June 30th 2007…
"I can't do this anymore… your priorities should be on Samantha, Randy." Amanda responded, the half empty wine glass trembling in her unharmed right hand, her left hand with ten stitches in it.
"Baby, please don't make me choose… I know you deserve someone's full attention, let it be me." Randy begged, fighting the tears in his blue eyes. He and Amanda hadn't intended to fall in love… but Amanda wasn't gonna wait around like a lovestruck kid.
"I'm sorry… but I am not gonna be some girl on the side because you don't want to choose." Amanda said angrily, setting the glass down and turning to leave but Randy wouldn't let that happen.
Amanda screamed out in pain when she was slammed against the mirror but Randy clamped his right hand on her mouth to cut it off before anyone heard her and turned her to face him, Randy still drunk… and because he was drunk, he was violent again.
"I… will never let you go. You got it?! You're mine, Amanda!" Randy growled, shouting the last part.
And something inside the tiny brunette snapped.
"No more!" Amanda yelled before she rammed her right knee in between Randy's legs, causing him to fall before she opened the door and bolted out of the room.
Randy pulled himself up, disgusted with himself and what he just did and said, the tears he had been fighting streaming down his face… Amanda had been going through hell and all he had done was made it worse by not stopping her from hurting herself by drinking her grief and pain away so she could sleep at night.
Randy glanced at the thin trail of blood on the mirror… Amanda's blood.
He vowed to never hurt her again, to let her live her life… even though it meant it was without him.
In the northeast stairwell of the hotel, Amanda was hugging her knees to her chest and sobbing uncontrollably, terrified that Randy was trying to find her. She screamed and jumped back when she heard the door open, only to see Jeff Hardy.
What happened, Mandy?! Who hurt you?!" Jeff asked as he ran to her, pulling his shirt off and tying it around Amanda's right shoulder to stop the bleeding. Amanda was too distraught to talk and Jeff pulled her into his arms. "It was Randy, wasn't it?" He asked in a whisper, Amanda managing a small nod as she buried her face into his left shoulder, Jeff rubbing his right hand up and down Amanda's back.
"I'm… I'm done with him…" Amanda choked out, Jeff kissing her on her forehead…
Present time…
Amanda's hazel eyes snapped open in fright, Finn immediately wrapping his arms around her as his blue eyes opened and he rubbed his right hand up and down her back.
"It's okay… he's never gonna hurt you again." Finn whispered as Amanda rested her head on his right shoulder.
"He said he'd never do it again after the first time… but until I walked away, it never stopped. If we don't get Ashley away from Kyle, he's gonna kill her." Amanda responded quietly, Finn knowing that Amanda was thinking that Seth had blown off what they had said earlier.
A knock sounded at the door, Finn standing up and opening it… when he did, he had to step back as a familiar voice said "Outta my way, boy!" and Mark Calaway, better known as Undertaker, walked in.
"I guess you saw Ash?" Amanda asked as she sat up, Finn closing the door and turning the light on as Mark saw Amanda's bruises and scrapes.
"Where's that jackass?" Mark asked as Amanda stood up.
"Hospital, I think. I snapped Kyle's leg." Amanda answered, the 6'10" man in front of her nodding in approval.
"Why would her brothers let something like this happen?" Mark asked.
"I don't think they know… I've hid things like that myself, Big Evil." Amanda replied, Mark nodding at his old nickname.
"We should tell them. They have the rights to know what's happening to their sister." Mark said.
Amanda nodded and dialed Matt's number.
"Hey, can you and Jeff get over here?" Amanda asked once the call went through.
"Yeah not a problem." Matt said.
When the two showed up, it was barely light outside.
"Kyle's been abusing Ash." Amanda responded, Matt's and Jeff's heads snapping up at that.
"He's been doing what to her?!" Jeff growled.
"When we found her, she had bruises, blood and cigarette burns. Mandy confronted Kyle on it and…" Finn replied before lightly pulling Amanda's hair back and revealing the bruises on her neck.
"The little fucker is dead!" Matt yelled before they both stormed out and went down to Ashley's room.
Ashley opened her eyes as Seth stood up and opened the door, Matt grabbing him.
"You little fuck!" Matt yelled, punching Seth and knocking him down.
"Wrong guy! Wrong guy!" Seth shouted.
"Matt, wait!" Jeff and Ashley yelled, Matt stopping as Seth stood up.
"Damn… Seth Rollins, right? Sorry about that." Matt apologised.
"I take it you are looking for Kyle." Seth said.
"Hospital. Mandy beat him to a pulp and broke his leg." Ashley explained as she stood up.
"That girl's always been one to get mean when someone hurts her family." Jeff replied. "Ash why didn't you say something sooner?"
"He threatened to kill me if I ever went running to someone about him." Ashley said, a couple tears running down her face.
The two hugged her carefully, Seth sitting down.
At the Amalie Arena later, Amanda had White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane playing through her earbuds as Seth walked over. He tapped her on her right shoulder, Amanda turning the music off and taking her earbuds out.
"I'm sorry about yesterday." Seth said.
"I'm not mad about that… damn it, how did things get so out of control?" Amanda responded as Seth saw that she had concealer on her neck to hide the bruises and had bandaged her hands. "Matt hit you, didn't he?" She asked, Seth nodding.
"And… Ash requested me to do something." Seth responded.
"Which is?" Amanda questioned as she sat down on a production crate, her Balor Club hoodie covering her ring outfit.
"She wants me to try to be civil to you and Finn." Seth explained.
"And I can tell you're giving it thought at least." Amanda responded.
"Yeah I am." Seth said.
"Well, that's a start… Seth, I didn't intend on hurting you." Amanda replied, Seth lightly tugging on her hoodie.
"It's okay I understand." Seth said before seeing Ashley in the distance and smiled a little.
"Go on… I'll be alright." Amanda responded before she left, Seth heading to Ashley who also had headphones plugged in and was singing quietly.
"Sweet dreams are made of this. Who am I to disagree?" Ashley sang quietly before Seth tapped her on the shoulder. "What do you need this time?" She asked as she pulled out her headphones.
"Just checking up on you." Seth explained, Ashley nodding.
"You and Mandy weren't screaming, that's good." Ashley responded.
"Yeah thank you." Seth said.
"For what? I didn't do anything." Ashley said.
"You helped me start fixing things with Mandy… whatever she and Balor are to each other, I'm starting to accept that I can't do anything about it." Seth responded.
"He's good to her… and that's always a good thing." Ashley replied.
"Yeah you need to find someone that will treat you right not someone like Kyle." Seth said, Ashley nodding.
At the same time, Amanda saw a text on her phone from an unknown number… but it was a threatening one and Finn saw her tense up.
'You stick your nose into our business again and I'll kill you this time!'
"Forward that to Hunter." Finn responded, Amanda doing so with the caption 'Ash's psycho ex sent this!'.
'Gonna have myself, the others and security check the arena.' Hunter responded before turning to Stephanie. "Lock the door, Steph. Don't answer for anyone but me or anyone you know." He replied before they kissed and he left.
Steph knew that there was trouble looming.
