Post by Jeszika on May 30, 2014 4:07:29 GMT -6
"Jeszika...we need to talk."
A womans voice greets us as the scene fades in, revealing Jeszika Gautier sitting curled on the couch, her head resting in her hands as she stares into space. Her hair is a mess and her make up has seen better days. The bags under her eyes reveal how her week has been, as do the wrinkled clothes she wears.
On the other side of the room her girlfriend Melissa Mareau stands, hands on hips. She wears a simple purple dress suit, a white shirt underneath this and black stockings to match her black high heel shoes.
Jeszika sits up on the couch, frowning at her.
Jeszika: We do?
Rather than beating around the bush, Melissa dives right in.
Melissa: I've just been to talk with your friends about what's been going on.
Jeszika looks at her shocked
Jeszika: You... What?
Melissa: You can be angry if you want, but it was my obligation. You've been a mess ever since what happened and if you continued to sit here like a hermit and not try to deal with the situation it would only get worse. Your being mine means that sometimes I have to...break the rules...for the sake of your well-being.
Jeszika: My well being? But what if facing them scares me? What if facing anyone but you... scares me?
Melissa: Then you face the fear. What, you've never been afraid of anything before?
Jeszika shakes her head
Jeszika: Not like this... These are the people I hold closest to me, and I failed them, its cos of me each of them is in the situation with Joshua... I failed them, I failed him, I failed all of them...
Melissa folds her arms.
Melissa: And how does hiding fix anything?
Jeszika: I... It...
She bows her head defeated
Jeszika: It doesn't...
Melissa takes a seat.
Melissa: No, it doesn't. And you're better than that besides. You love those girls with all your heart. You'd never feel right if you let this rest as is.
Jeszika: Yes, I do love them... And thats why I feel so bad cos I failed them... Some of the only people in this world that I care about, and I failed them...
Melissa: So you failed. What does that usually mean?
She puts a hand on Jez's shoulder.
Jeszika: In my old line of work, failure normally meant death... But now days... it means we pick up and go onto the next fight...
Melissa: ...and where's the fighter I fell in love with?
Jeszika: She's still here... Somewhere...
Melissa: We're going to find her and this is going to get fixed. Because I want that Jez back.
Cupping Jez's chin, she makes the young lady look at her.
Melissa: Understood?
Jeszika nods
Jeszika: Ok...
She looks up at Melissa
Jeszika: How do you suppose we do that?
Melissa: We make things right with Nikki, Bethany and Ashley first.
Jeszika sighs
Jeszika: Fine... but aren't they in New Orleans still?
Shaking her head, Melissa gets up and walks to the door.
Melissa: They're already downstairs.
Shock fills Jeszika's face.
Jeszika: They're what?
Melissa kisses her cheek lightly.
Melissa: I'm not risking any of you losing your nerve.
Jeszika: Ok... Suppose we should get this all over with then...
Melissa picks up her phone and dials Nikkis number, waiting patiently while it rings
Nikki: Yeah?
Melissa: You can come in now... She's as ready as she'll ever be... Doors unlocked, just push it open and come in
Nikki, Bethany and Ashley all walk into the apartment.
Nikki: Mel? Jezzy? You in here?
Melissa: We're in here, first door on the right.
The three make their way to the proper door and step inside.
Nikki: Hi…
When the enter the living room, they find Jeszika sitting on the couch, not even looking up as they enter, looking ashamed, guilty. Melissa sits next to her, a comforting arm around her. Jeszika's head is rested on her shoulder.
Melissa: Thanks for coming guys.
Nikki: Jezzy… how much of what was said did you see?
Jeszika doesn’t look up as she speaks and her voice is quiet.
Jeszika: Nothing, nothing since after Joshua. I kinda avoided the UWA site last week, ‘cause I knew HE would post something else mocking me...
Nikki nods and looks to Melissa.
Nikki: We need to show her…
Jeszika's head snaps up.
Jeszika: Show me what?
Ashley glares back.
Ashley: What YOU posted.
Nikki shakes her head.
Nikki: All of it, not just hers.
Jeszika looks surprised and hurt,
Jeszika: What I... I didn’t post anything... Not after the first one, I didn’t know what to say, you guys are my friends, I couldn't cut a promo on you guys. And Aerynn, I don't want to piss her off, we need her on our side!
