7
LETTY::: When I woke up it was pitch Black outside and inside. I had a splitting headache and my throat felt parched, but other than that I felt fine. You would have thought that my gut and legs and pretty much everything else would be sore right now but they almost felt normal.
I crawl out of the bed and as soon as I stand up the room swirls and little flecks of colour dot in front of my eyes.
"Ugh," I groan and grab a hold of the door. Damn those fuckers!
When the dizziness receded I open the door and walk slowly down the stairs.
I see Dom, Tony, Mia, Leon, all sitting round the table. I walk forward into the room a bit more and see that Jesse is lying down on the couch and Vince is washing his hands at the sink.
"Can I have a damn drink?" I ask as a way of letting them know I'm there.
Vince grins, dries his hands and grabs a glass which he fills with water and hands to me as Dom bolts out of his chair and hugs me, pulling me down on his seat. I blush a bit cause Tony and Mia are smiling at us.
"They know," Dom whispered.
"When did you two get back?" I ask.
"Wednesday," Tony answers as Mia blurts out, "Two days ago."
"What? Nah uh," I say.
"You were hurt pretty bad Let," Dom said.
"Jesus, no wonder I'm starved!" I say and grab the bowl of chips on the table.
"It explains a lot." I say, thinking of how much I feel better. "So what? I've been asleep bout 3 days then?" I ask, my mouth full of food.
Tony's eyes well up a bit. "We were gonna take you to the hospital in the morning. Thought you might be in a coma or something." He said.
I smiled a bit, trying to reassure them. "I'm fine, you know how I love being the drama queen." It was actually the other way around. Even when I broke my arm when I was 12 I didn't tell Tony until I punched Mia in the arm when she bumped it cause it hurt.
Dom squeezed me tight.
"Who?" he asked, and I sighed.
"That skanky bitch that I raced and her cousins. At least I think one of them was the cousin, name was Kent!" I say leaning back in Doms arms.
'The cousin is basically the one who did most of it. But it was cause of that skank They're all losers, two of em had to hold me down." I go on.
I bags the girl!" Mia said. I frown, I know Mia can definitely handle herself. I mean, I taught her a few things myself, but getting into fights wasn't like Mia.
Tony nodded and Dom said. "Bring it." I felt like shouting. "What about me? What if I wanted the girl?
Leon piped up then. "One of the cousins for each of us?" he asked. I felt Dom shake his head. "Nah, they're for me. Nut you and Vince get whoever tries to butt in, and, I'm leavin it to you two to make sure their cars aren't driveable.
"What about me?" I demanded as Dom lifted me off his lap and grabbed his jacket as they all walked for the door. Dom ignored me and turned to Tony and Jesse. "Keep her safe." He said quietly, and then they left.
"Jesus Tony, what bout the cops?" I ask heading for the door.
Tony grabbed my arms to stop me, and whirled me around to face him. "It's midnight, they won't be around. Letty, they have to do this, especially Dom. He didn't eat or drink a thing the whole three days you were out cold. We only just got him out of your room. He thought he'd lost you. He needs this." Tony said.
DOM::: When I saw Letty, all bloody and unconscious, I felt like my arm had been chopped off, my heart ripped out. It physically hurt to think of her gone, in pain. The three nights she slept, I kept thinking of what I would do to the people that hurt her. There was a moment when I thought that she was going to die. In that moment, I thought that I might just kill everyone in a 200-mile radius just in case it was them that hurt her. People needed to know that to hurt her, hurt me. They already knew that to hurt me meant to hurt them. Cause I always got payback!
As soon as our cars stopped outside the Karletti's house (the family who had beaten Let) The house lights turned on. One at a time, until only the lounge room was left. Then it flicked on and the chick from the races stepped out, wearing satin pajamas.
Mia was standing at the side of the door, but the bitch didn't notice, and so Mia cleared her throat. As soon as the girl turned to look at her, Mia's fist connected with her cheek.
"Kent, Mitch, Jason!" The girl screamed and three ugly looking guys stepped out.
