Dear Dom,
Hey wuz up? Well how are you doing? Is everything ok are you doing ok? How are they treating you over there? I wish that I could see you, maybe I can get grandma Georgia to take me to visit you. And don't say no! because I will go and if you say no I will kick your ass!
Everything is weird around here, people look at me like I'm some sort of weirdo. I'm doing fine so far, except for the fact that I now go to a new school and that I have to make new friends. Now I know what Letty felt when she got to Echo Park. You know what I found out today? There are no malls, Dom! Grandma said that there are only boutiques and that you need to make an appointment to go to one. I don't know how I'm going to survive the next few years.
Well Dom, I am going to let you go and let you get started on writing to me. If you need anything just tell me and I will send it to you. Just don't ask me for Playboy magazines 'cause I will not send you any.
I love you lots,
Mia
Mia placed the letter in an envelope and ran down the stairs. She ran into the living room where her cousin Brianna and her grandma sat crocheting. They both looked up as Mia ran in. "What's wrong sweetheart?" Mia looked at her grandma and smiled, "Grandma Georgia, I wanted to know if we could go to the post office. I have a letter for Dom." Brianna looked up at her and wrinkled her nose, "Why? He's in jail, why don't you just forget about him." Mia looked over at her and then at her grandma, "Yes Mia, we can go right now. I have some letters to send too."
They walked into town, most of the kids hang out in the arcade or at the fountain drink store. Mia had not made friends yet, her cousin Brianna was no help. They arrived at the post office and she put the letter in the mailbox and left. She waited for her grandma outside, a young boy with dark hair and blue eyes was walking by her. He stop at the site of her and looked at her for a moment, finally looking up at her and smiling. Her grandma walked out and looked at the young man, "Hi Jeremy, how are you and your parents doing?" he looked at the older woman and smiled, "Hi Ms. Toretto, my parents are great and I am doing good." Georgia looked up at her granddaughter, "This is Mia, my granddaughter. Mia this is Jeremy, he is a great handsome young boy, who knows how to treat a young lady." Mia felt herself blush from embarrassment, "It is nice to meet you." Jeremy took her hand and kissed it, making Mia blush more. "Maybe you two can get to know each other over dinner." Georgia suggested. Mia looked at her grandma, 'is she trying to hook me up!' Mia thought to herself. "I would love to take your granddaughter out to dinner, if you don't mind." Georgia smiled widely, "No I don't mind. How about Saturday at 7:00." Georgia agreed. 'Great just what I need, my grandma hooking me up.' She smiled at her grandma and nodded. They walked back home in silence.
Echo Park
Letty got up early the next day surprising herself. She got up, grabbing a pair of jeans and pulling them on, the only problem she could not get them to zip up and button up. "Ugh. I give up, how could I have gotten so big during the night?" she questioned herself. She stood sideways in front of the mirror taking a good look at herself. Her belly had grown during the night. Suddenly the door sung open and Letty looked over at the doorway. Coney stood there looking at her weirdly, "What are you doing?" she pointed at her. "Shut the door!" Coney quickly shut the door, "You gained weight." Letty rolled her eyes, "I kinda know that. What do you want?" Coney sat on the bed, watching Letty get some loose cargo pants and putting them on, "Well I was thinking, I know we haven't really gotten along all that great, but I was wondering if maybe I could hang around with you for awhile. I don't want to be here, my mom treats me differently now." Letty looked up at her, "Well I guess, but don't be a pest or try to get into my business." Coney smiled, "Ok." They walked out of the house and down the street, "So where we going?" Letty looked over at her, "To V's house."
The two girls walked in silence 'till they got to the apartments where Vince lived at. They walked up the flight of stairs. Letty knocked at the door. "Yes." A man answered the door looking at the two girls. "I am looking for Vince." The man looked at them once more, "Vince! Someone is here for you!" The man walked off, Vince came into view. He looked at her a little shocked, then he hugged and picked her up. "You hear?" he asked her once he had put her down, she nodded slowly, "Yeah Coney told me, I went to visit his grave yesterday." "Who is Coney?" Letty let out a small laugh, "My step-sister." "Oh, well come in. We can go to my room." The three made their way to Vince's room, he shut the door. The girls sat on the bed.
