Slaughterhouse

You're Nothing

That night, Carmen is backstage at Raw. She came out of the dressing room for a bottle of water and maybe a snack. Making her way to the viewing room, she walks in and over to the snack table.

She's grabbing a bottle of water when Raquel walks over and does the same. Carmen glances over at her.

"I've gotta hand it to you, Carmen. Sticking around when you know she's using you. I don't know if it's hope or stupidity. Either way it's ballsy." Raquel comments as she tosses a pretzel stick into her mouth.

"Just shut up Raquel."

Carmen's voice comes out a whisper. She's not even angry at Raquel anymore. There's nothing left in her to fight against her with.

"I'm just saying you'll never be good for her. Not in her eyes."

With that, Raquel walks away, sipping on her water as she goes to the couch to watch the current match. Carmen's fighting back tears as she slowly makes her way back to The Judgment Day's dressing room. Maybe Raquel is right and she's simply not good enough

A tear escapes just as she walks in and she quickly wipes it away. Only it wasn't before Rhea looked up and saw it. She stands quickly, seeing the pained look on Carmen's face but she ignores her, sitting in a vanity chair and grabbing her makeup.

Dom and Damian are sitting on the couch and Finn is in the corner stretching. They're all chatting except for Rhea, who is leaning against the door now, staring at Carmen through the mirror. Carmen glances at her now and then while she does her makeup and she can't tell if Rhea is sad, angry or both.

"Hey there's a club not too far from here. It looks awesome I think I'm gonna stop by after this." Dom says as he stares down at his phone.

"Yeah? Hey we should all go out to it tonight. It's been a minute." Damian suggests.

"I'm down." Finn says.

"Me too!" Dom shouts, lifting his head.

"Not tonight." Rhea pipes in.

"I'll come." Carmen smiles at them through the mirror.

She sees Rhea shake her head.

"No. We should rest we have an early flight back tomorrow." Rhea says.

Carmen rolls her eyes, which clearly got under Rhea's skin as she folds her arms across her chest and grips them tightly with her hands.

"I'm going. Feel free to stay at the hotel and rest." Carmen says, returning her focus to finishing her purple lipstick.

Rhea is pissed and she can tell. Her jaw is clenched, her nails are practically digging into her arms and she's burning a hole in the back of Carmen's head with her eyes.

There's a knock at the door, signaling it's time for Rhea and Carmen to head to gorilla for their tag team match with Liv and Raquel. She puts her lipstick away, touching it up real fast in the mirror by wiping away a smudge and follows Rhea out to gorilla.

When they get there, they don't speak and Rhea doesn't even so much as glance Carmen's way. She doesn't care. She never did. It was all in Carmen's head and she knows it now.

The Judgment Day's music plays through the arena and Carmen and Rhea walk out together. Rhea puts on her best show of being a menace. Acting like she's going to give someone's hand a slap and jerking away last second.

Carmen stares down Liv and Raquel as they make their way to the ring, especially Raquel. They wrote it in that she's pissed about her attacking Rhea so bad, and Carmen is likely starting a feud with Raquel next.