Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Date: 5/31/2020
Time: 9:03 PM.
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Tallyn pulls her suitcase behind her as she enters the hallway that would lead her back to her hotel room in the SCW hotel. She knew that she was wrong about the name of the hotel but they might as well change their name to the SCW Hotel, it might make them a little more cash than being whatever it was they called themselves. Not that she could remember it anyways. She grumbles to herself as she pulls her suitcase behind her down the hallway. She wasn’t necessarily excited to be back in Vegas but she was happy to be away from her father and schizo mother.

Her mother had noticed the drug use in her and called her out on it in front of her father and that had not gone well at all for her. She sighs as she unlocks the door to her room and pushes the door open and walks into the room letting the door close shut behind her. She leans back against the door and lets out a breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding. She felt as if she had been holding her breath since she left Las Vegas to go home for a celebration of Tatum’s life. She hadn’t really wanted to go because she felt horrible thinking about how she herself had let Tatum down. But she did it mainly because Theo talked her into it.

Her relationship with Theo was slightly better than it had been a couple of weeks ago but she still didn’t trust him. Not that she had any reason not  to trust him. Theo had been the one staple in her life that had always grounded her and reminded her why she cared for her siblings for so long.

She sighs before putting her thoughts away so she could unpack. She hated living out of a suitcase Nd she needed some normalcy in her life. This living in a hotel was growing old and stale. She collapses on the bed however, deciding not to put her clothes away after all. Instead she lets her mind drink to the previous week.

FLASHBACK TO THE WEEK OF MAY 24TH THROUGH MAY 30TH

She had been in Florida for only two days and things had gone relatively smooth. Her father was being decent to her and Theo was there with her to try to make things go even smoother. She was avoiding Tesla and her mother came and went as she pleased. And Tally tried to ignore her mother. But it was hard. It didn't even seem like her mother even cared that Tatum had died.

TALLYN: "I hate her."

Theo just pats Tally's shoulder and tries to tell her to hush. It was the day of Tatum's life celebration. Tallyn had chosen a black skin tight, short dress and a pair of black stiletto pumps. Tesla had been trying to talk to Tally all day but Tallyn just walked away from her, not wanting to have that conversation. At least not yet.

But it looked like Tesla wanted to corner Tally now. Theo gives Tally a look and discreetly shakes his head, not wanting Tally to lose her mind.

TESLA: "Tally can you please talk to me?"

TALLYN:
"No."

Tesla flinched at the coldness to Tallyn's voice. It had been clipped and just as short as the word was.

TESLA: "Tallyn, please. Can't you just understand how I feel!?"

That seemed to strike one of Tallyn’s nerves and she gives Tesla a look, clenching her jaw.

TALLYN:
"Excuse you?  You want me to understand how you feel?!"

Tesla weekly nods her head and Tallyn lets out a cold hearted laugh.

TALLYN:
"What about Tatum, Tes?! How do you think she felt when she was lying in the fucking street dying because she wasn't important enough to you to pay attention to?!  Did you ever think about her fucking feelings?!"

Tallyn's voice had started out calm and slowly started to rise as she talked.

TALLYN:
"No. You never once considered how she felt because you are a selfish fucking bitch. And you don't care about anybody but yourself. You deserve to feel like fucking shit."

By this time, Tallyn had been shouting and had garnered attention from everybody. She hadn't even realized that she was crying.

TALLYN:
"I loved her, Tesla. I loved you too. I sacrificed my entire life to raise you and Tatum so we could survive!"

Tesla too was crying, feeling every sort of emotion that came with guilt and grief and Tallyn didn't seem to notice. She feels somebody's arm on hers to try to get her to stop and when she whips around, she sees her biological mother, Athena standing there.

ATHENA: "Tallyn, that's enough."

Tallyn's bottom lip wobbles a little bit.

TALLYN:
"And you!"

Tallyn turned her attention away from her crying sister to her mother.

TALLYN:
"Where the fuck were you at?! You were supposed to be our mother! You were supposed to protect us! But you fucking wouldn't. The drugs were clearly more important to you than Tatum's life! You shouldn't even fucking be here! I'll even drive you to your little drug house, if you like. Will that help you clear your conscience, Athena?"

Theo sighs, watching Tallyn unravel as she was forced to come face to face with the tragedy that was Tatum's death. Tallyn takes a few deep, shaky breaths.

WILDER:"ENOUGH!"

Her father's voice boomed over Tallyn's and she looked at her father as well. The tears on her cheeks were fresh and she swore she wouldn't cry again. But she was.

WILDER:"Tallyn, enough. Everybody feels horrible about what happened to Tatum. Nobody wanted her to die. And it was a tragic accident.  There is no need to place blame on anybody."

Tallyn just looks at her father, glaring daggers at him as well. She blamed the three of them; they had all been in Florida and they should've been able to handle an eleven year old.

TALLYN:
"Fuck this. I'm out. Keep acting like you all cared about Tatum. I don't fucking care."

She spent the next three days at the drug house, high as a kite and doing dirty things with a guy or two from the house. She didn't care until Theo showed up and forced her to leave. She was so numb but Theo didn't scold her or yell at her as he took her home.

He helped her sober up and made her realize that she had to stop. That drugs couldn't be her crutch anymore. She wanted to ignore him but he was right. She couldn't continue down that path of drugs and sex with men she didn't really know or even like just because she didn't care. It was time to grow up and evolve.

END OF FLASHBACK

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Date: 6/4/2020
Time: 8:00 PM.
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The scene opens up in front of the Bellagio fountains and Tallyn is sitting on the railing in exactly the middle of the fountains. Her legs were expertly crossed and she was holding onto the sides beside her. She smiles at the camera.

TALLYN:
"Do I expect to win on Sunday?"

She shrugs her shoulders as she maintains her balance as the fountains start to go off behind her.

TALLYN:
"Of course not. I am behind and have been unfocused for a long time. Quarantine has not helped me in any way. My sister dying didn't help me in any shape or form either. It has been one thing after the other that seemed to happen to me and there were just things that mattered more to me than this…"

She wasn't going to lie to the people of SCW. They've noticed her and while, she's only won one of her matches on her own, they had yet to kick her out. So in her book that was a good thing.

TALLYN:
"I owe an apology to the SCW Universe and the staff of SCW. You have not got the best version of me and for that I apologize. You deserved better from me and I didn’t give it to you. You got the version of me that absolutely nobody actually deserved. And for that, I am sorry."

She smiles at the camera.

TALLYN:
"But after Sunday, after I accept my fate I am going to start new. And show you the real version of me. The best version. And to my opponents? Good luck on Sunday. Because you all deserve it more than I do."

She gives the camera an empathetic look.

TALLYN:
"And to the GO Gym, I also owe everybody there an apology as well. I have not been the student that they know that I can be. And after Sunday, when I start new...I promise to make them proud."

She slides down off of the railing.

TALLYN:
"Good luck to everybody else."

She walks off,  not adding anything else.

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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Date: 4/30/2020
Time: 9:03 PM.
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Tallyn lies in her hotel bed, staring up at the ceiling in her hotel room. The day had been utterly exhausting. She had spent six hours in the morning running and at the GO gym to try to prepare herself for Sunday’s match against Sam Marlowe but now, she couldn’t even talk herself into getting up to go wonder through the hotel. As if even that was an experience of sorts anyways; she knew most every nook and cranny of the place and was beginning to grow even more bored with the quarantine lifestyle.

She thought about messaging Donovan to see if he wanted to do something but even that, at the moment, didn’t sound like it would consist of anything but sex and drinking. Not that she was opposed to that because that was hardly the case when it came to Donovan and herself. She just felt blah.

She jumps when her phone begins to ring and she looks at it to see that it was a video call request coming in from her sister Tesla. She had been avoiding the younger girl’s calls and messages ever since Tatum had died from the car accident. But she supposed that it had been nearly a month since Tatum had passed away, and felt that she couldn’t avoid Tesla for forever, so she presses the button to accept the video call request.

TESLA: “Tally! Oh my god….I’ve been trying to get ahold of you for a month now…”

Tallyn looks at her younger sister’s face and feels nothing but anger and resentment toward her. She knew that logically, she shouldn’t place the blame on Tesla because it was just a freak accident.  But she was still so mad at her. Tallyn had been the one to take care of all of her siblings when she was growing up and when her Dad kicked her out over a year ago, she had made sure that Tesla was going to be the one to watch out for Tatum. Clearly, she didn’t.

TALLYN: “Well, clearly I didn’t want to talk to you.”

Tally doesn’t missed the hurt look that passes over Tesla’s face and Tally just shrugs her shoulders, not caring that it was probably a harsh reaction.

