Chapter 8
Saturday night at 7:30pm, Hector and Edwin rolled into 'Race Wars' with their crews behind them. Brian was riding in Edwin's car, and they eyed the competition. "Cant wait till I'm here in ma own car!" he said longingly as he looked out of the window at a red Acura with white snow graphics scattered all over it. Suddenly, the vision of Mia's light blue Acura with its 'purple lady' along the side of it, flashed before his eyes. He locked his eyes shut and looked at the floor. "You all right man? You look pale!" he asked looking briefly at Brian before turning back to the road. "Errrm. yes" he replied rubbing his eyes. "Got a bit of a headache. Must be the booze from last night". He quickly replied, using the first excuse that came into his head. "OK then, lets get this race started." Obviously excited, Edwin jumped out of the car and headed for Monica.
"Yo baby, see ya after da race" he informed her that their after-race agreement still stood. "I'm here, whether you win or lose" she replied seductively. He winked at her, then made his way over to where a crowd had gathered. Brian stayed behind and waited at the car. "God this place hasn't changed much in the last few months." He thought to himself. The same cars, some new one with young kids, about 17 or 18 he figured, the same racer-chasers, and the same talk. He was so busy looking around that he never noticed Danny Yamoto walking up behind him. He touched his shoulder and Brian jumped. "Dammit Danny. You scared the shit outta me!" catching his breath. "Sorry Brian. Seen ya hangin and decided to come talk". Brian had laughed his scare off and had sat on the hood of Edwin's car. "What's been happenin Brian? Anything interesting?" He thought about telling Brian that he was fixin his car, but decided it would be better to surprise him instead. "Nothing much. Jus' chillin'. Ya know!" "Hell yeah. Ain't been missin much down here anyway." He replied dissapointedly. "Nah?" he asked surprised. "There aint even any good cars to beat. Those kids are just playing, but they aint got nothing special". "That's what it looks like to me to man". Brian and Danny talked about recent events and car shows, but were interrupted when music began to blare out of speakers placed all around the abandoned airfield. "I'm gonna go get a drink." Danny told him. "Yeah, I'm comin wiv ya". Despite his drinking binge the night before, he wanted to get pissed and enjoy himself. He had been hanging round the truck that had been modified into a bar, when a girl grabbed him around the waist. He turned around and came face to face with this tall, thin, and toned, blonde haired white girl. She kissed him on the cheek and he just started at her. Danny had left to race and he was sitting by himself.
"Who the hell are you?" He asked the striking stranger. He had never seen her before in his life. "I've been watching you from over there for about 15 minutes. Figured you'd like to go for a drive in ma car!" she replied seductively. "Oh did you now?" he answered defiantly. "Yeah, are we goin or not?" She was getting impatient and had started to run her hands under his T-Shirt and all over his skin. "Not", he said as he pushed her away. "I bet I can change your mind" she made a move to approach him again and he stopped her in her tracks. "You're wasting your time!" "Why is that?" she proded. "See this heart?" he held his hand over his heart. "Yeah. So?" she asked, confused. "It's got Mia written all over it. That's why!" he answered proudly. "Ah, that Toretto chick. I heard yous two had a fling!" she ordered a shot of Tequila. Brian suddenly became very angry and stood up. "It wasn't a fling. Were made for each other!" he yelled. She drew him a half smile and defended herself. "Well she's gone, and she aint comin back. That's what I heard." "Well you heard wrong!" With that he downed his Vodka and headed back for Edwin's car.
Saturday night at 7:30pm, Hector and Edwin rolled into 'Race Wars' with their crews behind them. Brian was riding in Edwin's car, and they eyed the competition. "Cant wait till I'm here in ma own car!" he said longingly as he looked out of the window at a red Acura with white snow graphics scattered all over it. Suddenly, the vision of Mia's light blue Acura with its 'purple lady' along the side of it, flashed before his eyes. He locked his eyes shut and looked at the floor. "You all right man? You look pale!" he asked looking briefly at Brian before turning back to the road. "Errrm. yes" he replied rubbing his eyes. "Got a bit of a headache. Must be the booze from last night". He quickly replied, using the first excuse that came into his head. "OK then, lets get this race started." Obviously excited, Edwin jumped out of the car and headed for Monica.
"Yo baby, see ya after da race" he informed her that their after-race agreement still stood. "I'm here, whether you win or lose" she replied seductively. He winked at her, then made his way over to where a crowd had gathered. Brian stayed behind and waited at the car. "God this place hasn't changed much in the last few months." He thought to himself. The same cars, some new one with young kids, about 17 or 18 he figured, the same racer-chasers, and the same talk. He was so busy looking around that he never noticed Danny Yamoto walking up behind him. He touched his shoulder and Brian jumped. "Dammit Danny. You scared the shit outta me!" catching his breath. "Sorry Brian. Seen ya hangin and decided to come talk". Brian had laughed his scare off and had sat on the hood of Edwin's car. "What's been happenin Brian? Anything interesting?" He thought about telling Brian that he was fixin his car, but decided it would be better to surprise him instead. "Nothing much. Jus' chillin'. Ya know!" "Hell yeah. Ain't been missin much down here anyway." He replied dissapointedly. "Nah?" he asked surprised. "There aint even any good cars to beat. Those kids are just playing, but they aint got nothing special". "That's what it looks like to me to man". Brian and Danny talked about recent events and car shows, but were interrupted when music began to blare out of speakers placed all around the abandoned airfield. "I'm gonna go get a drink." Danny told him. "Yeah, I'm comin wiv ya". Despite his drinking binge the night before, he wanted to get pissed and enjoy himself. He had been hanging round the truck that had been modified into a bar, when a girl grabbed him around the waist. He turned around and came face to face with this tall, thin, and toned, blonde haired white girl. She kissed him on the cheek and he just started at her. Danny had left to race and he was sitting by himself.
"Who the hell are you?" He asked the striking stranger. He had never seen her before in his life. "I've been watching you from over there for about 15 minutes. Figured you'd like to go for a drive in ma car!" she replied seductively. "Oh did you now?" he answered defiantly. "Yeah, are we goin or not?" She was getting impatient and had started to run her hands under his T-Shirt and all over his skin. "Not", he said as he pushed her away. "I bet I can change your mind" she made a move to approach him again and he stopped her in her tracks. "You're wasting your time!" "Why is that?" she proded. "See this heart?" he held his hand over his heart. "Yeah. So?" she asked, confused. "It's got Mia written all over it. That's why!" he answered proudly. "Ah, that Toretto chick. I heard yous two had a fling!" she ordered a shot of Tequila. Brian suddenly became very angry and stood up. "It wasn't a fling. Were made for each other!" he yelled. She drew him a half smile and defended herself. "Well she's gone, and she aint comin back. That's what I heard." "Well you heard wrong!" With that he downed his Vodka and headed back for Edwin's car.
