Richard Blonoff
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Meltdown 126: Eve Taylor vs. Veejay (Non-Title)
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I'm Literally Just Here for WZCW
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... fuzziness...
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... Eve Taylor couldn't see anything... Try as she might to open her eyes, she was blinded. At first, it was nothing but darkness; as black as night. Any attempts to move were thwarted by the searing pain pulsating through her body; she couldn't move from her position.
'W-what... what happened?'
Eve was hardly able to keep a coherent thought. Her head was in agony, moreso than anything else. This is what was possibly preventing Eve from seeing straight - let alone at all - and doing her best to get up. She tried lifting her arms but something blocked them. It felt like something external was pressing down on them and Eve did not have the strength to remove it. Doing all she could, she turned her head slowly to the side... but that only made matters worse. The pulsating in her head quickened in pace and throbbed harder with each beat. However, she withstood the pain to gain temporary vision in her left eye. Slowly, the darkness faded and became replaced with a sea of red... nothing but red...
"Ahh!" Eve winced in excruciating pain.
She turned her head back to stop the pain but it was no use, the pain intensified and the sea of red merged with the black darkness. Eve quickly scanned everywhere she could with her left eye at what she was seeing but couldn't make out anything except distorted images. Everything was blurry once again but this didn't look like real life... a vision or a memory... and there it was... an unforgiving pair of eyes ... tearing through her very soul...
... the eyes approached closer and closer yet no matter how hard Eve tried, she couldn't defend herself. She struggled as best she could but it was no use... the eyes came close to Eve, piercing through her. After what felt like an eternity, the eyes shifted gaze to Senshuken who laid defenseless on the ground. A wicked smile procured from underneath the eyes.
"No! No!" Senshuken screamed. "Help! Help me, Eve! Help me...."
The sound of Senshuken pleading for his life trailed off as the eyes and Senshuken were gone in mere seconds... Eve tried reaching out for him but it was too late...
... Senshuken disappeared...
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... Eve was forced to lay on the ground in a sea of red and a blanket of darkness until she heard something in the distance...
"Leon! Come! Quick! Get help!"
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... Eve woke up... slowly, she opened up her eyes... Eve did so with caution, making sure the sea of red & blanket of darkness no longer resided nearby. To her relief, what she woke up to was laying in a hospital bed. She had no recollection of how she got there but she was thankful the nightmarish realm did not exist here.
She did her best to sit up but the pain had yet to completely subside. She couldn't do much other than let the bed keep her posture in tact. Eve turned her head to investigate further, looking around the room. It looked as if she was with other patients (& not in a private room) and the dimmed lights suggested it was night time. She spotted the chair next to her bed which housed her gear & all important essentials she left in her locker room... except for Senshuken...
... Eve straightened her head back into position and leaned into the pillow. She began rubbing her hand across her forehead, trying to stop the pain in her head... but it felt a little different... she felt a gash across her head... slowly, she rubbed it and she looked at her fingers...
... she saw the sea of red...
... and the blanket of darkness began to creep back in...
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... EYES! SMILE!
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... Eve pulled the towel away from her face... her face was dry after wiping it down from having a shower... she thought after having flown back to the states and being in a five star hotel bathroom would make her feel better... but she felt empty.
She stepped out of the shower and looked at her naked self in the mirror, parting her hair away from her forehead to reveal the scar. It was weeping; days removed from the attack and it still trickled red... trickling red...
... Eve began to get a painful migraine & began to rub her forehead again...
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... but unfortunately, the pain would not go away... rubbing it did not do anything... Eve could feel th-
"Hey! Hey Eve!" A familiar voice echoed.
Eve shook her head, looking up. She noticed she was no longer in the bathroom of that hotel but in a room with Stacey Madison. Her once naked body was now covered up with clothes. It only felt like mere seconds ago she was inside a hotel room recovering but now she was being interviewed by her work colleague and occasional friend, hours from her next match (which she derived from her sports bag full of gear on the floor... Eve never brought her gear unless she was wrestling that night). Everything had changed... except for the scar on her head, still haunting her as it had the past week.
"Did you hear the question?" Stacey asked, trying her best not to be annoyed given the circumstances. "Do you need to lie down or something?"