TESLA: “Tal…”

Tally just looks at her, a blank look in her own eyes as she looks at her younger sister. She takes a deep breath and slowly lets it out.

TALLYN: “Tes.”

The nickname came out flat and as if she was uninterested about what Tesla had to say. But Tally had to admit she missed Teddy; he was choosing to stay in Florida for an extended amount of time to help out their father. His father? Tallyn didn’t technically consider him her father as she had been the one taking care of Theo, Tesla, and Tatum.

TESLA: “Tally, you can’t just...you can’t just cut me out of your life! I’m your sister!”

Tallyn just shakes her head as she looks at the distress on her sister’s face. Tallyn knew that she should care about her sister more and be worried about her sister’s own mental health and well being but she couldn’t shake the angry feeling.

TALLYN: “So was Tatum, Tesla. And clearly, you are--were too selfish to even give a fuck about her.”

Tallyn again doesn’t miss the pained look that crosses her sister’s face. She knew that she couldn’t help it because Tatum had been special to Tally; their bond had been unbreakable until her father kicked her out.

TESLA: “Tally, please….I’m sorry!”

The tears splash down Tesla’s face as she tries to plead to Tallyn about forgiving her.

TALLYN: “You think a weak apology is going to mean anything, Tes? That doesn’t bring Tatum back! She’s fucking dead and there’s absolutley nothing you can say that will bring her back!”

TESLA: “I was watching her, Tally! She just ran out into the street!”

Tallyn shakes her head, knowing that was Tesla was lying because her father had said something completely different. Tesla had been on the phone with a boy and Tatum had just left the house, without any qualms about it.

TALLYN: “You know lying to me isn’t going to get you on my good side, Tesla. Dad already told me what had happened. And to think, Tesla, a boy was more important than Tatum’s life. That is going to be something that you will have to live with for the rest of your life.”

TESLA: “I...he! I’m sorry! Please, just...I need my sister, Tally…”

Tallyn watches as the tears start to spill down her sister’s cheeks and she rolls her eyes at it. She didn’t care if she was being heartless about it.

TALLYN: “No, Tes. I’m not...I’m not ready to really talk to you about this or anything else concerning Tatum, okay? I’m not ready to hear how your social life was interrupted with watching Tatum. She was our sister and she was important too. I have to go, Donovan is here.”

She doesn’t give Tesla time to protest as she hits the red button. Tesla would also know that Donovan wasn’t there and that Tally just didn’t have anything left to say to her at that time. She tosses her phone to the floor before sighing, getting that itch again. She had really tried to stay away from it; knowing that it messed her focus up but Asher was just...too tempting. And all she had to do to get what she wanted from him, was giving him a little bit of attention and it was an easy score.

TALLYN: “Fuck it. Nobody gives a shit anyways.”

Tallyn pushes herself up and pulls on a pair of yoga pants and a hoodie before shoving her feet into her tennis shoes. She grabs her phone and the rest of the necessities before leaving her hotel room. She smiles at people in the hallways as she heads to the elevator to go down to the lobby. She was becoming a little more comfortable with coming and going, even though several people enjoyed giving her dirty looks. And they were also becoming easier and easier to ignore as well.

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Hours later, Tallyn walks into the hotel again, giggling and clearly out of sorts as she makes her way to the elevator. She was alone and seemed to be struggling to walk straight as she hums to herself. She presses the up button on the elevator before trying to wait as patiently as she could. But her patience was running out, so she jams her thumb into the up button again and does so a few more times and then smiles triumphantly when the door opens and she’s able to step into the elevator.

TALLYN: “Thank you, jerk.”

She didn’t care that the elevator was an inanimate object and definitely wouldn’t be talking back to her but it didn’t bother her at all. She presses the number of her floor before pressing the shut doors button and then leans against the wall and closes her eyes once the machine begins to move up to the floor she was staying on.

It didn’t take her long before she was getting off the elevator and beginning to walk down the hallway and she stops when she sees Theo leaning against her hotel room’s door. She sighs, figuring either her father or her sister sent him here to talk to her. She didn’t hold anything against him; how could she? He had been here when the tragic accident happened and so, there was no blame to be shared with him.

TALLYN: “Did Dad send you back to watch over me?”

She hadn’t meant to practically the spit the words out at him but she couldn’t help it. She had thought he had planned on staying in Florida to support both her father and Tesla during this tragedy.

THEO: “I guess technically you could say that, Tally. But not really to watch over you; everybody knows that you’re not about to let anybody take care of you.”

TALLYN: “Damn right. I’ve always taken care of myself.”

Tallyn unlocks the hotel door and walks inside, letting Theo follow behind her. She wanted to hold a grudge against him because he was ruining her high and killing it with ease. But he was her brother and now, her only sibling that she cared about.

THEO: “Tesla feels really bad, Tally. She hates herself for letting it happen and not watching Tatum better…”

TALLYN: “Good. She should. Fucking choosing a boy over her own fucking sister.”

The thought even pissed her off and she grabs an empty bottle of tequila and throws it at the wall. She hadn’t even realized that the thought alone was enough to make her cry. She was tired of crying but she didn’t know when the tears were going to stop.

THEO: “You shouldn’t hold it against her, Tal. She already feels bad enough…she doesn’t need you to hold your own grudge against her.”

Tally rolls her eyes at her brother as she keeps her back to him, tears trailing down her cheeks. She wanted to stop feeling so miserable. She had thought that the booze and drugs would numb it down but it was only a temporary fix.

TALLYN: “Yeah, well that’s what you think, Teddy. I can’t forgive her for choosing a boy over her own sister. Do you think I fucking enjoyed having to waste my entire teenaged years to care for her and Tatum? No. But did I fucking do it? Yes because I fucked loved them and I wanted them to be able to live normally. But guess what, Theo? Tatum doesn’t get to do that anymore because of Tesla’s selfish decision. So she can continue to feel miserable, I won’t stop her.”

THEO: “When did you turn into such a bitch, Tallyn? This...this isn’t you.”

Tallyn just stares at the curtains that were closed over the window and she just simply shrugs her shoulders at him. She didn’t want to think about the changes she had gone through in the past month. It wasn’t worth it. It wasn’t worth feeling like she wasn’t worth shit.

TALLYN: “This...is what happens when she killed my baby sister, Teddy. The old me? She’s gone and you’re going to have to accept that this is me now. And you can either fucking get on board with it or you can get the fuck out of here.”

Tallyn didn’t wait to see what he chose as she walks into the bathroom and slams the door shut behind her. She couldn’t deal with it anymore and just wanted to not feel. Thankfully, Asher had given her some to go.

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Date: 5/1/2020
Time: 8:00 AM.
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Tallyn is sitting in front of her laptop, dressed in a simple purple tank top with the straps of her black lacey bra being visible. She was set to just record her own promo and then post it on the sight. No special effects, no nothing. She just didn’t have the oomph for that this week. She adjusts the laptop’s screen to adjust the camera before pressing the record button.

TALLYN: “I wish I could say that I had better news…”

She runs her fingers through her dark locks before looking at the camera.

TALLYN: “But I sit here in front of you, just thinking about what Sunday is going to produce. Sure, it will produce a killer show. But what about for me? Do I think that I have it in the bag for Sunday? Absolutely not. Do I give a fuck if I do?”

She gives the camera a blank look.

TALLYN: “Absolutely fucking not. It would fit right in with the way my month has been going. Might as well make it another loss for me because who the fuck cares? Surely not me.”

She lets out a breath and leans back in the chair, just staring at the camera with a blank look in her eyes. She was too high to give a fuck about what was coming out of her mouth.

TALLYN: “Should I be thrilled to be going up against a SCW veteran such as Sam Marlowe? Yes, probably. But am I? Abso-fucking-lutely not.”

The look on her face completely said that she didn’t care about what was happening. She didn’t care that she could definitely get in trouble for this video either. She was at that point where it didn’t really matter.

TALLYN: “I wish I could say that I had more oomph in me for Sunday but I really don’t. It’s going to be a shitshow of a match and I’m not exactly thrilled about it. This might get me in trouble but who cares? What are they going to do? Fire me? Go ahead. It’s not like that would make things better or worse either. The way my life is going right now? Might as well add that to the list of things that could go wrong.”

She hadn’t been able to pull herself out of her own funk since the previous day. The way that Theo had yelled at her after she came out of the bathroom high as a kite hadn’t really bothered her until she was sober. And now, she was just done with it.

TALLYN: “Fine me? Go ahead. Suspend me? Go ahead. Nothing will matter because there is nothing that will make what I am feeling right now worse.”

