Sorry it took so long to update. I started back to college, and had to get
back into the swing of things. I'm back now, and ready to make up for lost
time.
Just for a refresher this is Shyla talking at the dinner table
Edwin was only three when I was born, so I have always looked up to him. I trailed behind him everywhere he went from the moment I could walk, and unlike most brothers, and sisters he adored me immediately. WE did everything together, which was fine until he hit high school. He stared hanging with the wrong crowd, street racing, drinking too much, and staying out all hours of the night. Through it all I was still trailing behind him , but he never took me to any place to shady, and as always continued to watch over me. My mom just panicked, and put her foot down, separating us as much as she could.
The harder she tried to keep us apart the worse he became. It felt like I was being ripped apart. How do you choose between your mother, and your brother who's been there for just as long? Things went on like this for about a year give or take, and Edwin had long since moved out when my mom told me the news. I came home from school, and .. my Mother told me Edwin had been killed.
"Oh my God," Mia said making the sign of the cross before covering her mouth as she gasped. She could only imagine how it would feel to hear that news about Dom. Big brothers, like Fathers always seemed to be invincible. "I - I lost it, I didn't' even go to the funeral." "So now that I've seen him, I don't know what to think."
"Wait, they had a funeral?" Dom asked shocked. "How the hell..?" Vince asked trailing off. "I don't know," I said grateful for grateful for Jesse's arm around me. "Don't' you want to know what really happened?" Vince asked. "One day, just not now.: "DO you want to see him? I mean he is still your brother." Leon said eyeing me carefully. "I know I'll probably change my mind later, but as of now I don't' want to have a damn thing to do him, that he could just leave me behind like that, and not even let me know he was still alive.." "Until you give us the word we'll make sure he stays away," Dom said his dark gaze reassuring me that he would take care of things. "Thank you Papi," I said adopting Jesse's nickname as I walked over to place a kiss on his head. "Well aint this a Kodak moment?" Letty said making me laugh as the tension dissipated.
**
I watched her closely as we continued to eat dinner. Wondering what was really going on in her head. The next few days were filled with tension as we all waited for Edwin to come busting down the door. When the middle of the week rolled around we began to relax. After her numerous complaints of boredom Dom gave Shyla a job working at the store in the mornings; and at the garage in the afternoon.
**
I was leaning against the counter when the blonde haired man walked in.
"Hi, can I help you?" "Yea, a tuna on white no crust." "Ok," I said smiling as I turned to make his meal. "What can I get you to drink?" I asked setting the plate down in front of him with a smile. "A coke is fine." "I haven't seen you around here before, you new?" I asked taking in his whiter than white appearance. I would have remembered seeing a pretty boy like him.
"I used to live here, but I moved, and now I'm back." " I thought this was the Toretto store though.." "It still is, they're friends of mine." "Oh," he said nodding as he wolfed down the sandwich I knew had to be horrible. The place we ordered the tuna from was the worst. "So what's' your name?" he asked as eh sipped on his coke. "What's it to you?" I asked wondering what he was doing back in this part of town, when eh stuck out like a sore thumb. "Just curious, I'm Brian." "Shyla,' I said finally shaking his hand.
After he finished his meal, the team came flooding in , making me forget all about my odd customer. Brian continued to come in for our daily talks, and his tuna fish on white no crust. I was really starting to like the guy, but I was also starting to wonder just who he was.
"Hey Shy," He said sitting down. "Hey Bri, how's it going?" "Pretty good," he said bobbing his head, and making me laugh. He had to be the whitest white boy I had ever met in my entire life. "So is there a guy in your life?" He asked making me raise an eyebrow at him. "Yea, I have a boyfriend named Jesse." "Ha, the Mad scientist huh? He's a good kid." "Brian just who the hell are you?" I asked backing away as I picked up the phone hitting the speed dial. "No don't!" He yelled lunging for the phone. *** "Hello.. hello," Dom said into the phone. Looking at the caller id he froze as he recognized the number to the shop.
"Guys we have to get to the shop now!" HE yelled rushing out the door with the other trailing behind him. "What's going on ?" Jesse asked as he began to panic. "I don't know Jesse, but we'll be there soon," He said pushing the pedal to the floor on the now black Supra.
