A new girl in town
Chapter 58
Kane /Kayla/J.J.
Kane showed Kayla the message.
"I can see how he'd know about the Police." Kane said. "If he's watching. But there is no way he could know that you talked to Wade or that he offered to help."
"I don't understand any of this. I don't know enough about technology to figure out how he's tracking me," Kayla said sounding unsettled.
"But he is. That means you can't be alone." J.J. said. "You'll stay with us till we get a handle on this."
"You sure? You hardly get time alone anymore," Kayla said.
"We're sure." Kane said. "I can't stop you from being alone at work. You can't move all your equipment into the locker room someone will notice. But here at the hotels you stay with us."
"I think we should let Taker in on this." J.J. said. "And you should tell Cena."
Kayla shrugged and set about repacking the few things she'd removed.
"Don't check out of your room. If he's watching he'll know something is up." Kane said.
Then she pulled out her phone and sent a text.
Kayla to Cena:
Hey dude. Some bat shit insane things have been happening. Get at me when you can.
"Yeah, that makes sense," Kayla said.
So you're going to be staying in Kane's room. That won't help I can still get to you. I will get to you. The stalker thought.
Cena to Kayla:
What's happening do I need to come to you?
Kayla to Cena:
Yeah, that'd probably be best. I'm moving in to Kane and J.J's room so get at me there.
Cena to Kayla:
I'll be right there.
Once they were back in the room Kane took out his phone.
Kane to Taker:
We have a problem someone is stalking Kayla. We need to talk.
A few minutes later there was a knock on the door. Kane opened it to Cena.
"Hey dude, what's good?" Kayla said, trying to maintain a cool front.
"Well something isn't or you wouldn't have moved to Kane and J.J.'s room and you look upset." Cena said.
"Um. Hi Kane HI J.J." Cena said nervously.
Kayla sighed.
"Why can all you people read me like a damn book?" She asked.
Cena laughed. "Reading our opponents is part of the job. You have to know what they are planning before they do. But that doesn't matter now. What's going on?"
"Someone managed to get in to my room sometime last night while I was asleep. They left a picture of a dead, mangled woman in my bag for me to find. I've also been getting texts with the same sorts of things and a call a little while ago. Oh, and they sent a a picture of someone who looked like me to my partners too. Same deal as the ones I've gotten," Kayla said.
"That's sick." Cena said. "Do you have any idea who would do something like that?"
"The picture in my bag had 'soon' written on it. I'd show it to you but it's with the cops," she added.
"You said the person called? What did they say? Did you recognize the voice?" Cena asked in rapid succession.
Kayla shrugged.
"DX comes to mind, I guess. Hunter's been gunning for me since I got here." Kayla said.
"Do you think Hunter is smart enough to pull this off?" Cena asked taking a seat next to Kayla.
Cena couldn't help but notice Kane was pacing and not looking happy at all.
J.J. looked calm but Cena didn't know her well enough to know if that was a good thing or bad.
"Nah, they used a voice changer. I don't really remember but I have the recording. Hang on," Kayla said as she took out her phone and opened the app. To her utter astonishment, it was completely empty.
"What the fuck!" She yelled.
"All my calls get recorded... But they're all gone," she said.
Then she went in to Google drive. They weren't there either.
Finally, in desperation, she connected to the server and looked frantically.
Nothing.
"They aren't anywhere!" She said.
"What do you mean they are not there?" Kane asked. "You say your calls are recorded so where could it have gone?"
Kayla looked around at them helplessly.
"I don't know. I've checked everywhere they could be: the app, my cloud backup - even our server at home. They're just... nowhere," she said.
"I wonder how they could have been erased. Is it possible they didn't save?" Cena asked.
Taker/Kane/J.J./Kayla/Cena
Just then there was a knock on the door.
Kane went to answer it was Taker and Sammy.
He took them aside to tell them what was happening.
Taker looked pissed when he turned around and the three of them joined Kayla, J.J. and Cena.
Kayla shrugged.
"I guess... technology isn't fool proof. But that doesn't explain where the other ones went. I've been using this app for years. I don't keep everything in the app cause that's hours of stuff and a lot of space but those are gone too," Kayla said.
"What's gone?" Taker asked her as he approached.
"All of my call recordings. I have an app that does it automatically," Kayla said.
"I've used it for years and there's hours of audio. But it's all... nowhere. I've looked everywhere. It's just gone," she added.
"I didn't think that was possible." Taker said. "Do you still have the texts? I'd like to see those pictures."
"Yeah, if they haven't been deleted yet," Kayla said handing him her phone.
"Apparently they have. You don't have any texts on the phone." Taker said. "So as far as anyone can tell it's not happening. Whoever is doing this is good."
This stalker is doing a better job than I did. Taker thought. I used every means available to me and I don't think I could have done this well.
"Fuck," Kayla said.
"I think it's better if you take turns staying with me or Kane or Cena." Taker said. "That way it's harder to find you."
Kayla nodded.
"Yeah, okay," she said.
Kayla was just thinking about texting Wade concerning the latest developments when she noticed the time.
"Uh, guys? We're supposed to be at the arena by 12, right?" She asked.
"Yes." Kane said looking at the clock. "We'd better get going."
"Yeah we're all set just have to grab our go bags." J.J. said.
"I need to shower if there is time." Sammy said.
"There's time if you make it a quick one." Taker said.
"I'm going to go grab my gear." Cena said. "I'll be at the arena if anyone needs me."
Taker and Sammy headed back to their room while Kane, J.J. and Kayla headed out.
Taker/Sammy
"I'd actually rather stay here." Sammy said. "I have a lot of work to do."