She moves her left leg up and wraps her arms around it and props her chin on her knee.

TALLYN: “Sam, I’m sure you’re a great person. Albeit, too fucking happy all the time but nonetheless, I’m sure that you’re a wonderful person. And a great competitor…”

She shrugs her shoulders.

TALLYN: “And to be fair, you probably deserve a better opponent than myself right now. But let’s get into this so I can go back to bed, shall we?”

She rubs her forehead before clicking a link on her phone and reading something on it before setting her phone down on the desk.

TALLYN: “You have some really great accomplishments in SCW, Sam. Good for you. But you seem to be a let down once you’ve won a championship. I haven’t really figured out why but it seems like you can’t hold onto them for long periods of time. Is there a logical reason for that? No, probably not. Maybe you just fucking suck more than what management wants people to believe.”

She shrugs her shoulders.

TALLYN: “But let’s face it, Sam...your biggest win of your career is when you beat the unbeatable, Mikah at My Bloody Valentine. And I forget which number it was, but it doesn’t matter. Nobody even gives a shit about that anymore. But let’s think, Sam…”

She taps her finger to her bottom lip a couple of times.

TALLYN: “Did you beat Mikah because you’re better than her? Or did you beat Mikah because she let you win? Because you don’t look more impressive than she was or is, even. I know she’s just Hot Stuff Mark Ward’s personal assistant, but I guarantee that she would beat you if she were to come back. So, let’s think about it again...were you really a better wrestler than her at that time? No, definitely not. I definitely believe that she let you win because she was tired of all those fucking sheep in the back throwing a tantrum like mother fucking two olds because they couldn’t beat her…”

She just shrugs her shoulders.

TALLYN: “And this isn’t me saying I’m a fan of Mikah because that woman is a bitch and probably has done a lot of fucked up things in her career. But you can’t deny that she is the best that SCW had to offer when she was competing. She was what a Bombshell should be but yet, I don’t see her getting any sort of credit around her. Everybody acts like her title reign wasn’t that big or that important. They just kind of brush her accomplishments under the rug and act like it was nothing. But yet somebody like you, Sam? You get all sorts of praise and I just...I don’t get it.”

She shrugs her shoulders again.

TALLYN: “Personally, you don’t even seem to have what it takes to be a main eventer anymore. You’re too happy, too nice and being nice gets you fucking nowhere. I’ve tried it and it left a sour taste in my mouth. So I’m done being nice.”

She brushes her hands off as if she was brushing the dust off of them.

TALLYN: “Being nice is for losers and I’m learning quickly that you have to take what you want if you want to get anywhere in this business. And I’m about to take this win from you on Sunday, Sam. I need it more than you because let’s face it, even if you do lose, people will still love you...me? They don’t even know me yet to have much of an opinion on me….”

She smirks a bit.

TALLYN: “But they will come to know me soon and realize that I’m not just going to lay down and take whatever they dish out to me. I’m here to prove myself, whether I believe it or you believe it or not. Whatever happens? Is going to happen and I’m going to make sure that people realize that I’m not going to just be a flash in the skillet. And I’m beginning to believe that I’m going to have to make an example out of you, Sam.”

She looks around her hotel room and then lets out a breath.

TALLYN: “I wish I could say that you’re going to be an easy defeat because you’re not going to be. But it’s going to be fun to prove to everybody that you’re not as good as people like to pretend that you are. Maybe it will be an eye opener for you.”

She pauses before shrugging again.

TALLYN: “Or maybe not. I’m not a mind reader.”

She stands up and leans down to look into the camera.

TALLYN: “I’m done with this. See you on Sunday.”

 
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DATE: SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2015
TIME: 1:00 P.M.
LOCATION: -- JUST A FLASHBACK
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A fifteen year old version of Tallyn walks into the house around 5 P.M. to find her thirteen year old brother sitting on the couch, playing video games. That was nothing out of the ordinary so Tally just shakes her head before walking into the kitchen to find it empty. She frowns, finding it a little strange as Tesla, her ten year old sister was usually sitting there doing her homework and their mother was usually making supper and trying to keep their youngest sister, Tatum from throwing a fit about something. But all three were absent from the kitchen, which made Tally feel uneasy. She walks back into the living room and looks at Theo.

TALLYN: “Teddy, where is Tesla and Tatum!?”

Theo looks up from his video game, a slightly surprised look on his face as if he hadn’t even realized that Tally had gotten home from her dance class.

THEO: “Oh, I don’t know. I’ve been home since 3:45 and I thought they got home shortly after I did…”

Tallyn lets out a groan of frustration as she feels the panic set in in her stomach. She didn’t like her mother and hated that she was always a wild card. Tally never knew when her sister was going to just up and disappear on them; she’d done it several times before.

TALLYN: “Teddy! It’s 5 P.M. Where could they be?!”

Theo audibly sighs and pauses the video game as he can hear the distress in his sister’s voice. He stands up and places his hands on her shoulders as he looks into his sister’s brown eyes.

THEO: “Calm down, Tally. We’ll find them, I’m sure Mom’s just running late.”

Tallyn just looks at her younger brother and shrugs her shoulders. She often felt that her mother was just waiting for another excuse to leave and Tally felt as if she had actually done it this time. Theo could see the worry in her eyes and he gives her a smile before handing her the keys to the car her father had bought for her to drive to and from school on her school permit.

THEO: “We’ll find them, calm down.”

Theo grabs his phone and then hands Tally’s her own phone. Tally offers  him an appreciative smile, thankful that he was actually helping her and not just telling her she was crazy. Sometimes, she felt crazy but she had been taking care of Theo, Tesla, and Tatum since she was nine years old. She often felt as if she had no control when her mom was around and then she just felt like she was lost. Sometimes she tried to think that she's only fifteen years old but it never worked because her mom disappeared at the drop of a hat.

She didn't have a childhood where she wasn't taking care of someone. Before Tesla and Tatum came along it was a turn Theo and she even took care of Theo at a young age. He was only two years younger than her barely at that but she still acted like she was the one taking care of him.

TALLYN: “Where should we look first?”

She didn't care that it was illegal for her drive Because she wasn't 16 years old yet. She only had her school permit, which only allowed her to go from her house to school and back. This would be the first time she ever did anything that was against the law. She had always made sure she was extra careful when she had her siblings in the car with her.  Because she figured if she wasn't around who was going to take care of them?  So she always made sure that she didn't get in trouble because she was person that her siblings depended on.

THEO: “Well, let’s go to the school first. Maybe they’re still at the after care center.”

Tallyn nods her head. That was the most reasonable thing to do and probably the smartest, unless their mother picked up the girls and went off somewhere.

TALLYN: “Right. You’re right.”

She doesn’t hesitate in taking the keys or walking out the front door to her car. It was a super nice car and probably too fancy for a fifteen year old to be driving but their father wanted her to have a responsible, and a reliable car to get around in. So, he bought her an Audi and let her pick the color, in which she picked yellow. They waste no time in getting in and they both put their seatbelts on before she drives the ten miles to the elementary school. Tallyn hurries out of the car and Theo is quick to follow her into the building as they go to the aftercare program in the school.

TALLYN: “Tesla?! Tatum!?”

The workers in the room look up and seem surprised to see Tallyn and Theo there. Tallyn seemed a bit panicked as she looks around the room but doesn’t seem to see either of her sisters.

TEACHER: “Tally?”

TALLYN: “Where are my sisters!?”

The teacher exchanges a look with another one in the room before looking at Tally and then at Theo.

TEACHER: “Your mom picked them up about an hour ago…”

The color drains from Tally’s face as she looks at the teacher before looking at Theo. Theo just sighs and runs a hand over his face as Tally can feel her world starting to unravel.

TEACHER: “Is...everything alright? Is there somebody we can call for you?”

It was clear that the teacher could sense the panic and uneasiness that Tallyn was emitting. Tallyn numbly shakes her head as she tries to think where her mother would go to.

TALLYN: “No…I...it’s just a misunderstanding…”

The words came from her mouth easily but it was clear that she herself didn’t believe them either. She looks at Theo, who was starting to feel the severity of what was going on. He was starting to understand that their mother wasn’t a good person.


THEO: “Let’s go, Tally.”

He grabs her arms and tugs her out of the room and numbly, they both walk back to the car. Tally was feeling more and more angry with their mother, who clearly put her own needs before her children’s. Once in the car she hits the steering wheel a few times before letting out a frustrated scream.

TALLYN: “I hate her, Teddy! I hate her so much.”