"Have you talked to Dom?" Vince looked at her. "Naw man, I haven't had time to go." Letty stood up looking at Vince and at her sister. "Um, I need to tell you something. Coney I need for you to promise me that you will not say anything. If you promise I'll let you hang out with me all the time." Coney looked at her wide eyed, "Yeah I promise." Vince looked at Coney then at Letty, "What's wrong?" Letty took off her sweater and lifted her shirt to show him her belly. "So you gained weight, what's so wrong about that?" Letty rolled her eyes and Coney stood up right away, "Oh my gosh! No way!" "What?!" Vince asked looking at Coney. "I am pregnant you dumbass!" Letty finally said. Vince looked at her wide eyed, "Who's the father?" Letty rolled her eyes at him, "Dominic who else!" Letty became annoyed. "How many months are you?" Coney asked. "I think I am four months." Letty said unsure. "What do you mean you think!?" Letty looked at Vince, "Well I don't know. I didn't even take a pregnancy test, I have not been to a doctor either. I have to tell my dad, but he might try to kill me and well right now is not the best time to tell him. My younger sister Emily died. That is why I came back." "Oh, sorry." He said looking at Coney then at Letty. "I need you to tell Dominic that I am pregnant. He needs to know Vince." "Ok, I will try to go see him on Saturday. Saturdays are visitation days." Letty sat down on the bed looking at the ground. "Where is Mia?" Vince leaned against his desk, "Mia went to live in Montana. Her grandmother lives there and Mia had to go live with her." "Oh."
Vince grabbed his guitar and looked over at Letty, "Oh hell yeah!" he said all of a sudden. Coney and Letty looked at him, "Dom and I made a bet, years ago when we turned 13. I bet $400 that he would have a kid first and he did the same, betting that I would have a kid first. Anyway, I am $400 dollars richer." Letty punched his arm playfully. "Guess what?" "What?" Letty asked. "Hector and I went to some races out in the Valley. Man, the cars they are beautiful. Everything is so different, then the drag races after school. I mean it was wow. You have to see it for yourself." He said in amazement, Letty laughed. "Who is the guy that answered the door?" Letty finally asked. "Oh him, that's my moms latest boyfriend. Well actually her fiancé, his a police officer and wants me outa here. My mom has changed a lot, she stopped drinking and doing drugs just because of him." Letty nodded rubbing his hand. "We better go. I'll talk to you later, please tell Dominic." Vince looked at her nodding, "Yeah don't worry, just take care of yourself." Vince walked the girls to the door. "See you guys later." "Bye man." "Bye."
Jesse and Leon
Morgan looked at both Leon and Jesse wondering what they would do know. "Um…you know I'll understand if you turn me in for the money. I know that you are young and most likely you will want the money, instead of getting stuck with me." she lowered her eyes to the floor. Leon went over to her and hugged her, kissing her on the forehead, "Naw baby, we wouldn't do that. If you want to go back you can, but we will not turn you in just for money. Right Jess?" Jesse looked up at them, "Right." he said with a smile. Morgan let out a breath that she didn't know she was holding.
"Ok, so now what are we going to do?" Jesse questioned. Morgan thought about it for a moment, "Well I could go down to the store and I can buy hair dye to change my looks. I'll cut my hair short and make a few changes, so that I wont look like the picture on the news." Leon and Jesse agreed, Morgan left the house and walked down to the corner store.
She was busy selecting a hair dye that she would like. An older man kept looking at her, she looked over at him to see if she recognized him, but she didn't. Morgan pick out a hair dye and went to the make-up department, choosing a few styling colors. She walked to the cashier and then noticed that the man was now following her. She paid for her stuff and then walked out. She turned and saw the man following, becoming scared she began to run 'till she got to the gate. Her hands where shaky and she could not find the key to open the gate. The man grabbed her and put his hand over her mouth, dragging her towards a truck, she kicked and screamed but it wasn't helping.
Leon came out and saw what was happening. He quickly went over and tried to fight the guy off of her. The man grabbed a pole from his truck and slammed it against Leon's head.
He fell to the ground with a loud thug. "Morgan…" he whispered.
Hospital
He woke up in a white room, monitors to his sides and needles on his arms. A pain shooting through the side of his body. He couldn't remember what had happen, he looked around one last time and fell asleep.
Dream
He looked around he was in a house, but he could not figure out who's house it was. He could hear a little girl crying and a man yelling at her. He walked towards the sounds only to find a five year old little girl with caramel skin, dark brown hair in pigtails, and those eyes, big chocolate brown eyes. He went towards her and picked her up, she looked at him intently, tears running down her eyes.
"Letty…"he whispered.
The little girl looked at him intently.
He smiled at her, he was about to walk out the door with her, but a young blond woman took her from him. The little girl began to cry once more and screamed a horrific scream.
End Dream
He woke up sitting up and sweating, his heart rate had increased and a nurse walked in.
"Are you ok?" she asked.
"Um, yeah just a bad dream." The nurse nodded. "Ok, you need to get as much rest as you can get." Dom looked at her for a moment, "What happened?" he asked groggily. "Oh, you don't remember? You where shot at Lompoc correctional facility. As where other prisoners and a guard. There are two guards outside your room, just so you know." He nodded his head, "Can I make a phone call?" "I am sorry but orders are that you are not allowed visitation, phone calls, and you may not leave the room." The nurse walked out the room.
'What kinda dream was that? Why was Letty so little? I am so tiered and weirded out by this whole situation.' he thought to himself. He let sleep come and take him away again.