Just for a refresher this is Shyla talking at the dinner table
Edwin was only three when I was born, so I have always looked up to him. I trailed behind him everywhere he went from the moment I could walk, and unlike most brothers, and sisters he adored me immediately. WE did everything together, which was fine until he hit high school. He stared hanging with the wrong crowd, street racing, drinking too much, and staying out all hours of the night. Through it all I was still trailing behind him , but he never took me to any place to shady, and as always continued to watch over me. My mom just panicked, and put her foot down, separating us as much as she could.
The harder she tried to keep us apart the worse he became. It felt like I was being ripped apart. How do you choose between your mother, and your brother who's been there for just as long? Things went on like this for about a year give or take, and Edwin had long since moved out when my mom told me the news. I came home from school, and .. my Mother told me Edwin had been killed.
"Oh my God," Mia said making the sign of the cross before covering her mouth as she gasped. She could only imagine how it would feel to hear that news about Dom. Big brothers, like Fathers always seemed to be invincible. "I - I lost it, I didn't' even go to the funeral." "So now that I've seen him, I don't know what to think."
"Wait, they had a funeral?" Dom asked shocked. "How the hell..?" Vince asked trailing off. "I don't know," I said grateful for grateful for Jesse's arm around me. "Don't' you want to know what really happened?" Vince asked. "One day, just not now.: "DO you want to see him? I mean he is still your brother." Leon said eyeing me carefully. "I know I'll probably change my mind later, but as of now I don't' want to have a damn thing to do him, that he could just leave me behind like that, and not even let me know he was still alive.." "Until you give us the word we'll make sure he stays away," Dom said his dark gaze reassuring me that he would take care of things. "Thank you Papi," I said adopting Jesse's nickname as I walked over to place a kiss on his head. "Well aint this a Kodak moment?" Letty said making me laugh as the tension dissipated.
**
I watched her closely as we continued to eat dinner. Wondering what was really going on in her head. The next few days were filled with tension as we all waited for Edwin to come busting down the door. When the middle of the week rolled around we began to relax. After her numerous complaints of boredom Dom gave Shyla a job working at the store in the mornings; and at the garage in the afternoon.
**
I was leaning against the counter when the blonde haired man walked in.
"Hi, can I help you?" "Yea, a tuna on white no crust." "Ok," I said smiling as I turned to make his meal. "What can I get you to drink?" I asked setting the plate down in front of him with a smile. "A coke is fine." "I haven't seen you around here before, you new?" I asked taking in his whiter than white appearance. I would have remembered seeing a pretty boy like him.
"I used to live here, but I moved, and now I'm back." " I thought this was the Toretto store though.." "It still is, they're friends of mine." "Oh," he said nodding as he wolfed down the sandwich I knew had to be horrible. The place we ordered the tuna from was the worst. "So what's' your name?" he asked as eh sipped on his coke. "What's it to you?" I asked wondering what he was doing back in this part of town, when eh stuck out like a sore thumb. "Just curious, I'm Brian." "Shyla,' I said finally shaking his hand.
After he finished his meal, the team came flooding in , making me forget all about my odd customer. Brian continued to come in for our daily talks, and his tuna fish on white no crust. I was really starting to like the guy, but I was also starting to wonder just who he was.
"Hey Shy," He said sitting down. "Hey Bri, how's it going?" "Pretty good," he said bobbing his head, and making me laugh. He had to be the whitest white boy I had ever met in my entire life. "So is there a guy in your life?" He asked making me raise an eyebrow at him. "Yea, I have a boyfriend named Jesse." "Ha, the Mad scientist huh? He's a good kid." "Brian just who the hell are you?" I asked backing away as I picked up the phone hitting the speed dial. "No don't!" He yelled lunging for the phone. *** "Hello.. hello," Dom said into the phone. Looking at the caller id he froze as he recognized the number to the shop.
"Guys we have to get to the shop now!" HE yelled rushing out the door with the other trailing behind him. "What's going on ?" Jesse asked as he began to panic. "I don't know Jesse, but we'll be there soon," He said pushing the pedal to the floor on the now black Supra.