( As normal read, enjoy, review. OK Last post before Mania. I know last was a longer post & this a shorter one. At first is was going to be one really long post with three changes, but I then decided to break it up.)
Randy was so lost over what he just heard he wasn't even hearing the pounding on the door. Building staff was tracked down to unlock it. Paul was in the door way along with Dave & Ted behind him. Randy's eyes looked miles away as he held the phone in his hand still. Paul carefully moved over to him. Placing a hand on his should getting ready to move away. He was worried when Randy just sat there not moving.
"Randy?" His tone just it's normal gruffness. "Randy? Come on snap out of it." He wasn't getting anything. "Randy?" Paul shook his shoulder at that point. "Come on Orton look at me." Paul tried not to loose his cool he didn't have time for this. Not that he was trying to be a prick, but it was less then two hours before the show with a guy staring off as if he wasn't even there. He also had his own match to tend to. "Orton snap out of it before I slap you out of it."
"HUNTER!" Snapped Dave from the door way before walking in. Paul turned his head looking at Dave. "Go do what you need to do. I'll try to get him out of whatever happened." Paul gave a big sigh before nodding & leaving a mumbled thanks.
Dave walked closer even lowering to a knee to get a better look at the younger man's distant gaze. "Hey Randy….come on Randy. Look here man I'm sorry I gave you the phone." Dave ran a hand over his mouth & jaw before standing placing a hand on each of his shoulders. "I should of told him to bug off. I guess I wasn't exactly watching your back there, I'm sorry." Finally Randy slowly blinked.
"I think he…" He lowered his head. "I think he may of killed her."
"What?" Dave shook his head before dropping to the knee again looking at Randy. "What happened?"
Randy was trying not to break down in front of Dave even if he knew deep inside in this situation he would be blamed at all for it. He voice low still shaking no mater how much he wished it wasn't. "He for-forced me to lis-listen while he tor-tortured her…" Randy leaned forward taking a few deep breaths trying not to get sick remembering it. "He…he…" Randy closed his eyes & Dave could hear him clearly sniffle. "He rapped her Dave…..He made me heard ever moment…I didn't want to…I didn't want to…but he said if I didn't…that if I tried to hang up he would hurt her even worse…My god Dave….He did something to her…" Randy tried to swallow his moth felt so dry. "The was the most horrific sound…then nothing…nothing at all." Randy gave another sniffle. "God his words, so cold & empty, 'Seems maybe I gave her too much credit after all…So sorry'. it was like he was saying sorry for loosing a contest, sorry for being late…not sorry for ripping out your heart. My god the sound she made, I don't think I will ever get it out of my head."
"Randy look at me." Randy shook his head. "Randy Look at me, I don't give a damn if you are ready to cry Niagara Falls." Slowly Randy lifted his head & yeah Dave could see the tears in the eyes. "You need to get your head on strait & get ready to beat the monster who hurt your wife. Avenge her for every ounce of pain he caused her. It may sound cold, it may sound callous, but bury away all that sadness & grief. Then grip hard into that rage I know is under it all. Remember you still need to get from him where he has her, she needs to come home. Once she is home, then…then let no one tell you that you don't deserve to be sad."
Randy slowly lowered his head with a sigh before lifting it again. His eyes cleared as he blinked the tears away before gaining that cold steely look. His voice more normal with that slight dangerous hint to it. "Your right Dave. This Viper has a monster to sink his fangs into. He likes pain, lets see how much he likes being on the receiving end." Randy stood up as did Dave removing his hands from his shoulder before Randy walked past him & Ted & down the hall for the locker rooms.
Dave walked out of the room shutting the door.
"You think he flipped the switch too easily?" Asked Ted.
"Sometimes that is what you need to do. How much did you hear?"
"Not much."
"Good…just stick with Randy is worried he lost Jade. He is torn apart inside, but he needs to get through tonight." Ted nodded before heading one way & Dave followed Randy to keep an eye on him knowing it would be World war 3 if Kane crosses his path before the ring.