Chapter 37
It was Friday. By the time Mia was changed and downstairs, everyone was already outside. Dom and Brian were fixing the injectors on the engine, Vince was making the final adjustments to the gauges that were fitted the day before, Leon was on a trolley under the car, and Letty could be seen lying in the open trunk fitting three new NOS bottles. "God. How long you guys been at this thing?" she shouted to be heard above the music "Gotta make sure this beast's ready to run" Vince yelled from inside the car. "I see. Well I'm gonna make somethin' to eat. Anybody want some?" she asked. "Yeah. I'll take something," Dom answered. "Me too," from Leon. "Me three," added Vince. Mia laughed as they placed their orders. "Letty, Brian. You guys not want anything?" Letty just shook her head, and Mia looked upset that she didn't answer her. "Nah I'm good!" Brian responded. She'd stopped laughing and moved from one foot to the other. "I'll go and make something then" she said, waving her arms about. This disagreement with Letty had really upset her, and she was fighting to hold back the tears.
Ten minutes later, Mia reappeared at the door and called them in. Although Letty and Brian weren't eating, they came in and cracked open some beer. They all sat in silence, somehow knowing that something was wrong. The whole time, Brian sat watching Mia and Letty. Neither of them looked at each other. They both stared down at their plates. Leon broke the silence. "So. There gonna be a crowd there tomorrow?" He asked to no one in particular. Brian answered his question with a shake of his head. "Nah, he's fixed it so that it's just us." Mia suddenly looked up at Brian, fear evident in her eyes. Brian saw her, then looked away, not wanting another argument about it. "Cool!" Leon acknowledged his reply. "When is it?" "Errm..he said 10pm sharp." Brian replied. Dom pushed his plate away and put his elbows on the table. "We're gonna drive down to the Strip, meet him there, and follow him to wherever it is we're racing!" Dom filled them in. Only Dom and Brian had been there when Tyler called them about the race. They all sat for a few minutes, finishing their food. Vince stood up and carried his plate into the kitchen. When he came back he clapped his hands and looked around everyone. "Anyone up for a swim? Jade's havin' a pool party." "Yeah!" everyone replied at once, jumping up and going to get their gear ready. Dom waited behind, seeing that Mia wasn't going with the others. "You two comin' or what?" he asked, forcing his hands into his pockets. "I'm gonna clear up here, then go shopping" Mia replied, gathering the plates. Dom watched her walk into the kitchen, and turned to Brian. "What about you?" he asked. "Nah. I'd better hang here! See if she'll tell me why her and Letty are rowing" he told Dom. He nodded his head and went upstairs.
When everyone had left the house, Brian helped Mia clear up. "So what the hell's all that about?" he asked, putting plates into the cupboard. "What's what about Brian?" she asked, not lifting her head from the sink. "This thing with Letty!" he explained to her. "I told you. It's just an argument, that's all. We have different views on this damn race!" Brian closed the door to the cupboard. "C'mon Mia, there's more to it than that and you know it!" he pointed out. Mia was becoming angry with his constant questioning. "No there's not Brian!" she half-yelled. Brian didn't like to see her upset, but kept pushing her. "Stop it Mia. Everyone knows somethin's up. Tell me!" he shouted back. Mia brought a plate out of the sink, and threw it on the ground. It smashed on the tiles. Brian stood back and stared at her with shock. "GOD DAMMIT BRIAN!! JUST STOP" she roared at him. She ran crying out of the house. Brian didn't move. Whatever was wrong with her, was seriously cutting her up, and was starting to get to Brian as well.
It was Friday. By the time Mia was changed and downstairs, everyone was already outside. Dom and Brian were fixing the injectors on the engine, Vince was making the final adjustments to the gauges that were fitted the day before, Leon was on a trolley under the car, and Letty could be seen lying in the open trunk fitting three new NOS bottles. "God. How long you guys been at this thing?" she shouted to be heard above the music "Gotta make sure this beast's ready to run" Vince yelled from inside the car. "I see. Well I'm gonna make somethin' to eat. Anybody want some?" she asked. "Yeah. I'll take something," Dom answered. "Me too," from Leon. "Me three," added Vince. Mia laughed as they placed their orders. "Letty, Brian. You guys not want anything?" Letty just shook her head, and Mia looked upset that she didn't answer her. "Nah I'm good!" Brian responded. She'd stopped laughing and moved from one foot to the other. "I'll go and make something then" she said, waving her arms about. This disagreement with Letty had really upset her, and she was fighting to hold back the tears.
Ten minutes later, Mia reappeared at the door and called them in. Although Letty and Brian weren't eating, they came in and cracked open some beer. They all sat in silence, somehow knowing that something was wrong. The whole time, Brian sat watching Mia and Letty. Neither of them looked at each other. They both stared down at their plates. Leon broke the silence. "So. There gonna be a crowd there tomorrow?" He asked to no one in particular. Brian answered his question with a shake of his head. "Nah, he's fixed it so that it's just us." Mia suddenly looked up at Brian, fear evident in her eyes. Brian saw her, then looked away, not wanting another argument about it. "Cool!" Leon acknowledged his reply. "When is it?" "Errm..he said 10pm sharp." Brian replied. Dom pushed his plate away and put his elbows on the table. "We're gonna drive down to the Strip, meet him there, and follow him to wherever it is we're racing!" Dom filled them in. Only Dom and Brian had been there when Tyler called them about the race. They all sat for a few minutes, finishing their food. Vince stood up and carried his plate into the kitchen. When he came back he clapped his hands and looked around everyone. "Anyone up for a swim? Jade's havin' a pool party." "Yeah!" everyone replied at once, jumping up and going to get their gear ready. Dom waited behind, seeing that Mia wasn't going with the others. "You two comin' or what?" he asked, forcing his hands into his pockets. "I'm gonna clear up here, then go shopping" Mia replied, gathering the plates. Dom watched her walk into the kitchen, and turned to Brian. "What about you?" he asked. "Nah. I'd better hang here! See if she'll tell me why her and Letty are rowing" he told Dom. He nodded his head and went upstairs.
When everyone had left the house, Brian helped Mia clear up. "So what the hell's all that about?" he asked, putting plates into the cupboard. "What's what about Brian?" she asked, not lifting her head from the sink. "This thing with Letty!" he explained to her. "I told you. It's just an argument, that's all. We have different views on this damn race!" Brian closed the door to the cupboard. "C'mon Mia, there's more to it than that and you know it!" he pointed out. Mia was becoming angry with his constant questioning. "No there's not Brian!" she half-yelled. Brian didn't like to see her upset, but kept pushing her. "Stop it Mia. Everyone knows somethin's up. Tell me!" he shouted back. Mia brought a plate out of the sink, and threw it on the ground. It smashed on the tiles. Brian stood back and stared at her with shock. "GOD DAMMIT BRIAN!! JUST STOP" she roared at him. She ran crying out of the house. Brian didn't move. Whatever was wrong with her, was seriously cutting her up, and was starting to get to Brian as well.