Eve continued to rub her head despite her efforts proving fruitless up until this point. Her body language suggested she did not listen to a single word Stacey had to say. In fact, Eve couldn't really care at this point. How could she care when she had no Earthly idea where Senshuken was.
"Eve? Hello?" Stacey asked again, waving her hand in front of Eve's face. "We can reschedule the interview if you're going to be unresponsive."
This did not stop Taylor from doing what she had been doing for what seemed like the entire interview. Annoyed, Stacey was about to get up but it was at this time Eve decided to speak.
"I'm sorry, Stacey." Eve apologised, keeping Stacey engaged. "I... uh... I haven't exactly... my frame of mind..." Eve trailed off for a moment to try and form an actual sentence. "I'm sorry I cannot provide you with the respect and decency you deserve for this interview not as a journalist but as a person I can consider a friend for whatever there is between us... but my head isn't where it's supposed to be right now for a few reasons Stacey..."
Eve uses one finger to rub her head; Eve used her finger to visually show reason number one whilst still rubbing her head.
"One: my head is on a swivel. I've been seeing these damned visions every day with red and black and eyes and a wicked smile that I cannot seem to shake. I try to look the other way but no matter what I do, they're there."
"What's there?" Stacey interrupted.
"I just said it, Stacey. The colours and the images. They're following me and I can't get rid of them... not only are these imaginary creations haunting me but I have to keep another eye out for where Senshuken could be or the... thing that took my championship. I have to be prepared for another attack or a chance to do so to get back my Senshuken that was stolen from me..."
Another trail off as Eve winced in pain, her head pounding. Stacey looks to try and help but Eve put her hand up, signalling that she wasn't in need of assistance. Stacey sits back in her chair as the hand of Eve turns into a two fingers.
"Two: there are a few screws loose up here." Eve mentions, using her knuckles to knock her temple. "Not only am I experiencing visions as well as recovering from a beating that severely damaged my head, somebody took MY FUCKING SENSHUKEN!"
Eve curled up her fist and hurled it towards the wall, smacking it as hard as she can. If Eve's hands were made from stronger materials, she would've smashed a hole in the wall. Stacey jumped slightly at the act as Eve retreated her hand towards her chest, using her other hand to rub it.
"Do you know who it was?" Stacey said, trying to keep the interview on track. "Leon mentioned that you said 'he took Senshuken' when he found you lying on the ground. Can you shed some light?"
She does her best to point three fingers in the air.
"And three... my head hurts. Between seeing these things, the physical pain I feel and the stresses of trying to keep on guard, I cannot think straight. No matter how hard I try to sit down and replay the situation in my head, the best I get are the eyes... and the smile... and this is what pisses me off the most."
Eve's head remained pointed towards the floor but her eyes look directly at Stacey.
"With all do respect, I wouldn't be here sitting down and talking with you in an interview if I remembered who... or what took Senshuken. To be honest, I barely remember having this interview scheduled as it was - let alone what I've done throughout the entire week; it's been a complete blur - so consider it a miracle I turned up. If I knew the asshole that attacked me from behind to take Senshuken away from me, I'd be hunting them down. I don't care what I'd have to go through or how many more beatings I needed to take. Hell, I couldn't care less if I didn't show up to work at all... there is nothing more important to me than retrieving Senshuken by any means necessary. Nothing! My match tonight, my job, the winner of the Gold Rush tournament, my health & safety... nothing other than getting back Senshuken."
Stacey saw how serious Eve was about her statement by looking into her eyes. It stared daggers through Stacey, much like how the haunting eyes stared daggers through Eve.
"So... without knowing who did this... what would you do then?"
Eve let out a small grin for the first time in a long while.
"Well, if I can't get my hands on Senshuken's captor, I might as well get my hands on someone else. As a famous friendly psychiatrist once said, 'it's best to let your anger out than keep it bottled in.' I hope he's right because this hourglass figure has got a blockage somewhere that needs fixing... and as of this moment, the only opportunity I have is in my match tonight against Veejay. Unless he was the one who stole Senshuken, I have nothing personal against him... but a girl's got to vent."
Eve slowly gets up out of her chair, holding her hand.
"Oh, and Stacey... if you happen to be privy to any information regarding who took Senshuken... don't tell me until after the match and lead that person to a monitor when I'm in the ring. I want them to see just what this pissed off Italian woman can do when you've taken away her fucking baby."
