Post by Jeszika on Sept 27, 2014 2:08:07 GMT -6
A house in the nice section of New Orleans, Louisiana with a shiny, well-maintained [insert car here] sitting in the driveway, greets it’s visitor as an old friend. The visitor, dressed in a pair of faded jeans, beat-up sneakers and a black Deadpool t-shirt that’s seen better days, steps up the driveway and nods to the car parked there, happy to see it since that means the owner is home. The visitor walks up to the front door, glancing inn the window to see the home’s occupant, Jeszika Gautier, leaning down over her coffee table. A half empty bottle of Jack Daniel’s sits just off to the left, the missing top giving away that the consumption of its contents is in progress. Jeszika sits up, sniffing hard and rubbing her nose repeatedly allowing the visitor to catch a glimpse of a small mirror with residue on it sitting next to the bottle on the table. As Jeszika reaches out for the bottle, the visitor, Nikki Peltier, walks up to the front door and knocks, knowing full well it’s a fifty/fifty shot that Jeszika will answer. Jeszika hears the knock and looks up for second then shakes her head and looks back down at what she's doing, pouring herself out another shot from the bottle. Nikki knocks again, hoping she doesn’t have to use the key currently burning a hole in her pocket. Jeszika sighs.
Jeszika: It’s unlocked…
Nikki nods slowly and turns the knob, opening the door and letting herself inside.
Nikki: Hey, Jezzy…
Jeszika barely looks up from the table.
Jeszika: Hey, Nikki.
Her voice is low in tone, signifying her mood, dangerous and dark. Nikki closes the door behind her and watches Jeszika down a shot.
Nikki: B’ll probably be calling in a second now. She went out to the cabin to see if you were there.
Jeszika: Well as you can see I'm here.
A pregnant pause lets her stare at the glass in front of her.
Jeszika: Wallowing in my anger, dreaming of hunting down Aerynn and making her suffer…
Nikki nods slowly, knowingly.
Nikki: Yeah, we knew you would be.
Jeszika: Do you blame me? Really? Tell me you wouldn’t be reacting differently…
Nikki swallows hard.
Nikki: No one’s blaming you, Jezzy.
Jeszika looks over at her.
Jeszika: Good…
She pours herself another shot and downs it.
Nikki: We were just worried, we know what happens when any of us party alone.
Jeszika: Well I'm not alone now, am I? Problem solved…
Nikki can't stop herself from crying any longer.
Nikki: Dammit, Jezzy!
Jeszika looks over.
Jeszika: Nikki... you don't have to cry for me…
Nikki shrugs sadly.
Nikki: Do you blame me? One friend turned on us, another’s hurt and my best friend in the world is…
Unable to finish the sentence, Nikki falls to her knees, sobbing uncontrollably. Jeszika gets up and goes over to cuddle her friend.
Jeszika: I'm sorry, Nik... but I don't know what else to do…
Nikki starts to nod and hugs Jeszika.
Nikki: I…
Jeszika: What do we do, Nik? We just can't seem to catch a break. If it’s not The Children after us, it’s someone else and I don't know what to do about Aerynn. She's a friend and even though her actions have pissed me off, I'm not sure if I can hurt her…
Nikki takes a deep breath, momentarily pulling herself together.
Nikki: I don’t understand what she’s even mad about.
Jeszika: Me neither...
She pauses, trying to get her thoughts straight.
Jeszika: What she said last week, after she attacked Ash....
Nikki shakes her head.
Nikki: What did she mean, leave well enough alone?
Jeszika: I have no idea…
Nikki stares into the distance.
Nikki: She can't possibly be angry still about Brody, can she?
Jeszika: Possibility...
She pauses.
Jeszika: But one thing she's gotta remember is who approached who there. He came to me, not the other way around...
Nikki nods.
Nikki: Do you think she somehow blames us, or at least you, for what happened to Logan?