She didn’t want to cry, but she couldn’t stop the angry tears from slipping down her cheeks. Her mother had let her down one too many times and she couldn’t trust the woman. She only wished that her father would be done with her for good.

She starts the car before pulling away from the school. She didn’t know where else to look but she’s careful to go the speed limit as she lets her autopilot take over and soon she finds herself in front of a worn down house in a not so nice part of Orlando. She looks at Theo and her eyes hold a pained look. She had never wanted to relive the time when her father dragged her here to pull her mother out of this house. Teddy had only been five and was in the car asleep, and Tesla had only been two and also asleep, so her father had used her as a guilt trip to their mother. And it had worked then. Her mother’s addiction hadn’t been so extreme.

TALLYN: “Teddy, do not leave this car, okay? No matter what you hear or what happens, do NOT get out of this car.”

THEO: “Alright…”

He seemed uneasy but he never disobeyed his sister but he could see how hesitant she was about going in the house. But he doesn’t have time to question her about it as she gets out of the car and takes the key fob with her. She locks the car from the outside and gives him a look that tells him again that he better not leave the car.

She walks up the sidewalk that leads up to the house and she stops about halfway there as she takes it in. It was clear that she was nervous and wasn’t sure how she was supposed to go about this and she glances back at Teddy before shoving the key fob in the back pocket of her shorts. She walks up to the house and knocks loudly on the door. She holds her breath as she can hear some grumbling and scrambling going on.

She looks to her left and sees a broken porch swing sitting on the porch and then looks to her left to see a bunch of trash piled up. She shudders a little bit at the feeling of uneasiness that settles in the pit of her stomach, as if she shouldn’t be here. But she had to find her mother so that she could find Tesla and Tatum.

She knocks again on the door, pounding harder on it as she tries her best to wait impatiently. She knocks a third time, making the noise be louder than the first two times.

GUY 1: “JUST A MINUTE.”

The voice was loud and rough and it made Tally stop dead in her tracks as she only imagines that the guy was much bigger than she was. She takes a tentative step backwards but then stops. She reminds herself that she has to find Tesla and Tatum, so she stands there staring at the door and willing for it to open. And soon it does and her brown eyes widen as she sees the man standing in front of her. He wasn’t exactly unattractive but you could tell that he was on drugs and very high.

GUY 1: “What do you want?”

Tally clears her throat and tries her best to sound confident.

TALLYN: “I’m looking for my mother...and I know she gets...her stuff from here…”

So much for sounding confident, her voice had faltered just a little bit. The guy sizes up the fifteen year girl before stepping aside to let her in. She looks over at Theo once more before walking into the house. The guy smiles before letting the door close behind him and Tally as she looks around the house. There was a smokey haze in the air and the wallpaper was turning a yellowish color and starting to peel from the wall. There was music playing but it didn’t seem to be as loud this time as it was when she was seven years old.

GUY 2: “Who’s the girl?”

GUY 1: “She says she’s lookin’ for her ma.”

GUY 2: “We ain’t got nobody’s ma here.”

Tallyn just ignores them as she goes through the rooms, looking in until she looks into the wrong room and comes face to face with a man that was much more intimidating the first guy. He wasn’t bigger but he just had that look about him. She stops in her tracks as she stares at him wide-eyed.

GUY 3: “Who tha fuck are you?”

TALLYN: “I’m looking for my mother! This is where she gets her shit.”

She swallows hard as she sees the guy narrow his eyes just slightly at her but she tried her best not to back down from him or to not get what she came for.

GUY 3: “Oh does she now?”

Tallyn swallows again before looking at the guy. He was scary and she couldn’t even put her finger on why he was so scary. It wasn’t like he was big in size like the first guy was but she just got this weird vibe from him.##


TALLYN: “I came here with my father when I was seven years old. And she was here getting high with some fucking moron.”

The guy just laughs but there was nothing warm about it and the noise made a child crawl up Tallyn’s spine but she shakes it off as if it was nothing. She didn’t want to back down from him.

GUY 3: “You got some balls girl to be talkin’ to me like that. Who you think you are?”

He looks her up and down, sizing her up or checking her out, she wasn’t sure but she holds her ground. She crosses her arms over her chest, pushing them up just a little bit. The motion doesn’t get lost on him and his eyes go to her chest almost immediately. She closes her eyes before shaking the sleazy feeling off.

TALLYN: “Look, is she here or not? I have to find her, okay? I don’t have time to deal with your shit.”

The guy seemed impressed by the teen’s confidence before he shakes his head and looks to the other guy.

GUY 3: “Get her outta here.”

GUY 1: “Yes, sir.”

Before she has time to protest, the first guy picks her up and easily tosses her over his shoulder and marches her out of the house and puts her back on the porch on her feet. She opens her mouth to protest but the guy slams the door in her face. She sighs before walking back to the car and unlocking it before getting in. Theo looks at her, in curiosity but mostly, he just wanted to know that his big sister was alright.

THEO: “No mom?”

Tally shakes her head as she starts the car and begins to drive again. She didn’t know where her mother could be and she didn’t want to cry over it. She didn’t know where else to look and she was running out of ideas. Theo watches as his sister drives before she turns down the road that would take them to the mall. It was a long shot but it was the only other thing she could think of.

THEO: “Tally, this isn’t the time for you to go shopping! We gotta find Tes and Tatum!”

Tally shoots him a slightly annoyed look, annoyed that she had to explain it to him even though it wasn’t his fault. She knew that it wasn’t but it didn’t mean she didn’t feel annoyed about it.

TALLYN: “People always go to the back parking lot in the mall to get high, Teddy. I have a feeling that mom is there. And we need to get Tes and Tatum out of there.”

Theo nods his head, finally understanding where his sister was coming from. She pulls into the back parking lot to the mall and drives through the rows of cars before spotting her mother’s run down minivan. It was ironic that Tally had a better vehicle than her mother but her mother chose to drive the minivan anyways.

Tallyn pulls her car beside her mother’s minivan and parks it before getting out. She walks over to the minivan and jerks the side doors open to see Tesla sitting there with tears on her cheeks and Tatum was openly and loudly crying.

TESLA: “Tally!”

The emotion in her voice and eyes said it all to Tally and she hugs her 10 year old sister before pulling Tatum over to her as well. They both hug her back, clinging to her and Tally tries to reassure them.

TALLYN: “It’s okay, Tes and Tatum. I’m here.”

She helps them over to her car and gets them buckled in as her mother, Athena walks out of the mall to see Tallyn shutting the door to her Audi. Athena smiles as she walks over toTallyn, that high look in her eyes.

ATHENA: “Tally! My sweet girl!”

Tallyn makes sure the door is shut and she locks the car as she meets her mother at the front of their cars. Athena still holds a smile on her face as she opens her arms to hug her teenaged daughter.

TALLYN: “Do NOT touch me, Athena!”

The high smile on Athena’s face disappears as she realizes her daughter isn’t happy with her. Tallyn’s look, however doesn’t falter.

ATHENA: “I’m your mother, Tally! You don’t call me Athena…”

TALLYN: “No! You are not my mother! You are not their mother either!”

She was screaming and she pointed back at the car as Theo watched from the front seat. Athena looks shocked as her daughter yells at her.

ATHENA: “I am still your mother, Tallyn.”

Athena looks at Tallyn, that stupid look on her face as if she didn’t realize what Tallyn was talking about at all. Tallyn shakes her head.

TALLYN: “You will never understand! You are not a mother, Athena! You’re just some woman who gave birth to four children! You didn’t want any of us! You just want Dad’s money so you can go off to get high! You don’t give a flying fuck about what happens to us!”

Athena looks surprised at her daughter’s outburst. She goes to talk, but Tallyn holds a hand up to stop her.

TALLYN: “No! You don’t get to talk! You are a pathetic excuse of a mother! You fucking picked up my sisters and came here to get high! You fucking left them in the fucking car while you went off to score drugs and get fucking high because that’s the reality! The drugs will always be more important to you than we are and I’m fucking done with your bullshit.”

She didn’t care if people were watching, she was so upset with her mother. She didn’t think she was even going to get through the thick skull of her mother.

TALLYN: “I wish you would just fucking leave us alone for once and for all. Because you fucking ruin everything you fucking touch. Don’t come home tonight or I might do something I’ll regret!”

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DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH, 2020.
TIME: 8:00 P.M.
LOCATION: LAS VEGAS, NV
DAYS UNTIL BLAZE OF GLORY: 8
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The scene opens up to the bathroom in Tallyn’s hotel room. There was nobody else around and what could be seen from the camera’s angle was the bathtub filled with hot, steaming water, rose petals, and had candles lit all around it. The lights are switched to a dim light and soon Tallyn can be seen in the camera’s view in a light pink silk robe that went to her mid thigh. She has her dark brown hair piled on top of her head in a messy bun with a few pieces framing her face. She slowly lets the robe fall to reveal a simple black bikini before she steps into the bathtub and slowly sinks down before grabbing a lavender scented, bright purple bath bomb and lets it go in the water.