"I'd prefer to have you with me. Especially with all this going on." Taker said.
"If you're sure I won't be in the way. I don't want you worrying about me and Kayla while you're in the ring." Sammy said.
"I'd worry about you more if you stayed behind. We don't know who is doing this and they could very well pick another target now that we have her surrounded." Taker said.
"Ok that makes sense." Sammy said grabbing her toiletries bag and heading into the bathroom.
Before long they too were on the way to the arena.
Kayla/Kane/J.J./Wade
"I guess I should update Wade," Kayla said.
"He's gonna fucking flip though. We're talking classic Wade Wilson meltdown territory, pretty much straight out of Deadpool," she added trying to lighten the mood.
"Just try to keep him calm." J.J. said. "He can't help from where he is."
"Easier said than done," Kayla said with a sigh. Then she took out her phone and called his number.
The phone rang a couple of times before Wade answered.
"Hey, sweetheart. Twice in the same day? I feel special," he said sounding cheerful, but Kayla knew him far too well to be fooled. There was a tinge of tension just beneath his words.
"Hey. Listen but don't freak out, okay?" Kayla said.
"What the fuck happened?" Wade asked.
"You know that app I use for recording phone calls?" Kayla asked.
"Yeah. Cassie uses it too sometimes on her Droid," Wade said.
"Well, here's the thing. I was going to get Cena to listen to the call from that person, right? But when I opened the app, it wasn't there. Neither were the other recordings," Kayla said calmly.
"Fuck!" Wade said.
"I checked everywhere else but they weren't there either. That's years of stuff and it kinda sucks," Kayla said.
"Mother fucking Christ! How the fuck are they getting access to it?! That means they're in the fucking server, too! Fuck!" Wade yelled.
"You still have passwords on the band stuff, yeah?" Kayla asked before he could start ranting.
"What?! Yeah, they're still there. They get changed every two weeks and it's all encrypted," Wade said.
Kayla sighed in relief.
"Anything else?" Wade asked.
"Uh... Kinda. Taker wanted to look at the texts so I gave him my phone. There was nothing for him to see 'cause they were gone. I'm pretty sure my backups are gone too," Kayla said.
Wade swore at top volume for a minute before Kayla cut him off mid-word.
"Mother fu - "
"Wade! I told you not to lose your shit!" She yelled, trying to make herself heard.
"I'm not," Wade said.
Kayla laughed in spite of herself.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure you just did. It's pretty obvious when Mount Wilson erupts," Kayla said.
Wade was silent for a moment, and then he laughed.
"Yeah, you got me. That's been happening a lot," Wade said.
"Why? What's up?" Kayla asked.
Wade sighed.
"We're falling apart without you, Kayla. Cassie works all the time, Vanessa is hardly ever home and I'm... Mount fucking Wilson as you put it. Not hearing from you has been fucking hard on us and we've all been coping badly," he said.
"Fuck... I didn't know. I'm sorry," Kayla said quietly.
"Yeah... I believe you. But we need you, Kayla. You can't just fucking disappear! Especially being on the road all the time. When you take away our means of contacting you and shut us out... It's shitty. Really fucking shitty," Wade said.
"I... I know. I just... Like I said earlier, things are weird right now," Kayla said.
"I'm always here if you want to talk," Wade said.
"Thanks. Not right now, kay? But maybe sometime... yeah," Kayla said.
"That's alright. I'm just glad to hear from you," Wade said.
"Yeah, me too," Kayla said.
"I hate to hang up but we're almost at the arena and I have a meeting to get to," Kayla said.
"No worries. Get at me when you can," Wade said.
"Will do. I love you," Kayla said.
"I love you too, sweetheart," Wade said.
Then the call ended.
They arrived at the arena. Kane and J.J. walked Kayla to her office then headed to the locker room.
"I really don't like leaving her alone." Kane said.
"Neither do I." J.J. replied. "But she has to work too."
They got to the locker room. Since they only had a monitor they both took out books and began reading.
Taker/Sammy/Kane/J.J.
Taker arrived at the locker room about half an hour later. He helped Sammy setup her computer and then took out a book himself.
They sat quietly then finally it was time for the first meeting.
They left and Taker waited to hear the door lock before leaving with Kane and J.J.
Kayla turned on the computer and waited for it to boot. She stared distractedly in to space while she waited.
The events of this morning left her feeling deeply unsettled as well as jumpy. Every sound, no matter how small, made her instinctively glance over her shoulder.
She hadn't felt like this in years. Her nerves felt like they'd been rubbed raw. Her mind spun in endless, repetitive circles and she worried that she'd never sleep again.
When her alarm for the meeting went off, it made her jump. She got quickly to her feet and left the room. She arrived at the meeting room quickly and took a seat.
Looking around she saw that Kane, J.J. and Taker were in their usual positions.
She quickly glanced at Hunter and saw the usual banter going on between him and what was left of DX.
Hunter looked over his shoulder at her and gave her the finger. Just then Vince walked in.
He began with his usual berating of everyone and everything.
Then he focused on individual people giving them a ration of shit.
Then when he was done humiliating people he dismissed them.
"I'll be with you in a few hun." Kane said to J.J.
"You going to walk her back." J.J. asked.
"Yes." Kane said.
Kane waited for Kayla to come out then just fell into step beside her.
"I need a smoke... probably a lot more than one," Kayla said as Kane walked beside her.
"It's ok." Kane said. "Next meeting isn't for a while yet."
"Kay," Kayla said.
She took the first exit she found and was lighting up before she could think about it.
She felt awkward just standing around in silence, but she didn't quite know what to say. She sighed and kept smoking.