Ashley starts to retort but Nikki stops her.
Nikki: Yeah, you did, Jezzy Belle and it wasn’t… nice…
Jeszika: I...
She closes her eyes, not sure what to say.
Melissa: Do you want to see it, Love? We won’t make you watch it if you don't want to...
Jeszika hesitates before simply nodding. Nikki pulls her tablet from her bag and cues them up in a playlist for her starting with her first one. By the time its finishes playing, jeszika is in tears
Jeszika: I... I... I don't know what to say, an apology will never be enough to fix... THAT...
Nikki: B… you need to tell them…
Ashley frowns.
Ashley: Tell us what?
Bethany just shakes her head.
Nikki: B… they NEED to hear…
Jeszika: Need to hear what?
Melissa says nothing, simply strokes Jeszika's head in a comforting manner.
Nikki: B…
Bethany takes a deep breath, looking at her feet.
Bethany: After I turned the camera off…
Tears start streaming from her eyes.
Bethany: I was half drunk too and I thought you… hated me for Reno, for being a coward, for not…
Her voice cracks as the words stick in her throat.
Bethany: So…
Her voice quivers as she tries to find the words.
Bethany: I got on my knees and got my gun out…
Ashley’s eyes go wide in shock.
Ashley: No…
Bethany: I was about to put it in my mouth when Nikki and Carrie came in…
Jeszika sits bolt upright in the couch at that.
Jeszika: My god... what have I done!
She shakes her head violently.
Jeszika: I don't hate you B! I could never hate you, ever!!
Bethany looks away, tears of shame and guilt streaming down her face.
Bethany: I…
She rushes over and hugs Jeszika, sobbing fiercely.
Bethany: I’m sorry… I’m SORRY!!!
Jeszika hugs her back tightly.
Jeszika: You have nothing to be sorry for B... I'm to blame... For all of this... All cos I let myself get suckered into be by a guy... If that night had never happened we wouldn’t be in this mess... Damn me... Damn me to hell....
Ashley steps back, only stopping because she hits the wall behind her. Slowly, she slumps to the floor as she stares off into the distance.
Nikki glances over.
Nikki: Ash?
Ashley looks up.
Ashley: No you’re not…
Melissa: She's not what Ashley?
Ashley: To blame...
Jeszika: You're wrong... but none of this would have happened had me and Brody not... You heard Joshua... We're all paying for MY sins, Brody's sins... Not anyone else's!!!
Ashley shakes her head.
Ashley: No we're not, Joshua McBride is a self-aggrandizing tool who's playing us all for suckers. The company's only been open for five minutes, what sins could it possibly have committed yet? As for us, fuck him and the self-righteous horse he rode in on! Because you decided to give somebody a shot, that's a sin worth torture?
Jeszika closes her eyes and thinks on this for a moment
She was right.
Jeszika: But he has Brody and is torturing him as we speak... He showed me a video of it... I saw what they had done to him, I... Saw what they were doing to him, heard his cries for help...
Ashley: Jezzy, B was right. This was all him fucking with us because he's afraid of what happens if we all take stock of the situation and boot his fat ass back Shreveport! And we let him... look at us, he showed you a video of brody and you got so drunk, you did shit you'd never usually do and then we all lost our minds for a little bit because that fucking pig just HAS to have the whole world sucking him off!
Jeszika shakes her head.
Jeszika: But the things I said...
Bethany: We were drunker thank skunks this weekend, neither of us were thinking straight. I forgive you, do you forgive me for Reno and Brody?
Jeszika: There's nothing to forgive there... so sure, I forgive you
Ashley: I just gotta know... do you guys really think I'm an unreliable drug addict?
Jeszika shakes her head
Jeszika: Of course not, Ash... if we were to label you that, we'd have to label ourselves.
Ashley nods and then stands back up.
Ashley: Then I forgive you too, Jezzy.
Jeszika: I can't believe I said those things... I would never do anything to willingly hurt you guys, you know that right?
Ashley walks over and joins her sister in hugging Jeszika.
Jeszika is sandwiched between them but does her best to wrap her arms around them too.
Nikki smiles.
Nikki: We love you, Jezzy. You don't need to be afraid of us.
Jeszika: And you guys don't need to be afraid of me either.
