Early the Next Morning: on the road, 7:45am est. Time:
Shawn's mind was in shambles as he stared at the car directly in front of him; throughout the entire night, he hadn't been able to sleep at all. Finally, after two hours of tossing and turning in his hotel room bed, he decided to walk out of the hotel, get into his car, and drive off into the night. Where he was going, he wasn't exactly sure, but he just knew that he had to get out of that city and as far away as he could, and fast. After so much time, his cell phone rang once again. He wished it was his wife forgiving him, but he was mistaken. Hesitantly, he flipped open the phone.
"Hello?" The voice he heard on the other end was completely unexpected.
"Hello, Shawn….how have you and everyone else been fairing without me?"
"RIC? Is that you? Wow, it's so good to hear from you once again, man. How are you feeling? Are you out of the hospital yet?" He turned at the flashing of the red traffic light.
"Well, I should be out of here shortly. Maybe you were right, maybe God does work in mysterious ways….you know, as you always say. To be honest, I didn't really believe it at first, but I think you now have a true believer in me." He let out a muffled laugh as Shawn's eyes welled up with tears; Ric had been beaten so severely, he honestly wondered if he would survive the night. Silently, he thanked the lord for his safe recovery as Ric continued to speak. "You know, Kurt, I thought you should know, wasn't the only one in that hotel room with me that night…."
"What do you mean, not the only one? Who else was there?"
"Deep down inside, I think you know the answer, Shawn." Suddenly, one name came to his mind among others: Hunter Hearst Hemsley…..
"Hunter?" He then heard Ric silently agree over the line; he'd be darned! "You're kidding, but I thought…"
"What you thought is probably a bunch of lies that that SOB was telling you to your face…." Shawn wanted to scream, he'd knew he had been right. Why he hadn't seen it sooner was beyond him; but now there was no turning back. He is going to pay….Shawn thought as he turned yet another corner.
"Gosh darn it! Why didn't I see it sooner? Man, Ric, if I had been more observant…."
"Don't apologize….really, save it for Shane and Stephanie as well as Vince." He thought for a moment as the line remained clear of any words…..what did that mean?
"What? Why them? What did they do…?" Then it suddenly hit him like a ton of bricks. He had seen Shane hiding around the corner of the Palisades Mall that past Saturday! Shane and Stephanie were probably in on this together! And he was literally willing to bet money on it.
"What did they do? Well, honestly think about it, Shawn. Here I am, in a hospital bed, and had it been for Hunter not being at that hotel room and having that damn scrape whore as his wife, I wouldn't be here right now and whatever it is that they are planning for you wouldn't be taking place either! Or at least it wouldn't be as successful."
"And let me guess….." he cringed as the thought came through his mind. "Had it not been for me spilling my guts….none of this would be happening….man!" He couldn't believe it; but first he had to get the truth out of Flair….his future may depend on it. "Hey, Ric….you said how he was in the hotel room….was he the one who attacked you?"
"Unfortunately," Ric replied, "he was the one who was screaming in my face while I was lying there in a pool of my own blood."
"Tell me this, Ric: what did he scream at you?"
"You really want to know?" He paused waiting for an answer, but the Heart Breaker wasn't going to give him any. "Ok, get this, he screamed: "Ric….you and everyone around Shawn will pay for what he has done! What he has said! Vince will make anyone around him pay! Including you, you worthless son of a bitch! And his family is going to be the first to go….when you see Shawn the next time around, old buddy, tell him what's to come so that I can get my piece of revenge!" that is about the time that I passed out. I am sorry; Shawn….that is all he told me."
"Are you sure? What did he mean by my family? And who else is going to pay?"
"I don't know….." and right then, the phone cut off. Frustrated and worried, Shawn slammed the cell phone's top down and continued driving, only now he was on his way back to that hotel in East Rutherford…..he dreaded the worst was about to happen.