TALLYN: “Social distancing.”

She leans back against the bathtub, fully submerging herself into the bright purple water as she gets comfortable. She was careful not to get her hair or anything else in the flames of the candle.

TALLYN: “This week has been...trying. And that’s putting it nicely.”

She doesn’t look at the camera, instead lets her brown eyes close as she relaxes in the bathtub.

TALLYN: “Blaze of Glory is eight days away. And while that sounds like a long time, everybody knows that it really isn’t. But when you’re practicing social distancing, it’s even longer. And sure, I’m sure there are activities in the hotel to do that would entertain one’s self but really, how can you trust that that sneaky virus isn’t trying to get in through the vents?”

She knew that wasn’t how the virus worked but she was going to say it anyways.

TALLYN: “Oh, right. This is the fog nor is it the apocalypse but it sure feels like it, doesn’t it?”

She hadn’t a clue why she was talking about the virus that had seemingly taken over the world because that was what everybody was talking about anyways. Why should she be any different? Oh, right. Blaze of Glory is in eight days.

TALLYN: “I suppose I should talk about my match that's in eight days.  This coronavirus is starting to ruin people's lives and it's taking over everything. I haven't heard anything else on the news except for the coronavirus and hoow many people its killed. Which should be something I'm focusing on I should be focusing on Keira Fisher-Johnson, Seleana Zdunich, and  Mercedes Vargas. but how can I keep my focus on them when everybody talks about this virus?”

She keeps her eyes closed as she speaks, trying her best to relax.

TALLYN: “ I suppose I’ll start with Mercedes Vargas. The walking  statistics book. She knows everything there is to know about everybody. I bet she's going to tell you all about how I lost my second match in Sin City Wrestling. Or how I let my partner down because I'm the one that got pinned by Evie  Jordan.  Everybody walks around talking about Mercedes  like she's so fucking wonderful.  and I know that I'm new, a rookie and whatever you want to say but does she even win matches?  I mean I went through some tapes and then I saw her lose to Mikah several times.  The best thing I can say about her is that she's a transitional champion. At least that's what I tend to see when I watch her matches. How many times did she have the  bombshell championship? I mean the cheater hold it longer than a few weeks? A month maybe at the most?  I mean I'm not the walking statistics book but to me it seems like she's just  a transitional champion. She only holds the championship to make someone else look better.”

A smirk crosses her face as she tries to be still in the water.

TALLYN: “I guess that Micah was a bitch  and maybe she still is but at least you can hold on to the championship. I mean I watched a Climax Control that happened in 2017 or 2018-I can’t remember which year exactly;  they all kind of blend together because Mercedes wasn't even that relevant. But she had a lot to say about Mikah. Maybe she should have focused on the fact that Mikah kicked her ass almost every time they stepped in the ring. Has she ever beat Mikah in the ring? One-on-one? Like I said I'm not a walking statistic book.”

She peeks an eye open and over at the camera before shrugging her shoulders, the water splashing around a little bit.

TALLYN: “ But I suppose she's more successful than Seleana in the ring. Or maybe just because she's been here longer and is like old. And not to mention she looks like a fucking horse I mean like look at her face. Ew.  She was in the form of stable named The Mean Girls and that used to be successful till they all just fucking disappeared. Maybe they got tired of being around her boring old ass,  I really can't blame them. Or maybe they got tired of listening to her spout off the same old bullshit she does week after week.I would get tired of listening to her talk about the same shit over and over and over again. So I couldn't imagine what it was like being in a stable  with her. I mean did she talk about the same people over and over again or the same shit over and over again?  Because that would you want my fucking nerves.”

She takes a deep breath as if she needed to calm down.

TALLYN: “Let me try to guess what you're going to say about me Mercedes. I bet it’ll have something to do with the fact I'm young and naive or that I came from Gabriel and Odette;s gym. Or maybe you'll call me one of their Darlings or who knows. What you should do is not take me lightly. I may be young and I may be new to the game fresh on the scene but you I just another old dusty relic.”

She takes a deep breath and slowly lets it out.

TALLYN: “If you weren’t repetitive and boring Mercedes, I might actually like you because you may be the only one in this match that's worth something in the company. At least you're here and not leaving all the time. And yes I think I'm worth something in this company but I'm just beginning to see what I can do in the ring and you already know what you can do in the ring. But it's not like you can hold a singles title for very long, is it?”

A smirk crosses her face as she opens her eyes finally to look at the camera.

TALLYN: “Boring. Moving on.”

With a flick of her wrist, she puts one candle out with a drop of two of water.

TALLYN: “Keira Fisher-Johnson.”

She says the name slowly as if it was going to hurt her to say it.

TALLYN: “ You're a little bit crazy aren't you? I mean going through your Twitter feed is a workout in itself. I mean I would have gone to the gym today but going through your Twitter feed was a little bit more of a workout than training would have been. And how does it feel to be the less successful one in your marriage oh wait let's not bring that up.”

A smirk tugs on the corner of her lips as she looks at the camera head on this time.

TALLYN: “ You think you're a force to be reckoned with because you're married to Roxi. But you can't hold a candle to your own wife. It's probably a good thing that your wife is not booked in this match. You talk a big game and I'm sure that has worked for you in the past. But it's not going to work this time Keira. I've seen things that I should have to see as a 20 year old. I have seen scarier people than you in my life.  I got it! You are just like that one Bombshell  that shall remain nameless because if I do mention her name she will go off on Twitter about blah blah blah. Who the fuck cares.”

Tallyn rolls her eyes in slight irritation.

TALLYN: “You also cry out on Twitter stating you're not good enough for this or good enough for that.  you seem to want recognition all the time but you can't accept that you're not as good in the ring  as a lot of other people are. Have you ever held the Championship for the bombshells? Hmm... I didn't think so.”

She lets out a giggle before crossing her legs in the water.

TALLYN: “ I'd like to see that I feel for you, Keira.  but when you pretend to be a superhero I really can't empathize with you. You don't live in a reality-based world; you live in a world where things can be fixed by the snap of your fingers. And your reality you think that you could fly or do whatever the fuck it is you think superheroes do.  I'm not sure? But that reality isn't real. Your little world where  problems  get fixed by snapping your fingers or acting like you're a superhero, doesn’t exist. And maybe that's just a feel-good thing for you and your wife but I don't believe it for one second. I want you to wake up and smell the coffee. I want you to know that being a superhero-self-proclaimed that is-isn’t going to guarantee you the win on Easter Sunday.”

She doesn’t care if it was being harsh.

TALLYN: “ I want  you to know that on Easter Sunday I'm coming into that match preparing to break your spirit. To ruin whatever sense of normalcy you have left. You will be crying to the bosses because you didn't get a real chance  at the bombshell internet championship. You'll be begging them to give you another shot because you didn't take the one that you had. And you know what that's just too bad because maybe you should have worked on living in reality rather than the world that you choose to live in. Or you know you can just ask your wife for some tips.”

Another smirks tugs at the corner of her lips.

TALLYN: “Sorry not sorry.”

She takes another breath and slowly lets it out as she looks at the camera.

TALLYN: “Selenana Zdunich.”

She was sure that she butchered that name but she didn’t really care about the other competitor’s name.

TALLYN: “I'm pretty sure I just butchered the way your name's  pronounced someone to call you Sel...is that alright?”

She chuckles before shaking her head at her own antics.

TALLYN: “And how are you to disagree? Let's move on shall we?”

The pieces of her dark hair that wasn’t in her messy bun fall in her eyes and she pushes them out of her face with her right hand.

TALLYN: “ I don't know much about you; you're pretty quiet on Twitter. And what I've seen of you in the ring you look like you could be impressive if you weren't too busy writing your wife's coattails.  Oh did  that hit a little too close to home for you?  Here's a riddle for you:  what has blue hair and loves to screw her wife over to get ahead in the game? that would be your wife, Sel.  Is she going to Christina or Crystal these days?  Nevermind that's not relevant to you is it?”

She chews on the inside of her bottom lip as she thinks for a moment.

TALLYN: “ Between you and I, Sel,  I think we're the wild cards in this match. I think we were third in here because they didn't know where else to put us on the card. They didn't know what to do with a so why not just throw us on the match and hopefully we don't win right? I mean weren't you just the champion like a few months ago? Or maybe a year ago I can't really remember these statistics aren't my thing.”

