Chapter one: I don't know your name
Dom's pov
Another boring day in Math. I swear Mr. Davis lectures in the most boring way. I don't even understand half this, Sine Cosine of the Tangent X=y^i quit
I was scribbling in my notebook when the door opened, but it was just some girl in my grade, I think it was Megan or something like that. But she wasn't alone, she had a girl with her.
She had long dark brown waves, dark beautiful brown eyes, curvy, little to none makeup maybe just some mascara, she wore a black lacy crop top, ripped high rise dark jeans, and black vans.
I haven't seen her before but yet there was something strangely familiar about her. She was definitely was my type, in an innocent respectful way.
"Sorry to interrupt , but this is your new student." Megan announced as she gave him a paper.
'A new student?' I thought to myself.
"Hi, yes. Nice to meet you miss...Ortiz. You can sit over there by ." He glanced at her information on the paper then pointed at the empty seat by me.
She walked over to the seat by me and sat down quietly.
"Oh it says here you came from the Dominican Republic. Do you understand english miss Ortiz?" He spoke louder as if that would help her understand. She seemed annoyed but at the same time amused at him.
"Yes I understand english just fine. Much better than you understand common manners." The whole class struggled to conceal their laughter.
¨Very well then, let's continue."
She glanced over at me so I smiled at her. She only smirked a little and then returned looking on the board.
She looks so familiar I thought to myself. I started to think about how I could possibly know her but everything was coming up blank. She seemed to recognize me from the way she was looking at me.
The class bell rung before I knew it and I practically rushed out of my seat to talk to her. She had just swung the backpack over her shoulder when she noticed me and stopped.
She wore a smile, her smile was so cute.
"Hey, I'm Dom. I heard you were new." I offered my hand. She looked confused before hesitantly shook it back. "You look familiar and I can't quite place my finger on it." She frowned letting her face drop completely then turned to walk out of class.
"No where. You don't know me, forget it." She dismissed trying to get away.
"Woah woah woah, what just happened here?" I placed my arm in front of her to stop her from walking.
"You really don't remember me?"
"I'm sorry, should I?" I immediately regretted saying it as I stopped her from leaving again.
"I'm sorry, that was insensitive. Let's start over, I'm Dom, and you are?"
"Leaving." She spat out before I stopped her again.
She stood with her arms crossed crumpling her papers slightly in her rage.
"I know who you are idiot." I motioned for her to continue.
"Telling you my name won't help you any."
"It might." She sighed loudly. I knew she was getting annoyed but there was no way in hell I was giving up.
"My name's Leticia, people call me Letty." I blinked at her in confusion.
"Told ya." She exited to the hallway.
"No wait!" I grabbed the stuff from my desk and darted for the hallway.
"Why don't I recognize your real name?"
"Because I went by a nickname when you knew me." She answered casually.
"So can you tell me?"
"Nope."
"Fine. Then the least you could do for this poor, insensitive, forgetful boy is let him walk you to class." I offered with begging eyes.
"Fine." She sighed passing me her schedule.
"Would you look at that we have next, fifth and last period with each other." I grinned.
"You take honors Bio and English?" She seemed shocked.
"I'm just trying to graduate and get out of here. What's your excuse?"
"I'm just trying to graduate and get out of here."
"Well then, shall we?" I offered my arm to guide her to class. She hesitated at first not sure to smile or not.
"We shall." She smirked caving into my goofy antics before looping her arm with mine.
We headed into our next period class and sat next to each other to talk. I had her tell me about her likes,dislikes, and things that happened during her time in the DR.
"So my best friend Angelina has this window that leads to her roof, and we used to go out there to chill all the time. But one night we stayed out there until two and we fell asleep, the next morning it started pouring down rain. Angela starts shrieking at the top of her lungs and I get so scared that I begin to roll off the roof and I'm hanging on the edge of the house. And that the story of how her brother banned us from the roof." She explained while laughing.
"No way! It sounds like the Dominican was alot more fun than here."
"Nah, I had a best friend down here. Kinda like Lina but a guy. I doubt he'd even recognize me, it's been years."
"Well I hope you reconnect with him."
"Me too."
Seeing and talking to Letty all day was great. She was so laid back and chill yet funny and goofy when she wanted to be. Something about her was comfortable and I found myself wanting to be around her all the time.
Before we knew it the school day had ended but I didn't want her to leave. Not yet.
I met up with her after our last period English class to talk some more before we parted.
