Vince raced over to the garage were Hector and three of his men were already waiting. Dom ushered thefour of them out of the car as soon as they pulled up beside Hector.
"Ok guys, we have to do this quick and sensible. No one gets carried away!" Dom directed this last comment at Laura.
She was startled when Dom handed each one of them a gun. Jesse looked the strangest holding his…he still looked like a kid!
"Just in case…" Dom said, "you can't be too careful. What's gonna happen is we sneak into their garage and wait in different locations until they go in for their daily maintenance jobs. We've had the place scoped out and normally Jonny's brother and three other guys spend about an hour in the garage…although there are a few more men who tend to hang around outside. We hurt the guys in there…and anyone else who might decide to show up, leave them with a little warning and then we split. Got it? No one decides to play hero… no ones goes their own way…we stick close to each other…use the guns if we really need to."
Laura nodded, along with the seven other people listening closely to Dom's instructions,
"Ok then let's go. When we split we may have some guys follow us…if so then we have to lose them on the streets before meeting back here ok? If anyone needs help that's what the walkie-talkies are for… and remember guys…as soon as the shit hits the fan we have to look out for each other…no one gets left behind or hurt. Is that clear?"
"No problem homes…now lets do this thing!" Hector shouted enthusiastically.
They all return to the two cars and made their way over to the Tran domain, Hector following Vince as they hid the cars in an alleyway behind the garage. Laura stayed silent and moved fast as she followed Dom and the rest of the team over to the building, up onto the roof and through some rooftop skylights. She dropped down onto the floor of the garage and could feel her heart pumping in her chest. Dom positioned everyone around the shop and made sure she was positioned near him. She could tell he was uneasy with her being there…after all, he wasn't sure just how capable she was. She knew she'd be fine though, the adrenaline would get her through.
They all stayed low and silent as the garage doors opened. Laura heard Dom murmur something like 'just on time'. She waited until the door closed again and the four men were trapped inside. Dom then made his move, along with the rest of the group. There were nine of them against four Chinese guys so Laura wasn't too intimidated. She headed straight for who she remembered to be Jonny's brother, along with Dom. He saw her just as he punched the guy and gestured for her to dig in. She kicked the guy in the stomach while he rolled about groaning. Funny how it reminded her of what they did to Brian…he had been helpless too. She kept kicking and felt the adrenaline take over,
"Come on you bastard! Get up and fight! It's not fuckin' pleasant when it's the other way round is it!"
She dragged him up off the floor and pinned him against a civic. She punched his face over and over again until it, along with her fist, was covered in blood. She had no idea how good it would feel! She let go of him and watched him drop to the ground. He was unconscious. She took this as an opportunity to get the other guy that had held her back that night. He had really enjoyed the whole fiasco and she wanted nothing more than to show him just how enjoyable it could be…
She looked around the garage and saw how serious the whole thing was getting. Another two Chinese guys had come in and joined the skirmish. It was actually quite confusing and she tried her best to push her way through a few people to get to the guy she was looking for. She noticed Jesse seemed to be handling himself very well, maybe he only looked like a kid… Letty was having a lot of fun with the guy Laura was keen on dealing with,
"May I?" Laura asked Letty.
"No problem girl…"
Letty backed off and Laura got stuck in. She had never been so violent before and she realised how much of a release it could be! She could feel her anger melt away with every punch she threw. It was amazing… The guy recognised her from the incident he had been involved in before and he grinned at her,
"You want more bitch? Where's your man? He couldn't handle this himself?" the Chinese guy managed to talk even though his mouth was full of blood.
"You just keep talkin' asshole…" she said as she gave a sarcastic, sexy grin and punched him hard right in the jaw.
His head whipped back and he fell against the wall behind him. She ignored the sickening crack she heard as his head hit the bricks.
"Ok people, lets move!" she heard Dom shout.