She shrugs again as she uncrosses her legs and recrosses them the opposite way.

TALLYN: “Do you feel like you've been demoted, Sel? Do you feel like your worth in this company is less than it was at let’s say a year ago?”

Tally’s brown eyes glance at the camera before offering a smile.

TALLYN: “I would like to say that you could say that it is but let's be real. This is like a demotion for you and well for me it's like a very very good opportunity. I need to prove that I can hang in that ring just like everybody else can. I can prove that even though I'm a rookie I'm going to make a name for myself in this company. it'll be the first thing that I can put  on my list of accomplishments. That all this time that I spent working and training at the gym wasn't for nothing. But I didn't just throw over a year of my life away.  And moving to Las Vegas wasn't a mistake. Moving away from my family will have been worth it. I have no other choice but to win on  Easter Sunday. You on the other hand We have a lot of other times to win but this time it's not your turn.”

She shrugs her shoulders again before leaning forward.

TALLYN: “Sorry about your luck.”

She leans back against the smooth porcelain of the bathtub again and looks at her purple, glittery water.

TALLYN: “ All things change. The weather changes. Time changes. But you know it doesn't change? The fact that the talent in this company keeps coming in bigger and brighter.”

She holds a confident look on her face as she looks at the camera.

TALLYN: “This will be my third match in the  company. It will be my first match at a supercard. At a Super Show.  it will be my time to prove but I'm a force to be reckoned with. And I'm going to be the one that takes the company by storm. Because I have everything to gain if I win but if I lose I really don't have anything to lose. It won’t hurt me either way because I haven’t gained  any momentum in this company yet.”

She smirks.

TALLYN: “ It can really only go up from here for me. Losing doesn't make me go back or fall anywhere because I never expected to get this match. I never expected to get a shot at getting a shot at the bombshell internet championship.  so when I saw the card and then I was booked in this Matt I was ecstatic. This is a chance to prove to everybody that I'm not just a stepping stone or a pushover. And if I do go through three other interchangeable women to do so I'll do it. I don't care if I am new to the scene or not. I don't care if I'm  young or old. I don't care what these other interchangeable women have to say about me. Because they are going to find out what I am like in that ring on Easter Sunday and they're not going to like it. They're not going to enjoy losing to have such a rookie or a newbie. And well that's on them. I'd like to say I'd want to wish them luck but I really don't give a shit about what they want or if they deserve it or if they think of that I should respect them.  and maybe after Sunday I will respect them but we'll see we'll see what happens.”

She leans forward and blows out another candle.

TALLYN: “ Here's a little advice for you three girls. Don't just walk into the match on Easter Sunday thinking you’ve got it won because I'm new and I haven't been here as long as you have.  I may be new but guess what that also means I have a lot more in the tank than you do right now. You three have been doing this for a long time a lot longer than I have at least a year or two more. And for you Mercedes that's more like 10 right?”

She winks at the camera.

TALLYN: “ Never underestimate the Newbie or the rookie. I hope you guys are ready for Easter Sunday because I am. And I can't wait to see you there. Later.”

But before she can turn the camera off, her phone rings. She stands up and the water drops down her body as she grabs for her phone.

TALLYN: “Dad? What…”

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2018.
2:45 P.M.
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Tallyn sighs as she walks into her family’s house and sets her purse and bag down. It had been an exhausting day working at the park and now she only had about an hour and a half to shower and get ready to go to her night job. Sometimes, having two jobs really sucked but she liked the extra money and it helped keep her siblings afloat when their father was too busy to remember that they needed food. It wasn’t that he wouldn’t give them money if they asked, they just didn’t want to ask. They felt that they bothered him and that he was too busy to even care.

THEO: “Tal? Is that you?”

Tallyn frowns as she hears Theo shout from where she assumed he was in the living room. She sighs before walking into the living room to see Theo holding an uneasy look on his face and she didn’t realize why until she looked around the corner to see their mother, Athena standing there.

TALLYN: “What the fuck are you doing here?”

She didn’t care if she was blunt or not. And she also didn’t care that Athena was their mother; to Tallyn, all she was was the woman who gave birth to them.

ATHENA: “Watch your mouth, Tallyn Arielle. I am still your mother.”

Tallyn lets a cold laugh slip from her lips as she looks her “mother” over.

TALLYN: “No you’re just some bitch who gave birth to me and my siblings.”

Tallyn watches as her “mother” clenches her jaw, clearly not liking Tallyn’s words of choice. But Tallyn didn’t care what her mother liked or disliked, she just wanted to know why the hell she was in the house.

TALLYN: “So are you going to tell me why the fuck you’re in this house? Or are you going to leave?”

Tallyn points to the door before looking at her mother.

ATHENA “Is it so wrong of me to want to see my children, Tallyn!? You act like I’m a horrible person!”

Tallyn groans and lets her head fall back as she looks to the ceiling.

TALLYN: “You ARE a bad fucking person, Athena! You are not a good person and fucking aren’t a good mother! I don’t know why you think that you can just come back here like you own the house! Jesus! Grow the fuck up, Athena. So tell me what you really want so I can not see your face again.”

Their mother just looks at Tallyn and then over to Theo, who just shrugs his shoulders. He was indifferent towards their mother but also held a little bit of resentment toward her.

ATHENA “I...just wanted to see you guys.”

Tallyn groans audibly again, realizing that their “mother” wasn’t just going to spit it out. Tallyn folds her arms over her chest and gives her mother a dirty look. She knew that her mother wanted something, but she didn’t know what.

TALLYN: “Well, you saw me and you saw Teddy, you can fucking leave now.”

Athena frowns a little at Tallyn again before she looks to Theo, hoping for a bone. Or something that could resemble some hope for her case.

ATHENA “I haven’t seen Tessie or Tatey yet…”

Tallyn rolls her eyes.

TALLYN: “Good because every time you do stop by every eight to ten months, you mess with her head and she’s fucking brat for two weeks after you’ve ditched us again. And her fucking name is Tesla, she’s not a baby anymore. And don’t get me started on Tatum..”

Tallyn spit the words out as if they were poisonous for her to say. Athena just sits on the the love seat that was across from the chair, looking at her oldest child.

ATHENA “I know my childrens’ name, Tallyn. I birthed them and gave each of you your names…”

Tallyn lets another laugh slip from her lips as she looks at her mother. She runs her fingers through her blonde locks as she walks over and stands between her and Theo. Theo got out of school every day around 2:30 and it was only 2:45 pm, meaning that both Tesla and Tatum would be home in about twenty-five minutes or so. Tallyn really wanted their “mother” to be gone by then.

TALLYN: “Wow!!  Surprise, surprise. You actually know our names. That might actually be a first, Athena.”

Athena looks at Tallyn, an irritated look on her face.

ATHENA “I am your mother, Tallyn Arielle! You should not be calling me by my first name.”

TALLYN: “My mother?! You think that you’re my mother!? A mother is a person who fucking takes care of her fucking kids! What the fuck have you done in the past nineteen years of my life!? Or the last seventeen years of Teddy’s life!? Or better yet, the last fucking TEN years of Tatum’s life!?”

Tallyn was full out shouting at Athena by now.

TALLYN: “I was only ten years old when you had Tatum, Athena. But I was the one who took care of her when you fucking ran off to do who the fuck knows what. I changed her diapers, I fed her her bottles, I walked her to daycare when our father was supposed to be sleeping or at the hospital. I raised her, not you but you waltz back in every so often and she thinks you’re back for fucking good. And then when you leave, her world crashes down around her and me and Teddy have to pick up the fucking pieces and glue her back together.”

Tallyn takes a breath as she stares at Athena, who just looked back at her and held a smirk on her own face, as if she knew something that Tallyn didn’t. Tallyn looks at Theo, who shrugs his shoulders as he wasn’t sure what Athena was getting at.

ATHENA “I...you….”

Athena stumbled over her words as she tried to confront her daughter about what she’d said but Athena couldn’t argue with Tallyn, because Tallyn was right. Tallyn had taken care of Tatum when she was little and made sure that she got what she needed.

TALLYN: “Exactly. Now tell me what the fuck you’re doing here.”

Athena smirks as she glances up at the clock and then almost like clockwork, Tallyn’s father Wilder walked into the house. Tallyn frowns as her father was almost never home this early. Tallyn shares another uneasy look with Theo before looking at the doorway as her father walks into the living room.  He looked tired and Tally knew that he’d been up for a while doing surgeries and rotations and whatever else came with the job as a surgeon.

WILDER: “Athena, what is so important that you made me leave the hospital?”

