" girl wake up," some voice called out to me. What I thought to myself. I opened my eyes and saw Mia's eyes looking straight into mine.
" wake up," she said softly.
" I just fell asleep like an hour ago. i rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. damn I fell asleep on the couch. As I sat up my back started to hurt.
" letty," someonelse said. I looked to my side and saw Brian sitting on the coffee table.
" what are you doin' here," I asked groogily. Mia stared at me.
" there's been an accident," she said softly. Accident I thought.
" what," I asked. mia looked at Brian.
" Last night Vince got shot up by tran and his crew. He got sent over to Drew Medical hospital," she said slowly. I held my face in both of my hands and rocked back and forth. Mia tried to comfort me by rubbing my back but i shoved her away. I got up from the couch and left the house. I jumped in the car and raced to get to the hospital.
" His name is Vince Thomas," I told the reciptionist. The lady typed something on the computer.
" He's being held on floor 4," she said. I thanked her and raced to a elevator that was quickly closing. I cried in the car already. All i want to do right now is too see his face. Vince had always been there for me. Ever since I moved in with them he's been there, always. He lsitened to me and cared about me like I was his kid sister. I wasn't going to loose him. Not now. I reached the floor and exit the elevator. I already see Dom standing against the wall. I rushed over to him.
" How is he," I asked Dom.
" Critical,"he told me. tears started welling up inside of me.
" When can I go see him," I asked. Dom shrugged.
" I haven't been able to ask ayone yet," he said lowly. I looked around the waiting room. There were other families there. Each of them looking sadder than the last. I found a row of empty seats and sat in the middle. I was still wearing what I had on last night. My hair was a mess and clothes all wrinkled. I don't care. Poor Vince was all I could think about. I saw a doctor come out of the surgery room.
" Dominic Toretto," the man asked. Dom looked up and walked over to the man. they started talking but I couldn't hear what they were saying. Finally Dom told me we could go see him. I hated walking through the patient rooms. All i keep hearing are the sickening sounds of the heart monitors. The sound of it stopping. We reached his room. I almost screamed when I saw him. There were tubes everywhere and other contraptions. I stood by the door afraid to enter. Dom passed me and went in. he sat in a chair and stared at Vince. It was hard to tell whether he was asleep or awake. His eyes wer so droppy. His face was so pale and deathly-lookin I couldn't go near him. I saw his eyes flutter open and he looked straight at me.
" letty," he whisphered. I didn't realize I had started crying again. I rubbed the tears off of my cheeks and slowly made my way over to him. He watched me as I moved closer.
" don't cry," he said weakly. Just hearing his voice made me cry even more. Dom got up from the chair and offered his seat to me. I sat down and Vince smiled.
" i'm gonna be okay baby," he told me. i put my finger on his lips. They were so cold.
" Eh, save your strength papi," i said kiddingly. His hand reached my finger and rubbed it. It's kind of funny when you think about it. This was the first time in a long time that I realized that Vince was white. Maybe seeing how pale he was made me realize it. Well he was European but it was the same thing. I ran my hand through his hair and he closed his eyes.
" Vince," I said worriedly. he was silent.
" Vince," i said my hand shaking as my hand slowly left his thick auburn hair.
" still here," he said weakly without opening his eyes. He's not gonna make it I thought to myself. I stetched across the bed and planted a kiss on his lips.
" letty," he said softly. He opened his eyes again and reached for my hands. he held it firmly in his.
" what," I answered leaning closer to him. He had tears in his eyes. they rolled down his cheeks and onto his hospital gown.
" the pain hurts too much," he said weakly. He turned his head looking at me. I bit down on my bottom lip. I knew what he was trying to say.
" stay strong," i told him. he managed to crack a smile.
" you too," he said as he took his hand and pulled a loose stand of my hair behind my ear.
" baby get some rest," i said softly. he nodded and rubbed my cheek. I watched him drift off into sleep then i stood up quietly. i had totally forgotten that Dom was there. I avoided looking at him in the eyes. I made sure the blankets covered Vince properly before we left the room. I took one last look at him. He looked so peaceful. My boy. The nurse told us that the doctor wanted to talk to us in the waiting room. Dom didn't say anything to me as we walked back. We got there and saw Mia and Brian were already there. They immediately got up and met up with us and the doc.
" Due to the multiple gun shots that are lodged in him he has been paralyzed from the waist down," the doc said slowly. I felt mia looking at me.
" So when will he be released," I said softly. A frown settled upon his face.
" I'm sorry but I don't think he'll even make it through the night. Aside from the gunshots that are in him Some passed straight through his kidneys and large intestine. Right now we have controlled the internal bleeding but he's lost so much blood and the pain he's going through will posssibly make his heart collapse," the doc said gently. I kept silent. I walked over to the vending machines and Dom followed me. He put his arm around me as I tried to buy a pack of m&m's. I kept punching in the code to get the damn thing but it wasn't coming out. I punched harder and harder until Dom held my hand down.
" its fuckin broke," i said staring at the machine.
" you forgot to put the money in," Dom said softly. I broke down crying. Right there. I didn't care anymore. Vince was about to die. I couldn't do anything about it. Dom wrapped his arms around me while i cried and stifled down screams. If anything I would kill Jonny. I would kill all off those fuckers. Even if i gotta kill myself too.