The whole team backed off whoever they were attacking at the time and ran out an exit door at the back of the garage. She managed to look back at the mess they had created and she couldn't help but smile. She may seem evil to be thinking these thoughts but she didn't care. The feeling of pure bliss as she got back at those guys was unbelievable. Six guys were left moaning and rolling about the floor of the garage. Just as the fire door swung shut behind them Laura heard the garage doors open and a load of shouting. She realised a lot more of Trans' men would be coming after them so she picked up the pace and sprinted to Vince's car.
As she got in the back with Letty and Jesse, and Vince sped off, Hector close on his tail, she looked back in time to see four motorbikes in hot pursuit.
"Shit…" Dom said, "Vince man…you gotta lose em…"
"I KNOW THAT DAWG!" Vince shouted over the roar of engines.
Laura noticed the guys on the bikes were holding machine guns. She pulled her revolver out of the back of her jeans and cocked it, ready for whatever might happen next. Jesse looked at her as if to say 'don't '. It felt as though she had held a gun before, as if she had used one too. Everything seemed to come so naturally. She heard the Chinese guys fire a few rounds at the car, missing as Vince moved across the lanes,
"FUCK! Not my car dawg!" Vince moaned as he swerved right onto another street. Hector went a separate way and two of the bikes followed him. Laura wound her window down and turned round in her seat. Before she could think about what she was doing she stuck her hand out of the window, held the gun tightly and pulled the trigger a few times in the direction of the two bikes on their tail. Dom swung round in his seat and stared blankly at her,
"What the fuck are you doin'!"
"Dom you said they were there if we needed them…well, now I think we might need them!"
He looked at her a little longer and then nodded,
"I guess… But you do realise what you'll have to face if you kill one of them. Or even worse a passer by?"
"Yeah…but I'd rather face that than have them kill us!"
"Good point…"
Dom turned back round in his seat, put his window down and prepared himself in case he needed to back her up, although she seemed to be doing fine herself!
"Aim for the tires!" Dom shouted at her and she did so.
She blew one of the bikes tires and it swerved across the road and flew into a bush. She noticed how distressed the very few people on the pavements seemed to be. They would scream and run for cover. She felt sure it wouldn't be long before she would hear sirens headed their way.
"ONE DOWN!" She shouted, the adrenaline once again pumping through her.
Dom managed to hit the other bikes rear tyre and it swerved off the road almost crashing into a shop window. Luckily it was half eight at night so the streets weren't as busy as usual. Just as they thought they had escaped any major catastrophe a loud bang sounded and the car began to swerve all over the road.
"Shit man! A tyres out…I can't drive back like this!" Vince yelled as he tried to control the car.
"Dom we'll have to leave it somewhere and make a run for it!" Letty yelled.
"We can't leave it! It'll be somethin' for the cops to pick up and then we'd be screwed. We need to get it back somehow or they'll have somethin' to nail us with! Vince… you've done this before man. Just get us away from here…anywhere…as long as we're away from this part of town!"
Vince nodded and as he straightened up the car he accelerated a little and pulled onto the highway. As Laura had anticipated, sirens were heard from somewhere in the distance. A few minutes later another tyre blew and Laura started to really panic when she saw how worried Letty looked. Letty never worried!
"Shit Dom, we won't make it anywhere near the garage!" Vince said, while trying his hardest not to crash into the wall running along the highway.
"OK…hold on a minute…let me think," Dom looked out the window in time to see an exit coming up, "Take this exit!"
Vince carefully took the exit and drove through a few streets before parking in an alleyway. They sat for a few seconds, listening to see if any cops were closing in on them…they weren't. Laura watched as the engine of the car smoked a little and she could tell they were sitting on the rims, the tyres were completely done.
"Yo Dom…do you realise we're still in Tran territory…if we get caught here we're dead!" Letty said as she got out of the car and shook her arms in the air, obviously trying to relax a little.
Dom nodded his head and pulled the walkie-talkie out of his pocket, "Yo Hector, were are you man? Did you lose them?"
