Faded

twelve

July 25th 2016

The day has finally come.

The day I fight for the Women's Championship has come.

A lot of stuff has happened since I've been gone, I was drafted to Raw so I get to stay with Eric. My parents bought a really nice beach house so we get to spend a few days there after tonight. My younger twin brothers Antonio and Nico are engaged, and I turned 24 yesterday.

The tests from when I was in the hospital came back and turns out, Eric and I will still be able to have little Italian/Jersey babies running around. My family thought that I was broken, I thought I was broken, but all of the thoughts I've had about this match have motivated me to come back stronger than ever.

I worked my ass off this month to get ready to take that title from Charlotte. It's time for a new queen to be crowned, and that queen is me.

"I've missed this place." I say as Eric and I walk into Consol Energy Center, "It's not as nice as Brooklyn." He chuckles and I shove him. "This is my hometown and remember, I'm not afraid to kick your ass." I smirk and he puts his hand on my butt.

"North of the equator please." I say and move his hand up to my waist, "I gotta go babe, I'll see you before your match okay?" He smiles and kisses me before walking over to Billy and his girlfriend Carmella. I smile and walk over to the group of WWE divas that I'm very good friends with.

It's Nikki, Brie, Eva, Paige, Mercedes, Alicia, and Natalya. "Anybody seen a tan Italian girl pass just now, she's got a match in an hour." I say and they all turn around to look at me, "Addi!" Alicia squeals and jumps up from her spot on the couch to hug me tightly.

"I'm so happy you're back!" Mercedes exclaims and hugs me too, "So am I." I laugh and everyone decides to make it a group hug. These girls have been with me through thick and thin, and let me tell you that I wouldn't trade their friendship for anything else in the world.

1 Hour Later

I jump up and down a few times backstage, I'm surrounded by my girls and Eric and Billy. I've been praying for a half an hour straight and right now my nerves are getting to me. Eric puts his hands on my shoulders as I fix my Pittsburgh snap back. I'm wearing black shorts and fishnets with a pair of black and yellow socks, custom black and yellow and white Jordan's, a Pirates jersey that says Demarco and 91, with a yellow crop top underneath that says Pittsburgh with the skyline of the city on the back.

Tonight my usual music isn't playing, Black and Yellow by Wiz Khalifa is playing. "You're on." Diana, the stage manager, says as the song begins to play. "Good luck babe, we're rooting for you!" Eric yells as I run out onto the stage entrance, the crowd erupts louder than they've ever been with screams as the stage lights up black and gold as I put both of my hands in the air and cheer.

I spin around once and then hold my arms out as I begin to walk down the ramp and towards the ring. I high five people on both sides of the barriers before getting into the ring, the referee smiles at me as he hands me the mic and stands back by the announcer, the music fades away but the crowd doesn't.

I smile and look around before speaking into the mic, "How you doin' tonight Pittsburgh!" I yell and that earns me even more cheering. "It feels so good to be back in the city that I grew up in, we have the most passionate and dedicated fans in the country and I wanna personally thank each and every one of you for supporting me and my career." I say and laugh slightly. "Now I know you guys wanna see a championship match, so I'm gonna cut this short." I say and the crowd cheers again as I throw the mic back to the referee.

I take my hat off and throw it into the crowd before unbuttoning my jersey and giving it to the referee. Charlotte's music begins to play and I shake my arms out as she walks out with Dana Brooke and the championship, she smirks at me and spins around slowly before walking towards the ring with Dana.