Chapter 5
Washington
Dom, Letty, Vince, Leon, Jess, Mai and myself were all gathered around the kitchen table after everyone had left. "Where would they expect you to go?" I asked. "I've always planned to go to Mexico." Dom replied. "Why don't we give them a bit of a run and enjoy Mexico so we're not running in Mexico." I said. "Your coming with us?" Letty asked. "Of course I mean I have no desire to turn me or the rest of the team in." I said. Mai smiled at me. "So we just go from state to state racing until we get back to Mexico?" Leon asked. "Kind of stupid what if the cops catch us there." Vince said. "Would you rather be caught here?" I asked pointedly. "Shut up." Vince told me. "So anyways Jesse I'm gonna need you to look at those cars before we head out." Dom said.
Jesse went out into the garage while the rest of us packed up our stuff. Mai came into my room. "Kind of exciting isn't it?" Mai asked. "Yeah just a little." "So your riding shot gun with me in my car you still get to be baby-sat a little." "As long as she'll play with me." I said winking. Mai laughed kissed me punched me on the arm then left. It took us an hour to get everything ready.
It took us three hours driving time to reach Washington. It was cold when we got there. We checked into a cheap Motel when your street racing you don't want to attract much attention to yourself. Dom took me to go find some of the local car garages and a good place to eat so that we could feed the gang excuse me team.
We found a small coffee place called Izzo's. I questioned the name but it was packed with kids from eighteen to t twenty four. They eyed us as we came in. One of the guys got up and followed us to the counter. The others seemed to watch him as kind of a leader almost what Dom was to the team. Dom picked up his cell phone and called Jesse. "Yo we found a place to eat come on."
They drove up in their cars and pulled in. The guy who followed us to the counter seemed more friendly when he saw that they were with Dom. "Hey you new in town?" He asked. Dom ignored him for a few minutes to see what he'd do. He banged his fist on the counter. "New be." He said. Dom smacked him upside the head. He punched Dom in the stomach. Dom punched him back and he landed on his back on the floor. "First the name is Dom all right? It's hi how you doing and a little respect. Second never ever push my limits because it might just be the last thing you do. Now what's your name?" The guy let Dom help him up. He kicked Dom from behind and made him land on his back. "My name is Kris. And you don't mess with me either." Letty punched Kris square in the jaw. "Hi Kris I'm Letty." One of Kris's boys stood up to come and help him I blocked him.
Dom and Kris stood up. The woman behind the counter was glaring at Kris. "What have I told you Kris about keeping your fights outside my establishment? Now that the introductions are over what can I get you gentlemen for breakfast. I'll call the police." Letty nodded and sat down. Mai grabbed Dom and made him sit down. Kris wrote something down on a piece of paper. "Be there at midnight Betty knows how to get there." Dom nodded.
It was a mob scene a party lots more racers than what we had scene down in L.A that sounds crazy I know but some of them unlike Kris just come in overnight for the thrill. Dom put his car in and the Supera in I was racing two. Somehow I won the first race. Dom kept me racing after that sometimes throwing in Letty or Vince we didn't win every Race and Kris kept ignoring us.
We got back to the hotel exhausted and wiped. Mai and I said goodnight to Dom and Letty who were also sharing a room. Before he left he said, "Yo Brian we're staying here a couple more days." "All right Dom. But not too long or the cops will be up here to." "Gotcha. Night." Dom said. "Night don't do anything we wouldn't do." Letty said. "Oh that just leaves everything wide open then." Mai said with a smile. "Don't tell my sister that she abuses the privilege." Dom said. They walked away.