~*~ Letty ~*~
There was a tremor as the car plunged into the placid lake. Letty was thrown forward and hit her forehead on the steering wheel. She managed to pull herself back up, but her vision was blurred a bit, and a trickle of blood oozed in her hair. She saw Erin lying on the ground in the backseat and Tori leaning against the window, the tiniest crack where she had hit her head upon impact. The car was falling farther and farther under water. And since they'd poked out almost all the insulation in the passenger seat, water was flooding in threw the passenger door.
'Oh god! Oh god, we're gonna die!' Erin yelled, as the water flooded up to their hips. Erin scrambled up onto the seat and began breathing heavily.
'Erin, just relax...' Letty said as she began to try and slam her fist against the window.
'Relax? Letty, we're sinking toward the bottom of a god damn lake and you want me to relax!' Erin said looking at the back window that had long cracks in it from when it was shot. It was amazing that the windows were still holding up.
'Jesus, these doors don't wanna open!' Tori yelled as she tried to smash the window, 'There's too much water pressure! The glass won't break!' Even with the tiny crack, the water wouldn't let the window break. Water was still leaking threw and the water was rising too quickly. Tori began to try to kick the glass away, but still it wouldn't work. 'Letty! Help me with this!' Letty tried to pull her belt free. By this time, the water was up to their necks and rising quickly. With the windows broken and the car door leaking heavily and no way out, it looked like it was the end.
'The belt's stuck!' she yelled, trying to un-jam it. Probably because of they're sudden crash with the water. But it was stuck and the water was rising. They were all going to drown, the water level now at their chins. She looked out her window and almost died of fright. Swimming beside the car was Dom.
Letty pressed her hands against the window and began banging them against it. He began to heave the door, and yet it still would not budge.
'Letty...' Erin gargled, her mouth disappearing under the water. Erin was gasping for air within the inch between the ceiling and the roof. Tori kept diving to try and wrestle the belt loose. Sure enough, after half a minute, Dom had the seal of the door broken. Tori grabbed Erin and swam out and up to the surface.
Letty pointed to the belt and began to pull on it to signify it was stuck. Dom began to pull as well, but it still wouldn't budge. But he wouldn't give up. He had to save her, or die with her.
~*~ Up on Land with Jesse ~*~
Jesse watched the surface of the lake, every bone in his body aching, hoping that they were all right. They all meant something to him. Well, except Tori, but she seemed pretty cool. Dom was like a father or brother figure to him, always getting him outta scrapes and taking care of him. And Letty was the one who first introduced him to the team. And Erin. Erin was the love of his life, and the last things he had said to her were that she couldn't fucking drive. He had driven her away, screaming at her, saying things that in his heart he knew weren't true. All because of his stupid Jetta and that bimbo bitch from the races. He didn't know what he would do if he never saw Erin again.
Bubbles began to explode to the surface and two figures burst threw the glassy reflection of the lake. They both gasped for air as Tori began to pull Erin to shore. Deryck and Jesse had already started to wade into the water to get them.
~*~ Tori ~*~
Tori swam up against the water, heavy and cold. It was stinging her skin and her lungs were screaming for air, as water leaked into them. Erin was too weak from being shot to swim, so Tori had to pull her along as well. She felt like giving up, like letting herself fall down into the darkness of the lake's bottom. But then she remembered.
~*~ Flashback ~*~
'Hey, would you two get a room!' Cammi yelled as Letty pushed Dom down and began kissing him passionately. Tori tilted her head, making a funny face.
'God, girl, how'd you get like that?' she teased. Letty threw a pillow at her as she dragged Dom by the collar up the stairs. Dom smiled and shrugged at the guys, giving a small laugh.
'Well, I'm gonna go dance with that guy over there.' Cammi said putting down her drink, pointing at a guy standing in the corner. Tori looked at him for a minute and frowned.
'Who is he?'
'I dunno, but I'll tell you tomorrow.' She said with a wink. She then walked over to the guy and struck up a conversation with him. Erin shook her head.
'Isn't that disgusting. Leaving us alone for some buff Spanish guy, who probably doesn't know how to count to ten.' Erin said still shaking her head. Then suddenly at her side appeared a guy with brown hair, and a killer smile. Erin turned to look at Tori and gave a did-you-see-how- fuckin'-hot-that-boy-is? Look. Tori nodded and Erin immediately left with the boy and started to dance.
'Left alone again?' Tori turned and there was Deryck.
'Yeah, what's it to you?' she said as he took a seat next to her. 'Listen, I got busted and I'm dropping out of the boosting scene. I bet you came to gloat.' Tori took a deep drink of her vodka. Deryck smiled.
