Hey! Christmas vacation so maybe I'll get to finish this story with the next 16 days that I have off! Please R&R!~Shay
Chapter 12.
Dominic was in a daze as they drove along to the warehouse. His heart pounded, he hated Tran so much. This guy was just completely content on ruining his life. Sure he had made some mistakes but honestly, wanting Dom's dead body? It was a little extreme. He hadn't even seen Johnny since he THOUGHT he killed him to save Gracie when she was 15. What could he have done that would make him take his little girl and want him dead too? No matter how hard Jesse and the other guys tried to reassure him, Dominic was letting the thought set in that he wasn't going to make it through this encounter with Tran. The last one he had been lucky, if Gracie hadn't been there, he would be dead. Dominic didn't know what dying was like or maybe he did, had he been dying when Gracie called the ambulance? He didn't know. Did anyone REALLY know what dying was like? Everyone is dying in some way. Every second you are dying because you are getting closer and closer to your death. Most people don't have the knowledge of knowing when they are going to die, they go through life blind. Dominic began to wonder what would happen to him when he died...would he go to heaven? Had he lead a good life? What would happen to his family? Was there anything else he wanted?
Yes there was. He wanted to live. Dominic decided then that he wasn't going to let Tran get him. He would win, again.
Dominic clenched his fists together. 'I will win' kept repeating over and over in his head.
It seemed like forever before they pulled up to the warehouse. They all got out of the car with their weapons of choice and looked around. The place was dead. It didn't take long before the understood what was going on. This was a game.
"Trans fucked up man..." Leon said as he looked around the deserted parking area of the warehouse.
"You didn't have to say that we already knew it brotha." Vince replied solemnly loading his gun.
The object of Trans game was to find him before he found them. Just the type of thing for him to do but the boys weren't prepared for it. Why hadn't they seen something like this coming?
The guys signaled to each other to go in partners. Leon with Dominic, Jesse with Vince.
Leon and Dominic carefully and quietly climbed the warehouse stairs and entered in the same fashion. They walked soundlessly through the rows piled high of boxes. Suddenly Dominic heard a crash behind him. He turned around and there stood Little Mia, bound and gagged.
"Baby!" Dominic cried out as he ran forward to pick up his daughter but then suddenly stopped. He had to be smart about this, Little Mia just appeared out of no where with her legs tied together and duct tape across her mouth? This didn't seem right. He edged closer to her and noticed a small stopwatch strapped around her waist only the time was going backwards...Tran had created his own little homemade bomb. Dominic's heart dropped. He motioned for Leon to step forward with him and see what he was seeing. Leon leaned towards Little Mia and when he realized what was going on he quickly stepped back.
"Holy shit." He stated in a barely audible voice.
Dominic's heart began to race. His little girl was attached to a bomb. Or was she really? Sure the gadgets Tran had strapped around her looked like a bomb but was it really? He stepped closer and squinted in the dim light. All tape and plastic. No wires. Dominic sighed in relief and then ripped the phony bomb off his daughter and picked her up and kissed her.
"Alright Tran you got my attention. Come out now please...." Dominic said gruffly as Little Mia cuddled into his arms her whole tiny body shaking. He didn't even want to think about what Johnny could have done to her.
The world stood still for a few moments until finally Johnny stepped out of the darkness. He had the goofiest smirk on his face and he began to laugh almost immediately. The idiot had been drinking. Dominic immediately became furious and handed Little Mia to Leon.
He ran forward and grabbed Tran by the shirt.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Dominic screamed into Trans face and then remembered he was holding a gun which could come in handy. He pointed the gun to Johnny's chest. Behind him Leon covered Little Mia's eyes and rocked her back and forth. She didn't need to see her father kill a man.
"Damnit Dom stop screaming." Johnny said closing his eyes. Suddenly Marlena stepped out of the darkness at this point and smiled.
"Marlena? Are you ok?" Dominic asked her. He was beginning to get confused.
"I got him drunk." Marlena said laughing.
"He was threatening to kill me and I told him to sit down and have a drink...he actually listened to me. While he wasn't I slipped some of my meds into the bottle of Tequila that he was drinking. He sloshed and he should be out in a second or so." Marlena stated just as Tran hit the floor.
"I can't believe this shit." Leon said shaking his head as Dominic just laughed.
"Is he dead?" Dominic asked Marlena hopefully.
"Not yet...hopefully this is the last of him Dominic. I gave him a lot of my medicine and he drank a good portion of that bottle. You think the cops will think it was suicide or an accident if he really does go?" Marlena asked biting her lip.
"Probably. The cops have been trying to get Trans case of their hands for quite a while now. They'll probably just be glad he's dead." Dominic said going and taking Little Mia back from Leon.
"D-daddy I want to go h-home." Little Mia said struggling to breathe.
"It's alright sweetie, we're going home now and that man will never hurt you again." Dominic told her kissing her head.
On the way around the corner they ran into Vince and Jesse who thought they were Johnny. Vince pointed his gun at Dominic's head and Dom sucked in his breath.
"Oh my God..." Vince said hyperventilating when he realized he could have blown his best friend and his namesake to kingdom come.
Little Mia's eyes got glazed and she just started at Vince. He looked back at her and looked like he was going to cry. He took her into his arms and kept telling her he was sorry that he thought they were the bad man who was going to hurt her and he didn't know.
Little Mia just nodded her head. She understood but Vince had scared her.
"What the hell happened?!" Vince finally asked Dominic.
