Sanitorium (Roman Reigns Story)

Chapter 18: Discoveries - Part 2

Roman starts shaking in the seat and me and Ivy look on the monitor. My eyes get wide when I see myself on the monitor.

I am holding a gun and I am the only person in the scene so far. It must be from Roman's point of view. The gun is resting on my leg, my finger rubbing the trigger lightly. I am looking into.. the camera? Wherever I am looking, its right at me and Ivy. Its weird looking at yourself through a monitor. I quickly pick the gun up from my side and point it through the monitor at us. The perspective changes and it turns to my side. Roman is standing in front of me in the simulation and he point a gun at my face. I take a deep breath in my seat and focus on the scene. I do not want to see this. Roman and I keep our stares focused intensely on each other in the simulation. We are both waiting for the other to make a move, but neither of us do. We both stand there, completely still, our breathing in unison, guns pointed at either one of our faces. This goes on for more than a minute. I cant take the suspense!

Suddenly, I flip the gun in my hand on the screen so it is facing me instead. I close my eyes on the monitor and Roman drops his gun. I lodge the gun into my mouth, breathing slowly.

"No!" He screams, trying to grab the gun from me.

With one last breath, I pull the trigger and a loud blast goes off, making me jump in my seat. I think Ivy must be used to it, she doesnt move. I fall on the monitor, my mouth agape, and my head bleeding onto the concrete. Roman drops to his knees and slides his hand underneath my head, drenching his hand in my blood, and lifts my head up, nuzzling my head into his chest. The screen goes black and I hold my chest.

"Ivy..." I say, my voice shaking.

"I know. Are you okay?" She asks, looking at me.

I look over at Roman who is sweating in his chair. "No! I just saw.. me killing myself in his simulation! Im not okay I cannot be okay after that! What the hell is that??" I yell.

She grabs my arm. "Calm down. I havent been able to decipher this one yet, but it is definitely not to be taken literally. This wont happen."

"You believe it. Metaphorically speaking, you believe I would sacrifice myself for Roman. Thats what it means! Right?" I say, hysterical.

She looks at me, trying to calm me down. "I told you. I haven't deciphered it yet. That could be what it means, but it could mean something else."

"Okay Im done. I know one thing that is the same in all of these simulations. Given the chance, I cant kill him. Even in my own, I just dont do it. I dont know--"

I stop speaking when I see Roman on the screen on one knee proposing to... Claire! My blood starts boiling and I clench my fists. Wait, why am I jealous? I dont care about Roman, I care about getting out of here. Claire jumps up and down and Roman stands up, smiling. In the corner of the screen, I see myself walking over to them. Roman's smile drops and Claire tries to snatch the ring from him before he drops his hand.

"He's mine Angel. You had your chance and you failed. He knows no one can protect him like me." She says, her red lips curled in a smirk.

"We failed Angel." He says, dropping his head.

"You failed Roman. You're just a sore loser." I say, walking past.

"If not this, you know what I'd do to you." He says, walking towards me.

"No. You're afraid of what I'd do to you. Once I find my Mother, Im coming after you." I say, gritting my teeth.

The scene changes again and there is a little kid, a cute little kid with big eyes playing with a Thor action figure.