Second Chances
Chapter 9 ~ Unhealed Wounds and Forgotten Scars (nothin to do with da chappy)
*~*~* China's POV *~*~*
Hiya Journal,
Well, some stuff has happened since the last time I wrote. When I say some, I mean a ton of stuff has happened.
Yesterday Letty said something that made me think. Maybe it was a huge mistake to leave home. Maybe I should've stayed but like just moved across town, or something, anything.
I find myself wondering why I even left LA in the first place. I find myself wondering everyday now, why I even left Mami and Papi's spirits behind me and left the only home I've ever known to leave my family and gain a new one.
Dom never believed in me but I think now he does. Now that he's seen me as a grown woman and how mature I've become and how much like him and Papi I've become also. But I seriously doubt that, he never was one to forgive easily.
Well, that's all I can say right now. And now I must leave you journal.
xchinax
I closed my journal and set it in my top bedside table drawer.
* knock * * knock *
"What?" I called when someone continued to knock on my door.
"Can I come in Angel?" Chris asked poking his head in the door.
"Yea sure come on in." I said sitting cross-legged on my bed so that there was room enough for him and me.
"Hey." He said softly sitting next to me on the bed.
"Hey you." I said as a slight grin spread across my face and actually reached my eyes. My smile, for three years, never reached my eyes. But since I've been back with both of my dysfunctional families and friends, my smiles have started to reach my eyes. But only one person has managed to make my smiles reach my eyes whenever we talk, whisper, joke around, and do crazy stuff together. That person is sitting right next to me, it's Chris.
"How ya doin Angel?" he asked getting comfy.
"I'm doin aiight. How 'bout you? How you doin?" I asked snuggling against him.
He draped an arm over me and pulled me closer to him before he said, "I'm doin much better now than I was earlier."
"Why if I may ask?" I whispered as I rubbed my hand over his head (not much hair up there).
"Because I have you in my arms." He whispered back as he closed his eyes.
I chuckled.
"Tired sweetie?" I asked as a smile spread over my features. He just smiled a sleepy smile.
"Yes and yes I will go to sleep. Right here if that's aiight wit you?" he said already drifting off.
"Go ahead and sleep sweetie. I'll be right here when you wake up." I whispered as we both drifted off to dreamland. (a/n: childish I know.)
~~~ goin back about an hour ~~~
*~*~* Letty's POV *~*~*
Dom paced back and forth in the middle of the kitchen after China had gone to bed.
"Dom, will you sit down?" I asked starting to get irritated. He complied and sat down across from me. "What's buggin ya babe?"
He looked up with tears glistening in his eyes. C'mon! This is Dom. He never cries. This can't be right. Dom doesn't cry.
"Dom? What is it? What's wrong?" I asked gettin worried. "This about China?" I asked when he didn't say anything. He simply nodded. "Why Dom?"
He cleared his throat before he said anything. "Why? Because I've just missed her so much. Just when I thought her friends were gunna stop comin around the garage, she goes and runs away. Thought maybe she went over to her crew's places, that was a futile move." Dom said putting his head in his hands.
"Dom, you knew it in your heart that she would've ran away sooner or later. It might've been later if she was still home when we did those heists and didn't tell her. She had her secrets, so did Mia. But Mia and China didn't get along back then. That's part of the reason why she left in the first place. She might not have left at all if you hadn't pushed her away by scaring all her friends away from the garage." I said before standing up and walking out of the room. Dom needed to be alone to think about what I just said.
*~*~* Dom's POV after Letty left *~*~*
Maybe Letty's right. Probably wouldn't make a difference with the heists and stuff if China, my baby sister, hadn't left when she did. If she hadn't left when she did there'd be a whole lot of sticky situations in this house right now. China would probably hate me and everyone else. She'd probably be on the East Coast for all I knew.
~ Sigh ~
Maybe, I should just let China do what she wants since she's all grown up. Maybe that'll keep her around for awhile.
(a/n: sorry took so long since the last chapter. Between school, boyfriend, Tae Kwon Do, sleep, family and some problems I'm goin through, hardly had time. But I'll post next chapter as soon as I can. Reviews are very much appreciated. And thanx to all who reviewed so far.
