Chapter 9
The next day, Matt, Jeff, Amy and I had a meeting with Vince about what my written proposal had been about. The four of us sat, in the un-air-conditioned room, beads of sweat beginning to show on our foreheads. We were all nervous and fidgety eyeing each other, all thinking the same thought, "what was he going to say". I looked across the table to where Jeff and Matt were sitting. Matt was pulling at his tie, trying to cool himself. His white dress shirt was stuck to his sweated body and his sports coat looked uncomfortable. Jeff sat aside of him, playing with a rubber band that had been left on the table from a previous meeting. He tried not to move much, as that just made him warmer, sitting there in a black pinned-stripped suit with a black shirt and tie. Amy sat aside of me, for some reason or another, eyeing Jeff with hungry eyes. I then looked back down at the wood table in front of me. I followed the swirls of wood that made patterns on the surface. I thought to myself, who I was kidding, I couldn't be a wrestler, I couldn't walk out in front of millions of fans in barely nothing, I certainly didn't have the body for it, or even the looks. I couldn't even get up in front of a room full of thirty people and talk, let alone stand in a ring with a microphone and announce the saga to the anxious crowd. On the other hand, I wanted in the worst way to do it, I wanted fans cheering me on, and I wanted to wear cute little outfits, even if I didn't have implants like the other WWF divas. My train of thought was then suddenly broken as the door opened and Mr. McMahon waltzed in with my proposal in hand.
"Good morning. Damn, when are they going to get this air-conditioned fixed, I'm about ready to keel over here. Well, anyway, lets make this quick," He started, standing at the front of the room, flipping the pages of my idea. We all looked up in hopefulness, as he stood silenced for a moment.
"Maria, excuse me Miss Taylor, I love your idea, and I want to get it started right away, the WWF is definitely up for some new twists and turns. Matt, Jeff, Amy, I want Maria to start training right away, I want her to be introduced in the next two weeks. During the time you are a valet with Adam and Jason you will be training to wrestle and if that goes well, then you starting singles women's matches. Oh, and you can tell Adam and Jason they have a new partner, also I want you to come up with a new gimmick for yourself, and go over it with the seamtress so she can start making you ring attire." Vince ended, closing the folder and leaning on the edge of the table.
"Any questions?" He asked, looking around at our shocked faces.
"Oh my gosh, thank you Mr. McMahon, you won't regret this." We all gave high fives around the table.
After the meeting the four of us leaned against the walls outside the meeting room. We all breathed a sigh of relief. Jeff and Matt ripped off their ties and opened their shirts. I took off my heeled sandals and closed my eyes. I couldn't believe my dream had come true. I tried not to get too ahead of myself; there was still much work to be done. I had to be trained, and I needed a gimmick.
"Well congratulations Maria, this calls for a celebration, tonight down stairs in the dance club." Jeff said, dancing to pretend music.
"Yeah, dinner and dancing, sounds like fun." Amy said, smiling at me.
"Okay, why not, I'll give the dance club a chance." I agreed, not really wanting to, but decided to try something new.
"Well, what do you say Matt, are you up for some partying?" His brother asked.
"Well, if Maria can forget her anti-socialness for one night, I'm up for it too." He wisecracked at me.
I rolled my eyes at him.
"Thank you, I think I;ll take that as a complement." I said, as the four of us headed back upstairs to our rooms.
"Wait, before we all leave, what time are we meeting, and where?" I asked.
"In our room, nine p.m., okay girls?" Jeff asked, walking backwards towards the stairwell.
"Sure, um, Maria, want to get ready together?" Amy turned to me, her red hair swinging over her shoulder.
"I guess, come to my room, I'm right next to Matt and Jeff, 608. Come around eight." I told her, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
Chapter 10
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