Chapter 1
Dominic Toretto walked sadly through the airport. He lugged his bag behind him. He was leaving it all behind him. His family, His friends….His love…
"What am I doing?" He grumbled to himself. He felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned to face Letty. She gave him a friendly smile as she handed him his plane ticket.
"I heard that." She said, looking up at him. "Dom, I know this is hard to do, but it isn't goodbye forever. Its just goodbye until everything clears up. Then we'll be back here, wheeling and dealing again. Shit, the time will go by before you know it."
He looked down. It was easy for her to say. She wasn't leaving behind her love. She wasn't leaving anything back there in LA except exhaust and memories.
"The plane leaves in 30 minutes. I'm going to try and find a bathroom. Be at the tunnel thingy." Letty said, slapping him on the back.
Dom watched her walk away. Her features were soft, from the once hard, uptight bitch that they used to portray. She looked back at him, Her eyes tired and worn out from the night before. Dom stopped that thought before he cried. He remember seeing Ashley lying the on the floor bleeding, and all he could do was leave. He shook his head at the thought.
"I didn't just leave her." He said to himself. "I did NOT just leave."
He repeating that to himself until he saw the frighten glances of ongoing people.
He laid his head back. He needed rest, just a few minutes of rest. As soon as his eyes closed his mind began to recollect events that have past from the time he met her. He began to wonder exactly what it was about her that was different from the other fast talking, fast driving, beautiful girls around there.
That's a good question.
What the hell was it about her that got him from hello? Maybe it was her smile. Maybe it was her instant sass and all her class. Maybe it was her laugh that got him all the while. Maybe it was her lips. Maybe it was her hips.
Great. I rhyme now. He thought to himself. Seriously, he wanted to know. His mind went over a complete list of things it was about her, but in the end it rested on her heart. She had the kindest, purest heart he'd ever seen. A girl who lost her mother was trying to get out into the world again. A girl who felt alienated was reaching out to him. That's what got his heart. Not her face, not her body, not her ability. It was solely her heart. To know her is to love her, if you give her a chance that is.
He smiled thinking about the way she giggled. The way she pushed her hair behind her ear when she worked so hard on an engine.
What am I doing here? Leaving her by herself, Hurt and alone. I'm shit. She'll never forgive me for this.
The thought made him want to rip out his own heart. Even if he did come back, what if she didn't want him back? He knew for sure his heart stopped for a slip second…or maybe- it broke.
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Ashley woke up shaky and slowly. She looked around the unfamiliar room and jumped up in shock. The white walls, the white sheets, the smell. A stabbing pain in her arm made her cringe and grind her teeth together. She looked down to see a large I.V sticking out of her tender flesh.
She closed her eyes again, hoping this was all a sick, sad dream. But the realization that this was real came back to her when she opened her eyes. This time, she seen Mia huddled over in the corner. She looked pale, with her red, baggy eyes. Her heart sagged.
"Mia." Ashley choked out. "Mia." She repeated.
She saw the figure move and slowly look up. "Ashley!" She exclaimed, getting up. She ran over to her bedside and hugged her.
She winced. The pain surged through he body like a white-hot flame.
"Are you ok?" She asked, stepping back to examine her friend.
Ashley smiled. "Yes, Mia I'm fine. Just a bit…beat up." She rubbed her temples with her fingertips.
Everything hurt.
Every part of her being hurt. For some reason unknown, her heart banged against her chest causing inexplicable pain. She put her hand up to her chest.
Something just wasn't right. A feeling of lost came over her.
It came to her just then. Right that second. "Mia…where's Dom?"
Dominic Toretto walked sadly through the airport. He lugged his bag behind him. He was leaving it all behind him. His family, His friends….His love…
"What am I doing?" He grumbled to himself. He felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned to face Letty. She gave him a friendly smile as she handed him his plane ticket.
"I heard that." She said, looking up at him. "Dom, I know this is hard to do, but it isn't goodbye forever. Its just goodbye until everything clears up. Then we'll be back here, wheeling and dealing again. Shit, the time will go by before you know it."
He looked down. It was easy for her to say. She wasn't leaving behind her love. She wasn't leaving anything back there in LA except exhaust and memories.
"The plane leaves in 30 minutes. I'm going to try and find a bathroom. Be at the tunnel thingy." Letty said, slapping him on the back.
Dom watched her walk away. Her features were soft, from the once hard, uptight bitch that they used to portray. She looked back at him, Her eyes tired and worn out from the night before. Dom stopped that thought before he cried. He remember seeing Ashley lying the on the floor bleeding, and all he could do was leave. He shook his head at the thought.
"I didn't just leave her." He said to himself. "I did NOT just leave."
He repeating that to himself until he saw the frighten glances of ongoing people.
He laid his head back. He needed rest, just a few minutes of rest. As soon as his eyes closed his mind began to recollect events that have past from the time he met her. He began to wonder exactly what it was about her that was different from the other fast talking, fast driving, beautiful girls around there.
That's a good question.
What the hell was it about her that got him from hello? Maybe it was her smile. Maybe it was her instant sass and all her class. Maybe it was her laugh that got him all the while. Maybe it was her lips. Maybe it was her hips.
Great. I rhyme now. He thought to himself. Seriously, he wanted to know. His mind went over a complete list of things it was about her, but in the end it rested on her heart. She had the kindest, purest heart he'd ever seen. A girl who lost her mother was trying to get out into the world again. A girl who felt alienated was reaching out to him. That's what got his heart. Not her face, not her body, not her ability. It was solely her heart. To know her is to love her, if you give her a chance that is.
He smiled thinking about the way she giggled. The way she pushed her hair behind her ear when she worked so hard on an engine.
What am I doing here? Leaving her by herself, Hurt and alone. I'm shit. She'll never forgive me for this.
The thought made him want to rip out his own heart. Even if he did come back, what if she didn't want him back? He knew for sure his heart stopped for a slip second…or maybe- it broke.
---
Ashley woke up shaky and slowly. She looked around the unfamiliar room and jumped up in shock. The white walls, the white sheets, the smell. A stabbing pain in her arm made her cringe and grind her teeth together. She looked down to see a large I.V sticking out of her tender flesh.
She closed her eyes again, hoping this was all a sick, sad dream. But the realization that this was real came back to her when she opened her eyes. This time, she seen Mia huddled over in the corner. She looked pale, with her red, baggy eyes. Her heart sagged.
"Mia." Ashley choked out. "Mia." She repeated.
She saw the figure move and slowly look up. "Ashley!" She exclaimed, getting up. She ran over to her bedside and hugged her.
She winced. The pain surged through he body like a white-hot flame.
"Are you ok?" She asked, stepping back to examine her friend.
Ashley smiled. "Yes, Mia I'm fine. Just a bit…beat up." She rubbed her temples with her fingertips.
Everything hurt.
Every part of her being hurt. For some reason unknown, her heart banged against her chest causing inexplicable pain. She put her hand up to her chest.
Something just wasn't right. A feeling of lost came over her.
It came to her just then. Right that second. "Mia…where's Dom?"