Chapter 43: I'm sorry, It's not good news.
After my match with Summer I felt uneasy. Anxious. I just had a bad feeling that something was gonna happen.
"Hey, Are you okay?"Vicky asks placing a hand on my arm,"You look kinda pale."
"Yeah, Yeah. I'm fine."I lie. I felt bad putting any extra pressure on her.
"Are you sure?"She asks.
"Yes."I nod my head trying to convince myself as well as her."Let's just focus on Dean's match."She nods and I return my eyes to the screen to see Dean hitting the Dirty Deeds. Poor Tyler.
1.2.3
"That was quick."Seth said from beside Roman.
Yeah, The quicker the better. I really just wanted to go home.
"I gotta go, Guys."Seth said standing up, I quickly walked over to him and gave him a quick hug. I watched him walk over to the gorilla as Dean walked back over to us.
"Hey Darlin'."He smiles at me.
"Hi."I sigh wrapping my arms around him and held his hand tightly as we walked back over to our seats and watch as Kane makes his way to the ring. Kane was probably one of the only people who actually made me nervous. Just knowing that he could legitimately Chokeslam people straight to hell scared me.
Finally Seth's intro started and I watched intently. Seth and Kane seriously went at it, Kane dominated for most of the beginning completely putting it to Seth. Seth finally breaks free and hits Kane with Chairs and Kendo sticks and cover him a few times, Probably hoping for a quick win, But failing to get the 3 count. Seth clearly starts to get pissed off that his 'Quick Win Tactic' isn't working. He pulls out a table and sets it up and places Kane on top. He quickly climbs onto the top rope attempting to jump onto Kane, But Kane quickly sprints over to the ropes and attempts to Powerbomb him through the table. Seth counters but falls weird on his knee.
Pretty much everyone gasps and is probably thinking the same thing. What the hell was that?!. His knee literally just popped inwards. How the Hell is he standing?!
He somehow picks up Kane and throws him into the table. The crowd cheers loudly, Clearly oblivious to what just happened. Seth crawls over to Kane and cover him.
1.2
Kane kicks out. Seth quickly crawls out of the ring and pulls out a chair. Kane attempts to go for a Chokeslam, Seth quickly counters and smacks him in the stomach with the chair, Throws the chair on the floor and Pedigree's him onto the chair. What the hell was he thinking?!
1.2.3
He wins the match but ends up sprawled out holding his knee. I quickly stood up and ran over to the gorilla, Dean running after me, Stopping me from running out there, Vicky and Roman following us.
"Em, Calm down."Dean tells me holding onto my wrist tightly.
"How can I calm down?!"I say loudly, Fear rushing through me. "I have to go out there."
"No you don't."He says, His face clearly showing that he was worried for Seth,"He can handle himself."
We both turn and face the curtain as Seth stumbles through Refs holding him up. We follow closely behind as they take him to medical.
"Seth!"I say as I face him. He smiles with pain covering his face. They place him on the bed and the doctors surround him. Refs tell us to let the doctors do their jobs and to stay back. Bullshit! No way was I leaving him.
"Let's just wait." Dean says quietly," Alright?"
I nod, "Yeah." Dean hugs me tightly. I wanted to cry. I wanted to cry So Bad.
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We ended up waiting outside medical for about an hour before one of the doctors approach me.
"How is he?"I ask quietly.
"I'm sorry, It's not good news."He sighs and sends us sympathetic looks.
"What is it?"Dean ask him loudly.
"He tore his ACL, MCL and medial meniscus." The doctor says and looks over at Dean's confused face, "Basically he tore every muscle in his knee."
We all stay quiet for a while before continuing,"He needs surgery as soon as possible."
"How long?"I ask.
"6 to 9 Months." He says.
"Oh."I say. That's all that would come out. I really didn't know what to think.
"We're going to put him in for surgery as soon as possible, But he needs to go to hospital." He continues.
"Which Hospital?"Roman asks holding Vicky's hand tightly.
"St James's."He says,"It's the closest to here."
"Alright."Dean sighs.
"We are sending him there now."He says.
"Can you tell him, We will meet him there."I ask the doctor. He nods and we walk quickly over to the car and drive it over to the hospital.
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We finally arrive, After about an hour in the traffic. Just because the world hates us.We walk up to the reception and a nurse approaches us.
"I'm guessing you guys are here to see Mr.Lopez."She smiles, This is when I realise we were still in our wrestling gear. Well, That's awkward...
"Yes."I say quickly, Ignoring all of the stares we were getting. We followed the nurse to Seth's room. There was an older looking doctor talking to him. I stayed quiet and listened to what he was saying. Something about how he needs 'Elite level care and therapy over the next months'. Seth looks up and smiles looking a bit better.