As Eve left the interview, all she could see was a sea of red wrapped in a blanket of darkness. However, it wasn't the same colours that had been haunting her. The darkness she could see was the one within her and the anger that had been released by the acts of the person who took Senshuken away from her. The piercing eyes and the wicked eyes were not following her any more. Instead, she was the one who wore the deadly vision and had a creepy smirk from ear to ear...
... Eve was ready to go out into the ring and release what was within her... if she couldn't see Senshuken again, she had to let its captor know what kind of monster they'd leave behind...
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... because Hell hath no fury like Eve Taylor scorned...
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... Eve Taylor couldn't see anything... Try as she might to open her eyes, she was blinded. At first, it was nothing but darkness; as black as night. Any attempts to move were thwarted by the searing pain pulsating through her body; she couldn't move from her position.
'W-what... what happened?'
Eve was hardly able to keep a coherent thought. Her head was in agony, moreso than anything else. This is what was possibly preventing Eve from seeing straight - let alone at all - and doing her best to get up. She tried lifting her arms but something blocked them. It felt like something external was pressing down on them and Eve did not have the strength to remove it. Doing all she could, she turned her head slowly to the side... but that only made matters worse. The pulsating in her head quickened in pace and throbbed harder with each beat. However, she withstood the pain to gain temporary vision in her left eye. Slowly, the darkness faded and became replaced with a sea of red... nothing but red...
"Ahh!" Eve winced in excruciating pain.
She turned her head back to stop the pain but it was no use, the pain intensified and the sea of red merged with the black darkness. Eve quickly scanned everywhere she could with her left eye at what she was seeing but couldn't make out anything except distorted images. Everything was blurry once again but this didn't look like real life... a vision or a memory... and there it was... an unforgiving pair of eyes ... tearing through her very soul...
... the eyes approached closer and closer yet no matter how hard Eve tried, she couldn't defend herself. She struggled as best she could but it was no use... the eyes came close to Eve, piercing through her. After what felt like an eternity, the eyes shifted gaze to Senshuken who laid defenseless on the ground. A wicked smile procured from underneath the eyes.
"No! No!" Senshuken screamed. "Help! Help me, Eve! Help me...."
The sound of Senshuken pleading for his life trailed off as the eyes and Senshuken were gone in mere seconds... Eve tried reaching out for him but it was too late...
... Senshuken disappeared...
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... Eve was forced to lay on the ground in a sea of red and a blanket of darkness until she heard something in the distance...
"Leon! Come! Quick! Get help!"
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... Eve woke up... slowly, she opened up her eyes... Eve did so with caution, making sure the sea of red & blanket of darkness no longer resided nearby. To her relief, what she woke up to was laying in a hospital bed. She had no recollection of how she got there but she was thankful the nightmarish realm did not exist here.
She did her best to sit up but the pain had yet to completely subside. She couldn't do much other than let the bed keep her posture in tact. Eve turned her head to investigate further, looking around the room. It looked as if she was with other patients (& not in a private room) and the dimmed lights suggested it was night time. She spotted the chair next to her bed which housed her gear & all important essentials she left in her locker room... except for Senshuken...
... Eve straightened her head back into position and leaned into the pillow. She began rubbing her hand across her forehead, trying to stop the pain in her head... but it felt a little different... she felt a gash across her head... slowly, she rubbed it and she looked at her fingers...
... she saw the sea of red...
... and the blanket of darkness began to creep back in...
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... EYES! SMILE!
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... Eve pulled the towel away from her face... her face was dry after wiping it down from having a shower... she thought after having flown back to the states and being in a five star hotel bathroom would make her feel better... but she felt empty.
She stepped out of the shower and looked at her naked self in the mirror, parting her hair away from her forehead to reveal the scar. It was weeping; days removed from the attack and it still trickled red... trickling red...
... Eve began to get a painful migraine & began to rub her forehead again...
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... but unfortunately, the pain would not go away... rubbing it did not do anything... Eve could feel th-
"Hey! Hey Eve!" A familiar voice echoed.
Eve shook her head, looking up. She noticed she was no longer in the bathroom of that hotel but in a room with Stacey Madison. Her once naked body was now covered up with clothes. It only felt like mere seconds ago she was inside a hotel room recovering but now she was being interviewed by her work colleague and occasional friend, hours from her next match (which she derived from her sports bag full of gear on the floor... Eve never brought her gear unless she was wrestling that night). Everything had changed... except for the scar on her head, still haunting her as it had the past week.
