The Gray Family: Let The Games Begin✔️(Wattpad version)

All hell breaks loose

Parker

I got a call from Payton. He told me what happened to Britt and confirm our suspicions with that dipshit Travis. I called Markus and Matthew and told them what happened. They said they would be over. I waited, and someone knocked at the door. I opened it to find Markus standing there.

"Where's Matthew?" I asked.

"Beats me. Matthew said he was going to see Payton." Markus shrugged. I pushed him away from the door, and we got into my car, then we went looking for Shaun.

It took us a while, but we found Shaun on a bench and hammered.

"Hey, guys, did you meet my best friend Jack," Shaun said happily.

"Damn, he's snooker," Markus mentioned as I rolled my eyes at him.

I looked at Shaun, and he looked like hell. He's bruised, bloody, and his cast cracked. Shaun stood up. Well, he swayed as he waved the bottle of Jack Daniels around in the air.

"Shaun, let's take you home and clean you up," I suggested.

"Nah, I'm good. See, if I go with you, I get to deal with Travis," Shaun slurred.

"Shaun, come on, let's go to the house," I coaxed as I attempted to touch him, and that's when all hell broke loose.

"Don't touch me!" Shaun screamed as I pulled my hand back, and Markus looked at him, confused. "No one is ever touching me! It's funny; I got to deal with my Dad and brother beating the crap out of me because of you and your brothers, who beat me. Then I meet Travis, and it starts all over. I think to myself, what did I do to deserve to have people use me as a punching bag," Shaun said as we stood there.

"Then I realized it's because no one cares about me," Shaun said as she stopped and looked at me. "People would rather see me dead than alive, so I will drink myself stupid until one day I don't wake up, and everyone can have their wish."

I watched as tears fell down his cheeks and furrowed my brows.

"The one person who gave a damn about me hates me. So, I'm going to chalk that up to another failed attempt at life," Shaun told me as I stood there.

"Or maybe you can realize that not everyone is out to hurt you like your family or Travis," Markus said as I looked at him. I watched as he strolled towards Shaun. "I know you don't feel that way, but the person you think hates you, doesn't."

"Pax hates me," Shaun sniffled.

"No, he felt hurt but also knows you're right. I think you need some time, then talk to him," Markus assured him as Shaun stood there. I watched my cousin talk Shaun down from the ledge he teetered on for weeks. Markus took the bottle from him and handed it to me. I tossed it into the garbage can.

We got Shaun to the car and took him to the hospital as Markus made phone calls. The truth was Shaun suffered a hellish nightmare and hit rock bottom. It would take one person to show him what he needed. That would come later.

Matthew

After listening to my cousins, then finding out what this asshole did to a girl who is Patton's girl, I went to find him. I'm usually calm and reserved, but I have my Grandpa Grayson, Grandpa Nate, and my Dad's temper. Payton was quick to anger; I'm more calculated.

I pulled up in front of a building and got out of the car. I walked up to the door and went inside. I found the apartment I was looking for and knocked. After the third knock, I lost my patience and kicked the fucking door open.

That's when all hell broke loose. I found that piece of shit and beat the living hell out of him.

"Stop!" Travis screamed as I went after him.

"What? You can't beat on me as you do to your boyfriend and girls, you sonofabitch!" I barked as I continued beating the hell out of him to the point he's barely breathing.

I stood there with bloody knuckles as I saw lights and heard sirens. I sat down in a chair and called my Dad. I told him what I did and waited for the police to arrive. I didn't care if I want to jail. I wanted that asshole to suffer.

Payton

My phone rang, and I answered it.

"What? When?" I asked as the other person spoke. The person told me everything that happened. I listened, then hung up.

"What's going on, Payton?" Josie asked.

"The police arrested Matthew, Shaun's in the hospital, and the brothers and sisters are coming, including my parents," I said as Josie looked at me with surprise.

We took Britt to the hospital so that she could get checked out. Josie stayed with her as I went to find Parker. I checked at the nurse's station and asked for Shaun Andrews. A nurse directed me to a room number with the curtain pulled as I saw Park and Markus standing outside of it as noises came from the room.

I walked up to both. "What's happening?" I asked Park.

"The Doctor is examining Shaun along with a nurse," Park told me as I heard Shaun scream and then heave.

"Oh, and he's drunk to boot," Markus added as I look at both of them.

"Well, I got some news," I told Park and Markus as they looked at me. "The police arrested Matthew." They looked at me, shocked. "Our parents are coming along with the sisters and brothers," I finished as Park let out a low whistle.

"Why was Matthew arrested?" Markus asked, confused. "Matt told me he was going to see you."

"Matthew didn't come to see me. I was dealing with Britt, who's in the emergency room for what Travis did," I told Markus.

The three of us looked at each other. It's easy to figure out why the police arrested Matthew. Then we heard sirens and a lot of yelling. We stood there as they wheeled Travis past us to the trauma room.

"Jesus," Park said as I stood there.

"Well, we know where Matthew went, and Travis will be lucky if he lives," Markus remarked as we looked at him. Markus shrugged. It was a mess.

Matthew

I sat in a jail cell as I waited. Then I heard a familiar voice. "Where's my boy?" That was Ma. Then I heard other voices. I waited as I saw Ma, Dad, and grandpa. They walked over to the cell, and I stood up. I walked over to the three of them.

"Are you okay?" Ma asked me.

"I'm doing better than the other guy," I mentioned with a smirked and received a look from Ma.

"What did you do?" Dad asked me.

"I beat the hell out of Travis because he attacked Shaun and Britt," I told Dad. They looked at me, stunned. "Travis has been abusing and assaulting Shaun every chance he gets. He attacked Britt and threatened Paxton," I added.

"Did he tell you this?" Dad asked.

"Who cares? That tool threatened family," Ma told him.

"Lyric," Dad said as Ma became quiet. Dad was the voice of reason with Ma.

"Who told you?" Grandpa asked me.

I told Grandpa about the phone call I got from Parker. I explained that Travis went after two people tonight. I shouldn't have taken matters into my own hands. It was a matter of time before it resulted in death.

Violence isn't the answer, but with abuse, the victim suffers at the abuser's hands. People asked why don't they leave? Abuse doesn't start physically. It begins orally. The abuser finds their weakness and uses it to their advantage. It's a matter of time before it becomes physical.

With the damage done, now it was time to fix it and pick up the pieces. My parents worked to get me out of the clink, and Grandpa made a call to a particular family known in town.