Chapter 8
On a cold rainy afternoon in February, all three kids sat in the living room watching the latest episode of Street Racer. They where alone waiting for Isabella to come home from the grocery store where she'd gone earlier that day.
"Mom's taking too long." Mia said looking up at her brother. She sat on the wooden floor while he and Letty sat on the couch eating cookies.
"She'll be home in a little bit. Now shut up." he said annoyed. He was trying to watch his favorite show and his little sister's interruptions where distracting him.
"But Dom I'm hungry and mom's been gone for more then two hours. She said she was going to buy groceries and it doesn't take her that long."
"Shut up Mia. She'll be home in a little while, she probably just went to another store or something." Dom said.
"Man, she's right she's been gone for way too long." Letty piped up.
Dom rolled his eyes, "Fine I'll call her cell phone." he grabbed the house phone and began to dial the familiar number. He received a busy dial tone and hung up.
"It's busy." he looked at his sister then at Letty.
"Call dad maybe he knows where she's at." Mia stood up now and leaned against the side of the couch. While Dom grabbed the phone and dialed the garage number.
"Hey Mark, is my dad around?" The girls watched as Dom waited to be put on the line to Anthony.
"Hey Dad, uh…mom went to the store hours ago and she's not back yet. I called her cell phone but it was busy. And Mia is worried, so do you know where she's at?" The girls looked at Dom as Anthony spoke on the other side.
"Ok bye."
"He said he doesn't know, but he's on his way home." Dom looked at Mia, who looked worried and like she was about to cry.
Anthony arrived soon after receiving the phone call from Dom. He entered the house to find all three kids seating on the couch watching tv and eating junk food.
"Your mom not home yet?" he asked , Mia got up and ran to him giving him a hug. While his now 13 year old son shook his head no from the couch, not bothering to get up and say hi or anything.
"Hey Mr. T." Letty greet from besides Dom.
"Hey Let, how are you?"
"Good."
He was about to grab the phone when there was a knock at the door. He went and opened it to find two police officers standing on his porch.
"Mr. Toretto?" one of the officers asked.
"That's me. How can I help you today officers?"
"Mr. Toretto we're here to inform you that your wife was in a serious car accident this afternoon. " Anthony felt his heart drop at hearing this.
"She's ok right?" He questioned with urgency.
"Unfortunately, she didn't make it. We need you to come down to identify the body."
Anthony had no time to react because heard a loud painful cry. Mia stood next to him, she'd heard it all and was no crying. He hugged her trying to hard to comfort her, by now Dom and Letty had both made it to his side wondering what was going on.
"I'll be there later, I need time." he told the officers, who nodded in understanding and left.
"Why don't you guys sit." he told Dom and Letty, who went to the couch and sat while Anthony dragged Mia with him.
"Your mom was in a car accident and she didn't make it." he said softly looking at Dom and then at Mia. Mia cried harder if even possible, while Dom just sat there staring at his father and Letty only looked shocked.
Anthony called Marisol and told her what happened. She was soon at the house trying to console Mia and watching as neither Dom or Letty cried. Marisol stayed with the kids while Anthony went to the hospital to identify the body. After giving Mia a tea to calm her down she sat next to her own daughter and Dom.
"Are you two ok?" she asked quietly, trying hard to keep her tears at bay for her best friend.
Dom said nothing and got up walking up to his room.
"Why?" Letty looked up at her mom.
"I don't know mija. It's just the way things work." she said, softly pushing away at Letty's bangs and embracing her.
