You Can Save Her [Avenging Rowan Blackwood 002]
Jul 22, 2017 16:14:07 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2017 16:14:07 GMT -5
October 10th, 2006 - 5:00pm
Even at fifteen years old, Zander Blackwood was a beefcake. He’s nearly 6’4” and clearly works out. All he’s missing is his trademark sexy beard. The future wrestling superstar has thick curly hair and it’s tied back into a bun as he walks in the front door of his childhood home. Dropping his gym bag by the entrance, he heads straight for the kitchen. Zander had football practice nearly every day after school and came home starving. His parents worked office jobs and didn’t get home until around 6 or 7 o’clock most nights. Thea was always finishing her homework when her big brother got home.
“Thea!” He yelled as he stared into the freezer. “You want a pizza pocket??”
Silence.
He rolled his eyes and closed the door. Zander felt annoyed but as he took his first step onto the stairs, he felt a sense of unease. Something in his gut felt wrong and he took the stairs two at a time.
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Tara Jacobs is standing outside of the arena with a big, fake smile plastered across her face. A microphone is clenched in her hand as she conducts her own version of ‘Reporter on the Street’.
TARA JACOBS: “At So-Cal World War the Trans-Pacific Championship will be defended in a barbed wire C4 match between Paige, Rumble Reyes and Zander Blackwood, standing in for his wife, who's still missing.” (Her smile falters slightly - everyone with a heart feels for Zander.) “Who do you think will to walk out with that title?”
Fan montage begins.
FAN #1: “Did everyone miss Rumble making Zander tap like a little bitch when he faced Rowan? Zander’s knee is a liability and if he's locked in that submission again, it's over and Rumble is our new champ.”
FAN #2: “Rumble was undefeated until he crossed paths with Zander. He lost to Rowan and Ryker because of Zander. Inside that ring, Zander is smart. The only reason he tapped was because he wasn’t the legal man. And even after that, Zander still hit Rumble with a big boot, mangled knee and all! He’s a machine!”
FAN 3: “Paige is the only real wrestler in this match. Those big motherfuckers are slow as shit and would probably fall just looking at a turnbuckle. Paige is going to run circles around them and out wrestle them. And if that fails, Paige is going to knock them both out with her cast. She's done it before and she'll do it again.”
FAN #4: “I, like don’t even care. I just want to see someone get blown the fuck up! It’s totally going to be Paige. She’s small and weak. In that ring with two monsters, it won’t take much for them to overpower her and throw her into the explosives. Bye forever bitch.”
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“Thea!” He yelled again, this time more aggravated.
Silence.
Zander pushed open the first door at the top of the stairs: his sister’s bedroom. The walls were pink and covered with posters of popular emo bands. But she was nowhere to be seen.
He pushed open all of the other doors. Nothing.
Now his heart was racing as he called her name again.
Silence.
The bathroom sat at the end of the hall. He twisted the handle. Locked. Panic overcame him and he knew for some reason, he had to kick the door down. And that’s exactly what he did. It came off its hinges easier than he thought it would.
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FAN #5: “Paige is a submission specialist. Zander can’t even lock in a sleeper hold. She made Katie Anderson tap out and with his shitty knee, Zander'll tap too.”
FAN #6: “All Paige’s wrestling skill will be rendered useless against Zander and Rumble. She will never be able to overpower either of them to lock in a submission. They will use their strength to power out. She is outmatched by their size and strength. She may be quick, but her endurance sucks and she’s going to get winded trying to dodge them. Then she's gonna get caught. Once they catch her, she’s done. One one one with beasts, she crumbles. Look at her outcomes against Rumble, Matthias and Frost. Total loser.”
FAN #7: “Rumble is gross. But Paige and Zander are both basically missing limbs. If they were smart, they’d work together to take that fatty out of the match. It’s what Reece and Aliyah did at Baptized and it like totally worked. They won. Then it'll be one and one and Zander has proven stamina and endurance. He will outlast and avenge his bae.”
FAN #8: “Yo, Rumble is focused as a motherfucker. Paige has fucking ADHD and Zander gonna' have some Rowan love flashback and cry like a goddamn baby. You got three mofos in the ring and explosives errywhere, focus is going to keep that fatty from being blown up and win him this damn belt."
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The scene nearly knocked the wind out of him. Thea was slumped up against the bathtub and there was blood everywhere.
So.
Much.
Blood.
Two vertical lines were etched deep into her wrists. Her tiny body was so pale. Her lips were nearly blue.
Zander’s first instinct was the stop the bleeding. He grabbed her wrists, placing his large hands over the wounds. Her blood felt sticky and cold. He was too late.
“No. No. No.” He was screaming now, tears streaming down his face.
She was gone.
Zander pulled her limp body onto his lap, holding her to his chest. Her brother rocked Thea back and forth for hours.
When their parents came home, they found him in that exact position.
He couldn’t save her.
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July 21st, 2017
His eyes flickered open again. This time he wasn’t ripped awake from Rowan’s screams. It was his sister’s blood covering his hands that made him lurch awake. His eyes scanned the room. Thea was sitting next to him. Her smile was so bright but now the bottom of her white dress was soaked with dark, red blood. He looked at cuts on her wrists.
“Why didn’t you come to me? I could have..”
She cut him off. “You couldn’t save me. I made a choice and I’m sorry that I hurt you.” Placing a hand on his cheek, Thea looked up into his eyes. “I know I broke you. But Rowan put you back together. She was your saving grace, Zander. She made you strong again.”
The bearded beauty had spent years blaming himself for Thea's death. If he’d come home earlier. If he’d seen the warning signs. If, if, if.
“You couldn’t save me. But you can save her. Save Rowan.” She whispered one last time before she was gone again.
Zander never wanted to live through his worst moment again. He was paralyzed by fear. He was afraid to find Rowan. Afraid to find her corpse. But he had to know, one way or another.
Is Rowan dead?