"Did you hear the question?" Stacey asked, trying her best not to be annoyed given the circumstances. "Do you need to lie down or something?"
Eve continued to rub her head despite her efforts proving fruitless up until this point. Her body language suggested she did not listen to a single word Stacey had to say. In fact, Eve couldn't really care at this point. How could she care when she had no Earthly idea where Senshuken was.
"Eve? Hello?" Stacey asked again, waving her hand in front of Eve's face. "We can reschedule the interview if you're going to be unresponsive."
This did not stop Taylor from doing what she had been doing for what seemed like the entire interview. Annoyed, Stacey was about to get up but it was at this time Eve decided to speak.
"I'm sorry, Stacey." Eve apologised, keeping Stacey engaged. "I... uh... I haven't exactly... my frame of mind..." Eve trailed off for a moment to try and form an actual sentence. "I'm sorry I cannot provide you with the respect and decency you deserve for this interview not as a journalist but as a person I can consider a friend for whatever there is between us... but my head isn't where it's supposed to be right now for a few reasons Stacey..."
Eve uses one finger to rub her head; Eve used her finger to visually show reason number one whilst still rubbing her head.
"One: my head is on a swivel. I've been seeing these damned visions every day with red and black and eyes and a wicked smile that I cannot seem to shake. I try to look the other way but no matter what I do, they're there."
"What's there?" Stacey interrupted.
"I just said it, Stacey. The colours and the images. They're following me and I can't get rid of them... not only are these imaginary creations haunting me but I have to keep another eye out for where Senshuken could be or the... thing that took my championship. I have to be prepared for another attack or a chance to do so to get back my Senshuken that was stolen from me..."
Another trail off as Eve winced in pain, her head pounding. Stacey looks to try and help but Eve put her hand up, signalling that she wasn't in need of assistance. Stacey sits back in her chair as the hand of Eve turns into a two fingers.
"Two: there are a few screws loose up here." Eve mentions, using her knuckles to knock her temple. "Not only am I experiencing visions as well as recovering from a beating that severely damaged my head, somebody took MY FUCKING SENSHUKEN!"
Eve curled up her fist and hurled it towards the wall, smacking it as hard as she can. If Eve's hands were made from stronger materials, she would've smashed a hole in the wall. Stacey jumped slightly at the act as Eve retreated her hand towards her chest, using her other hand to rub it.
"Do you know who it was?" Stacey said, trying to keep the interview on track. "Leon mentioned that you said 'he took Senshuken' when he found you lying on the ground. Can you shed some light?"
She does her best to point three fingers in the air.
"And three... my head hurts. Between seeing these things, the physical pain I feel and the stresses of trying to keep on guard, I cannot think straight. No matter how hard I try to sit down and replay the situation in my head, the best I get are the eyes... and the smile... and this is what pisses me off the most."
Eve's head remained pointed towards the floor but her eyes look directly at Stacey.
"With all do respect, I wouldn't be here sitting down and talking with you in an interview if I remembered who... or what took Senshuken. To be honest, I barely remember having this interview scheduled as it was - let alone what I've done throughout the entire week; it's been a complete blur - so consider it a miracle I turned up. If I knew the asshole that attacked me from behind to take Senshuken away from me, I'd be hunting them down. I don't care what I'd have to go through or how many more beatings I needed to take. Hell, I couldn't care less if I didn't show up to work at all... there is nothing more important to me than retrieving Senshuken by any means necessary. Nothing! My match tonight, my job, the winner of the Gold Rush tournament, my health & safety... nothing other than getting back Senshuken."
Stacey saw how serious Eve was about her statement by looking into her eyes. It stared daggers through Stacey, much like how the haunting eyes stared daggers through Eve.
"So... without knowing who did this... what would you do then?"
Eve let out a small grin for the first time in a long while.
"Well, if I can't get my hands on Senshuken's captor, I might as well get my hands on someone else. As a famous friendly psychiatrist once said, 'it's best to let your anger out than keep it bottled in.' I hope he's right because this hourglass figure has got a blockage somewhere that needs fixing... and as of this moment, the only opportunity I have is in my match tonight against Veejay. Unless he was the one who stole Senshuken, I have nothing personal against him... but a girl's got to vent."