" wake up," she said softly.
" I just fell asleep like an hour ago. i rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. damn I fell asleep on the couch. As I sat up my back started to hurt.
" letty," someonelse said. I looked to my side and saw Brian sitting on the coffee table.
" what are you doin' here," I asked groogily. Mia stared at me.
" there's been an accident," she said softly. Accident I thought.
" what," I asked. mia looked at Brian.
" Last night Vince got shot up by tran and his crew. He got sent over to Drew Medical hospital," she said slowly. I held my face in both of my hands and rocked back and forth. Mia tried to comfort me by rubbing my back but i shoved her away. I got up from the couch and left the house. I jumped in the car and raced to get to the hospital.
" His name is Vince Thomas," I told the reciptionist. The lady typed something on the computer.
" He's being held on floor 4," she said. I thanked her and raced to a elevator that was quickly closing. I cried in the car already. All i want to do right now is too see his face. Vince had always been there for me. Ever since I moved in with them he's been there, always. He lsitened to me and cared about me like I was his kid sister. I wasn't going to loose him. Not now. I reached the floor and exit the elevator. I already see Dom standing against the wall. I rushed over to him.
" How is he," I asked Dom.
" Critical,"he told me. tears started welling up inside of me.
" When can I go see him," I asked. Dom shrugged.
" I haven't been able to ask ayone yet," he said lowly. I looked around the waiting room. There were other families there. Each of them looking sadder than the last. I found a row of empty seats and sat in the middle. I was still wearing what I had on last night. My hair was a mess and clothes all wrinkled. I don't care. Poor Vince was all I could think about. I saw a doctor come out of the surgery room.
" Dominic Toretto," the man asked. Dom looked up and walked over to the man. they started talking but I couldn't hear what they were saying. Finally Dom told me we could go see him. I hated walking through the patient rooms. All i keep hearing are the sickening sounds of the heart monitors. The sound of it stopping. We reached his room. I almost screamed when I saw him. There were tubes everywhere and other contraptions. I stood by the door afraid to enter. Dom passed me and went in. he sat in a chair and stared at Vince. It was hard to tell whether he was asleep or awake. His eyes wer so droppy. His face was so pale and deathly-lookin I couldn't go near him. I saw his eyes flutter open and he looked straight at me.
" letty," he whisphered. I didn't realize I had started crying again. I rubbed the tears off of my cheeks and slowly made my way over to him. He watched me as I moved closer.
" don't cry," he said weakly. Just hearing his voice made me cry even more. Dom got up from the chair and offered his seat to me. I sat down and Vince smiled.
" i'm gonna be okay baby," he told me. i put my finger on his lips. They were so cold.
" Eh, save your strength papi," i said kiddingly. His hand reached my finger and rubbed it. It's kind of funny when you think about it. This was the first time in a long time that I realized that Vince was white. Maybe seeing how pale he was made me realize it. Well he was European but it was the same thing. I ran my hand through his hair and he closed his eyes.
" Vince," I said worriedly. he was silent.
" Vince," i said my hand shaking as my hand slowly left his thick auburn hair.
" still here," he said weakly without opening his eyes. He's not gonna make it I thought to myself. I stetched across the bed and planted a kiss on his lips.
" letty," he said softly. He opened his eyes again and reached for my hands. he held it firmly in his.
" what," I answered leaning closer to him. He had tears in his eyes. they rolled down his cheeks and onto his hospital gown.
" the pain hurts too much," he said weakly. He turned his head looking at me. I bit down on my bottom lip. I knew what he was trying to say.
" stay strong," i told him. he managed to crack a smile.
" you too," he said as he took his hand and pulled a loose stand of my hair behind my ear.
" baby get some rest," i said softly. he nodded and rubbed my cheek. I watched him drift off into sleep then i stood up quietly. i had totally forgotten that Dom was there. I avoided looking at him in the eyes. I made sure the blankets covered Vince properly before we left the room. I took one last look at him. He looked so peaceful. My boy. The nurse told us that the doctor wanted to talk to us in the waiting room. Dom didn't say anything to me as we walked back. We got there and saw Mia and Brian were already there. They immediately got up and met up with us and the doc.
" Due to the multiple gun shots that are lodged in him he has been paralyzed from the waist down," the doc said slowly. I felt mia looking at me.
" So when will he be released," I said softly. A frown settled upon his face.
" I'm sorry but I don't think he'll even make it through the night. Aside from the gunshots that are in him Some passed straight through his kidneys and large intestine. Right now we have controlled the internal bleeding but he's lost so much blood and the pain he's going through will posssibly make his heart collapse," the doc said gently. I kept silent. I walked over to the vending machines and Dom followed me. He put his arm around me as I tried to buy a pack of m&m's. I kept punching in the code to get the damn thing but it wasn't coming out. I punched harder and harder until Dom held my hand down.
" its fuckin broke," i said staring at the machine.
" you forgot to put the money in," Dom said softly. I broke down crying. Right there. I didn't care anymore. Vince was about to die. I couldn't do anything about it. Dom wrapped his arms around me while i cried and stifled down screams. If anything I would kill Jonny. I would kill all off those fuckers. Even if i gotta kill myself too.