Hadlynn looked up at the wall clock hanging in the bathroom. The match was scheduled to take place in about 20 minutes. Hadlynn had calmed down since her outburst earlier; her feelings were now drained from her body. As she thought, a couple knocks gently bounced the door. A calm voice spoke softly through the door, "I need to get you ready for tonight."
Hadlynn opened the door cautiously, avoiding eye contact completely. Before she could react, Seth handed her a box of food. Inside was a sandwich and some sliced fruit. Hadlynn scarfed it down as Seth pulled all of the rope out of his bag. Without command, Hadlynn sat down in the office chair.
"I need you to stand so I can get your arms," Seth meekly stated. Hadlynn complied, allowing her wrists and elbows to be bound. She took a seat, allowing Seth to strap her body to the chair. "No legs today, honey."
Seth reached back into his bag, pulling out a wash cloth and a roll of black duct tape. Hiding her eyes from his, Hadlynn asked one question. "Do you really have to gag me today?" Seth nodded, wash cloth is hand. Her mouth opened enough for the rag to be pushed inside. At least 12 layers of tape were applied over her lips, ensuring no sound being released. Everything was still; nothing was moving in the locker room.
"Well," Seth said, breaking the silence, "I'm going to go get ready in the bathroom. Please, just stay here and don't try anything, okay?" His eyes were pleading, though Hadlynn didn't notice. She turned her head away from him. The bathroom door clicked shut, Seth inside. Using her feet, Hadlynn wheeled over to the locker room door. It was slightly open already. She used her legs to pull in the rest of the way. She began to wheel down the empty hallway, looking for somebody, anybody, to save her.
A few minutes rolled by, and Seth exited the bathroom in his full gear. He noticed the door was open and the chair was missing. Grabbing a length of rope and roll of duct tape, he began to sprint out of the room, chasing for Hadlynn. It wasn't long before he found her, not very far from the locker room. He grabbed her chair turning her to face him. He firmly placed a hand over her mouth as she tried to scream at him. She couldn't manage to get much of any sound out now.
"Why would you even try to get away from me? Are you fucking crazy," Seth screamed. He pulled some rope that he brought with him. He tied her ankles; then he wrapped more tape around her mouth. "You brought this on yourself. You know damn well that was a stupid plan and wouldn't work. I'm just staying that you better not try any shit while we're out there or I'll make sure that you're miserable."
He rolled her to the gorilla. She knew all hope was gone; nobody would get her. Nobody could get to her anyways. If they tried, they'd fail. At this point, Hadlynn had given up all hope. Why waste your time on something that would never happen?
Dean stood in the ring, looking defeated. Worried. As Seth's music hit, Dean looked desperately at the ramp. There she was. She locked eyes with him; it filled her chocolate eyes with tears. Seth wheeled the girl into his corner, setting her by the stairs. She was so quite and still. No emotion in her eyes. No expression on her face. Nothing. All she had was a straight, dead stare into oblivion.
The match was going to end soon. It had to. The pace was now slow, almost completely gone at this point. Both men were completely exhausted from the match. Suddenly, the crowd erupted into cheers. Hadlynn didn't bother to see why they started to cheer. As she looked into the ring, she felt something loosen her binding to the chair. The enigma turned the chair around, facing Hadlynn towards it.
Hadlynn cried into her gag and thrashed towards the being. It was Roman. "Hadlynn, honey, tell me you're okay. Please be okay." He hugged her tightly into his chest. Joey Mercury tackled Roman, causing the two to scuffle on the floor.
Hadlynn faced the ring, making it to the apron. She rolled into the ring under the bottom rope. Dean, now up, held Hadlynn up. He hugged her, facing her towards the ramp. She stayed in his arms, settling down.
"You're okay," Dean comforted. Hadlynn cried into his shoulder as he held her close by. "I'll never let him hurt you again. I promise. I really do promise you that, Hadlynn. Oh Hadlynn, I missed you so much. I missed you."
As Dean tried to guide Hadlynn out of the ring, Seth moved in. In a swift movement, Seth went in for a spear. But something terrible happened. The worst case scenario happened. Seth hit Hadlynn, directly in her big, round stomach, too. She screamed in agony as Seth got off of her. This was like no pain she's ever felt. Her breathes were short, her muscles all tensed, and tears filled her eyes. Hadlynn curled into a tight ball, still bound tight. Everything was slow motion to her. She felt weak and tired. Then, there was nothing.