Chapter 7
The following Friday, Letty was sat on Mia bed, making silly conversation. But she couldn't put it off any longer. "Mia, you gotta move on, this isn't doin ya any good." Letty ignored Dom's advice about giving Mia time to get over Brian, and tried to talk to her. "Just leave it Letty. What am I supposed to do anyway?" she said in her unusually frustrated voice. "Move on. Brian's gone and he doesn't know where to look for us. He might not even want to look for us. We don't know!" She emphasized the fact that none of the crew knew what had happened to Brian. Mia was fighting hold back the tears. "Letty you don't understand. I haven't felt that way about anyone before, and I never will. I'll love him all my life." She was now beginning to sob. "Your forgetting he lied to us all. Me, Dom, and you!" "No you're forgetting." She roared, getting up in Letty's face. Her face was bright red with anger. "He let Dom go. He saved Dom. All of us!" Letty began to get angry as well, and shouted back. "HE'S A COP MIA. NOT SOME SHOP ASSISTANT. A COP!" "Don't you think I know that? When he told me, it cut a hole in my heart. But he didn't arrest Dom. If he did, Dom would've gone down for life. Not two years but life Let. That's all there is to it. He stopped being a cop as soon as he handed Dom those keys." Letty thought about what Mia had just said. Realising she was right, she sat back down on the bed and began to rub her hands. Mia pushed her hair behind her ears and sat down next to her. "You're right." She whispered. "Say again!" Mia asked, not catching what she said. "I said 'you're right'". Mia just looked longingly at her best friend. Letty got up and headed back downstairs. Everyone looked at her as she came down the stairs. They'd obviously heard everything. "What's up? She alright?" Vince asked. He and Leon were browsing some magazines, Dom was working on the Supra at the garage. "She'll come round. Still hung up though!"
Back in L.A. that very same night, Brian and Edwin had just finished fitting the new 'Greddy High Horse Power Turbo Kit' for his Eclipse. "When you leaving for Mexico man?" Edwin asked. "Hopefully in 4 weeks time. You think ma car'll be finished by then? It should be!" "Yeah, definitely. We've been workin' it for what, 6 days, and we've almost finished with the engine. Two more days, and we can all start on the bodywork and interior. Hector's bringin' the new Nos lines tomorrow and then he'll get that fitted. It's almost ready for a spin." He said, perking up at the thought of Brian racing again. "Yeah, just about", he said, not sure about what Edwin meant. "You gonna try it at Race Wars next week?" "There it is" Brian said to himself. He knew Edwin meant that he should run it at Race Wars, finished or not. "Nah. Can't do that" he replied. "Huh! Your not runnin it??" he said extremely confused. "I cant take it with burnt green paint. I'll be laughed outta the place" he exclaimed. "Just test it, not competition!". "I've got it planned. I'm gonna wait till it's completely finished and then hit em full force. Don't want to give any racers a preview" he said laughing at the end. Brian saw Edwin's face still wasn't clear of confusion and added some more. "I mean, I will run it, make sure everything's O.K. like, but I'm not gonna race it, till it's 100% complete." "Oh well dude. It's your car. I want first challenge though!" Edwin knew he couldn't beat this Eclipse, but wanted to try. "Sure thing, I'ma need the money." They both chuckled, finished fittin the Turbo Kit, and went for a beer.
