Chapter 18
Two months had past since Dom and Letty ran off. Mia was sad because Letty hadn't come around. Her father had not allowed for the Toretto family to contact her. At the moment they didn't know that Letty was at a boarding school.
Anthony was getting prepared for the last race in Palmdale. Dominic and Mia would go see his last race of the season. They began to pack up and load the car and trailer with the necessary parts. "I miss her so much," Mia spoke to her brother, he looked at his little sister, "I do to." Mia looked up at Dom, tears running down her cheeks, "I can't believe that she hasn't tried to sneak out or call. You know how she is." Dominic nodded, it had been weird that Letty didn't sneak out or call, hell they had not even seen her come out of her house. "Come on kids lets go." Anthony called his children. They got in the car and drove off. Something was different Anthony could feel it, he wasn't nervous about the race. What made him feel anxious was that he had had a dream the night before where his late wife came to him in the dream and told him that it was time to go. He decided to talk to Dominic about what should happen in case that something happen to him.
Hours later they arrived at Palmdale Speedway. They found a parking space and got out. Mia and Dom stretched out their tensed muscles. They both took in the scene around them, "I'm going to take the car to its place, I'll be back later. Dom take care of your sister." Dom nodded and watched his father drive away. Their relationship was getting back to normal. Dominic knew that he had lost his fathers trust and was slowly regaining it back. He still missed Letty, it was weird to him not seeing her everyday. For as long as he could remember she had always been there. The images of the night they first made love played back in his head. He didn't want that night to be the last, he was going to go find her when they got back home.
The first day at the races went by fast, Dom and Mia spend the day inside the trailer sitting around. The sun had gone down and darkened sky was now in full view. Anthony walked into the trailer and looked at both his son and daughter. "Dominic come with me outside I need to talk to you. Mia stay in here and don't open the door to anyone." Dom walked outside and followed his dad out to the bleachers. A few people where out on the track preparing for tomorrows big race.
"Dominic, I need to talk to you about something." Anthony took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "If something where to happen to me, I want you to take good care of your sister. If you need to sell the shop or garage for money go ahead and do it. I need to know that you'll take care of you sister. Promise me that." Dominic was looking at his father like if he had just grown another head. "I promise dad, but why are you talking like this?" Anthony didn't want to scare his son by telling him about the dream, "Dom know that I love you and your sister more then anything in the world. And promise me one more thing." "What's that dad?" "That you'll one day marry Leticia. She will make you the happiest man ever. Trust me." Anthony got up to leave, "Dad, I love you too." Dom said to his father. Dominic sat there alone thinking about what his father had just told him. He was becoming afraid about what he meant by anything happening to him.
Chicago
The lights where bright and the city full with people. The buildings where taller then what they had seen before. They walked through the crowed streets and made their way to a park. Where they would sleep for the night.
In the two months that they had ran from home they had been sleeping in the streets and stealing food from leftovers that people didn't finish at restaurants. They would go into stores and steal bags of chips, water, or anything that they could fit into their pockets. Their friendship had grown to one of brothers. At one point their friendship had been tested when a gang had told Leon to leave Jesse because he couldn't be a part of the gang. They told Leon that he would have a better life, but Leon was not about to leave Jesse by himself. He had grown to love him like a little brother and decided that he would stick by Jesse's side.
"Jess man, what do you think if we hitchhike to the next state. Pretty soon we'll be wanted in this state." Leon had a beer on one hand and a cigar on the other. "Well where would we go?" Jesse asked taking a drag from his cigar. "How 'bout California. We would be able to see the ocean for the first time." Jesse smiled from ear to ear, he had never seen the ocean and wanted to see it. "Lets go then. When are we going?" Leon laughed at his excitement. "Well how about tomorrow we do a little shopping for food and then hitchhike outta here." Leon put out his cigar and took the last gulp of beer. "Ok." The two boys laid down on the floor and covered themselves with newspaper to keep the cold away.
Boarding School
She hated her father for sending her away to boarding school. She missed Dominic more then anything, she couldn't believe that they had been away from each other for so long. If only she could tell him where she was at. She wondered if he was sleeping with other girls. Or what he was doing at that moment.
"Hey Letty." her roommate walked in. Alexis was her age and even though they had met each other two months ago, they knew nothing about each other. "Hey Alex." She sat down on the bed across from Letty. "Ugh, I'm so pissed. Jared from English, well he was my boyfriend and I caught him kissing this bitch. Do you have a boyfriend?" Letty looked over at her. "Um, I kinda do, but I'm not sure." Alexis got up from her spot and walked over to Letty. "What do you mean kinda?" Letty looked out the window and then back at Alexis, "Well it's kinda weird 'cause my friend Dominic and I we went to Mexico and the relationship changed. We started dating and then when we came back my father got mad and sent me here. I haven't talked to him or his sister a ever since then." Letty didn't want to tell her that she had lost her virginity to him.
"Want to come to a party? It's a birthday party for Amanda." Alexis was looking through her wardrobe. "Not really, I'm kinda tired." Letty watched as Alexis picked out a skirt and a pink blouse to go with it. "You should go. You know you've been tired a lot lately. Maybe your sick." "No I don't think that I'm sick." Letty replied. Only she was beginning to worry, she had not gotten her period this month and was hoping that it was just late. "Who knows you might even find yourself a guy that you think is hot." Letty thought about it for a moment 'Who could be hotter then Dominic?" she thought to herself. "Well ok I guess I could go for a couple of minutes. As long as you don't make me dress all girly and shit." Alexis laughed and agreed to Letty's wishes to not dress girly.