. I just really need to talk to him and I don't feel like going to first period, OK" I tried to make him understand.
"OK. Let's go before our teachers see us. Don't worry Matt, we'll be alright" Jeff said and we left.
We were just walking the trail hand in hand. Jeff was waiting for me to speak up but it go to be too much silence.
"Hun, what's wrong?" he asked
"I lied to you yesterday"
"About what?" he asked, he wasn't mad. I could tell he was just concerned.
"That picture. Our families didn't grow apart. I had just forgotten that I used to know Randy. His dad works with my dad"
"Who's your dad?" he was curious.
"Mark Callaway" I answered
"Hun, I don't know any of their real names"
"Undertaker" I sighed "I feel really bad though" I admitted to him.
"Why?" he was appalled. I hadn't told him everything yet though. Ya, you hear that and you think 'Why do you feel bad that Undertaker is your dad?' now to explain myself to my boyfriend.
"Because I never once tried to contact him" I stated, that reason is for another day. "Then Randy made me feel even worse when he told me that whenever he's traveling with Bob that I'm the only thing that he ever hears my dad talk about"
"And now Randy's pissed at you?"
"Ya. How'd you know?"
"I text him earlier and asked him about the picture. Then after a little bit, he text me back. He didn't really tell me anything though"
"What did it say?" I asked
"Ummm…" he didn't wanna tell me.
"Jeff"
"Remember, I'm sure it was heat of the moment…"
"Give me your phone" he had it in his hands and I grabbed it from him.
"Heat of the moment" he reminded me.
I looked through the phone and found the text. I started to cry. I don't care if it was heat of the moment, it wasn't right for him to say that. "I wanna go back to school" I dried my tears.
"We might as well skip the rest of the day. By now, it's lunch" Jeff suggested
"Take me to school" I demanded. The comment made me cry, but now I'm pissed that Randy would actually say it. We got back to school, I went to the lunchroom and found Randy, and Jeff closely followed me. I tapped Randy on the shoulder; he turned around and saw I was pissed so he stood up.
"Self centered little bitch that doesn't care about anybodies feelings but her own?" I yelled, repeating the text. Randy stared a hole through Jeff. "I took his phone, don't get mad at him"
"Well that's what you're acting like" he yelled back
"OK. I know I can be a bitch. But you know damn well that I'm not self centered and I could care less about my feelings" I argued, still yelling.
"What about your dad?" he yelled back, we just kept yelling.
"I feel like shit because of it OK. But it goes the same for him. He could have talked to one of his relatives and they could have found out where I lived"
"And when does he have the time?"
"You can't tell me that he didn't have anytime off at all in the past 10 years Randy. Cause that would be a damn lie"
"His feelings aren't the only ones that were hurt Steph"
"What? Yours?" I asked, as if he hadn't had any.
"I remember you very well. It wasn't until this morning that I realized who you were. You were my first best friend. It hurt when you left"
"Don't blame that on me. That was my mom's doing. She's the one that wanted full custody. She's the one that didn't want my dad seeing me. She's the one that didn't let me even try to see him. She's the other reason I moved here" I guess that reason's not for another day, it's now.
"What are you talking about? I thought it was cause you got in a fight" he stopped yelling
"That too, but you wanna know what my mom did to me every time I asked about dad or every time she walked into my room and saw all the posters of him on my wall?" I continued yelling. He had a look of shock on his face. "Ya, she beat me. I wanted to forget about that but you reminded me of it. Thanks a lot" I yelled and walked away, fuming.
"Hun…Hun…cool down" Jeff tried to get my attention as I continued walking down the hall. Then I just collapsed under all the stress and fell to the floor. Jeff picked me up and leaned me against the wall and sat down next to me and pulled me into his lap and hugged me as I just balled. He let me go like that for a good 10 minutes, just holding me tight.
"Hey now" he said, I looked at him. He wiped my tears away. "Don't let your mom get the best of you, OK. You don't want to loose Randy again because of her do you?" I shook my head no. "So go apologize to him. I know he's sorry for what he said OK. I couldn't imagine how it would feel losing you then having you come back and then realize that you could have been there all along. Look, the bell rang 5 minutes ago; I haven't eaten all day" he said and made me giggle. Talking about food at a time like this. "I saw Amy and John already walk by, I'm gonna go eat lunch with them. Go talk to Randy then meet me back here and we can leave, OK"
"Alright" I said. I got up and went to Randy's classroom. I opened the door.
"Can I help you?" the teacher asked
"Can I borrow Randy for a minute?" I asked
I guess the teacher could tell that I had been crying or something cause he looked sympathetic and said "Ya, make it quick"
So Randy came out in the hallway with me. We stood in silence for a minute, then we just gave each other a hug. "Steph, I'm so sorry. I didn't know OK. I really didn't"
"I know you didn't. I'm sorry I left"
"Don't do that. It was your mom. Don't blame yourself. I didn't know all this stuff when I called you that. I had no right to call you that, I'm sorry" I looked into his eyes; I know he was telling the truth. He felt so bad about it.
"It's OK. Just don't tell your dad. I want to surprise my dad, OK" I smiled
"Alright" he smiled back "You gonna be on the bus?" he asked
"No, I already got Jeff to skip the first part of the day with me, so we're just gonna skip the rest. I might call ya later though"
"OK, if not then I'll see ya in the morning" he gave me a hug and went back to class.
Jeff and I went back to the park, just chillin the rest of the school day. Then he took me home. Now I already said I could go but I haven't actually asked my aunts if I could go for the summer. But they are understanding…
"Why do you want to spend the whole summer traveling with John, Randy and Bob?" Darci asked; a little irked.
"Cause I want to see my dad" I simply said
"Your dad?" Kim asked. Don't they know?
"Wait, you mean to tell me that your own sister never told you who her husband was?" I looked at Darci.
"No, you guys used to live 5 states away and your mom didn't keep in contact with ANY family. All we knew was that she got married at one of those Vegas-like chapels. Then she had a kid, then she didn't come around with you until after the divorce. And she never mentioned who your dad is" Darci explained. Now I'm even more mad at my mom.
"Well my dad is my favorite wrestler, Mark Callaway aka The Undertaker. Mom never even let me try to contact him and since I don't have to put up with her anymore I'm gonna go see him. Is that alright?" I asked
"Of course honey. We aren't gonna stop you from seeing your dad" Kim stated
"Thanks guys" I hugged them both.
"No problem" they both said
Later on as I was sitting in bed, writing in my journal about how the day went; Randy called me. It's healthy to keep a journal though. Plus, it would be fun to look back on when you're older.
"Steph I just wanna say again. I'm sorry" Randy apologized
"Randy it's fine" I said in one of those 'don't worry about it, just drop it' tones.
"OK… What does your mom have against your dad anyways?" he asked
"I have no idea. Maybe he knows, I'll ask him when I see him"
"Alright. Ooooo sorry to cut this so short Steph but Amy's on the other line. I'll see ya tomorrow"
"OK bye Randy" I smiled as I hung up the phone. I'm glad Randy found someone, with my help :P Now we need to find someone for John. He's had like 3 girlfriends in the past 2 weeks, he's gonna get a real bad reputation if he doesn't watch it.
A/N: SO WHAT DID YOU THINK? I'M KINDA IFFY ON THIS ONE, I DON'T KNOW IF I REALLY LIKED IT OR NOT :S ALL THAT MATTERS IS IF YOU GUYS LIKED IT. PLEASE LEAVE REVIEWS AND LET ME KNOW :D