Chapter 16; Getting out.
"Brian, what we gonna do man!" Jesse shouted in panic. Him and Brian both stood in the small back room office, black smoke crept into the room from under the small crack in the door. The noise of exploding spray cans, collapsing units, and fire engines made the room deafening.
"Don't worry Jesse we're going to get out," Brian lied, but Jesse could see the fear on his face.
"Brian this is a garage the whole thing could explode at any minute," Jesse stammered.
"No it's ok, 'coz Dom only made orders for petrol, gas and that today, so there's none in the garage," Brian shouted quickly. Jesse sat down and put his head in his hands. Brian walked up to the small window to the back, he smashed the glass but it was no use, bars lined the outside.
"HELP!!! HEY WE'RE IN HERE!" Brian shouted out the window, using all the air in his lungs. Behind him Jesse started coughing. Brian tore of his shirt and attempted to cover up the crack under the door, he could feel the heat on his knuckles.
"Jesse man, you alright?" Brian shouted to him, Jesse nodded a yes in response. "We've got to find a way to get these bars off the window," he added, knowing the fire was growing steadily closer. He glanced around and saw a spanner on the floor.
He picked it up and began to try and loosen the bars, the window was fairly old and the bars had become loose over time. Jesse came up and scratched away at the crumbling concrete holding the bars, they managed to break away their first bar. "That's it, keep going!" Brian motioned to Jesse.
The fire outside grew ever closer, the room grew steadily more hot and smoky. They kept pulling the bars off one by one, until there was only one left. The oxygen in the room was becoming thinner and both men were finding it increasingly difficult to breath. As Brian glanced at the door he saw the stuffed shirt catch light. He hit madly at the last bar until it finally came loose.
"Come on Jesse step on my hand," Brian shouted at him over the noise of the fire.
"Brian, the gap, its too small," Jesse stammered back. But Brian already knew this, he noticed it from the beginning, he hoped that because of Jesse's small size he would be able to fit through but he knew all along that he himself would be too big.
"Jesse, you'll be able to squeeze through, just go," he shouted at him.
"Nah man, I'm not going without you!" he shouted as the door was engulfed in flames, the air was became extremely difficult to breath in and both men started coughing. Brian grabbed the collar of Jesse's shirt and thrust him towards the window.
"Look man, you're no good to me here, just go, do me a favour and tell Mia I love her, okay? You'll do that for me?" Brian shouted to him.
Jesse tried desperately not to start crying knowing this could be the last time he saw Brian alive, "Okay man I will, I'm gonna get Dom to come and get you though okay man?" Jesse shouted as Brian boosted him up and he scrambled headfirst out the window. It was a tight squeeze but he managed to pull himself through. Parts of the old wall crumbled away as his jeans and tee-shirt brushed past. He landed hard on the concrete below, but pushed himself up and half-ran half-stumbled around the building, lots of smoke still smothered him but he found it much easier to breath.
Brian collapsed onto the floor, he gasped frantically for some air but all he got was a mouthful of smoke. He became drowsy and he couldn't feel the heat as strongly as if it was getting further and further away. He couldn't move his body anymore and the vision in front of him became smaller and smaller.
Jesse ran as fast as he could, he spotted Dom first, Jesse ran to him. He could hear Mia and Leon shout out his name but he just focused on getting to Dom. As Jesse reached Dom he gripped his arms for support, "Brian...stuck..the.the back room..help him Dom..help him." He mumbled, straining the last few words before he blacked out onto the floor.
Brian's eyelids closed and then slowly opened, he saw Mia. They were both on a beach somewhere, it was empty and the sun was lowering, she laid in his arms on the sand, he leaned in over her face and moved his mouth towards hers, he closed his eyes, he could hear the waves crashing, feel Mia's softness and beauty as their lips connected, time itself froze, nothing else mattered but something was tugging him back, calling his name.
"Brian!", he re-opened his eyes, the beach dissolved, as in front of him Dom appeared.