Mia neatly tripped the girl with her right foot, sending her sprawling into the three guys.
They all stood in a group now, at the front door. Whereas my team were spread out. Leon was on the far left, Mia stepped back away from the house, joining the half circle, coming up in between Leon and me, who was in the middle of the yard, savagely eyeing off the three guys, Vince stood back a bit more to my right. He looked about ready to pounce if anyone tried to get away.
"Kent?" I asked quietly looking at all three guys. One was pushed forward. "What of it?" he asked. Immediately I started laying into him and the other three rushed forward, followed by two others from inside the house. Leon and Vince intercepted the two from the house Leon laughed and said. "Hey, wait your turn, three to one's fair but four to one's just pathetic!" He then punched the guy and shoved his face into the dirt, watching me. Vince held the other guy in a similar position, also watching me. "Do you really wanna get that beat up?" he asked the guy as he saw me knock the first guy unconscious and throw a high kick to another guy's chest, sending him sprawling into the house.
I then turned to the third guy and grabbed his arm, twisting it painfully behind his back, bringing the guy to his knees. His nose was broken, and I felt a feral twist of pleasure knowing that I had done it.
"Letty woke up coupla hours ago, so I'm in a pretty good mood." I lied, wanting to rip all of their heads off. Knowing I could.
"So I'll let you all go. But I swear, that if I ever see any one of you again." I threw a pointed look at the chick. "I will hunt all the others, including you, down, and kill them." I shoved the guy kneeling, forward and nodded for Leon and Vince to release theirs. They did, and once again, they all stood scrunched up together.
"Just so you know, I rarely leave America, but I travel extensively over the U.S and if I get into a bad mood, I just might travel anyway. What I'm saying is, you can get more cousins, more friends. But that won't stop us. One of us will always be left. And as long as one of us is left. None of you have a life anywhere nears us. The only way for you to have a chance to survive, is to run, and that may not even work" With that the team and I got back in our cars, and drove off.
LETTY::: When I woke up it was pitch Black outside and inside. I had a splitting headache and my throat felt parched, but other than that I felt fine. You would have thought that my gut and legs and pretty much everything else would be sore right now but they almost felt normal.
I crawl out of the bed and as soon as I stand up the room swirls and little flecks of colour dot in front of my eyes.
"Ugh," I groan and grab a hold of the door. Damn those fuckers!
When the dizziness receded I open the door and walk slowly down the stairs.
I see Dom, Tony, Mia, Leon, all sitting round the table. I walk forward into the room a bit more and see that Jesse is lying down on the couch and Vince is washing his hands at the sink.
"Can I have a damn drink?" I ask as a way of letting them know I'm there.
Vince grins, dries his hands and grabs a glass which he fills with water and hands to me as Dom bolts out of his chair and hugs me, pulling me down on his seat. I blush a bit cause Tony and Mia are smiling at us.
"They know," Dom whispered.
"When did you two get back?" I ask.
"Wednesday," Tony answers as Mia blurts out, "Two days ago."
"What? Nah uh," I say.
"You were hurt pretty bad Let," Dom said.
"Jesus, no wonder I'm starved!" I say and grab the bowl of chips on the table.
"It explains a lot." I say, thinking of how much I feel better. "So what? I've been asleep bout 3 days then?" I ask, my mouth full of food.
Tony's eyes well up a bit. "We were gonna take you to the hospital in the morning. Thought you might be in a coma or something." He said.
I smiled a bit, trying to reassure them. "I'm fine, you know how I love being the drama queen." It was actually the other way around. Even when I broke my arm when I was 12 I didn't tell Tony until I punched Mia in the arm when she bumped it cause it hurt.
Dom squeezed me tight.
"Who?" he asked, and I sighed.
"That skanky bitch that I raced and her cousins. At least I think one of them was the cousin, name was Kent!" I say leaning back in Doms arms.
'The cousin is basically the one who did most of it. But it was cause of that skank They're all losers, two of em had to hold me down." I go on.
