Later that day at the James's', Matt was on the phone with a newly acquired friend, Larry Beales. They were talking about the normal "I'm-a-supreme-being-of-the-universe-and-everyone-wants-me-or-wants-to-be-like-me" junk.
Randy can hear this though her open door, but doesn't pay close attention. It isn't until she hears the name of Ren does she stop to listen. She picks up the phone in her room and starts to listen. She hears words of toxic wastes spilling from Matt's mouth of what his true want for being with her is. Things too explicit to mention.
"…..Yeah, and when I'm done with her, everyone will see far from perfection she is. But then, hell yes, Matt James will be the king,"
Randy's neck vain bulged out and her face grew grim. She didn't take time to hang up the phone before going at a fast pace to Matt's bed room. She didn't take time to knock or explain herself before she started to go off on him.
"You no good sorry excuse for a human being. You touch her at all, and I'll kill you,"
"What are you talking about?" Matt played dumb.
Randy didn't take time to explain herself again. She only gave a sour look before hitting her cousin in the nose twice, causing the capillaries in it to burst and bleed from it and run down his chin and onto his shirt.
Around this same time, Maria came by and saw what was happening.
"Miranda James, go to your room right now. And I honestly think you owe Matt an apology," she said as she tended to her son's bloodied nose.
"I don't. Everything he just got, he deserves that and worse," Randy said in a deep tone and sped out of the room.
Randy was grounded so, she didn't get to tell Ren what she heard because she was basically under house arrest. But another person stepped up to do this. Someone you wouldn't expect. The only other person besides Matt and Randy that had heard what was planned to do to Ren.
This person found themselves at the Stevens's home ringing the doorbell, wondering really why they were doing this. Their mind told them not to, but their heart told them else wise.
"Coming," Ren boomed from behind the closed door at the sound of the bell. She opened it and found her face being met with one of the last people you would think would be there.
"Hey Ren, I need to talk to you,"
"About what Larry?"
"Something Matt said to me. About you,"
"My Matt?"
"Yes," Larry replied as he looked to the ground, "Maybe we should talk about this outside,"
The two stepped behind the closed door. Louis had come down to see who was there and peered out the window. He was confused at what was going on. But he did see the concern on Larry's face and then the pain on Ren's. She erupted into tears and threw her hands to her face to hide them away as she continued to sob. Larry reached out an arm and pulled her to him as he attempted to soothe her.
Louis saw him say more to her. He couldn't quite make out what it was, but Ren nodded her head in reply and looked up and stepped away as she wiped away the last of her tears. She knew what she had to do, and Larry didn't think it was such a bad idea.
"Matt!"
The blonde boy turned his blue eyes upward to the sound of his shrieked name. He saw the face of "his girl" in a furry. He had no idea what was going on, because he thought he was so smooth, but he was really just flat out stupid.
"Hey Ren sweetie," he said as he attempted to wrap his arms around her.
"Don't touch me you know good pervert!"
"What are you talking about?" Matt tried again to play dumb.
"I know what you said about me! Well, I'll tell you this much, Mister James, you're not going to play with me like I'm one of these no good sluts you hang around. I'm better than that, and I'm above you and your games!" Ren yelled at him. She was so angry and hurt that her body shook and her face was flushed.
She began to walk away, not knowing what she might do next. Matt grabbed hold of her arm and jerked her around. He was again met in the face with a punch to the nose, but this time this was accompanied with a loud crunch.
"My nose!" Matt screamed as he again held to it and clamped back blood.
"That's the least of your worries you jerk!" Ren said and left the boy filled with pain.
