How Everything Changed (Book 4)

Chapter 59

*Jeff*

We looked at each other silently before the doctor came up to us. He told us that we could come and see them, but we had to be careful with them because they weren't in the best critical position. Avril wasted no time going into the room. Zack and Coby didn't look too good and what would you expect with someone like Eric Young putting their hands on you?

Avril seemed to be in shock as she examined Zack. Zack looked up and smiled when he saw her. She walked up to him and hugged him lightly. Zack responded with a kiss to the cheek. Call me overprotective, but I decided to stay by the door while they had their little conversation.

"Hardy," a voice said from behind me. I turned around and saw Velvet looking at me with an amused smirk on her face. "People are staring at you." I didn't know what she was talking about until I realized I never changed out of my outfit. Which probably meant I still looked like a zebra. (I swear that's what he said on Sunday. Don't quote me on it!) I then looked up to see a few people staring at me like I just came out of the circus. Well, that wasn't good. Looking back at Velvet I sighed.

"I'm gonna go change..." I said pointing towards the bathroom.

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After I came out of the bathroom, fresh from changing out of my outfit, I walked back over to where Morgan and them were standing, still chatting away with Zack and Coby.

"Okay this is what happened," Zack started. "Coby and I were looking for Dixie. We wanted to find her and ask her for a Gut Check match so that we could prove ourselves." I guess you wont be doing much wrestling for a couple days. "Well, once Coby and I found her office, we went to knock on the door, but Eric Young stopped us. We got into this heated argument and then the next thing I knew, we got into this huge fight."

"Who threw the first punch?" Reby asked.

"Eric shoved Zack...So, I punched him," Coby said as he kept his head down. I decided to speak up for the first time.

"So, Eric did put his hands on you first, right Zack?" I asked, pointing to Zack.

"Yes sir," Zack nodded. "We got into it bad after he hurt Coby. The doctor told me that I had a 50/50 chance of going into a coma if I had anymore shots to the head. I got about 7 or 8 stitches, and my ribs hurt pretty badly."

"You got the worst of it..." Coby said looking down. "I feel bad that I couldn't do anything to help you like you did for me." The Demi Lovato look-a-like rubbed his shoulder lightly.

"Coby, its fine, I rather it be me hurt instead of you," Zack said.

"Okay, so let me get this straight. The Eric Young attacked to new guys?" Madison asked us.

"Wait," Angelina butted in. "How old are you?"

"19," said Coby.

"20," said Zack.

"You guys are young," Madison said. "Why would Eric attack you two?"

"Eric's scared," Reby started. "He must see something in you two that threatens him."

"Or, its just that Eric is a crazy SOB who is blood thirsty," Velvet added.

"Yea, man, Eric's not that right in the head," I said making the crazy sign before crossing my arms over my chest. "At least not anymore."

"I still don't understand why attacked Zack and Coby. It just doesn't make sense to me," the girl said looking over at me and Matt.

"Eric Young is crazy. He doesn't think right. I mean for crying out loud! The man calls himself God!" Morgan said as she sighed. I put my arms around her lightly.

"That's still no excuse for what he's done," Alexis said, putting a hand on Coby's shoulder. "They did nothing to deserve this."

"I know, honey, and we're not gonna let him get away with this. We'll go talk to Dixie whenever we can find her," Morgan said before looking at Coby and Zack. "Now boys, I am very proud of what you guys have done tonight. Zack, you proved that you are a true friend, because you protected Coby. And Coby, I'm proud of you because no matter how bad things got tonight, you stuck with Zack. Even though the outcome wasn't so good, you guys never left each other's side. Now, that right there is a special bond that you two have."

The three teens looked at each other smiling.

*Time skip; Tuesday*

So anyway, Dixie gave us the week off to lay low while Dixie's lawyers tried to figure out what to do about the injunction. Ethan was basically saying it was my fault he lost the title. Maybe it was my fault, and maybe it wasn't. The fact remains was that he was counted down for 3, and it was no DQ.

While I did things around my house that I haven't done in a while, I got a text from Matt for me and Morgan to meet him at his house. I responded that we were on our way. I called for Morgan to come down and we made our way to Matt's. When we got there, Matt greeted us outside, his phone in his hand.

"I just talked to Dixie," Matt said. "I'm giving up the title. Its the only thing that can make this go away."