"Its gonna be ok man. I'll explain everything on the way home." Dominic answered patting his best friend on the back.
Chapter 12.
Dominic was in a daze as they drove along to the warehouse. His heart pounded, he hated Tran so much. This guy was just completely content on ruining his life. Sure he had made some mistakes but honestly, wanting Dom's dead body? It was a little extreme. He hadn't even seen Johnny since he THOUGHT he killed him to save Gracie when she was 15. What could he have done that would make him take his little girl and want him dead too? No matter how hard Jesse and the other guys tried to reassure him, Dominic was letting the thought set in that he wasn't going to make it through this encounter with Tran. The last one he had been lucky, if Gracie hadn't been there, he would be dead. Dominic didn't know what dying was like or maybe he did, had he been dying when Gracie called the ambulance? He didn't know. Did anyone REALLY know what dying was like? Everyone is dying in some way. Every second you are dying because you are getting closer and closer to your death. Most people don't have the knowledge of knowing when they are going to die, they go through life blind. Dominic began to wonder what would happen to him when he died...would he go to heaven? Had he lead a good life? What would happen to his family? Was there anything else he wanted?
Yes there was. He wanted to live. Dominic decided then that he wasn't going to let Tran get him. He would win, again.
Dominic clenched his fists together. 'I will win' kept repeating over and over in his head.
It seemed like forever before they pulled up to the warehouse. They all got out of the car with their weapons of choice and looked around. The place was dead. It didn't take long before the understood what was going on. This was a game.
"Trans fucked up man..." Leon said as he looked around the deserted parking area of the warehouse.
"You didn't have to say that we already knew it brotha." Vince replied solemnly loading his gun.
The object of Trans game was to find him before he found them. Just the type of thing for him to do but the boys weren't prepared for it. Why hadn't they seen something like this coming?
The guys signaled to each other to go in partners. Leon with Dominic, Jesse with Vince.
Leon and Dominic carefully and quietly climbed the warehouse stairs and entered in the same fashion. They walked soundlessly through the rows piled high of boxes. Suddenly Dominic heard a crash behind him. He turned around and there stood Little Mia, bound and gagged.
"Baby!" Dominic cried out as he ran forward to pick up his daughter but then suddenly stopped. He had to be smart about this, Little Mia just appeared out of no where with her legs tied together and duct tape across her mouth? This didn't seem right. He edged closer to her and noticed a small stopwatch strapped around her waist only the time was going backwards...Tran had created his own little homemade bomb. Dominic's heart dropped. He motioned for Leon to step forward with him and see what he was seeing. Leon leaned towards Little Mia and when he realized what was going on he quickly stepped back.
"Holy shit." He stated in a barely audible voice.
Dominic's heart began to race. His little girl was attached to a bomb. Or was she really? Sure the gadgets Tran had strapped around her looked like a bomb but was it really? He stepped closer and squinted in the dim light. All tape and plastic. No wires. Dominic sighed in relief and then ripped the phony bomb off his daughter and picked her up and kissed her.
"Alright Tran you got my attention. Come out now please...." Dominic said gruffly as Little Mia cuddled into his arms her whole tiny body shaking. He didn't even want to think about what Johnny could have done to her.
The world stood still for a few moments until finally Johnny stepped out of the darkness. He had the goofiest smirk on his face and he began to laugh almost immediately. The idiot had been drinking. Dominic immediately became furious and handed Little Mia to Leon.
He ran forward and grabbed Tran by the shirt.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Dominic screamed into Trans face and then remembered he was holding a gun which could come in handy. He pointed the gun to Johnny's chest. Behind him Leon covered Little Mia's eyes and rocked her back and forth. She didn't need to see her father kill a man.
"Damnit Dom stop screaming." Johnny said closing his eyes. Suddenly Marlena stepped out of the darkness at this point and smiled.
"Marlena? Are you ok?" Dominic asked her. He was beginning to get confused.
"I got him drunk." Marlena said laughing.
"He was threatening to kill me and I told him to sit down and have a drink...he actually listened to me. While he wasn't I slipped some of my meds into the bottle of Tequila that he was drinking. He sloshed and he should be out in a second or so." Marlena stated just as Tran hit the floor.
"I can't believe this shit." Leon said shaking his head as Dominic just laughed.
"Is he dead?" Dominic asked Marlena hopefully.
"Not yet...hopefully this is the last of him Dominic. I gave him a lot of my medicine and he drank a good portion of that bottle. You think the cops will think it was suicide or an accident if he really does go?" Marlena asked biting her lip.
"Probably. The cops have been trying to get Trans case of their hands for quite a while now. They'll probably just be glad he's dead." Dominic said going and taking Little Mia back from Leon.
"D-daddy I want to go h-home." Little Mia said struggling to breathe.
"It's alright sweetie, we're going home now and that man will never hurt you again." Dominic told her kissing her head.
On the way around the corner they ran into Vince and Jesse who thought they were Johnny. Vince pointed his gun at Dominic's head and Dom sucked in his breath.
"Oh my God..." Vince said hyperventilating when he realized he could have blown his best friend and his namesake to kingdom come.
Little Mia's eyes got glazed and she just started at Vince. He looked back at her and looked like he was going to cry. He took her into his arms and kept telling her he was sorry that he thought they were the bad man who was going to hurt her and he didn't know.
Little Mia just nodded her head. She understood but Vince had scared her.
"What the hell happened?!" Vince finally asked Dominic.
"Its gonna be ok man. I'll explain everything on the way home." Dominic answered patting his best friend on the back.