Eve slowly gets up out of her chair, holding her hand.
"Oh, and Stacey... if you happen to be privy to any information regarding who took Senshuken... don't tell me until after the match and lead that person to a monitor when I'm in the ring. I want them to see just what this pissed off Italian woman can do when you've taken away her fucking baby."
As Eve left the interview, all she could see was a sea of red wrapped in a blanket of darkness. However, it wasn't the same colours that had been haunting her. The darkness she could see was the one within her and the anger that had been released by the acts of the person who took Senshuken away from her. The piercing eyes and the wicked eyes were not following her any more. Instead, she was the one who wore the deadly vision and had a creepy smirk from ear to ear...
... Eve was ready to go out into the ring and release what was within her... if she couldn't see Senshuken again, she had to let its captor know what kind of monster they'd leave behind...
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... because Hell hath no fury like Eve Taylor scorned...
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CyberPunk
The Show himself
Backstage after Apocalypse
Veejay was walking with Dilip, seemingly happy with his performance in the match.
Veejay: Man! What a win! Noah Ryder, King for a Day!
Dilip: Yeah! Must’ve felt very good.
Veejay: Of course it felt very good! Being able to beat someone like him: it’s only going to help me gain momentum, and with Gold Rush around the corner, I need all the momentum I can get!
Dilip: I am very happy for you. I…
Just at that time, Leon interrupted their conversation.
Leon: Veejay! Just the man I was looking for. Can I have small interview with you for our website?
Veejay thinks for a moment.
Veejay: I am sorry, man! I am kind of in a rush. I have to catch a flight.
Leon: Not a problem. We still have some time before the next show, so maybe before that.
Veejay: You got it!
Leon shook hands with him and moved along. Veejay was about to enter his locker room when he caught a glimpse of Showtime passing by. He went back to meet him.
Veejay: Showtime!
Showtime turns around, trying to identify the sound.
Showtime: Veejay! What’s up, man!
They both do a little handshake.
Veejay: What a match! I gotta salute you. You are truly a legend!
Showtime: Oh, come on now! I’ve done alright for myself. That reminds me. I’ve arranged for a small get together tonight. If you’d look to join us…
Veejay: I am sorry, I can’t. I have a flight to catch. Some other time for sure.
Showtime: No worries. I’ll see you around, mate.
Just as Showtime was about to turn…
Veejay: Yeah, I forgot to tell you. In honor of your career and retirement, I’ve decided to retire ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ as my theme.
Showtime: Ohh you didn’t need to do that! It suits you!
Veejay: May be, but it’s your theme, and should remain that way. *Veejay looks at the time* Ohh! Gotta run. I’ll catch you later!
Showtime bid him adieu. Veejay rushed into the locker room, picked up his bag and just as he was about to leave the room, his phone rang. He listened in and as the conversation progressed, his expressions changed from happy to concerned. He was barely able to finish the call and ran with his bag in the hand and bumped right into Dilip.
Veejay: Dilip, we gotta go right now!
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, CA
Veejay and Dilip rushed to the hospital, but as soon as they reached, they saw a host of media personnel outside the hospital. Not wanting to get caught up, Dilip decided to go and talk to media letting Veejay use a different entrance. As soon as he entered, he started looking for anybody he could identify when a doctor’s voice startled him.
Doctor: Are you Ms Hanson’s husband?
Veejay: Yes, that’s me.
Doctor: Come with me.
Veejay, obviously very distressed, started following the doctor.
Veejay: How is she? Would she be fine? Tell me. I’ll do whatever I can!
The doctor stopped in his tracks.
Doc: She is in coma right now. We can’t say anything till she regains consciousness.
Veejay: Can you tell me what happened?
Doc: I don’t exactly know. All I know is she was involved in some kind of car crash.
Veejay looked distraught.
Doc: There’s one more thing I need to tell you. By the time she was brought here, she had lost a lot of blood due to which she miscarried.
Veejay: Wha…
Doc: We tried our…
Doctor’s words didn’t go through to Veejay. He could barely stand. He felt as if the whole world came crashing down around him. At this moment, Dilip came in after handling the reporters. He saw Veejay in state of utter shock.