Chapter 9 ~ Unhealed Wounds and Forgotten Scars (nothin to do with da chappy)
*~*~* China's POV *~*~*
Hiya Journal,
Well, some stuff has happened since the last time I wrote. When I say some, I mean a ton of stuff has happened.
Yesterday Letty said something that made me think. Maybe it was a huge mistake to leave home. Maybe I should've stayed but like just moved across town, or something, anything.
I find myself wondering why I even left LA in the first place. I find myself wondering everyday now, why I even left Mami and Papi's spirits behind me and left the only home I've ever known to leave my family and gain a new one.
Dom never believed in me but I think now he does. Now that he's seen me as a grown woman and how mature I've become and how much like him and Papi I've become also. But I seriously doubt that, he never was one to forgive easily.
Well, that's all I can say right now. And now I must leave you journal.
xchinax
I closed my journal and set it in my top bedside table drawer.
* knock * * knock *
"What?" I called when someone continued to knock on my door.
"Can I come in Angel?" Chris asked poking his head in the door.
"Yea sure come on in." I said sitting cross-legged on my bed so that there was room enough for him and me.
"Hey." He said softly sitting next to me on the bed.
"Hey you." I said as a slight grin spread across my face and actually reached my eyes. My smile, for three years, never reached my eyes. But since I've been back with both of my dysfunctional families and friends, my smiles have started to reach my eyes. But only one person has managed to make my smiles reach my eyes whenever we talk, whisper, joke around, and do crazy stuff together. That person is sitting right next to me, it's Chris.
"How ya doin Angel?" he asked getting comfy.
"I'm doin aiight. How 'bout you? How you doin?" I asked snuggling against him.
He draped an arm over me and pulled me closer to him before he said, "I'm doin much better now than I was earlier."
"Why if I may ask?" I whispered as I rubbed my hand over his head (not much hair up there).
"Because I have you in my arms." He whispered back as he closed his eyes.
I chuckled.
"Tired sweetie?" I asked as a smile spread over my features. He just smiled a sleepy smile.
"Yes and yes I will go to sleep. Right here if that's aiight wit you?" he said already drifting off.
"Go ahead and sleep sweetie. I'll be right here when you wake up." I whispered as we both drifted off to dreamland. (a/n: childish I know.)
~~~ goin back about an hour ~~~
*~*~* Letty's POV *~*~*
Dom paced back and forth in the middle of the kitchen after China had gone to bed.
"Dom, will you sit down?" I asked starting to get irritated. He complied and sat down across from me. "What's buggin ya babe?"
He looked up with tears glistening in his eyes. C'mon! This is Dom. He never cries. This can't be right. Dom doesn't cry.
"Dom? What is it? What's wrong?" I asked gettin worried. "This about China?" I asked when he didn't say anything. He simply nodded. "Why Dom?"
He cleared his throat before he said anything. "Why? Because I've just missed her so much. Just when I thought her friends were gunna stop comin around the garage, she goes and runs away. Thought maybe she went over to her crew's places, that was a futile move." Dom said putting his head in his hands.
"Dom, you knew it in your heart that she would've ran away sooner or later. It might've been later if she was still home when we did those heists and didn't tell her. She had her secrets, so did Mia. But Mia and China didn't get along back then. That's part of the reason why she left in the first place. She might not have left at all if you hadn't pushed her away by scaring all her friends away from the garage." I said before standing up and walking out of the room. Dom needed to be alone to think about what I just said.
*~*~* Dom's POV after Letty left *~*~*
Maybe Letty's right. Probably wouldn't make a difference with the heists and stuff if China, my baby sister, hadn't left when she did. If she hadn't left when she did there'd be a whole lot of sticky situations in this house right now. China would probably hate me and everyone else. She'd probably be on the East Coast for all I knew.
~ Sigh ~
Maybe, I should just let China do what she wants since she's all grown up. Maybe that'll keep her around for awhile.
(a/n: sorry took so long since the last chapter. Between school, boyfriend, Tae Kwon Do, sleep, family and some problems I'm goin through, hardly had time. But I'll post next chapter as soon as I can. Reviews are very much appreciated. And thanx to all who reviewed so far.