Summary: A few moments in Dom's life when the Earth stood still.
Moments when the Earth stood still
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It was a routine occurrence for Dom and his father, Anthony, to go to the races. And just like his father, Dom showed great interest and natural skill with cars and their engines – so naturally, garages and race tracks became their stomping grounds. Anthony Toretto was turning out to be quite a formidable racer in the pro-stock circuit – with his ground breaking record; he was unquestionably making his mark in the race industry.
With the last race of the season coming up Anthony's kids were on edge. They were certain that their father would win, and they were even more anxious to see what fruits would transpire from their father's labor in winning the whole damn thing. His kids gave him the type of glorification of a god. They noticed their father was on the verge of making it big, and they were ready for the amazing ride.
The final race of the season manifested on a bright and shiny Saturday. The day started out rather ordinary – as typical as a race day at the track could get. Dominic and Mia's father spent the morning doing test runs, constantly checking the air in his tires, and sporadically making minor tweaks to the charger's engine. As the day wore on, Dom and Mia were only becoming more anxious to witness their father race.
When the familiar sound of the black charger reached the starting line, Dom's excitement excelled to new heights. It was a beautiful beast that invigorated and frightened him all at the same time – a feeling that only he and his father fathomed. The roaring of all the engines pushed more doses of adrenaline through Dom's veins, feeling as though he was a driver in the race. In what seemed like unison, all the cars broke from the starting line, causing every single person in the stands to erupt in a roar of cheers.
Once the races started Dom never left his seat. He always had Mia and his friends fetch him drinks or food, and only if his bladder was near exploding would he race like a marathon runner to the bathroom and back to his seat – he never wanted to miss even a second of the race. The echoing sound of speeding cars vibrating through the stands always sent exhilarating chills up his spine. The races were like heaven for Dom, but today would change all those familiar feelings.
Anthony Toretto started off the race fairly well by dropping no lower than fifth place. As laps elapsed, he found himself sinking no lower than third, and in the final lap he found himself ahead of the pack – ready to claim a victorious win. At this point in the race Dom was standing, completely focused on his father. A guy named Kenny Linder found himself seeing the backside of the charger throughout the whole race; he was undoubtedly frustrated and was just itching at a chance to pass the immaculate driver, Anthony Toretto.
It was in the final turn where everything seemed to come at a standstill for Dom. Kenny Linder made a bold move and came from the inside and clipped Anthony's bumper. The second Linder's car made contact with the charger's bumper the surrounding crowd slowly dissolved away, hearing became distorted and the only audible sound in Dom's ears was his own erratic breathing. The slow-motion effect began as his father's car started to spin out of control. It wasn't until the sight of crunch metal into the race track's wall that led to a deafening silence. Dom's immediate reaction was screaming, but his brain was completely unaware that his lungs were producing such frightful and disturbing screams that fled uncontrollably from his mouth. The explosion came next. If the horrifying scraps of metal weren't enough to rip apart Dom's entire world, the tanks in the car that exploded clarified it next. The flames that engulfed the charger claimed his father like a hunter claiming its prey. He screamed with every fiber of his being as if it were somehow going to save him. In that moment the Earth stopped moving, standing completely still as Dom watched his father burn to death – watching the dancing flames slowly and painfully burn the life he unequivocally loved, away.
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