All That Matters

Chapter 4

July 19, 2016
Smackdown
Worcester, MA

Well I'm staying on Raw, which is an absolute relief. I mean don't get me wrong, I like Smackdown, but I love Raw more.

"Malaika."

"Oh. Hey Mike (the merch Mike. Not the Miz, Mike). What's up?"

"I was talking to Carrano and he wants to give you another shirt. Got any ideas?"

"I've been thinking about it. I have two quotes." He pulls out his phone to write them down. "I have 'Madness All Around' and my signature move 'Twist of Fate.'"

"Sounds good. I'll see what I can do. We may not put both of them out at the same time so which one would you want first?"

"Considering everything that's going on, the madness one."

"Good choice. I'll let you know."

~

"Oh please stop crying." Trinity groans.

"I can't help it!" I cry. She rolls her eyes.

"We're not dying. We just got drafted. You're gonna be fine."

"I'm not crying because you guys got drafted... mostly. I'm crying because you guys left me with Joe and Colby." Trin snickers. "It's not funny! I am stuck in a love triangle with no one to talk to. You're gone, Nattie's gone, Dean's gone... What the hell am I going to do?!"

"Now you have the opportunity to make new friends."

"I hate making new friends! I like my regular friends!" she rolls her eyes.

"You're such a drama queen."

"But I'm your drama queen."

"We're going to a different show. Not a different planet. We still live 10 minutes away from each other, we will see each other at Pay Per Views... none of that will change. They're keeping the on screen couples together. It's all gonna be ok. I'm still here for you." I sigh.

"Fine." We hug.

"Now you can make your decision more intently now. Have you made a decision yet?"

"No. I don't know what I'm gonna do." I sigh. "It's not that easy... husband or ex boyfriend? Place the final nail in my marriage coffin or choose my first love? Keep the man who cheated on me or choose a guy who has never hurt me to that magnitude? Have Anjali have a broken home at an early age or go running off into the sunset with my husband's ex teammate? Joe or Colby? Decisions... decisions... decisons" Trinity pats my shoulder.

"Good thing I don't have to make pressing decisions like that."

"Wow. Thanks."

"You can do it. I believe in you." She laughs and walks away. I hope so... I really do.

X

July 24, 2016
Battleground
Washington, D.C.

"All I'm saying is Disney will continue to make characters until the end of time and Final Fantasy doesn't look like it's stopping anytime soon, so we can expect Kingdom Hearts to keep coming until we're like 80." I explain to Xavier as I walk backwards.

"Maybe you're right." I turn the right way and bump into a very large body.

"Oh sorry." I look up. "Hey Joe." My heart is pounding.

"We'll finish this discussion later?" Xavier asks.

"Yeah. Later." He walks away.

"Hey." Joe says.