'I bet you think you got me all figured out.' He looked at Tori and she looked a bit bewildered by this comment. 'I came over cause I wanted to ask you for a dance, Tori. Because I think you're beautiful and you don't take shit from anyone. And I like that.' Tori stared at him a little longer and then smiled.
'Well if I'm gonna dance with you, I'm gonna have to take a few more sips a this.' She held up her vodka. Deryck smiled.
'I'm not that bad a dancer.' He said. Tori shook her head.
'Not for the dancing part. I mean for later.'
~*~ End of Flashback ~*~
Deryck. He was why she couldn't give up. Tori saw the light of the sun up a head and she gave three last kicks and felt the cool air rush to her face. It was like pins and needles stabbing her and it hurt when she took her first breath. Erin was coughing and spitting out water. They'd made it out.
'TORI! ERIN!' Tori heard Jesse yell. Before she knew what was happening, she was being pulled to land. 'Erin!' Jesse yelled pulling Erin into his chest. 'Oh, god.' He said as he saw her bloodstained shirt, pulling her close.
'Tori!' Tori heard as two strong arms wrapped around her. It was Deryck. 'You scared the living shit out of me!' He said hugging her to his chest.
'God, Deryck, I thought I'd never see you again!' Tori said kissing him on the lips. God it felt good to taste his lips again. She then turned around and scanned the shore. 'Where are Letty and Dom?' she asked. Everyone looked down to the lake. 'They were right behind... No. No!' Tori yelled as she ran to the waters edge and began to wade in. She couldn't let those two die. They had so much to live for! They had each other to live for.
'NO! Tori!' Deryck shouted as he grabbed her and began pulling her away again, with much difficulty as she struggled against him. But she was too weak from swimming in the cold water.
'No, Deryck! They're still down there!' She screamed as he made her sit and wrapped her in a warm blanket.
'I know baby, but I don't wanna risk losing you again.' He said as he clutched her tightly to his chest. Tori shook her head. 'Just relax. I've got you now.' He said kissing her forehead.
'How can we just sit here?' She gasped. She was breathing unevenly, her breathing pattern still not normal, making it hard for her to talk. Everyone stared at the surface of the water and waited in silence. Nothing. The water remained still as it always did.
Tori felt warm tears roll down her cheeks, and she heard Erin as she sobbed into Jesse's chest. Vince and Leon stood still, watching the lake, waiting for any sign of they're two lost teammates. And Mia and Brian had arrived, both walking down the hill slowly. As Edwin explained to the two what was happening, Mia screamed and ran down the hill, only to be stopped by Vince.
'Dammit, Vince, let go of me! DOM!' She screamed as Vince pulled her away from the shore. Everyone watched mournfully at the loss of two great racers. Two great friends.
'Shit.' Edwin said as he walked down the shore, shaking his head. 'Dammit, Dom. I was supposed to make some money off yo ass before you died.' He said still shaking his head. Even if he had thought of Dom as an adversary, he was also a friend.
'God, Deryck, why do we have to just sit here?' Tori said as Deryck forced her to look away, pulling her closer. 'I mean why'd it have to be them? Why not me...'
'Don't say that!' Deryck said looking at her. 'Don't ever say that! It's not your fault.' He said still hugging her as she shivered in the chilling air, her clothes clinging to her cold body.
'Wait!' Jesse yelled. 'Look there!' Bubbles were streaming to the surface once again and soon Dom's head had pushed past the surface of the lake. Mia sighed with relief and fell to the ground, crying with happiness. And for one moment everything in the world was right again. But Erin and Tori were not smiling.
'Where's Letty?' Erin asked timidly, still huddled against Jesse.
'Dom? Where is Letty?' Tori repeated in case he didn't hear, her voice choppy, every word being caught with a gasp of breath. She was so cold, she was shivering, but she didn't care. Where was Letty? Where was her best friend? ' Dammit, Dom, where the fuck is Letty?!' she managed to scream in a croaky sort of voice.
Everyone waited in silence, all eyes on Dom. His face was hard to read, but he certainly didn't look happy. There was a pause as all life stood still. The glassy water of the lake remained still as lily pads floated along side the bridge. The long stalks of grass had crept up along parts of the shore; other parts sandy, as the lake washed against them. All breath was caught as everyone watched Dom shake his head. And it seemed that time had stopped completely. Not a sound was heard and no one moved. It was like a sad picture. An unhappy black and white picture that had the colors ripped from it and drowned beneath the unforgiving waters.
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AHHHHHH! LETTY! DEAD?!? EEK! Or is she? Maybe I'll continue in a little while.... Maybe I WON'T!!! You never know with me. Thnx to everyone who wished me happy b-day! You guys rock! And I'm posting this on mah b- day...PRESENTS!!! Gotta bounce ya'll! Love and all that, Stokes!