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Scene opens on Jeszika sitting cross legged on the bed in her girlfriend Melissa's apartment in New York, camera set up in front of her. Her hair is down, the blond locks framing her face, her blue eye shining bright from underneath dark make up, her lips painted pink. She's wearing a pair of ripped black jeans and a Corset, her feet are bare.
This looks like a completely different Jeszika to the one we saw not 2 days ago. This Jeszika looks happier somewhat... and almost... bored as she stares at the camera. Liked she'd just rewatched a boring movie and was ready to drill her brain out to relieve her boredom over it.
"Sang Real..Oh man... After watching your little video, I could say so much, but is it even worth my breath? Would you even listen from way up there so high on that big old horse of yours? You talk about KISS apparently not doing anything... When they were just in a world title match... I don't see you getting main event matches now...Even though KISS have overtaken you and moved beyond tag team matches? Ever thought you are the one getting left behind? Whose name is on everyones lips currently... Oh look, its isnt Sang Real... Boo Hoo. I do believe if you go look over on the UWA site, Bethany Kenyon is the star of the moment as voted by the fans and management. So..."
She shrugs the laughs
"Mercenaries... I like that one."
She pauses, her finger tapping on her chin, then rolls her eyes.
"I see you're calling me a gold digger, deja vu anyone? Been there addressed that, find something original and while you're at it, do some research. Cos Brody or not, I'm richer than you and he will ever be."
She laughs again.
"Are you guys Kyle Travis clones? You buying the same shit he's smoking? Cos you're basically regurgitating every single word he said about me. Come up with something original instead of hanging on his every word."
She pauses and sighs
"You seem to think you can just... Pay us a few thousand and we'll walk away. Thats penny change to us. Do you really think we would work for that shitty amount? If you do then you know nothing about us. We didn't get where we are working for cheap. We also didn't get to where we are by 'Walking away" from fights. We got to where we are by fighting tooth and claw to get shit done. We got here with unity and determination and buddy, if we win those titles you are the most deluded people on the planet if you think we would "sell" you our titles..."
She shakes her head
"Meaning we're not high priced hookers, we just get paid handsomely for what we do and boys, we're not in your price range. Some things are just worth more than money, not that you spoiled little bastards would know that."
She pauses
"And now to your next point... To which, there is no point really, cos my love life has nothing to do with you, McBride or anyone else. but bravo for trying to use it against me. Props for trying to get me to bite on it like a good dog... But like you said, I'm a bitch and I'm a bitch who doesn't do as she's told... So no bite."
She looks away for a minute.
"And now I address your partner for this week. Mr Craven. Now where do I start with you? The man who has spent eight years chasing his teenage heart throb. You know, I could almost admire this guy... He had perseverance and that never give up drive that a lot of people don't have. To me, though he doesn't have a huge long list of things to rattle off, he's the most worthy person in this match. He's fighting to get better, he's hungry, not some washed up has been. New, fresh, hungry. Thats what UWA is about. Too bad dudes a damn creeper... I mean, for all his perseverance and skill, girls been running for eight years, she's gotta be running for a reason."
She stops and thinks for a minute.
"You remind me of a guy Jez Cantrell told me about. A man pining after a girl he loved. Loved her so much he called on his friends to hurt her, so he could swoop in like a knight in shining armour. He pulled every trick in the book to get to her, and the bastard got her in the end. got what he wanted from her, then threw her aside like a used whore... Not that I'm saying you'll do that to Skylar or if she'll even be stupid enough to stop and let you back into her life. But you just got me thinking of that story is all..."
She pauses again, tapping her chin
"I'm actually kinda curious to see how things would pan out if she were to stop and let you talk to her instead of punching you in the face repeatedly... Curious to know why you chased her for so long, why she's ran for so long... What did you do to her to scare her so?"
She laughs a little
"I guess I should be scared that you're some kind of psychopath, who hurt her bad, maybe she's running cos you tried to kill her... She could be running cos you're just so rank and fugly... So many questions unanswered..."
She frowns
"And what makes you think she even wants you... Or if you even deserve her? I mean clearly she doesn't want you if she's ran for so long... And surely if you deserved her, you'd have her still and wouldn't have let her slip from your grasp so easily countless times."
She smirks
"Whatever the reason, this match, this victory the three of you seek, is just gonna be another thing to slip from your grasp..."
The camera cuts out, leaving us to stare at a black screen.
