; glory and gore [1]

T H I R T Y - F O U R ; SUN

________The beach is so cold in winter here...

fourth month of reign ;

Distance frequently is perceived as extremely complicated to handle because it's what keeps you apart from so many things you hold dear to your heart.

Some are a thousand miles away from the only person on Earth able to build and give their lives a meaning, a purpose to pursue no matter how tough the road could get.

They'd rely on pleasant memories and meaningful conversations exchanged with the individual setting a bright and agreeable fire within their souls : love.

Others are kept apart from the silhouette they used to recognize while looking in the mirror, the character they used to be and decided to erase in order to keep moving forward, to evolve and reach their true pinnacle.

Very few are actually preventing themselves from turning the distance between them and a special, previously cherished place into a distant memory - stopping themselves from crumbling under the sea of emotions its sole sight could unleash.

For a very long time Sasha Banks has been one of those people, running away from their past in hopes to make a better future for themselves, ultimately losing themselves in the fog of their present.

She tried her best to avoid returning to her very first WWE's home, its yellow brand reminding her that she used to be so scared of exploring the whole new universe put in front of her, always needing a little extra push to get herself under the spotlight.

Its recollection only recalled her of times she wishes she could have let go months prior while she was stepping foot in her first RAW's match. Her appearance ignited a mindblowing reaction from the crowd and she figured than maybe, just maybe forgetting NXT would be easier than she expected it to be.

Eventually she comprehended that she never succeeded in this task, constantly rejecting the enthusiastic feelings her former family brought up to her but never entirely erased from her disturbed mind.

You know this feeling when you've felt nothing but anger and emptiness and your black heart is finally hit by such a sweet warmth ?

Because for the first time in forever something good happens to you and you didn't even ask for it ?

It was nothing she felt in this moment.

As the Boston native is now standing in front of the establishment that meant so much to her years earlier, she catches herself thinking that many things have changed since then.

She got signed a couple of weeks before Bayley and pretty much at the same time as Becky while all three met a very friendly and beaming Charlotte, welcoming them with open arms.

A month after their training officially started they made a simple and silly bet : which one would be able to string together the more reps of push-ups ?