There was a tremor as the car plunged into the placid lake. Letty was thrown forward and hit her forehead on the steering wheel. She managed to pull herself back up, but her vision was blurred a bit, and a trickle of blood oozed in her hair. She saw Erin lying on the ground in the backseat and Tori leaning against the window, the tiniest crack where she had hit her head upon impact. The car was falling farther and farther under water. And since they'd poked out almost all the insulation in the passenger seat, water was flooding in threw the passenger door.
'Oh god! Oh god, we're gonna die!' Erin yelled, as the water flooded up to their hips. Erin scrambled up onto the seat and began breathing heavily.
'Erin, just relax...' Letty said as she began to try and slam her fist against the window.
'Relax? Letty, we're sinking toward the bottom of a god damn lake and you want me to relax!' Erin said looking at the back window that had long cracks in it from when it was shot. It was amazing that the windows were still holding up.
'Jesus, these doors don't wanna open!' Tori yelled as she tried to smash the window, 'There's too much water pressure! The glass won't break!' Even with the tiny crack, the water wouldn't let the window break. Water was still leaking threw and the water was rising too quickly. Tori began to try to kick the glass away, but still it wouldn't work. 'Letty! Help me with this!' Letty tried to pull her belt free. By this time, the water was up to their necks and rising quickly. With the windows broken and the car door leaking heavily and no way out, it looked like it was the end.
'The belt's stuck!' she yelled, trying to un-jam it. Probably because of they're sudden crash with the water. But it was stuck and the water was rising. They were all going to drown, the water level now at their chins. She looked out her window and almost died of fright. Swimming beside the car was Dom.
Letty pressed her hands against the window and began banging them against it. He began to heave the door, and yet it still would not budge.
'Letty...' Erin gargled, her mouth disappearing under the water. Erin was gasping for air within the inch between the ceiling and the roof. Tori kept diving to try and wrestle the belt loose. Sure enough, after half a minute, Dom had the seal of the door broken. Tori grabbed Erin and swam out and up to the surface.
Letty pointed to the belt and began to pull on it to signify it was stuck. Dom began to pull as well, but it still wouldn't budge. But he wouldn't give up. He had to save her, or die with her.
~*~ Up on Land with Jesse ~*~
Jesse watched the surface of the lake, every bone in his body aching, hoping that they were all right. They all meant something to him. Well, except Tori, but she seemed pretty cool. Dom was like a father or brother figure to him, always getting him outta scrapes and taking care of him. And Letty was the one who first introduced him to the team. And Erin. Erin was the love of his life, and the last things he had said to her were that she couldn't fucking drive. He had driven her away, screaming at her, saying things that in his heart he knew weren't true. All because of his stupid Jetta and that bimbo bitch from the races. He didn't know what he would do if he never saw Erin again.
Bubbles began to explode to the surface and two figures burst threw the glassy reflection of the lake. They both gasped for air as Tori began to pull Erin to shore. Deryck and Jesse had already started to wade into the water to get them.
~*~ Tori ~*~
Tori swam up against the water, heavy and cold. It was stinging her skin and her lungs were screaming for air, as water leaked into them. Erin was too weak from being shot to swim, so Tori had to pull her along as well. She felt like giving up, like letting herself fall down into the darkness of the lake's bottom. But then she remembered.
~*~ Flashback ~*~
'Hey, would you two get a room!' Cammi yelled as Letty pushed Dom down and began kissing him passionately. Tori tilted her head, making a funny face.
'God, girl, how'd you get like that?' she teased. Letty threw a pillow at her as she dragged Dom by the collar up the stairs. Dom smiled and shrugged at the guys, giving a small laugh.
'Well, I'm gonna go dance with that guy over there.' Cammi said putting down her drink, pointing at a guy standing in the corner. Tori looked at him for a minute and frowned.
'Who is he?'
'I dunno, but I'll tell you tomorrow.' She said with a wink. She then walked over to the guy and struck up a conversation with him. Erin shook her head.
'Isn't that disgusting. Leaving us alone for some buff Spanish guy, who probably doesn't know how to count to ten.' Erin said still shaking her head. Then suddenly at her side appeared a guy with brown hair, and a killer smile. Erin turned to look at Tori and gave a did-you-see-how- fuckin'-hot-that-boy-is? Look. Tori nodded and Erin immediately left with the boy and started to dance.
'Left alone again?' Tori turned and there was Deryck.
'Yeah, what's it to you?' she said as he took a seat next to her. 'Listen, I got busted and I'm dropping out of the boosting scene. I bet you came to gloat.' Tori took a deep drink of her vodka. Deryck smiled.
