Post by Chrysalis on Jun 8, 2020 19:07:28 GMT
June 8th, 2020
12:45PM
New York
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June 7th, 2020 was a night that was supposed to mean the world to Christina Jade aka TWC's Chrysalis for many reasons. Not only was this her professional wrestling debut, but it was in the mecca of sports venues, Madison Square Garden, and it was a chance to enter her into round two to crown the first champion in the company's history. All she had to do was get by Christina King.
We all know how that went.
For the normally outspoken rookie, the day after as it was now known as, was anything but celebratory for her inside the hotel room she booked to celebrate her win that never came to fruition. Now alone in the lavish room, she was sitting on the edge of her hotel bed with her phone in her hands. She drags her screen, reading the tweets from the MadClan, the mocking and teasing. Her thoughts are interrupted by a knock on the door.
CHRYSALIS: "This better be room service."
Wearing a pair of gray shorts and a tanktop that she slept in, Christina pulls herself out of bed and walks to the door. She unlinks the chain from the door and pulls it open to see fellow rookie and her best friend since childhood, the gorgeous Toya Ford.
Toya walks into the room wearing a red swimming top that leaves little to the imagination, denim shorts that were cut short with a ripped pattern and Nike slides.
TOYA FORD: "My main bitch!"
Christina closes the door behind her friend who then wraps her up in a big hug from behind as TWC's rookie squirms and screams.
CHRYSALIS: "Put me down, Toya, dang!"
Ford sits her friend down and grabs her arm and pulls her to the bed where the two of them sit side by side.
TOYA FORD: "Look, I obviously saw your match last night and I get why you're bummed, but it could be worse. You could have been fired like I was today."
She teases, hoping to get her friend to smile.
TOYA FORD: "Besides, check this."
She pulls up her phone and scrolls a bit and shows Chrys the next TWC card that was just announced.
TOYA FORD: "Payback is a bitch, and that bitch is named CHRYSALIS...come on, you got this. Don't lose what brought you here in the first place."
After staring at the phone for a few moments, she smirks and hands the phone back to Toya.
CHRYSALIS: "My bad that I'm not jumping for joy right now, I have a knot the size of Carnivore's ego on the back of my head from that hammer shot. That shit hurts, no cap."
Toya rubs her friend's back with a sympathetic look on her face.
CHRYSALIS: "But seeing that card does make things a lil better. I get Bruce and Jan on my side. If they can keep their lil attitudes towards each other in check, I have a second chance to get back into the tournament and I get my hands on ALL of the MadClan in an elimination match. I wanna take all of 'em out. Not even gonna tag my partners in."
Clearly joking, she laughs and looks at her surprise visitor.
CHRYSALIS: "Sorry about the job too. Maddux is a cool dude, I've talked to him. But I know you, you're a brat. I know you brought it on yourself."
TOYA FORD: "You know it, but it's all good. You know my modeling has always been the thing my parents pushed me into. If something happens in a no dq match and I lose my modeling contract they would cut me off. They pay for EVERYTHING for the most part. Not trying to have that. Maybe I'll just travel with you."
She wraps an arm around Chrysalis' neck with a big smile.
TOYA FORD: "Come on, you know it'll be crazy fun!"
CHRYSALIS: "You mean you'll drive me crazy? I love you but you go hard...too hard for me sometimes. I am glad to see you though. I have room service on the way, and I'm not trying to eat this pizza alone..."
Toya smirks and rubs her hands together.
TOYA FORD: "How was it though? Wrestling at MSG, against someone that kept pushing your buttons for the last month? I know how bad you wanted it."
Chrys looks down at her feet as they hang off the bed. It was as if Toya's words brought her back to the moment just a night earlier.
CHRYSALIS: "The moment was cool af for real. I got to see all the cool Knicks posters and stuff on the walls backstage, other entertainers that have been there and stuff. It was legit. I think the moment I realized it was REAL and about to go down, was right before my match. I was in my dressing room and I looked in the mirror and for the first time leading up to the match, I rubbed my jaw. She's been threatening to kick my face off. I was nervous. But when the bell rang, I knew the moment was mine. I don't even wanna talk about it anymore."
The sting of the loss was still evident as she looks up as she hears another knock on the door.
CHRYSALIS: "That's room service. Unless I have another surprise."
She goes to stand up but Toya presses down on her shoulder with a smile.
TOYA FORD: "You chill...I'll get the food. What I need from you is to focus on the NEXT match, relax and realize that you're good. I'll even rub your head to get rid of the headache after we eat."
Chrys flashes a faint smile as her best friend walks to the door to let the room service staff member into the room. Her mind trails off. An elimination match against the MadClan in less than 2 weeks? This was her moment. Her chance at redemption, it was time to do more than TALK THAT TALK, it was time to show herself and her opponent's what she's truly made of.
TBC...6/21/2020.