Dilip: Veejay, what happened? Is everything alright?
Veejay: *still in shock* Did you know about this?
Dilip: About what?
Veejay: That she was pregnant?
Dilip said nothing. Veejay turned around, his eyes red with held up tears.
Veejay: Tell me, Dilip! Did you know that she was pregnant?
Dilip: Y…yes, I did.
Veejay: Why didn’t you tell me, Dilip? Why?
Dilip: I couldn’t! She wanted to give you surprise once you were back from the WZCW tour.
Veejay sank to his knees, broken from the news. Dilip helped him get up and take a seat nearby.
Dilip: Veejay, I am sorry. I really am. I should’ve told you.
Veejay said nothing. He just sat there, his face buried in his hands. Dilip sat by his side.
Veejay: I cannot believe this is happening to me again.
Dilip: Don’t worry! Everything will be alright.
Veejay raises his hand, still trying to hold himself together.
Veejay: If something happens to her…
The doctor interrupted them.
Doc: She is regaining her consciousness.
Veejay’s gloomy face shows signs of life for a moment.
Veejay: Can I meet her? Can I talk to her?
Doc: You may go and see her, but try not to talk to her much. Do not stress her out. She is still in a pretty bad shape.
Veejay gathered all his courage and went inside. Inside, he could see Saffron with her head turned to the other side. Veejay went and sat beside her. He took her hands and pressed it to his lips, tears rolling down his cheeks. Saffron slowly opened her eyes and turned her head to look at Veejay. Veejay immediately tried to hold back his tears and tried to smile.
Veejay: I just had a word with the doctor. Everything’s gonna be alright. You’d be out of here in no time!
Saffron forcibly smiled and nodded in affirmative. She could barely hold the smile.
Veejay: I am going to call in and let them know I won’t be available for my next match. I have to be with you here.
Saffron slowly nodded her head in negative.
Veejay: But I want to be with you! I need to be with you. You are the only one I have in my life! I have to take care of you.
Saffron put her other hand on Veejay’s hands in kind of an assurance. She could see the pain in Veejay’s eyes. She wanted to say a lot of things, but couldn’t.
Doc: Please let her rest for a while. We have to run a few tests after some time.
Veejay kissed Saffron’s forehead and left the room.
Outside the room, Dilip was pacing up and down. He saw Veejay and immediately approached him.
Dilip: How is she?
Veejay: Can’t say. Doctor is going to run some tests.
Dilip: How are you holding up?
Veejay took the seat nearby. His eyes reflected the turmoil inside him. After a brief awkward silence, Veejay spoke.
Veejay: I don’t know, Dilip. I just don’t know. Everytime I think my life’s turning for good, everything is snatched away from me. I keep fighting my fate, but it just doesn’t relent. Everyone I love gets hurt. I don’t know how I can take this anymore.
Veejay couldn’t hold back anymore. He burst into tears. Dilip wraps his hands around him trying to comfort.
Veejay: I don’t know what to do, Dilip. I am scared!
Dilip: I am telling you, do not worry. Everything will be fine. You have to stay strong, not for yourself, but for her sake.
Veejay tried holding up his tears. His eyes were swollen red.
Dilip: I’ll call WZCW and let them know you can’t make it. I am sure they’ll understand.
Veejay: No, the next match is almost set. I will compete.
Dilip: But in this kind of situation…
Veejay: She wants me to compete, so I will. During my absence, you will take care of everything here. Anything happens, ANYTHING, you’ll call me without any delay!
Dilip: I’ll take care of everything. Don’t you worry.
Veejay: We still have time before next show, and I am going to stay here with her. Dilip, go home. If I need anything, I’ll let you know.
Dilip: Alright, let me know whatever you need.
Dilip left the hospital. Veejay peeked through the window watching his wife before the curtains were pulled.
Present day – Before Meltdown
Veejay enters the Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho. His eyes reflect all the sleepless nights he has spent during the last week. His wife’s health is playing a great deal on his mind. As soon as he enters, Vance Batemen, GM, Meltdown, catches up with him.
Vance: Veejay? I wasn’t expecting you! I thought you’d stay back with your wife.
Veejay: I thought so too. Yet, here I am, ready to compete. I have a commitment to fulfill and a promise to keep.