Jeszika: Yeah, cause I was totally the one who got him involved! I was totally the one who went after the children to start with! We only got involved to help HER, to help Brody!
Nikki: I know but, she doesn't seem to be thinking rationally at all here. I mean, you're not the one who tried to reach out to her, Bethy is.
She pauses, frowning.
Nikki: I wouldn't be shocked if she still was, honestly. I've never known B to give up on somebody.
Jeszika: Good like that, isn’t she?
She sighs.
Jeszika: I don't know Nik, I really don't know. And I don't know how much more of this I can take! This wrestling thing was meant to be a fun way to make extra money. It was never meant to be like this. I was never meant to have to tear my own heart out, have my girl taken and held by a mad man…
She trails off, searching for the words.
Jeszika: Have my heart torn out... My friends fighting... I...
She looks up. her own eyes brimming.
Jeszika: I can't do this anymore, Nik... I just can't....
Nikki frowns.
Nikki: Can’t do it anymore?
Jeszika: I can't live like this anymore, Nik. I can't take anymore heartache and pain…
Nikki: But, what about B and Ash?
Jeszika: What about them?
Nikki: What would they do without you?
Jeszika: Am I really much help to them like I am right now? I'm losing my will to fight Nik... I just want to sit here and drink my sorrows away, snort till the pain goes away... but even thats not working anymore... It only makes it worse....
Nikki can't believe her ears.
Nikki: Don't sell yourself short, Jez. We're a team, a family!
Jeszika: Doesn’t matter anyways, I'm under contract still. Booked in for the biggest match on the next PPV, a world title match, that by rights I should be excited for, a once in a lifetime chance... but Nik…
She shakes her head.
Jeszika: Instead I'm dreading it. Not only do I have to fight a friend who currently hates my guts for it, but I myself just don't feel like I'm ready for this. And this week I have to fight Pauly, a guy who seemed so nice when he came here but now...
She shakes her head.
Jeszika: Now I'm not so sure....
Nikki: You can do it, Jezzy. Have faith in yourself, I do.
She pauses and shakes her head.
Nikki: I know it’s not like… having Mel but...
Jeszika: I know, Nik. You've been here with me through so much, helped me out of the deepest holes, but right now... I just feel like I'm punching at air and hitting nothing...
She sighs.
Jeszika: I'll try, Nik... it’s all I can really do…
As Nikki nods, her phone goes off. She pulls it from her pocket and glances down.
Nikki: It’s B, texting to see if you’re here.
She pauses and looks up.
Nikki: What do you want me to tell her?
Jeszika: Tell her, I'm gonna try.
Nikki nods.
Nikki: Ok.
Jeszika: It’s unlocked…
Nikki nods slowly and turns the knob, opening the door and letting herself inside.
Nikki: Hey, Jezzy…
Jeszika barely looks up from the table.
Jeszika: Hey, Nikki.
Her voice is low in tone, signifying her mood, dangerous and dark. Nikki closes the door behind her and watches Jeszika down a shot.
Nikki: B’ll probably be calling in a second now. She went out to the cabin to see if you were there.
Jeszika: Well as you can see I'm here.
A pregnant pause lets her stare at the glass in front of her.
Jeszika: Wallowing in my anger, dreaming of hunting down Aerynn and making her suffer…
Nikki nods slowly, knowingly.
Nikki: Yeah, we knew you would be.
Jeszika: Do you blame me? Really? Tell me you wouldn’t be reacting differently…
Nikki swallows hard.
Nikki: No one’s blaming you, Jezzy.
Jeszika looks over at her.
Jeszika: Good…
She pours herself another shot and downs it.
Nikki: We were just worried, we know what happens when any of us party alone.
Jeszika: Well I'm not alone now, am I? Problem solved…
Nikki can't stop herself from crying any longer.
Nikki: Dammit, Jezzy!
Jeszika looks over.
Jeszika: Nikki... you don't have to cry for me…
Nikki shrugs sadly.