"Yo Dom, you want something to drink?" Letty shouted out the back of the house. "Bring me a beer!" he replied. Letty collected two beers from the cooler and headed out to talk to Dom. "Here ya go" she handed him the beer. "Thanks babe" he leant down and gave her a quick kiss. Then he took a swig of the bottle, and bent back over the car. "You on top of everything here Dom". She asked uncertain of the reply. "Yep" he answered definitely. "Just tunein' the Nos timer. Then I'm finished." He had been working all week, ever since last Saturday night, perkin' up his car. "Dom, I think you should wait. Just a few more weeks. Race the others, sure, but leave Tyler, his car's far too hot to race right now." "Letty, we've been through this. Everythings gonna be O.K. He's goin down tomora night!" She just looked at him, straight in the eye. They had both managed to stay calm, no-one had raised their voice, and they spoke nicely to each other. "If your sure then" she accepted. "I am" Dom answered, confident of his victory. Letty had turned and made her way back to the house. She stopped at the steps, and turned to face him. He had been watching her go, and looked back at her. "Just to let you know, if the Supra goes, we got no more cars. You know as well as I do that my car, and the other's cars, don't stand a chance of beating street racers down here." Dom just nodded his head, then looked at the grass below his feet. He didn't want to think about what would happen if he lost. Basically it meant the end for 'Team Toretto'. Letty continued on into the house and sat in front of the TV with Leon and Vince. "You get throught to him yet?" She paused before answering. "Nope. He's racing Tyler tomora night and there's nothing we can do "That's it then" Vince put in. "He's gonna lose his car". Letty and Leon looked at him, then nodded in agreement.
The following day, Brian was shaken awake by Edwin and Hector. "Were leaving for Race Wars, you comin?" After he had rubbed his eyes and sat up, he smiled. His watch told him that it was 2pm. He had been up late drinkingin the guys in the apartment downstairs. "I told ya man, I'm not racing ma car!" "Not to race dumb ass. To watch us race!" Hector informed him. "How exciting!" "Well what else you gonna do. Work on your car while were gone?" he asked sarcastically. Brian thought it through for a moment, and then nodded in agreement. "Give me half an hour to get ready an I'll come!" he said as he got up and made his way to the bathroom. "Sure, we'll wait here!" Once they could hear the shower running, Hector turned to Edwin. "You told him bout Toretto then?" he said, knowing the answer before Edwin could reply. "A had to man!" he said pathetically. "Yeah, what's he gonna do?" "Goin after him. Wants to help him a guess!" "He got a death wish or something?" Hector laughed. Edwin shrugged his shoulders and smiled. Little did they know that under six hours, Toretto would be racing for his best car.
The following Friday, Letty was sat on Mia bed, making silly conversation. But she couldn't put it off any longer. "Mia, you gotta move on, this isn't doin ya any good." Letty ignored Dom's advice about giving Mia time to get over Brian, and tried to talk to her. "Just leave it Letty. What am I supposed to do anyway?" she said in her unusually frustrated voice. "Move on. Brian's gone and he doesn't know where to look for us. He might not even want to look for us. We don't know!" She emphasized the fact that none of the crew knew what had happened to Brian. Mia was fighting hold back the tears. "Letty you don't understand. I haven't felt that way about anyone before, and I never will. I'll love him all my life." She was now beginning to sob. "Your forgetting he lied to us all. Me, Dom, and you!" "No you're forgetting." She roared, getting up in Letty's face. Her face was bright red with anger. "He let Dom go. He saved Dom. All of us!" Letty began to get angry as well, and shouted back. "HE'S A COP MIA. NOT SOME SHOP ASSISTANT. A COP!" "Don't you think I know that? When he told me, it cut a hole in my heart. But he didn't arrest Dom. If he did, Dom would've gone down for life. Not two years but life Let. That's all there is to it. He stopped being a cop as soon as he handed Dom those keys." Letty thought about what Mia had just said. Realising she was right, she sat back down on the bed and began to rub her hands. Mia pushed her hair behind her ears and sat down next to her. "You're right." She whispered. "Say again!" Mia asked, not catching what she said. "I said 'you're right'". Mia just looked longingly at her best friend. Letty got up and headed back downstairs. Everyone looked at her as she came down the stairs. They'd obviously heard everything. "What's up? She alright?" Vince asked. He and Leon were browsing some magazines, Dom was working on the Supra at the garage. "She'll come round. Still hung up though!"