"Mr.Lopez, We will speak later."The doctor says turning and holding out his hand to me. "My name is Mr. Ward." I smile at him politely and shake his hand, He shakes everyone else's hands and leaves the room.
Dean walks over to him,"Hey Man."
"Hey Dean."Seth smiles awkwardly. He knew I was going to give him a lecture. Oh I was. Just not right now. I was just happy he was okay.
"How are you feeling?"I ask him, Sitting on the end of the bed opposite to his bad leg.
"I've been better..."He sighs.
"We were all so worried about you."I say to him. I swear I was turning into his Mother.
Dean rolls him eyes,"Don't start."
"I'm not, I was so worried."I sigh, Running my hand through my hair. "What are the doctors saying?"
"Well... I need to have some pretty intense surgery."He sighs,"Also they referred me to the... Andrews Sports Medicine Center."
"Where's that?"Roman asks.
"Alabama."He says looking over at me.
"When is the surgery?"I ask him, "I'm coming."
"The 10th."He sighs, He looks up at Dean,"Are you sure, I mean aren't you still on tour?"
"Well, we're in Florida on the 9th until the 12th."Dean says.
"I don't care where I am. I am coming."I say firmly to him.
We stay until the doctors actually tell us to leave. To be honest, I felt really bad going and I didn't want to. Oh the joys of being under 18. We said some quick goodbyes and left him to get some rest. We drove back to the hotel for a few precious hours of sleep before we had to head out to my hometown.
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"Should I just cancel?"I ask him, Sitting down on the bed and putting on my nikes.
"No, Seth will be fine."Dean sighs brushing a piece of my hair behind my ear.
"No, I just... I feel so guilty leaving him."I sigh.
"He's not your problem. He's a grown man, He can take care of himself."Dean tries to explain.
I nod and stand up."I swear if anyone pisses me off today, I will punch them."
He laughs,"Did you actually get to sleep?"
"Nope."I sigh and stand up and look in the mirror. I looked really tired. I was wearing a grey crop top and some white shorts. "Can I wear your jacket again?"
"Sure."He smiles as I walk over to the chair it was placed messily on and slide it on. It probably looked stupid but I liked it, It made me feel safe and calm.
"How do I look?"I ask him giving a little twirl.
He stands up and smirks, "Very cute." He leans downwards and kisses my lips softly. He breaks it after a while but I kiss him again. I felt kinda bad, I was letting myself get consumed by the whole Seth situation. I wasn't focusing on him.
"Sorry, If I've kinda been a bit off."I say giving him a hug.
"It's fine. I guess we're all kinda in shock after the whole injury thing." He sighs.
"Yeah. How you holding up?"I ask him.
"I'm okay, I mean I'm a little nervous about today but I'm great."He smiles. I place my hands on his face and squish his face gently.
"You're so handsome. You're like a little angel." I giggle and place my lips on his.
"I seriously think this Seth thing is getting to you."He laughs.
I laugh and yawn as I look over at the clock. "We should probably head to the airport."
"Oh yeah." He says picking up his bag and holding the door open for me.
"Thanks."I say putting my phone in my back pocket and heading over to the elevator. We got some breakfast, Which mostly consisted of an unhealthy amount of coffee and headed out to our taxi and set out for the airport. The taxi took longer than expected but we still arrived with about 2 hours to spare.
"So, What should we do?"I ask him, Pulling out my phone and texting Vicky.
"Hey, Stop worrying. Okay?"He sighs, Taking my phone and putting it in his pocket. As much as I hated to admit it, That was probably a good idea.
I sigh and take his hand,"Should we look in some shops?" He nods and we take our time browsing through pretty much everything. Believe me, We had the time.
I ended up buying some sandwiches for later and a few little nail polishes and things like that. After looking through everything we sit out in the departure lounge and watch the planes.
"I heard Vicky was doing some training down at developmental today."He says.
I nod and yawn for probably like the 450th time,"Yeah, I'm so proud of her. I still can't believe how nice Vince was to her."
"It's also a well known fact that Vince likes you."He laughs,"You could literally do anything and He'd defend you with everything he could."
"I know but I'm just so excited for her to actually debut."I smile.
"You do realise, She is going straight for Nikki."He warns me.
"Oh I know. Should be pretty entertaining."I laugh. Our flight finally was ready for departure and we ended sitting near the back of the small plane. Even though the flight was only about 45 minutes, I still somehow fell asleep on Dean's shoulder. It felt extremely weird to be back. The air was just different, Familiar. We finally got in another Taxi before finally arriving outside the house.