Even his voice sounded tired and drawn out a bit. Tallyn knew that if he was going to get mad, it was going to be a blow out. Tallyn shoots a dirty look at her mother, as Athena sat there with a gloating look on her face as if she was about to win some big prize or as if she knew a secret that  Tallyn didn’t know. Tallyn looked over at her father, who looked utterly exhausted from his long hours that he put in at the hospital.

ATHENA: “I just...I found something out, Wild, and I thought you’d want to know.”

Tallyn looks over at her mother before looking at her father. She was not sure what was going to come out of her egg donor’s mouth. Tallyn runs a hand through her blonde locks as Theo, too seemed unsteady about things that were happening.

WILDER: “What? Whatever it is, spit it out because I don’t have the patience or the time to deal with your bullshit today, Athena. I sent you money last month, I’m not sending you anymore.”

Tallyn hated hearing that her father was still sending her mother money and so often to leave money for his children to have food. She didn’t hate her father but sometimes, she felt as if she could. Sure, he provided a good house for his kids and made sure the necessities that it took to have a house were paid. But when it came to groceries, clothes, or personal hygiene necessities? He often forgot about those and it was left on her.

ATHENA: “Do you know what our daughter has been doing to make money, Wilder?”

Tallyn’s face goes pale white as she realizes just what her mother was about to do. She looks at Theo, who shakes his head.

WILDER: “...She works at Disney World, Athena. I already know that because she tells me. Is that really why you came here? To throw a fit that Tally is working at Disney World?”

Tallyn could hear the exhaustion in her father’s voice as he tried to keep his patience with Athena but she could tell he was growing even more exasperated with Athena’s bullshit. But she didn’t know how to stop Athena from spouting off her evening job.

TALLYN: “Cant you just make her leave, Dad? Tatum and Tesla are going to be home soon and I really don’t think they should see her.”

She tried to keep the desperation out of her voice as she looked at her father. Theo seemed on edge as well.

ATHENA: “Your daughter is working at a strip club, Wilder.”

The news of Tallyn’s night job being out in the open and what it was, seemed to wake her father up. Tallyn watches his face as the realization of what she did in the evenings hits him. She looks at Theo and then back at her father.

WILDER: “Tally, is this true?”

He turns to look at her and she looks at her feet as she tries to think of a legitimate excuse of why she was working at such a place. But there was nothing that could be said of it.

TALLYN: “Yes…”

Wilder rubs his face with his right hand, trying his hardest to keep calm and Tallyn can see that he was doing so.

WILDER: “Why!? Don’t I provide you with enough money?”

The fact that he was clueless was enough to make Tallyn shake her head, her anger beginning to take over her emotions.

TALLYN “What money!? Dad, you may pay all the house bills, the electric bills, the internet, the satellite bills, but I buy everybody’s clothes and necessities. I buy the groceries because you forget to. And I should ask you for the money, but I always feel like I’m a pain in your side when I ask for it. So, it was just easier to get another job to make sure that the fridge and pantry was always stocked. Or that Tesla and Tatum had enough clothes to get through the day. And so that Tatum doesn’t have to wear too small shoes because her feet are still growing! It was just easier.”

She knew it wouldn’t be something that he’d want to hear but she couldn’t hold it back anymore. Her father would have definitely given her the money but she didn’t want to bother him because he spent the majority of his time at the hospital. He was always so busy and she didn’t want to feel like her and her siblings were a burden, so she took on the task of financially supporting them. She put her dreams of wrestling on hold, and was there for her siblings because who else would have been?

WILDER: “Easier!? It was easier to get a job taking your clothes off for some low-class men!?”

She knew that he would be angry about her choice in a job but she didn’t think of it to be as bad as he was making it out to be. He didn’t understand the things that it took to make sure that her siblings were well fed and dressed well enough to not be made fun of at school. And that was her goal; it wasn’t to make sure that her father’s ego or pride wasn’t something she felt that she needed to worry about.

TALLYN: “Are you ever here, Dad? And yes, I know that you sleep here most nights but are you ever really present in any of these kids’ lives!? No, you’re not. You don’t even know that Teddy has been on the honor roll every year since he got into high school or that he has the highest GPA in his class.  Do you know that Tesla is really good at drama club and has gotten the lead in the play every semester? Do you know that Tatum loves to play softball and works every day to get better at the sport? I work my ass off at Disney World and at the club so that those three can do their absolute best and not worry about whether or not we’re going to have food in the fridge or on the shelves.”

Her father didn’t seem to be anymore happier with her response than the previous one.  He rubs his face a little, trying to clear his head as Tallyn stands there, a little out of place.

WILDER: “Theo, Tesla, and Tatum are my kids, Tallyn. You do not have to take care of them.”

Tallyn could hear the restraint in his voice and she could tell that he was trying to keep his anger in check. But she didn’t care; he didn’t know one thing about any of them and she was going to be damned if he told her how she was going to live her life.

TALLYN: “Tell me ONE thing about any of them, Dad. Tell me Teddy’s favorite color or Tesla’s best friend’s name or even, Tatum’s favorite color because I bet you fucking can’t. You’ve never been there for any of us and I had to give up a full ride to the University of Miami so that somebody could be present in their lives. Because we all know that it isn’t going to be you; your job as a surgeon is much more important than some kids you had with some used up bitch who prefers drugs over her kids.”

He clenches his jaw as Tallyn spouts off at him and Athena sits there with a smirk on her face. Tallyn knew that she probably pushed her father too far but she didn’t care. It had to be said because he needed to wake up and realize that his kids were going to grow up with or without him in their lives and she only hoped that he realized what a mistake he had made in choosing his job over them.

WILDER: “Get your shit and get out, Tally. I won’t have you living here anymore and talking to me like that and working at that whore house.”

Her whole body seemed to go numb as his words sank in and she looks at him, in surprise. She had never expected him to actually kick her out. But yet, here he was doing it anyways.

WILDER: “Now, Tallyn. Go pack a suitcase and leave. I’ll give you money to get a hotel but that’s it.”

Her “mother” sat there on the couch with a smug look on her face as Theo stood up and hugged Tallyn. Tallyn hugged Theo back before she turned and ran upstairs, the tears in her eyes threatening to spill down her face. She refused to let him see her cry; it wasn’t something he deserved. She shoved as much of her clothes in a suitcase before getting to her make up and hair things and making sure she could get the most of those as well. She grabs another suitcase and packs it with her shoes and anything else she saw fit. She hesitates, seeing her blanket from when she was a kid and grabs it and throws it in her suitcase as well before going downstairs to see her mother hugging Theo. Tallyn clenches her jaw and grabs the money that her father hands her.

TALLYN: “You’re making a mistake, Dad. Theo is set to graduate in May and he won’t be sticking around like I did.”

She didn’t let her father get another word in as she walked out of the house and pulled her things behind her. She already had a place in mind and it wasn’t in Florida; instead it was in Las Vegas, Nevada and it was something she’d had her eyes on for over a year.

MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020.

Tallyn sighs as she looks at her phone before looking around the training center as it was pretty empty. She never felt more at ease anywhere else in the world except for in Gabriel and Odette’s training center. She knew she was meant to do this and the way it was going only made things that much better. She jumps when she hears the front doors open and then slam shut. She waits but doesn’t seem anybody enter the gym.

TALLYN: “Anybody there?”

She turns around slowly, looking around the gym as a slightly eerie feeling starts to fill her stomach. She had never not felt safe in the gym and had thought it to be one of the safest places in Las Vegas.

TALLYN: “This isn’t funny…”

She feels arms wrap around her from behind and she screams before doing a defensive move and tossing the person to the ground. She turns around quickly and relaxes when she sees her brother, Theo laying on the ground in slight pain. Or what looked to be in slight pain but he also held an amused look on his face.

TALLYN: “Teddy!”

She was surprised to see him. For siblings, they were more like best friends and she hadn’t seen him in person since her father kicked her out fourteen months ago. She helps Theo up and hugs him. She felt her heart beat faster against her chest as she hugs him, a smile spread across her face.

THEO: “Jeez, Tally....try to kill me, why don’t you?”

Tallyn blushes a little but lets go of Theo to look him over before hugging him again. She missed her siblings and only wished that her father would see eye to eye with her. It wasn’t as if she didn’t talk to him; he messaged her about eight months ago, apologizing for being rash and had wanted her to return home but she couldn’t. She loved wrestling and just didn’t want to give anything else up.

TALLYN: “I’m sorry! But I didn’t expect you to be here. What are you doing here, Teddy?!”