'I bet you think you got me all figured out.' He looked at Tori and she looked a bit bewildered by this comment. 'I came over cause I wanted to ask you for a dance, Tori. Because I think you're beautiful and you don't take shit from anyone. And I like that.' Tori stared at him a little longer and then smiled.
'Well if I'm gonna dance with you, I'm gonna have to take a few more sips a this.' She held up her vodka. Deryck smiled.
'I'm not that bad a dancer.' He said. Tori shook her head.
'Not for the dancing part. I mean for later.'
~*~ End of Flashback ~*~
Deryck. He was why she couldn't give up. Tori saw the light of the sun up a head and she gave three last kicks and felt the cool air rush to her face. It was like pins and needles stabbing her and it hurt when she took her first breath. Erin was coughing and spitting out water. They'd made it out.
'TORI! ERIN!' Tori heard Jesse yell. Before she knew what was happening, she was being pulled to land. 'Erin!' Jesse yelled pulling Erin into his chest. 'Oh, god.' He said as he saw her bloodstained shirt, pulling her close.
'Tori!' Tori heard as two strong arms wrapped around her. It was Deryck. 'You scared the living shit out of me!' He said hugging her to his chest.
'God, Deryck, I thought I'd never see you again!' Tori said kissing him on the lips. God it felt good to taste his lips again. She then turned around and scanned the shore. 'Where are Letty and Dom?' she asked. Everyone looked down to the lake. 'They were right behind... No. No!' Tori yelled as she ran to the waters edge and began to wade in. She couldn't let those two die. They had so much to live for! They had each other to live for.
'NO! Tori!' Deryck shouted as he grabbed her and began pulling her away again, with much difficulty as she struggled against him. But she was too weak from swimming in the cold water.
'No, Deryck! They're still down there!' She screamed as he made her sit and wrapped her in a warm blanket.
'I know baby, but I don't wanna risk losing you again.' He said as he clutched her tightly to his chest. Tori shook her head. 'Just relax. I've got you now.' He said kissing her forehead.
'How can we just sit here?' She gasped. She was breathing unevenly, her breathing pattern still not normal, making it hard for her to talk. Everyone stared at the surface of the water and waited in silence. Nothing. The water remained still as it always did.
Tori felt warm tears roll down her cheeks, and she heard Erin as she sobbed into Jesse's chest. Vince and Leon stood still, watching the lake, waiting for any sign of they're two lost teammates. And Mia and Brian had arrived, both walking down the hill slowly. As Edwin explained to the two what was happening, Mia screamed and ran down the hill, only to be stopped by Vince.
'Dammit, Vince, let go of me! DOM!' She screamed as Vince pulled her away from the shore. Everyone watched mournfully at the loss of two great racers. Two great friends.
'Shit.' Edwin said as he walked down the shore, shaking his head. 'Dammit, Dom. I was supposed to make some money off yo ass before you died.' He said still shaking his head. Even if he had thought of Dom as an adversary, he was also a friend.
'God, Deryck, why do we have to just sit here?' Tori said as Deryck forced her to look away, pulling her closer. 'I mean why'd it have to be them? Why not me...'
'Don't say that!' Deryck said looking at her. 'Don't ever say that! It's not your fault.' He said still hugging her as she shivered in the chilling air, her clothes clinging to her cold body.
'Wait!' Jesse yelled. 'Look there!' Bubbles were streaming to the surface once again and soon Dom's head had pushed past the surface of the lake. Mia sighed with relief and fell to the ground, crying with happiness. And for one moment everything in the world was right again. But Erin and Tori were not smiling.
'Where's Letty?' Erin asked timidly, still huddled against Jesse.
'Dom? Where is Letty?' Tori repeated in case he didn't hear, her voice choppy, every word being caught with a gasp of breath. She was so cold, she was shivering, but she didn't care. Where was Letty? Where was her best friend? ' Dammit, Dom, where the fuck is Letty?!' she managed to scream in a croaky sort of voice.
Everyone waited in silence, all eyes on Dom. His face was hard to read, but he certainly didn't look happy. There was a pause as all life stood still. The glassy water of the lake remained still as lily pads floated along side the bridge. The long stalks of grass had crept up along parts of the shore; other parts sandy, as the lake washed against them. All breath was caught as everyone watched Dom shake his head. And it seemed that time had stopped completely. Not a sound was heard and no one moved. It was like a sad picture. An unhappy black and white picture that had the colors ripped from it and drowned beneath the unforgiving waters.
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AHHHHHH! LETTY! DEAD?!? EEK! Or is she? Maybe I'll continue in a little while.... Maybe I WON'T!!! You never know with me. Thnx to everyone who wished me happy b-day! You guys rock! And I'm posting this on mah b- day...PRESENTS!!! Gotta bounce ya'll! Love and all that, Stokes!