A/N: it is fair to warn you this story will be slow going like usual. I have a huge research paper for my comp 2 class not to mention my other classes plus going to work but like I always say bare with me it will get done. I know this chapter is kind of short but tell me what you think of this so far and if I should keep going. This takes place at the end/after the first movie. R&R. Enjoy :)

Disclaimer for all of this story: I do NOT own Fast and furious or the characters. I write this because I love the movies :) I do own Melina though.

Chapter One

The gunshots rang out and I followed Mia out the door. I stop frozen in place as when I see my best friend lying in the grass motionless. I shake my head and run to him.

"JESSE!" I scream shaking him as blood stains the grass. There is no response. DOM! Dom can help him. My big brother always makes the bad stuff go away. I jerk my head up looking for him but his car is gone and he is no where to be found.

"Mia! HELP!" I scream looking around for my older sister but she is no where to be found. The sky disappears, the blood stained grass disappears, the house disappears. I look up to see Jesse standing still and watching himself die.

"Jesse! COME BACK DON'T LEAVE ME!" I scream at him as his form gets smaller and smaller. I let the tears fall. The sky is back and so is everything else I look down at Jesse crying and hoping for a sign of life. Suddenly he is covered in dirt and bugs I scream crawling backwards.

I feel tugging and my eyes snap open to find my big brother and the rest of the family looking at me. Dom brushes my hair back.

"May as well get up and start getting ready it's about time to get up." Dom says forcing a smile on his face for my benefit. I nod and get out of bed and head down the hall to the bathroom.

I take a quick shower and brush my brown curly hair. I love my brown eyes and my curly hair but I find it hard to do anything anymore except quickly run a brush through it. I grab my backpack and set it by the door and go into the kitchen as Mia puts some pancakes and bacon on my plate. Dom pours me juice before sitting down beside me.

"You have to eat something." Dom says when he notices that I'm just pushing the food around the plate. I take a small bite and push it down past the lump in my throat.

"Are you sure you don't want to stay home?" Letty asks me gently.

"I've missed too many days already." I answer shaking my head. I drink my juice and push the chair back and head upstairs to brush my teeth. When I head back downstairs everyone is whispering but stop when they see me.

"I'm going to school." I say with a sigh grabbing my bag and car keys before shutting the door behind myself.

I open my car door and toss my stuff in the back before getting in the drivers seat and starting the car. I turn the music up as loud as possible and drive to school. I slam on the breaks with a sigh to avoid being ran into by a red sports car.

I park in the student parking and look up at the building. I step out of the car, but can't seem to force myself to go in. I turn on my heel and run down the street heading for the cemetery. I go to Jesse's grave and sit down. I put my head into my arms and cry, finally letting it all out.