Chapter 32

With a pink sleeve over her cast, Amber stood hand in hand with Seth on the stage behind Stephanie as RAW! went on the air. The week and a half since she'd been released from the hospital was supposed to have been time for her rest and recover. Instead it had been a whirlwind of appearances and interviews for blogs, podcasts, and even television talk shows.

Management gave Seth time off to be with Amber and, as promised, he'd whisked her away to Vegas where they'd gotten married at the top of the Stratosphere. Family and friends who couldn't make the trip on nearly no notice were able to watch via video feed as she recited her vows and tried not to cry when Seth slipped the ring on her finger.

Their wedding photo, she mused was one for the ages. She'd worn a simple white cocktail dress and a lace white sleeve over her cast. Her hair had still been in that hideous three shade color of white, black and red and didn't quite hide the bandage on her forehead. Seth being Seth, dressed in Shield black with black jeans,a black t-shirt and a black sport coat over top and his favorite skater shoes. He'd left his wild two-toned hair down and upon her request, had at least trimmed his beard. Their picture would not doubt be a conversation starter. Still, she hadn't really cared what they'd worn or what they looked like. The only thing that mattered at the time...the only thing that still mattered to her was Seth and becoming his wife.

"I know we're normally all about the wrestling around here," Stephanie began, pulling Amber back from her wayward thoughts. "However, under the circumstances, we wanted to take a moment to honor and give thanks to one of our own." She motioned to the titantron and Amber turned her head to watch as still pictures, provided by dashboard cameras from the police cruisers at the accident scene flashed across the screen. Images of medics helping her to the ambulance, of Dean and Zoe being stretchered up the embankment and into the waiting ambulances appeared. Amber shivered as she remembered the wicked wind, the biting cold and the fear. It was a memory that many a night, haunted her dreams, and left her crying into the darkness and reaching for Seth.

"On a cold and snowy day two weeks ago, Dean Ambrose, along with his real life girlfriend and WWE fan liaison Zoe Lynn and WWE Diva Amber Star had left a fan event in Philadelphia and were heading to Pittsburgh for a Monday night RAW! show when road conditions quickly deteriorated."

Amber glanced over to where Dean stood on crutches between Lexi and Roman, the look on his face still one of shock and grief. While Zoe's doctors were slowly seeing more brain activity as the swelling subsided and her body began to heal, there hadn't been any significant change in Zoe's condition. She was still in a coma and on a respirator and still having daily dances with death as she battled blood clots, infection, and the risk of pneumonia. Every day Amber sent up a small prayer for Zoe's recovery and hoped that would be the day Zoe would awake. The alternative was just too horrible to consider.

Stephanie continued. "After being clipped by an out-of-control tractor trailer, their vehicle left the road and ended up in wooded ravine about twenty feet below grade. Recognizing the seriousness of their injuries and the situation as a whole, Amber, decided to risk her life to go for help. Despite her own injuries and the danger, she left the relative safety of the vehicle, trekked through knee deep snow and blizzard conditions and climbed up that twenty foot wall of rock to eventually flag down help."

A picture of Zoe flashed across the screen. "While Amber and Dean both sustained serious injuries, I am happy to report that they are well on their way to recover. Unfortunately, at this time we still have no good news for Zoe Lynn. As of when we checked a few hours ago, she was still in a coma. Her condition unchanged. We here at the WWE want to ask the WWE Universe to extend their thoughts and prayers to Zoe as she continues to fight for her life."

Next a picture of Amber slid across the screen. "Now, despite Zoe's condition it is important for us to recognize that had Amber not risked her own safety, we would be standing here today grieving the loss of all three members instead of recognizing Amber's amazing feat." Stephanie turned to Amber. "I ask the WWE Universe to please join me in giving a warm thank you to Amber Star. WWE's real life hero."

The crowd roared as Amber lifted her cast arm and waved to them. It felt strange to be recognized for something that to her wasn't anything more than a need to protect her friends. Had Dean been capable, he would have done what she did. So would any of the others if they'd been in her position. Everyone kept talking about how she'd saved their lives that day, but that had been her goal and they still weren't all that sure Zoe would make it.

While it hadn't exactly been how she wanted to achieve notoriety, she had it now and there wasn't any turning back. The fame from her so-called heroic feat had landed her a spot on the next season of Total Divas and reps from WWE films were wanting to talk to her about a movie role.

With a new husband, a renewed career, and a fresh perspective on her life in general, she was more than ready to take on the challenges about to come her way. Once her arm healed, her character would return to a fan base that now loved her and would hopefully shine like the star she always dreamed of being. Hopefully, by then Zoe would be awake and on her way to a full recovery. If by chance she couldn't beat the odds, then from this point forward Amber would dedicate every match, every interview, everything she did for the company to her friend Zoe Lynn and she would honor her friend by being the best she could possibly be.

It had been a rough couple of months and it was definitely a rocky way to start the rest of her life, but she was still here to live that life and by God she was going to do everything she could to make the most out of every day she was given.

Okay, so this is the end of Amber's story. Now I know ya'll probably want to kill me for leaving Zoe in a coma, but after I take care of some business I'll be back with another story and will tie up the lose ends I'm leaving open with Zoe. Like the terminator said...I'll be back!

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