"Dom?", he mumbled as he tried to breath in, but found he couldn't, he choked.
"Brian we gotta go," Dom said as he grasped Brian under the arm and hoisted him up. Brian kept coughing, the hole where the window once now doubled in size, he saw the rubble on the floor, where someone had smashed it in.
Dom supported much of Brian's weight, and lifted him outside through the whole he and Leon had made, Brian glanced backwards and saw the back room become engulfed in flames. The fresh oxygen stabbed his lungs and the back of his throat burned, he coughed hard and it made him feel dizzy. Brian felt a second person grab the other side of his body and carry him to the roadside away from the burning garage. As they laid him on the road, he was surrounded by a bunch of people, they were all unfocused in his vision. He still coughed, as he felt something being placed around his mouth. Slowly faces became clearer, one in particular. She kneeled beside his head, her cheeks lined with tear stains, but now she was smiling, he loved that smile. He closed his eyes with the image of Mia smiling still in his mind.
Across the road the girl stood still. Confused, angry and upset by what she saw, she didn't dare to move in fear she was seen. She kept her body close to the building, hiding in its shadows. She watched the black smoke smother the building, she watched as the Toretto's stood still silently supporting each other. She clenched her teeth, as the wind blew and the cold air hit her skin, she needed a bath, something to eat and some clean clothes but right now all she wanted to do was hurt someone.
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----------I'm sssooo sorry for two things, firstly I'm sorry for this chapter taking so long and secondly I'm for this chapter not being a particularly good chapter (cause I personally didn't like it very much), I found it really hard to write, but so you know there's a good couple of chapters coming up. Ummm again i'm really sorry this chapter took so long to get here!! But the next chapters won't take so long, I'm already nearly finished the write-up of the next one and so I should have it up in a couple days! Thanks sooo much for all the reviews and to all the reviewers, you lot make me sooo happy :-) . Any reviews for this chapter would be great but like I said I know it's not very good. Anyways thanks again for the reviews, sorry for the delay, and the next chapter should be here by Thursday!!----------------
"Brian, what we gonna do man!" Jesse shouted in panic. Him and Brian both stood in the small back room office, black smoke crept into the room from under the small crack in the door. The noise of exploding spray cans, collapsing units, and fire engines made the room deafening.
"Don't worry Jesse we're going to get out," Brian lied, but Jesse could see the fear on his face.
"Brian this is a garage the whole thing could explode at any minute," Jesse stammered.
"No it's ok, 'coz Dom only made orders for petrol, gas and that today, so there's none in the garage," Brian shouted quickly. Jesse sat down and put his head in his hands. Brian walked up to the small window to the back, he smashed the glass but it was no use, bars lined the outside.
"HELP!!! HEY WE'RE IN HERE!" Brian shouted out the window, using all the air in his lungs. Behind him Jesse started coughing. Brian tore of his shirt and attempted to cover up the crack under the door, he could feel the heat on his knuckles.
"Jesse man, you alright?" Brian shouted to him, Jesse nodded a yes in response. "We've got to find a way to get these bars off the window," he added, knowing the fire was growing steadily closer. He glanced around and saw a spanner on the floor.
He picked it up and began to try and loosen the bars, the window was fairly old and the bars had become loose over time. Jesse came up and scratched away at the crumbling concrete holding the bars, they managed to break away their first bar. "That's it, keep going!" Brian motioned to Jesse.
The fire outside grew ever closer, the room grew steadily more hot and smoky. They kept pulling the bars off one by one, until there was only one left. The oxygen in the room was becoming thinner and both men were finding it increasingly difficult to breath. As Brian glanced at the door he saw the stuffed shirt catch light. He hit madly at the last bar until it finally came loose.
"Come on Jesse step on my hand," Brian shouted at him over the noise of the fire.
"Brian, the gap, its too small," Jesse stammered back. But Brian already knew this, he noticed it from the beginning, he hoped that because of Jesse's small size he would be able to fit through but he knew all along that he himself would be too big.
