Chapter 37
"Are you fucking insane? All those exhaust fumes must've killed off your last remaining brain cells. Highjack semis Dom? Shit even pros won't touch that. Too many unpredictable elements in the job. I can steal you some cars or something like that. Might take me a couple of weeks of hard casing, but I can do it. I swear you have lost your damn mind." Dom motioned for her to keep it down only pissing her off more. "Don't shhh me cause I'm not in the mood. You come off with some impossible job and think we can pull it off with the crew we got? In your dreams boy, Leon, Jesse, and Mia are straight amateurs. They'll be of no help. Tell me how in the hell are you, Letty, Vince, and me gonna do it all. Where did you get this half-baked idea?"
Dom looked up and Sky and then back down at his coffee, "Old western. You know like the stagecoach robberies where the guys ride up on horses and rob everyone on board."
"Yeah I watch a lot of old movies when I can't sleep, but I don't see how that will work with a semi."
"Here's what I had planned. One person will be dropped off onto the truck. They break in and disable the driver. Leon and Jesse will ride back handling the scanners."
"Good idea put them as far away from danger as possible." Sky agreed that was the best place for two people she cared deeply about.
"Vince and I will ride in my car and distract the truck driver." Dom rubbed his hands nervously.
Sky hated to know what her part in the job would be, "That leaves me and Let."
Dom rubbed his hand across his newly shaven head, "Need you to break into the truck and disable the driver. Letty'll get you to the truck. You'll have to handle disabling the driver and controlling the semi. We get it to the drop off point and the money is wired into an off-shore account."
"Great give me the fun job."
"We can have someone else handle it, if you don't want to."
"Hell no. I'm not risking anyone's life but my own. I've got a lot more experience. When's the first job? How much time do I have to prepare?"
He braced for the attack, "Two days." He said the words in a whisper.
"Alright. We need to get working. Get the team up now." Sky slipped into the criminal mode faster than Dom could blink. He sat there staring at her in amazement. "Yo get up off your ass and get the team up. We've wasted enough time talkin'. I'll get V and Dumbass downstairs. You get Jess and Let. Leave Mia sleeping. It's better she knows nothing."
"I agree."
The night of the job came faster than Sky thought it would. The job went down in two different phases. The first part involved stealing the cars used in the highjacking. The order was specific, three black cars with sunroofs. Dom, Vince, and Sky each stole one of the cars from Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
They met up with the rest of the team at a warehouse and mounted up for the ride of their young lives. The target was a red semi hauling for Carvos trucking lines. They fell into formation behind the semi waiting for the right moment to begin. "Go time." Dom sent over the radio. He pulled to the left of the truck capturing the driver's attention while Letty pulled up on the right. Sky tucked her hair into her helmet and pulled down the faceplate. She opened the sunroof and waited for the all clear from Leon. She got the signal and jumped from the roof of the car onto the step of the truck. Luckily the passenger side door was unlocked. She inched it open slowly until the interior light came on. Flinging it fully open she jumped in and closed the door behind her.
"What the fuck?" were the only words the driver got out before she went in for the kill. She threw a punch directly at his head. His grip on the wheel tightened and the truck began to swerve wildly. He reached under his seat and pulled out a small baseball bat. The driver got a good hit into the Sky's ribs before she slammed her fist hard into his nuts rendering him powerless. With a punch to the nose she knocked him out and jumped into the driver's seat. "Uh got control." She managed to say over the radio. Her obviously broken ribbed constricted her breathing. "Lead the way."
The radios were silent as they drove to the drop-off point. An empty parking lot awaited them. The semi rolled to a stop and she turned off the ignition. The pain from her ribs caused her eyes to tear up. She hated feeling weak and didn't want the team to give her shit for getting hurt. With all her strength she pulled her self together hopping out of the truck like nothing was wrong. Letty pulled up beside her, "Hey baby you need a ride?"
"You can't afford me." Sky joked back.
"Bet I can. Get in and let's get the hell outta here. It gives me the creeps."
Just as they were leaving they noticed a black van pull up. Two men jumped out and got into the truck. The team watched as the truck was collected. Dom answered his ringing cell phone, "Yeah."
"Job well done Mr. Toretto. We'll be sending more work your way. The money has been deposited as per your instructions. Have a nice evening."
The line went dead. Dom breathed a sigh of relief. The money they had earned from one haul would at least pay off the shop and garage. He hoped to negotiate with the bank on the house and get them off their backs until the next job.
Sky had set up for a chop shop to take the cars and provide the team with a small finders fee. The team rolled up to the warehouse and left the cars with the keys still in the ignitions. They jumped into Vince and Jesse's cars to head home. Mia was pacing the floor when the team burst through the door. Jess ran to make sure the money was in the account and sure enough it was. Everyone had smiles on their faces except Sky. She tried to back away from the celebration towards the stairs unnoticed. Vince caught her sneaking back, "Get over here Princess. Damn you got to have a drink with us." He grabbed her and patted her hard on the arm near her elbow. With a flash of pain she was brought to her knees. "Oh God." Vince lifted her off the floor. Her face was red and she forced each tiny breath. He carried her over to the couch and lifted her shirt.
Mia came to her rescue, "V I don't think she wants to be stripped in front of everyone. All you guys head to the dining room and let me and Letty handle this."
Vince kissed Sky on the forehead and gave a wink to Mia, "Whatever you say Dr. Toretto."
Mia dropped down on her knees in front of Sky and Letty kneeled beside her, "We're going to take your shirt off and get a good look at ya." Very easy she lifted the black wife-beater from Sky and set it to the side. Letty and Mia cringed at the sight of the black and blue mark on Sky's right side.
Letty gasped, "Damn girl what the fuck did he hit you with?"
"A... bat." Sky managed to whisper.
"I hope you gave him something to remember you by."
Sky nodded with a little smile.
Mia ran her fingers over the area and pushed lightly on the ribs. Sky let out a scream that could've woke the dead. The guys came running in the room.
Leon's heart sank, "We need to get her to the hospital. Her lung is messed up and shit on the right side from the gunshot and we need to make sure the rib didn't do anymore damage."
"No. No Hospital. I'm ok. Just need." She couldn't get the rest of the words out. Her breath was shallow.
Mia looked at her concerned, "He's right. You need a doctor."
"Mi you're just..." Sky stopped to take a breath. "Gonna have to do."
"I'm not even in medical school yet. There could be damage massive damage."
"It's ok. Trust me. Been in worse condition than this."
Mia told Vince to carry Sky upstairs. Letty and Mia decided to take turns looking over her that night.