Everyone started scrambling for there cars. You could here the sirens in the distance. The cops weren't here yet, but they would be soon. There is just enough time for Nick to give me a brief summary of the race.
"So we were neck and neck. The other two cars were right behind us and the finish line was coming up. And then…"
"Oh, shit!" I interrupted him.
"What?"
"Do you know where Toretto lives?"
There was a brief moment of silence, and then a mad dash to our vehicles. "Shit! Which way did they go?" I scream as I fall into the drivers seat.
"Just follow me! I think I can see them!" Nick shouts back as he starts his car. He burns out and shoots past me. I pull a quick U-turn to find a wall of cars in front of us. I pick up the Nextel a beep Nick. "How the hell are we going to find them?"
"I don't know," Nick yells back, "I think they turned up th-Shit! Follow me!" Suddenly his car jerked to the right, almost hitting another car. I barely managed to squeeze in behind him. We are on a small side street now, and then Nick turns into a tiny alleyway. Our mirrors almost scrape the walls as we rocket through the narrow corridor. We drive a block or two before we see cars driving across the alley up ahead. The lead car is the most vibrantly painted red coupe I had ever seen. It could only be Toretto. Sure enough, I saw another flash of red, then blue, yellow, and white, all the colors of Toretto's team. That confirms it. A few seconds later, we fly out of the alley and drift in right behind them.
We follow them and I notice Dominic turns into a parking garage. I beep Nick on the Nextel "Where the Hell is he going?"
Nick beeps back "I don't know, just go on without me. I'll catch up with you later." I roll my eyes and throw my phone in the passenger seat. I step on the accelerator and speed up behind Letty. She smiles and rolls down her window "Follow us to the fort." I nod and follow them.
We drive into a neighborhood called Echo Park. We all pull up to a white, older-looking house and park it. I step out my car. They all step out of their respected vehicles. I look up at Letty "Does that always happen? The cops having there shit together like that?" Leon and Vince shake there head no and motion me inside the house.
I sit down on the couch and fifteen minutes later more and more people come to the Toretto's house. I catch some glances from people as they start conversations in small corners of the house and the kitchen. I notice a guitar in the corner and my eyes widen as I read what kind it is, "Gibson…" Vince walks over and sees me staring at it. His voice asked questionably "You play guitar?" I look up at him.
"Yeah. I've been playing since I was thirteen."
Vince nods "I've been playin' about the same." The party started in full swing. I haven't seen Nick for at least a half an hour. I move past some people and walk to my car and open the door reaching for my Nextel "Nick, where the fuck are you?"