"Jesse, you'll be able to squeeze through, just go," he shouted at him.
"Nah man, I'm not going without you!" he shouted as the door was engulfed in flames, the air was became extremely difficult to breath in and both men started coughing. Brian grabbed the collar of Jesse's shirt and thrust him towards the window.
"Look man, you're no good to me here, just go, do me a favour and tell Mia I love her, okay? You'll do that for me?" Brian shouted to him.
Jesse tried desperately not to start crying knowing this could be the last time he saw Brian alive, "Okay man I will, I'm gonna get Dom to come and get you though okay man?" Jesse shouted as Brian boosted him up and he scrambled headfirst out the window. It was a tight squeeze but he managed to pull himself through. Parts of the old wall crumbled away as his jeans and tee-shirt brushed past. He landed hard on the concrete below, but pushed himself up and half-ran half-stumbled around the building, lots of smoke still smothered him but he found it much easier to breath.
Brian collapsed onto the floor, he gasped frantically for some air but all he got was a mouthful of smoke. He became drowsy and he couldn't feel the heat as strongly as if it was getting further and further away. He couldn't move his body anymore and the vision in front of him became smaller and smaller.
Jesse ran as fast as he could, he spotted Dom first, Jesse ran to him. He could hear Mia and Leon shout out his name but he just focused on getting to Dom. As Jesse reached Dom he gripped his arms for support, "Brian...stuck..the.the back room..help him Dom..help him." He mumbled, straining the last few words before he blacked out onto the floor.
Brian's eyelids closed and then slowly opened, he saw Mia. They were both on a beach somewhere, it was empty and the sun was lowering, she laid in his arms on the sand, he leaned in over her face and moved his mouth towards hers, he closed his eyes, he could hear the waves crashing, feel Mia's softness and beauty as their lips connected, time itself froze, nothing else mattered but something was tugging him back, calling his name.
"Brian!", he re-opened his eyes, the beach dissolved, as in front of him Dom appeared.
"Dom?", he mumbled as he tried to breath in, but found he couldn't, he choked.
"Brian we gotta go," Dom said as he grasped Brian under the arm and hoisted him up. Brian kept coughing, the hole where the window once now doubled in size, he saw the rubble on the floor, where someone had smashed it in.
Dom supported much of Brian's weight, and lifted him outside through the whole he and Leon had made, Brian glanced backwards and saw the back room become engulfed in flames. The fresh oxygen stabbed his lungs and the back of his throat burned, he coughed hard and it made him feel dizzy. Brian felt a second person grab the other side of his body and carry him to the roadside away from the burning garage. As they laid him on the road, he was surrounded by a bunch of people, they were all unfocused in his vision. He still coughed, as he felt something being placed around his mouth. Slowly faces became clearer, one in particular. She kneeled beside his head, her cheeks lined with tear stains, but now she was smiling, he loved that smile. He closed his eyes with the image of Mia smiling still in his mind.
Across the road the girl stood still. Confused, angry and upset by what she saw, she didn't dare to move in fear she was seen. She kept her body close to the building, hiding in its shadows. She watched the black smoke smother the building, she watched as the Toretto's stood still silently supporting each other. She clenched her teeth, as the wind blew and the cold air hit her skin, she needed a bath, something to eat and some clean clothes but right now all she wanted to do was hurt someone.
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----------I'm sssooo sorry for two things, firstly I'm sorry for this chapter taking so long and secondly I'm for this chapter not being a particularly good chapter (cause I personally didn't like it very much), I found it really hard to write, but so you know there's a good couple of chapters coming up. Ummm again i'm really sorry this chapter took so long to get here!! But the next chapters won't take so long, I'm already nearly finished the write-up of the next one and so I should have it up in a couple days! Thanks sooo much for all the reviews and to all the reviewers, you lot make me sooo happy :-) . Any reviews for this chapter would be great but like I said I know it's not very good. Anyways thanks again for the reviews, sorry for the delay, and the next chapter should be here by Thursday!!----------------