Vance leaves him, seemingly impressed. Veejay goes into the locker room, changes up and gets ready for his match. After warming up a little, he sits there and closes his eyes. He recalls Saffron’s smile, takes a deep breath and starts walking towards the Gorilla position.
Veejay (voice over): Eve Taylor, Elite Openweight champion. One of the best in this business. A respected albeit hated opponent. But today, I don’t fight because I hate. I fight because I made a promise. I can’t give up; I won’t give up.
Veejay reaches the Gorilla position, ready for his entrance to hit. He looks skyward.
Veejay: Saff, this one’s for you…
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Veejay was walking with Dilip, seemingly happy with his performance in the match.
Veejay: Man! What a win! Noah Ryder, King for a Day!
Dilip: Yeah! Must’ve felt very good.
Veejay: Of course it felt very good! Being able to beat someone like him: it’s only going to help me gain momentum, and with Gold Rush around the corner, I need all the momentum I can get!
Dilip: I am very happy for you. I…
Just at that time, Leon interrupted their conversation.
Leon: Veejay! Just the man I was looking for. Can I have small interview with you for our website?
Veejay thinks for a moment.
Veejay: I am sorry, man! I am kind of in a rush. I have to catch a flight.
Leon: Not a problem. We still have some time before the next show, so maybe before that.
Veejay: You got it!
Leon shook hands with him and moved along. Veejay was about to enter his locker room when he caught a glimpse of Showtime passing by. He went back to meet him.
Veejay: Showtime!
Showtime turns around, trying to identify the sound.
Showtime: Veejay! What’s up, man!
They both do a little handshake.
Veejay: What a match! I gotta salute you. You are truly a legend!
Showtime: Oh, come on now! I’ve done alright for myself. That reminds me. I’ve arranged for a small get together tonight. If you’d look to join us…
Veejay: I am sorry, I can’t. I have a flight to catch. Some other time for sure.
Showtime: No worries. I’ll see you around, mate.
Just as Showtime was about to turn…
Veejay: Yeah, I forgot to tell you. In honor of your career and retirement, I’ve decided to retire ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ as my theme.
Showtime: Ohh you didn’t need to do that! It suits you!
Veejay: May be, but it’s your theme, and should remain that way. *Veejay looks at the time* Ohh! Gotta run. I’ll catch you later!
Showtime bid him adieu. Veejay rushed into the locker room, picked up his bag and just as he was about to leave the room, his phone rang. He listened in and as the conversation progressed, his expressions changed from happy to concerned. He was barely able to finish the call and ran with his bag in the hand and bumped right into Dilip.
Veejay: Dilip, we gotta go right now!
***
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, CA
Veejay and Dilip rushed to the hospital, but as soon as they reached, they saw a host of media personnel outside the hospital. Not wanting to get caught up, Dilip decided to go and talk to media letting Veejay use a different entrance. As soon as he entered, he started looking for anybody he could identify when a doctor’s voice startled him.
Doctor: Are you Ms Hanson’s husband?
Veejay: Yes, that’s me.
Doctor: Come with me.
Veejay, obviously very distressed, started following the doctor.
Veejay: How is she? Would she be fine? Tell me. I’ll do whatever I can!
The doctor stopped in his tracks.
Doc: She is in coma right now. We can’t say anything till she regains consciousness.
Veejay: Can you tell me what happened?
Doc: I don’t exactly know. All I know is she was involved in some kind of car crash.
Veejay looked distraught.
Doc: There’s one more thing I need to tell you. By the time she was brought here, she had lost a lot of blood due to which she miscarried.
Veejay: Wha…
Doc: We tried our…
Doctor’s words didn’t go through to Veejay. He could barely stand. He felt as if the whole world came crashing down around him. At this moment, Dilip came in after handling the reporters. He saw Veejay in state of utter shock.
Dilip: Veejay, what happened? Is everything alright?
Veejay: *still in shock* Did you know about this?
Dilip: About what?
Veejay: That she was pregnant?
Dilip said nothing. Veejay turned around, his eyes red with held up tears.
Veejay: Tell me, Dilip! Did you know that she was pregnant?
Dilip: Y…yes, I did.
Veejay: Why didn’t you tell me, Dilip? Why?
Dilip: I couldn’t! She wanted to give you surprise once you were back from the WZCW tour.