The walkie-talkie crackled for a few seconds before Hector replied, "Yeah we're just arrivin' at the garage homes…were are you?"
"Our tyres got blown…we're stuck in the wrong part of town. That got a bit intense…I didn't think it would get so damn serious man! Listen…do me a favour and get back to our house. Get Mia to pack us a few essentials and get her and Brian outa there. Take them…shit…just take them some where! Tell us were to meet you when you get something arranged. We'll sort ourselves out!"
"No problem homes…stay outa sight…if they catch you…"
"Yeah man, I know…" Dom said and he turned the walkie-talkie off. He looked around the four expectant faces, "So we need to get us and the car outa here. Anyone any ideas?"
The group looked at each other, not sure what to say or do.
"Well…" Laura piped up, "We could leave the car here in the meantime and try get us outa here…get the car towed later. Truthfully I'm more worried about us getting' caught by the Trans than the car getting picked up by the cops. Could we not get a taxi or sumthin'?"
"Yeah man," Jesse said quickly, " I agree with Laura. We need to get back home…this has got way outa control…"
Dom thought for a second, "I dunno…if we're seen by any of his men Letty's right…we're dead."
"Well we have no other choice Dom…we cant just stand here all night…" Laura could feel her voice shake a little and she felt more than a little annoyed at Dom. He had no ideas…so why was he arguing with hers!
She found herself worrying about Brian. What would he think or do when he heard all this had went down? He would obviously worry about her, about all of them. She felt guilt cloud her vision and the rage and courage she had felt earlier seemed to melt away. She was a complete bitch… she had been ever since she was a kid. She had never really cared about what other people had wanted and now she could have possibly ruined the best thing she had ever had going. Brian had asked her specifically not to do this… and she went ahead with it anyway. It was completely her own fault if she got killed out here. She felt completely numbed by this realisation and suddenly the joys of revenge seemed insignificant…look what it had got them all into!
Dom could see the anxiety strewn across Laura and Letty's faces and he tried to console them,
"Ok, lets go out there and look for a taxi or something. But if anyone sees anything or anyone suspicious we bolt, but remember to stay together. Got it?"
They all nodded. There was nothing else they could do but follow Dom warily out onto the street. Laura realised you could only really hail a taxi near the city centre…they'd have to call for one out here. She voiced this worry and Dom agreed. He took his cell phone out of his pocket and called the cab company, arranging for them to get picked up at a club he knew around the corner.
As they made their way up the street Laura realised how quiet they all were. Of course it was normal for Jesse…but not for Vince or Letty or Dom…or even her!
"So…that was pretty serious…I thought it was gunna just be a quick beating of one or two of them and then we'd split…" Laura tried her best to break the silence. It frightened her more than the thought of what could happen to them out here.
"Yeah…it got pretty heavy. But you did good Laura. We all did good. I think I saw you enjoy it a little…" Dom looked at her grinning once again. It made her uncomfortable and she looked at the ground.
"Yeah…but do you blame me?"
"No. I'm just glad you can take care of yourself…saves me having to worry all the time. After all, we wouldn't want anything to happen to you…"
Laura heard Letty sigh beside her and she looked over to see an annoyed expression planted on her friends face. She couldn't blame the girl though… Dom was obviously flirting with her…and Letty was obviously sick of it. Laura doubted it was only herself that Dom seemed to enjoy teasing.
They turned the street corner and suddenly she heard Jesse's sharp intake of breath. She looked up just in time to see why. Three bikes sat outside the club they were to meet the cab at… and sitting on them were three of Tran's men.
"Fuck!" Dom whispered and he tried to push them all back round the corner so they wouldn't be seen but it was too late. Laura saw the expression on one of the Chinese guys faces change from indifference to recognition as he saw the group and then rage as he swung himself off his bike, pulled his weapon out of his coat and began running towards them. The other two guys followed suit and she also noticed three more men come out of the club and join their friends.
"RUN!" Dom shouted.