Rutherford Hotel: 9:30am est. Time:
Rebecca had been crying all night. Just like her husband, who was god knows where by now, she hadn't slept either. Those photos continued to dig at her soul as her mind kept racing. Was Vince correct on the whole ordeal? And was her husband, who had been so faithful for so long now, cheating on her with some slut that was hired by the Chairman of the board? So many questions filled her consciousness when the door bell buzzed throughout the hotel room. Sleepily, she got up out of bed to answer her call.
"Hey, Rebecca, it's me, Stephanie….can I come in?" What was she doing here? She knew she had called the night before to check up on her but why now? Right before she was scheduled to leave? She ran to the door to open it….only to be slapped in the face.
"OUCH!" Rebecca managed to say as she fell to the floor. Her son, Cameron, ran up to her only to be shoved away by Hunter, who was standing right beside Stephanie. "What are you…?"
"What am I what? What did I just slap you for, you stupid bitch? Oh, just because I felt like it!" Stephanie scratched her across the face as she fell once again upon the floor. Cameron began to sob for his mother as Hunter picked him up in his arms and shook him to quiet him down. After several moments, the child became still, not moving an inch. Stephanie then called for her husband to grab her purse. Rebecca looked up at her from her position in horror as Stephanie pulled out a .45 caliber handgun. Stephanie filled up the barrel with three bullets as she peered down at the shocked, scared woman with a grin sweeping across her features at the sight before her. Without any sympathy, Stephanie glared down at her victim and pulled the trigger. A shot was heard inside the hotel room from miles around….
On the Road: est. the same time:
"Come on…come on! I can make it…don't worry honey….they won't hurt you….not if I have anything to say about it…" Shawn said to himself as he watched the minutes pass by on the car clock. He could feel something was desperately wrong….and that was when he parked his car in the parking lot of the hotel and ran straight for the lobby.
"EXCUSE ME! SOMEONE HELP! Is my wife up there?" He gasped as the hotel desk clerk looked at him.
"What, what is it sir? What can I help you with?" The woman attempted to calm him down, but Shawn knew better, the woman was going to be of no help within the next several moments, so as fast as his legs could carry him, he fled past security and ran up the stairs…just hoping he wasn't too late.
In The Hotel room:
"Come on, Hunter, let's move!" Stephanie barked as she put her gun away. The son remained on the floor, still unmoving; as Hunter took a rope he had stashed in his trench coat and tied it around the person lying on the floor in front of him. And no sooner, both of them were gone….nowhere to be seen….
Shawn ran through the hall as he tumbled into several other people. "Excuse me! Coming through!" He managed to yell right before knocking a small girl over. He turned around only for a brief moment to see a blonde haired girl the age of nine attempting to get back to her feet. There was no time, he had a feeling something had just happened. He finally made it to her hotel room door, when he saw it….a bloody footprint appearing to have been leaving the scene. His face went pale as he ran through the door, which was opened barely ajar.
"HONEY! HONEY!" he screamed when he spotted his beautiful wife lying face first upon the floor. He ran up and leaned down beside her, and felt for her pulse, and his heart stopped temporarily when he discovered….that she had none. "No….no this cant be! NOO! Come on, sweetie….you can't be gone…come on! NOOOO!" He cried out as tears fell from his eyes. His wife had a single bullet wound on the left side of her temple. He had been too late…..who ever was after his family, had already been here to finish off the job. Then the thought of Cameron came to mind….and his eyes darted around the room urgently in search for his only son. No sooner, he heard a cry from the other side of the room.
"Daddy…..daddy! Mommy….." Cameron managed to let out. Slowly, Shawn made his way over to his son and cradled him into his arms. And no later….he and his son were crying for their loss; Rebecca was gone….never to come back again. Shawn broke down as his son continued to sob…..
And just to think…this was only phase two of Vince's evil plan; only Shawn didn't know that, yet……
A/N: I know this was an unusual chapter…..but don't worry…more to come. I won't be able to update tomorrow due to the fact I have a wedding to attend to. Hope you enjoyed!