Veejay sank to his knees, broken from the news. Dilip helped him get up and take a seat nearby.
Dilip: Veejay, I am sorry. I really am. I should’ve told you.
Veejay said nothing. He just sat there, his face buried in his hands. Dilip sat by his side.
Veejay: I cannot believe this is happening to me again.
Dilip: Don’t worry! Everything will be alright.
Veejay raises his hand, still trying to hold himself together.
Veejay: If something happens to her…
The doctor interrupted them.
Doc: She is regaining her consciousness.
Veejay’s gloomy face shows signs of life for a moment.
Veejay: Can I meet her? Can I talk to her?
Doc: You may go and see her, but try not to talk to her much. Do not stress her out. She is still in a pretty bad shape.
Veejay gathered all his courage and went inside. Inside, he could see Saffron with her head turned to the other side. Veejay went and sat beside her. He took her hands and pressed it to his lips, tears rolling down his cheeks. Saffron slowly opened her eyes and turned her head to look at Veejay. Veejay immediately tried to hold back his tears and tried to smile.
Veejay: I just had a word with the doctor. Everything’s gonna be alright. You’d be out of here in no time!
Saffron forcibly smiled and nodded in affirmative. She could barely hold the smile.
Veejay: I am going to call in and let them know I won’t be available for my next match. I have to be with you here.
Saffron slowly nodded her head in negative.
Veejay: But I want to be with you! I need to be with you. You are the only one I have in my life! I have to take care of you.
Saffron put her other hand on Veejay’s hands in kind of an assurance. She could see the pain in Veejay’s eyes. She wanted to say a lot of things, but couldn’t.
Doc: Please let her rest for a while. We have to run a few tests after some time.
Veejay kissed Saffron’s forehead and left the room.
Outside the room, Dilip was pacing up and down. He saw Veejay and immediately approached him.
Dilip: How is she?
Veejay: Can’t say. Doctor is going to run some tests.
Dilip: How are you holding up?
Veejay took the seat nearby. His eyes reflected the turmoil inside him. After a brief awkward silence, Veejay spoke.
Veejay: I don’t know, Dilip. I just don’t know. Everytime I think my life’s turning for good, everything is snatched away from me. I keep fighting my fate, but it just doesn’t relent. Everyone I love gets hurt. I don’t know how I can take this anymore.
Veejay couldn’t hold back anymore. He burst into tears. Dilip wraps his hands around him trying to comfort.
Veejay: I don’t know what to do, Dilip. I am scared!
Dilip: I am telling you, do not worry. Everything will be fine. You have to stay strong, not for yourself, but for her sake.
Veejay tried holding up his tears. His eyes were swollen red.
Dilip: I’ll call WZCW and let them know you can’t make it. I am sure they’ll understand.
Veejay: No, the next match is almost set. I will compete.
Dilip: But in this kind of situation…
Veejay: She wants me to compete, so I will. During my absence, you will take care of everything here. Anything happens, ANYTHING, you’ll call me without any delay!
Dilip: I’ll take care of everything. Don’t you worry.
Veejay: We still have time before next show, and I am going to stay here with her. Dilip, go home. If I need anything, I’ll let you know.
Dilip: Alright, let me know whatever you need.
Dilip left the hospital. Veejay peeked through the window watching his wife before the curtains were pulled.
***
Present day – Before Meltdown
Veejay enters the Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho. His eyes reflect all the sleepless nights he has spent during the last week. His wife’s health is playing a great deal on his mind. As soon as he enters, Vance Batemen, GM, Meltdown, catches up with him.
Vance: Veejay? I wasn’t expecting you! I thought you’d stay back with your wife.
Veejay: I thought so too. Yet, here I am, ready to compete. I have a commitment to fulfill and a promise to keep.
Vance leaves him, seemingly impressed. Veejay goes into the locker room, changes up and gets ready for his match. After warming up a little, he sits there and closes his eyes. He recalls Saffron’s smile, takes a deep breath and starts walking towards the Gorilla position.
Veejay (voice over): Eve Taylor, Elite Openweight champion. One of the best in this business. A respected albeit hated opponent. But today, I don’t fight because I hate. I fight because I made a promise. I can’t give up; I won’t give up.
Veejay reaches the Gorilla position, ready for his entrance to hit. He looks skyward.
Veejay: Saff, this one’s for you…
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