Theo smiles at her and shoves his hands in his jeans pockets before shrugging his shoulders. She was surprised and it was a good surprise. It actually couldn’t have come at a better time, if she was honest.

THEO: “I transferred to UNLV. I thought we could actually be brother and sister again. And before you ask, Tesla and Tatum really miss you. And Dad does too.”

TALLYN: “I miss them too…Except for Dad, I don’t miss him.”

She gives him a small smile as the admission slips from her lips. There wasn’t anything wrong with admitting that she missed her sisters. But she didn’t need that brought up right now, not when she was working hard to be ready for the Blast From the Past Tournament. It only made her sad to think about her sisters growing up without her in their lives. She wanted to see Tesla graduate high school and maybe one day become famous. She hoped that Tatum was still as into softball as she was over a year ago. But she couldn’t think about that; it wasn’t what she needed to focus on at the moment.

TALLYN: “Do you want to go to York, England with me?  I have my first official match this Sunday and I would really like it if I had a familiar face there.”

Tallyn seemed a little on edge as she watches him and waits for his answer. She knew that he would probably agree to go as he wouldn’t disappoint her. She shouldn’t be worried about it but yet, here she was waiting for his answer. She had become her own person since moving to Las Vegas. Things weren’t always great and she had some weird roommates but she was making it on her own. She didn’t need to rely on her Daddy’s money or her good looks to make something out of herself. But she did miss the friendship she had with her brother.

THEO “Of course I’ll be there for you, Tal. You were always there for me. Plus, I get an opportunity to use my passport.”

Tallyn smiles before hugging her brother again, feeling a lot more at ease than what she was before. The next six days were going to be a whirlwind and she only had a little time to prepare for them.</text align=right> </p align=”Right”>

FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020
2:45 P.M.
LOCATION: CLIFFORD’S TOWER, YORK.
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The scene opens up to Clifford’s Tower Castle in York, England. The camera was zoomed out enough to show the entire building before it moves in to see Tallyn sitting on the top of the building, her legs dangling over the edge. She was sporting a pair of jeans and a crop top that showed her midriff. If the camera moved closer, the goosebumps on the young girl’s skin would be seen due to the chilly, England weather. The weather in York, England was vastly different from the weather in Las Vegas, Nevada and it was safe to say that Tallyn had gotten quite used to the warm climate that the desert brought her in Vegas. She hadn’t thought to pack warmer clothes and was vastly unprepared for the chilly weater.

TALLYN: “On Sunday, it’s going to be my first match ever.  In SCW and in the wrestling community. My first match in the Blast From the Past tournament. AND my first ever tag team match.”

She smiles at the camera before pushing her blonde locks out of her face. The wind every now and then picked up and blew her hair back into her face, which was a mild annoyance but nothing that she couldn’t handle.

TALLYN: “There’s going to be a lot of firsts happening this weekend, for me at least.”

She hesitates, that new nervousness still settled there. But she was going to be determined to make sure that her newbie status wasn’t going to stick. She’d been training for over a year and she believed that she was ready for her first ever match.

TALLYN: “But you know what won’t be a first?”

A cold, calculated look passes over her face as she looks into the camera. It was a look of confidence, her nerves starting to wear off as she got used to the camera more and more.

TALLYN: “Bobbie Dahl losing and then bitching about it on Twitter. And threatening to quit.  Again.”

Tallyn shrugs her shoulders at the camera.

TALLYN: “Whining and bitching, whining and bitching on Twitter again and again. Because that’s what she does; that is her trademark move and that is exactly what everybody expects out of her. But since when does whining and bitching get you everything that you ever wanted? I wasn’t aware that that was what one had to do to get what they wanted. I thought you had to put in actual work to get somewhere.  Silly me.”

She laughs before rolling her eyes.

TALLYN: “And I’m sure she’ll whine and bitch about me bringing it up on Twitter or hell, even in a segment on Sunday but you know what? If she doesn’t want people bringing it up, maybe she shouldn’t threaten to quit when she realizes she isn’t as great as she thinks she is.”

She holds an unapologetic look on her face but then looks around, trying her best not to shiver before she puts her full focus on the camera.

TALLYN: “And I know I don’t have a right to talk about her win loss record when I myself do not have one yet. But then again, she shouldn’t be such a big, whiny bitch about it. But what has she really accomplished in SCW since she joined? Other than being the one big bitch that nobody can really tolerate.”

She makes a face of disgust before leaning back, placing her hands behind to embrace her upper weight.

TALLYN: “Did she honestly think that she was going to beat Roxi Johnson at My Bloody Valentine? Because from what I’ve heard and understand, Roxi Johnson is one of the hardest competitors to face in the ring because of how dedicated she is in that ring. Is that me knocking Bobbie Dahl’s talent in the ring? No, not at all. But her personality?”

Tallyn makes a disgusted face and then sticks her finger in her mouth to imitate the look of disgust.

TALLYN: “It really needs some work. Or a tune up, even.”

She pauses as she looks up at the dreary sky before focusing back at the task at hand.

TALLYN: “And don’t think that I have forgotten about that little stunt you pulled on Odette weeks ago on Climax Control. I warned you at My Bloody Valentine that you’d get what was coming to you. And while I didn’t think that we’d meet up this early in the tournament, I’m rather glad that we did.”

A smirk and a slightly sinister look appears in her eyes.

TALLYN: “Because what I am going to do to you in that ring, Dahl, is going to make what you did to Odette look like child’s play. I mean, everybody understands that you’re jealous of Odette because look what she’s got going for her. . .”

Tallyn smirks again, that same look staying in her brown eyes.

TALLYN: “She has a great family and everybody likes her. She’s kind and patient and beautiful. She has amazing kids. And she has one of the top rated training centers right now that is bringing out top tier talent. What more could somebody want in a mentor?”

Tallyn raises an eyebrow at the camera.

TALLYN: “And then there’s you, Bobbie Dahl…”

She makes an uncomfortable face, as if it pained her to talk about Bobbie Dahl.

TALLYN: “You aren’t even remotely attractive. You look like a fish out of water and as if you don’t belong in such an elite place like SCW. You don’t have a family that everybody adores and you don’t have any qualities that I would consider remotely redeeming. So maybe it makes a little sense as to why you chose to attack Odette. Jealousy is an ugly monster and it isn’t doing you any favors, Bobs.”

The wind picks up a little and blows Tallyn’s hair in her face and she once again pushes it back out of her face.

TALLYN: “Do I think that I can beat you, Bobs? Of course. But you know, this match isn’t just about me and you, Bobsie….it’s a tag team match. I have to rely on Jack Washington to be able to get the job done when he’s in the ring with that retired Casey Williams….”

She holds a slightly anxious look on her face, for just a split second as if trusting somebody else with getting the win was that painful.

TALLYN: “I have to trust that Jack is just as good in the ring as I am sure that I am. I have to trust that he wants the win just as much as I do. That’s what you do; you have to put trust in your partner throughout this entire tournament to go anywhere.”

Admittedly, she had trust issues. She knew that but she had come to trust Gabriel and Odette, she was sure that she could come to trust Jack if she had to.

TALLYN: “Can you trust Casey Williams, Bobsie?”

Tally raises an eyebrow with a smirk on her face.

TALLYN: “Can you put every ounce of faith you have, no matter how little you have in him? Can you honestly say that you’re going to walk to the ring on Sunday night and believe that you and him can work as a team, as a unit?”

She smirks at the camera, her eyes twinkling with a slight mischievous look in them.

TALLYN: “Because what I’ve seen from you and have heard about you, you’re nothing but a big, selfish bitch. And you can’t seem to see past your nose to see the bigger picture.”

She shrugs her shoulders.

TALLYN: “But hey, I’m new...what do I know?”

Another shrug rolls off of her shoulders with ease.

TALLYN: “I believe in Jack and that’s he can handle the old bag of bones that is Casey Williams. I need not worry about Casey; I’m going to leave that to Jack. Put all of my trust in Jack to be able to get the job done while I focus on you, Bobsie.”

She gives the camera an overly fake sweet smile.

TALLYN: “Because that’s just the kind of person I am, Bobsie. I’m going to make you regret ever laying a hand on Odette Stevens. And I’m going to make both her and Gabriel proud in one full swoop of things.”

She stands up and dusts her hands off.

TALLYN: “It’ll be almost like you were never in this tournament. THAT’S how fast you’ll be done with this Blast From the Past.”

She hesitates before turning back to look at the camera.

TALLYN: “I almost can’t wait to see you bitch about another loss on Twitter and another title opportunity lost.  Almost.”

She winks at the camera before walking away to get down from the top of the castle building and get back to the warmth of her hotel room.