I bags the girl!" Mia said. I frown, I know Mia can definitely handle herself. I mean, I taught her a few things myself, but getting into fights wasn't like Mia.
Tony nodded and Dom said. "Bring it." I felt like shouting. "What about me? What if I wanted the girl?
Leon piped up then. "One of the cousins for each of us?" he asked. I felt Dom shake his head. "Nah, they're for me. Nut you and Vince get whoever tries to butt in, and, I'm leavin it to you two to make sure their cars aren't driveable.
"What about me?" I demanded as Dom lifted me off his lap and grabbed his jacket as they all walked for the door. Dom ignored me and turned to Tony and Jesse. "Keep her safe." He said quietly, and then they left.
"Jesus Tony, what bout the cops?" I ask heading for the door.
Tony grabbed my arms to stop me, and whirled me around to face him. "It's midnight, they won't be around. Letty, they have to do this, especially Dom. He didn't eat or drink a thing the whole three days you were out cold. We only just got him out of your room. He thought he'd lost you. He needs this." Tony said.
DOM::: When I saw Letty, all bloody and unconscious, I felt like my arm had been chopped off, my heart ripped out. It physically hurt to think of her gone, in pain. The three nights she slept, I kept thinking of what I would do to the people that hurt her. There was a moment when I thought that she was going to die. In that moment, I thought that I might just kill everyone in a 200-mile radius just in case it was them that hurt her. People needed to know that to hurt her, hurt me. They already knew that to hurt me meant to hurt them. Cause I always got payback!
As soon as our cars stopped outside the Karletti's house (the family who had beaten Let) The house lights turned on. One at a time, until only the lounge room was left. Then it flicked on and the chick from the races stepped out, wearing satin pajamas.
Mia was standing at the side of the door, but the bitch didn't notice, and so Mia cleared her throat. As soon as the girl turned to look at her, Mia's fist connected with her cheek.
"Kent, Mitch, Jason!" The girl screamed and three ugly looking guys stepped out.
Mia neatly tripped the girl with her right foot, sending her sprawling into the three guys.
They all stood in a group now, at the front door. Whereas my team were spread out. Leon was on the far left, Mia stepped back away from the house, joining the half circle, coming up in between Leon and me, who was in the middle of the yard, savagely eyeing off the three guys, Vince stood back a bit more to my right. He looked about ready to pounce if anyone tried to get away.
"Kent?" I asked quietly looking at all three guys. One was pushed forward. "What of it?" he asked. Immediately I started laying into him and the other three rushed forward, followed by two others from inside the house. Leon and Vince intercepted the two from the house Leon laughed and said. "Hey, wait your turn, three to one's fair but four to one's just pathetic!" He then punched the guy and shoved his face into the dirt, watching me. Vince held the other guy in a similar position, also watching me. "Do you really wanna get that beat up?" he asked the guy as he saw me knock the first guy unconscious and throw a high kick to another guy's chest, sending him sprawling into the house.
I then turned to the third guy and grabbed his arm, twisting it painfully behind his back, bringing the guy to his knees. His nose was broken, and I felt a feral twist of pleasure knowing that I had done it.
"Letty woke up coupla hours ago, so I'm in a pretty good mood." I lied, wanting to rip all of their heads off. Knowing I could.
"So I'll let you all go. But I swear, that if I ever see any one of you again." I threw a pointed look at the chick. "I will hunt all the others, including you, down, and kill them." I shoved the guy kneeling, forward and nodded for Leon and Vince to release theirs. They did, and once again, they all stood scrunched up together.
"Just so you know, I rarely leave America, but I travel extensively over the U.S and if I get into a bad mood, I just might travel anyway. What I'm saying is, you can get more cousins, more friends. But that won't stop us. One of us will always be left. And as long as one of us is left. None of you have a life anywhere nears us. The only way for you to have a chance to survive, is to run, and that may not even work" With that the team and I got back in our cars, and drove off.