"That english teacher can really talk." She complained.
"Uh yea, Felder really loves the sound of her own voice. Last year at the assembly she did a ten minute speech about lateness and the principal still cut her short." I laughed out as she joined in.
"God that class is gonna get so annoying." I nodded in agreement.
"Well I should probably get home and help my mom unpack."
"What's the rush? I can drive you home, my car's right over there."
"Oh, thanks."
We walked to my car and I opened the door for her. She smiled in response then climbed in.
"Nice car."
"Thanks, I still have to work on it some more."
"Wait, you do car work too?"
"Too?" I questioned waiting for her to explain.
"My dad used to teach me how to fix up cars, I've been doing it since I was nine."
Damn this girl was perfect.
"Wow, you should come by my dad's shop sometime. If you are any good he might hire you." Her eyes widened.
"Really, I'd love that!"
"I'll talk to him. Your dad too, if he wants it." She got silent. I looked at her for an answer on her change in behavior and she just smiled sadly.
"My-uh dad. He died when I was thirteen." She whispered sadly.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry."
"It's okay, these things happen. I've made my peace with it."
She smiled again at me and this time it wasn't as sad. But the car was still awkwardly silent for a few seconds.
"Oh uh, what's your address?"
"1328 kingsley street." I froze and smirked.
"What?"
"That's across from my house."
She just smirked.
"Small world."
I brushed it off as a coincidence and started driving. We stopped in front of my house, I rolled my eyes when I saw my sister and all her little freshmen friends on the front porch.
"You've got company."
"That's my baby sister and her friends." I explained with a sigh.
"I know, I have spanish with them."
"Did you wanna shoot yourself in the head?"
"You'd think a guy would be happy about a house full of girls." She teased causing a small chuckle from me.
"Are you free on Friday?" I noticed her blush slightly.
"No I'll be busy."
"Doing what?"
"Cheer tryouts." My eyes widened and I blinked in confusion.
"You, a cheerleader?" Now feeling amused.
"It's not by choice, my mom is forcing me to join something so I'd look better on college apps so I figured it would be easier learning how to toss some poms than learning to play an instrument."
Dom still had a giant smirk on his face that he could not seem to conceal.
"Stop laughing! I know I'm not the only one. What do you do? Football? Track? Basketball?"
"Football."
"That's what I thought! You can keep laughing though because you will see me on the girl's basketball team in the winter."
"I will be watching eagerly from the stands ." He flirted.
"Well I will see you on the fields in my mini skirt ."
"And I will see you on the sidelines in my jersey ." She giggled.
She started to get out before freezing and re-entering.
"To jog your memory." She pressed her lips on mine. I was shocked at first but I kissed back welcoming her lips to mine. She pulled away leaving me speechless. "Don't forget it this time." She flirted before closing the door and crossing the street to her house.
"Letty." I muttered to myself. She was definitely one to remember.
Later that night
Letty's Pov
I was tossing and turning all night thinking about Dom. How could he forget me? I never forgot him but granted, he was my first kiss.
It was years ago and probably many many women ago.
Our innocent childhood fling was probably lost in the years of beddings and nudes. But I never forgot him.
"Dom I have to get home before my parents notice I'm gone." Letty whined as they stalked around on the beach.
"It's just up ahead L.O come on."
"Fine."
They arrived at a secret cave just a few miles off of a secret beach the two often hung out at.
"Woah!" Letty exclaimed.
"Amazing right?"
"Yeah! What's inside?" She observed the walls skeptically.
"I didn't check. Do you wanna go?"
"No!"
"Are you scared L.O?" He teased.
"No!" She lied.
"Never fear my princess. Your knight in shining armour will protect you from the dark creepy cave." He pecked her cheek and turned his flashlight on to explore it together.
"I'm not a princess." She huffed. "I'm a warrior."
"You are my warrior princess." He flirted.
"Oh Dominic you have me all wrong. I am owned by nobody."
"Not even a knight in shining armour waiting to carry you through the dark tunnel."
"Dom you blush when you flirt." She giggled as he covered his cheeks.
That was when we were 12. I moved away because my dad had passed away the next year and I just wanted to get away.
Dom was my best friend but he had long forgotten me, obviously. 5 years later and he barely even recognized me.
I pulled the pillow over my head and prayed I'd dream of more than just Dominic Toretto, my childhood crush.
Okay so this is a new story I plan on taking as far as I can. I'm still a little blocked but I will update once I get the chance! - xo xo Mira!