Chapter 19
Dom, Letty, Leon and Vince were sitting in the corridor. Mia was in the next room. Neither of them had spoken for almost an hour. They were far to busy thinking about Mia to talk. Dom moved in his chair when the door to Mia's room was opened, and he jumped to his feet when he realized it was the Doctor. "How is she Doc? Will she be OK?" he threw questions at him. The Doctor raised his hands, telling Dom to calm down. He was obviously Mexican, but could speak decent English. "Mr. Toretto. Can I speak to you in private for a moment?" he said gravely. Dom looked back at the guys and Letty, who in turn were looking up at him. "Whatever needs to be said, can be said in front of them!" he stated seriously. The Doctor nodded. "Your sister is going to be moved up to.intensive care.you would call it". A desperate look crossed Dom's face. "Why? What's wrong? She's gonna be OK, right Doc?" his voice had started to falter. "Mia's condition is critical. When she was thrown back, she was knocked unconscious. As far as we can tell, there's no brain damage, and she's breathing on her own. She has a broken arm and two broken ribs, as well as a fractured leg." Vince saw Dom's reaction and stepped in. "That's a good sign though? Her breathing on her own?" Dom had started to pace up and down the corridor, rubbing his head with his hand. "It is, but we fear she may slip into a comma." He saw Letty gasp. "But there is a strong possibility that that might not happen. She's a fighter." He smiled as if that would console the party, but seeing it had no effect, he turned and made his way down the hall. "Dom, sit down, that pacin's pissin' me off!" Letty softly asked. "WHO THE FUCK RIGGED THE CAR?" He exploded. He had started to think of what happened. Vince and Leon looked to one another, then up at Dom. "You know as well as I do who wants us gone round here!" Vince implied. Dom just looked at him, not understanding what he meant. "TYLER, DOM. THAT'S WHO!!" Vince roared. Dom became pale and sat down next to Letty. "Why would he though? You haven't done anythin' to him, you lost to him for Christ's sake." Leon noticed that Dom wouldn't answer and replied for him. "We went to see Chris. He told us what he was doin' here." Letty cut him off. "I don't care what he's here for. Just why he blew up Mia's car." She grew quieter towards the end with it all becoming clear to her. "Tyler knew, that we knew, what he's doin here, and didn't want us narkin' him out." She said slowly, dropping her head into her hands and resting them on her knees. "Ah shit!" she swore, beginning to cry. All this time, Dom had sat staring at the wall. The memories of his conversation with Tyler came flooding back. "Tell Mia to watch her back!" he remembered. "That's what he meant!" he declared to himself. "He was gonna blow up Mia's car". He looked at the others, and decided not to tell them. A wash of guilt came over him suddenly.
"I could have stopped this. Shit. It's all my fault" he swore at himself. "That prick's gonna pay for this". He sat for many minutes, thinking of what he should have done.
"I should have made him tell me what he meant, instead of letting him drive away." Dom just continued to shake his head in disbelief at what he had let happen. To the person he cared most about in the world. He contemplated going after Tyler right there and then, but decided that Mia, Letty and the guys needed, and wanted him there.
Dom, Letty, Leon and Vince were sitting in the corridor. Mia was in the next room. Neither of them had spoken for almost an hour. They were far to busy thinking about Mia to talk. Dom moved in his chair when the door to Mia's room was opened, and he jumped to his feet when he realized it was the Doctor. "How is she Doc? Will she be OK?" he threw questions at him. The Doctor raised his hands, telling Dom to calm down. He was obviously Mexican, but could speak decent English. "Mr. Toretto. Can I speak to you in private for a moment?" he said gravely. Dom looked back at the guys and Letty, who in turn were looking up at him. "Whatever needs to be said, can be said in front of them!" he stated seriously. The Doctor nodded. "Your sister is going to be moved up to.intensive care.you would call it". A desperate look crossed Dom's face. "Why? What's wrong? She's gonna be OK, right Doc?" his voice had started to falter. "Mia's condition is critical. When she was thrown back, she was knocked unconscious. As far as we can tell, there's no brain damage, and she's breathing on her own. She has a broken arm and two broken ribs, as well as a fractured leg." Vince saw Dom's reaction and stepped in. "That's a good sign though? Her breathing on her own?" Dom had started to pace up and down the corridor, rubbing his head with his hand. "It is, but we fear she may slip into a comma." He saw Letty gasp. "But there is a strong possibility that that might not happen. She's a fighter." He smiled as if that would console the party, but seeing it had no effect, he turned and made his way down the hall. "Dom, sit down, that pacin's pissin' me off!" Letty softly asked. "WHO THE FUCK RIGGED THE CAR?" He exploded. He had started to think of what happened. Vince and Leon looked to one another, then up at Dom. "You know as well as I do who wants us gone round here!" Vince implied. Dom just looked at him, not understanding what he meant. "TYLER, DOM. THAT'S WHO!!" Vince roared. Dom became pale and sat down next to Letty. "Why would he though? You haven't done anythin' to him, you lost to him for Christ's sake." Leon noticed that Dom wouldn't answer and replied for him. "We went to see Chris. He told us what he was doin' here." Letty cut him off. "I don't care what he's here for. Just why he blew up Mia's car." She grew quieter towards the end with it all becoming clear to her. "Tyler knew, that we knew, what he's doin here, and didn't want us narkin' him out." She said slowly, dropping her head into her hands and resting them on her knees. "Ah shit!" she swore, beginning to cry. All this time, Dom had sat staring at the wall. The memories of his conversation with Tyler came flooding back. "Tell Mia to watch her back!" he remembered. "That's what he meant!" he declared to himself. "He was gonna blow up Mia's car". He looked at the others, and decided not to tell them. A wash of guilt came over him suddenly.
"I could have stopped this. Shit. It's all my fault" he swore at himself. "That prick's gonna pay for this". He sat for many minutes, thinking of what he should have done.
"I should have made him tell me what he meant, instead of letting him drive away." Dom just continued to shake his head in disbelief at what he had let happen. To the person he cared most about in the world. He contemplated going after Tyler right there and then, but decided that Mia, Letty and the guys needed, and wanted him there.
