Nikki was in extreme pain as blood ran down her face. It had been about four hours since she had been kidnapped and it confused her. It was meant to be a storyline involving her, Layla and Evan. Her hands and feet had been bound with a thick rope and every time she moved, they rubbed against her skin, causing her to try cry out in pain. A thick, bad-smelling cloth had been tightly wound round her head, and in her mouth meaning she couldn't talk.
She had passed out and woken up in a room. It was a normal hotel room and she thought she recognized the set out. If only she could remember what city it was in. Layla walked into the room and crouched in front of her.
"This wasn't the way I want this 'plan' to go, but its the only way I can have John." She let out a sly smirk.
Nikki lashed out and screamed, tears running down her face, her hands managed to get free and she swung a punch at Layla, colliding with her face. The door swung open and Evan entered along with another masked person. They grabbed her hands and held them in the air, stretching out to the sides. Nikki cried in pain.
"What do we have here?" Layla walked over to Nikki's left hand and went to grab her engagement ring. Nikki curled her fingers preventing her from getting to it.
"If you don't give it to her, We'll just take the hand." Evan hissed in Nikki's ear. She unfurled with much hesitation. Layla roughly took possession of the diamond ring. She shon it up to the light. She wiped the blood away by wiping it on her shirt. She skipped over to the table and placed the ring inside the envelope with a small clink.
"Search for the phone." Layla flashed Nikki a sick smile and left the room with the envelope in hand.
Nikki was pushed on to the bed, her stomach pressed against the sheets. Evan left the room and another person walked in, also masked. She tried to scramble away but was held in place. Something hard hit her in the back and she lay still. She felt someones hand going into her back pocket, lingering a little more than they should have. And then he spoke. She recognized the voice straight away.
"Flip her over and check the front." The husky voice made her ears ring in alarm.
Randy Orton
Nikki started to wriggle, kicking out and punching, sometimes into thin air and sometimes actually landing a blow. Another voice spoke but she couldn't recognize it. She managed to break free and snap whatever was holding her legs together. Randy stood up, looking proud, until she realised he had gotten a hold of her phone. He ran out of the room and firmly locked it behind him. The other man let her go and took of his mask. She had never been so shocked at the sight in front of her.
"Daniel..." Nikki whimpered and covered her mouth to hide her shock.
"Nikki, you need to let me explain. I'm here to help you, I heard Orton talking with Layla about this whole thing and I automatically thought about getting involved so I would be here to free you." He said in one big breath. He looked at Nikki with warm eyes before she leapt forward and hugged him. He hesitantly wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back as she cried.
Christian and Maria sat on the bed as John paced back and forth. It had been four hours and Nikki hadn't even came back to his dressing room. The trio had moved onto the next city and checked into a new hotel but John knew something was wrong. After checking in Christian and Maria wouldn't leave him on his own for when something happened or he received bad news. After an hour sitting in the small hotel room, There was a knock at the door and Maria was the one who stood up to answer it.
A very smiley Layla stood outside. As soon as she saw Maria she tried to look forgiving and she tried to look as if she cared.
"Um, Nikki passed me earlier and asked me to give you this John." She held her hand out and something caught John's eye.
"Layla, Is that blood on your jumper," John asked confused. Layla looked down and tried to cover it.
"Oh! this... nah... its nothing... Um... I have to go..." She quickly stepped out of the doorway before running on her heel and speeding down to hallway and heading for the stairs.
John slammed the door and sat down on the bed, Maria put her arm around Christian, trying to comfort him. He ripped open the envelope, looked inside and threw it across the room at full speed. He looked at the ground as tears started running don his face. Maria put her arm around him and pulled him closer but after no reaction, she decided she had better leave. They both bid their goodbyes and left.
John lay back on the bed and let his tears fall. Why had she given him the engagement ring back? Surely she would have done it face to face?
Two seconds later, he felt his phone vibrate. A message from Nikki. He eagerly opened it only to be smacked straight in the face with disappointment.
Soz J,
We cnt b togefer anymr
dnt try 2 find me
Nikki
John squinted at the bright screen before laughing. Nikki never text like that. She always text in full. Something wasn't right here. Sure, the text came from Nikki's phone but there was something that bothered him. He walked across the room and retrieved the envelope. He opened it up and took out the ring. As soon as he saw it, he was reminded of the day he proposed to the woman he loved. He smiled as he remembered her reaction. When they had been interrupted... by Layla. Why would Nikki give Layla the envelope? Layla had always said she wanted him back.
He held the ring up to the light and was nearly blinded by how bright it was. It had cost him so much but he thought Nikki was worth every penny.
Then something caught his eye. A tiny red stain on the inside of the band. It almost looked like blood. It took him a while to remember about what he saw on Layla's shirt. He had thought that was blood too.
Oh No.
She had done something to Nikki.
Or did he just think this because he didn't want to let Nikki go?