Nikki: Do you blame me? One friend turned on us, another’s hurt and my best friend in the world is…
Unable to finish the sentence, Nikki falls to her knees, sobbing uncontrollably. Jeszika gets up and goes over to cuddle her friend.
Jeszika: I'm sorry, Nik... but I don't know what else to do…
Nikki starts to nod and hugs Jeszika.
Nikki: I…
Jeszika: What do we do, Nik? We just can't seem to catch a break. If it’s not The Children after us, it’s someone else and I don't know what to do about Aerynn. She's a friend and even though her actions have pissed me off, I'm not sure if I can hurt her…
Nikki takes a deep breath, momentarily pulling herself together.
Nikki: I don’t understand what she’s even mad about.
Jeszika: Me neither...
She pauses, trying to get her thoughts straight.
Jeszika: What she said last week, after she attacked Ash....
Nikki shakes her head.
Nikki: What did she mean, leave well enough alone?
Jeszika: I have no idea…
Nikki stares into the distance.
Nikki: She can't possibly be angry still about Brody, can she?
Jeszika: Possibility...
She pauses.
Jeszika: But one thing she's gotta remember is who approached who there. He came to me, not the other way around...
Nikki nods.
Nikki: Do you think she somehow blames us, or at least you, for what happened to Logan?
Jeszika: Yeah, cause I was totally the one who got him involved! I was totally the one who went after the children to start with! We only got involved to help HER, to help Brody!
Nikki: I know but, she doesn't seem to be thinking rationally at all here. I mean, you're not the one who tried to reach out to her, Bethy is.
She pauses, frowning.
Nikki: I wouldn't be shocked if she still was, honestly. I've never known B to give up on somebody.
Jeszika: Good like that, isn’t she?
She sighs.
Jeszika: I don't know Nik, I really don't know. And I don't know how much more of this I can take! This wrestling thing was meant to be a fun way to make extra money. It was never meant to be like this. I was never meant to have to tear my own heart out, have my girl taken and held by a mad man…
She trails off, searching for the words.
Jeszika: Have my heart torn out... My friends fighting... I...
She looks up. her own eyes brimming.
Jeszika: I can't do this anymore, Nik... I just can't....
Nikki frowns.
Nikki: Can’t do it anymore?
Jeszika: I can't live like this anymore, Nik. I can't take anymore heartache and pain…
Nikki: But, what about B and Ash?
Jeszika: What about them?
Nikki: What would they do without you?
Jeszika: Am I really much help to them like I am right now? I'm losing my will to fight Nik... I just want to sit here and drink my sorrows away, snort till the pain goes away... but even thats not working anymore... It only makes it worse....
Nikki can't believe her ears.
Nikki: Don't sell yourself short, Jez. We're a team, a family!
Jeszika: Doesn’t matter anyways, I'm under contract still. Booked in for the biggest match on the next PPV, a world title match, that by rights I should be excited for, a once in a lifetime chance... but Nik…
She shakes her head.
Jeszika: Instead I'm dreading it. Not only do I have to fight a friend who currently hates my guts for it, but I myself just don't feel like I'm ready for this. And this week I have to fight Pauly, a guy who seemed so nice when he came here but now...
She shakes her head.
Jeszika: Now I'm not so sure....
Nikki: You can do it, Jezzy. Have faith in yourself, I do.
She pauses and shakes her head.
Nikki: I know it’s not like… having Mel but...
Jeszika: I know, Nik. You've been here with me through so much, helped me out of the deepest holes, but right now... I just feel like I'm punching at air and hitting nothing...
She sighs.
Jeszika: I'll try, Nik... it’s all I can really do…
As Nikki nods, her phone goes off. She pulls it from her pocket and glances down.
Nikki: It’s B, texting to see if you’re here.
She pauses and looks up.
Nikki: What do you want me to tell her?
Jeszika: Tell her, I'm gonna try.
Nikki nods.
Nikki: Ok.