Back in L.A. that very same night, Brian and Edwin had just finished fitting the new 'Greddy High Horse Power Turbo Kit' for his Eclipse. "When you leaving for Mexico man?" Edwin asked. "Hopefully in 4 weeks time. You think ma car'll be finished by then? It should be!" "Yeah, definitely. We've been workin' it for what, 6 days, and we've almost finished with the engine. Two more days, and we can all start on the bodywork and interior. Hector's bringin' the new Nos lines tomorrow and then he'll get that fitted. It's almost ready for a spin." He said, perking up at the thought of Brian racing again. "Yeah, just about", he said, not sure about what Edwin meant. "You gonna try it at Race Wars next week?" "There it is" Brian said to himself. He knew Edwin meant that he should run it at Race Wars, finished or not. "Nah. Can't do that" he replied. "Huh! Your not runnin it??" he said extremely confused. "I cant take it with burnt green paint. I'll be laughed outta the place" he exclaimed. "Just test it, not competition!". "I've got it planned. I'm gonna wait till it's completely finished and then hit em full force. Don't want to give any racers a preview" he said laughing at the end. Brian saw Edwin's face still wasn't clear of confusion and added some more. "I mean, I will run it, make sure everything's O.K. like, but I'm not gonna race it, till it's 100% complete." "Oh well dude. It's your car. I want first challenge though!" Edwin knew he couldn't beat this Eclipse, but wanted to try. "Sure thing, I'ma need the money." They both chuckled, finished fittin the Turbo Kit, and went for a beer.
"Yo Dom, you want something to drink?" Letty shouted out the back of the house. "Bring me a beer!" he replied. Letty collected two beers from the cooler and headed out to talk to Dom. "Here ya go" she handed him the beer. "Thanks babe" he leant down and gave her a quick kiss. Then he took a swig of the bottle, and bent back over the car. "You on top of everything here Dom". She asked uncertain of the reply. "Yep" he answered definitely. "Just tunein' the Nos timer. Then I'm finished." He had been working all week, ever since last Saturday night, perkin' up his car. "Dom, I think you should wait. Just a few more weeks. Race the others, sure, but leave Tyler, his car's far too hot to race right now." "Letty, we've been through this. Everythings gonna be O.K. He's goin down tomora night!" She just looked at him, straight in the eye. They had both managed to stay calm, no-one had raised their voice, and they spoke nicely to each other. "If your sure then" she accepted. "I am" Dom answered, confident of his victory. Letty had turned and made her way back to the house. She stopped at the steps, and turned to face him. He had been watching her go, and looked back at her. "Just to let you know, if the Supra goes, we got no more cars. You know as well as I do that my car, and the other's cars, don't stand a chance of beating street racers down here." Dom just nodded his head, then looked at the grass below his feet. He didn't want to think about what would happen if he lost. Basically it meant the end for 'Team Toretto'. Letty continued on into the house and sat in front of the TV with Leon and Vince. "You get throught to him yet?" She paused before answering. "Nope. He's racing Tyler tomora night and there's nothing we can do "That's it then" Vince put in. "He's gonna lose his car". Letty and Leon looked at him, then nodded in agreement.
The following day, Brian was shaken awake by Edwin and Hector. "Were leaving for Race Wars, you comin?" After he had rubbed his eyes and sat up, he smiled. His watch told him that it was 2pm. He had been up late drinkingin the guys in the apartment downstairs. "I told ya man, I'm not racing ma car!" "Not to race dumb ass. To watch us race!" Hector informed him. "How exciting!" "Well what else you gonna do. Work on your car while were gone?" he asked sarcastically. Brian thought it through for a moment, and then nodded in agreement. "Give me half an hour to get ready an I'll come!" he said as he got up and made his way to the bathroom. "Sure, we'll wait here!" Once they could hear the shower running, Hector turned to Edwin. "You told him bout Toretto then?" he said, knowing the answer before Edwin could reply. "A had to man!" he said pathetically. "Yeah, what's he gonna do?" "Goin after him. Wants to help him a guess!" "He got a death wish or something?" Hector laughed. Edwin shrugged his shoulders and smiled. Little did they know that under six hours, Toretto would be racing for his best car.
