Season 2,Episode 7: The Car Tale
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Thursday July 25th
O'Connor Household
Los Angeles
No One's POV
It was the dead of summer and Los Angeles this year it was quite cooler than past seasons. Usually the average would range from 75 to 82. Now it was put into question if would reach 70. On a positive note though Kids were spending more time outside;enjoying the great outdoors. Darryl O'Connor on the other hand was, rather on the lazy side of the spectrum. Most days he's usually locked up in his room; playing video games, watching YouTube videos or spending all his allowance on Starbucks. He never actually ever starting going there; until this summer. Around Mid June they, we're having frappuccino happy hour for exactly two weeks. Well Darryl was just walking through town on their launch day and; seen the crowded lines forming. Long story short he tried his very first frappuccino and fell in love. Now on with the story...The Day is July 24th at around 1:45 p.m; Darryl is in his room playing Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare while listening to music. Mia comes in and isn't pleased.
Mia's POV
Why am I not surprised? It's the same thing everyday with Darryl. Sleep in till Noon, eat and then head back upstairs to play stupid mindless video games for Ten Hours. What happened to all things he said that him and his friends were gonna do?!; The only good thing about this is that he's still taking good care of his diabetes; but not exercising regularly won't make things better.
"Hey Mia" Darryl greeted "what's up?"
"What's up?!, You're being a lazy couch potato that's what's up!"
"But it's hot " Darryl argued not taking his eyes off the screen
"It's 68 degrees" She stated back folding her arms
"I meant like hot on the second floor"
"Well then why are you up here?"
"I'm afraid that my blood sugar will drop so I need to stay close to a food source"
Mia raised her eyebrows and stared at the young blond before saying
"First Off Darryl…..You just ate a ginormous brunch, second you always some sort of candy or sugar stashed on your person and lastly….You've been sitting on your ass all week doing absolutely nothing!. You say would want to reverse your diabetes but by not exercising is not helping your cause"
"Mia I get exercise everyday….Walking downstairs to the kitchen everyday, the bathroom and starbucks down on Bishop and Broadway isn't easy work"
The brunette smacked her forehead and sighed "Well here's what gonna happen today…."
Mia walked over to Darryl's TV and shut if off
"Hey!"
"I'm kicking you out the house until dinner time; to go and do something productive with your time instead of wasting it away on video games!"
"What am I am gonna do for five hours!?" Darryl grunted
She then handed the young blond a twenty dollar bill and said
"Go to Starbucks, hang out with your friends, go skydiving I don't care just do something"
Darryl rolled his eyes and grunted as he grabbed his phone,earbuds and wallet. Then he made his way downstairs and out the house.
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As the day progressed; Darryl's boredom grew stronger and stronger. He had been walking around the streets of Los Angeles since 1:53. He couldn't come up with anything fun to do; Marcus,Jared and Caleb were all busy; doing other things.
Darryl's POV
Could my day get any better? It's one thing to be kick out the house for a quarter of the day; Now all my friends are busy!. Also I've only been outside for eight minutes!, Might as well just head to starbucks for the time being.
No One's POV
Darryl changed his direction he was walking in and; headed for the other side of town. When he was about half way to Starbucks; Dom and Letty's house came into view. Also Dom's charger was sitting out in the driveway; looking like a million bucks. The blond decided to stop by for a few minutes to see if anyone was home. Since the back door is usually open; that's where he entered through
"Hello Dom?, Letty? Anybody home?" Darryl called out
No answer
Probably at the garage more than likely.
The blond made his way to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water. Doing all that walking made him pretty dehydrated apparently.
As he continued to meander around the first floor Darryl, lied eyes on Dom's car keys and an idea popped inside his head.
Darryl's POV
Oh Dom left his car keys sitting on the kitchen counter. I wonder if he would care; that I took the charger out for a spin. Even though my driving isn't perfect it's passable; well probably not to Brian. However even if my super careful; nobody will suspect anything. Then again things happen to even good drivers. But you only live once so I mean why not right?
Come on Darryl it's either now or never…
So slowly after counting to ten I picked up the keys and placed them in my trembling and sweaty palms.
After finally getting into the charger my nerves were more calm and collect. I put the key into the ignition and pulled out the driveway.
"Please let everything go smoothly" I murmured getting further and further away with no turning back.
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Downtown Los Angeles
Starbucks
Forty Minutes Later….. (3:00 PM)
Darryl's POV
After Forty Minutes of driving around town I, decided to stop for a frosty cold frappuccino. My driving skills were getting quite better than last time. If I keep this up then I'll have my driver's license by sixteen for sure.
No One's POV
After Darryl got his drink he, headed back to the charger and started it before, driving off at high speed. The young blond was definitely gonna take advantage of every moment. Los Angeles never failed to disappoint him.
-Time Skip-
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Darryl's POV
I sighed in disappointed as my drink, comes to a slow and painful end. Even though it's clear that no more substance is present I, still desperately try and find something. Things are still going smooth after almost an entire hour. Dom and everyone else will probably be at the garage until dinner. I'm also getting the hang of this driving thing it seems ten times easier and; less stressful without someone watching and evaluating you. With also means that listening to the radio wouldn't affect my concentration.
I pushed the on button for the radio and Suit and Tie By Justin Timberlake roared through the speakers and I instantly started singing.
Stop, let me get a good look at it
Oh, so thick, now I know why they call it a fatty
And aww, shit's so sick, got a hit and picked up a habit
But that's alright, 'cause you're all mine
Awww, go on and show 'em who you call "Daddy"
I guess they're just mad 'cause, girl, they wish they had it
Ooh, my killer, my thriller, yeah, you're a classic
And you're all mine tonight
And as long as I got my suit and...
No One's POV
After singing that the last line Darryl, screamed at the top of his lungs. The blond failed to realize that he lost all focus on driving and, slowly began to take his hand off the steering wheel. Dom's Charger was swerving like crazy and Darryl couldn't even control it.
"AHHHHHHH!"
He reached for his seatbelt but was; having difficulty getting it off. Darryl started sweating excessively and prayed that this wouldn't end bad.
"Come on you stupid piece of shit!" Darryl yelped
He was now seconds away from coming head to head with a tree. Making the Blond even more Nervous and terrified Darryl, started jabbing at his seatbelt in a brisk he was able to jump out right as the car hit the tree dead ahead.
The charger's front was completely smashed in and shards of glass from both the windshields and windows layed embedded in the dirt and grass. Surprisingly no had even seen the accident or even cared about stopping by to make sure everything was alright.
He observed the car and mentally screamed inside his head. Tiny tears rolled down his cheek in fear of what was coming his way.
Darryl's POV
Fuck,Fuck, Fuck,Fuck,Fuck!. I can't believe this shit!; Dom's car is completely destroyed! I'm gonna be grounded for life!. I knew taking the car was a bad idea in the first place; Should have just listened to my conscience. Now there's only one thing left to do…...Get Rid of the evidence and just tell lie and say that somebody stole it. Yeah that should work for now.
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The Next Day…
Friday July 26th
11:42 a.m
No One's POV
Darryl didn't get much sleep last night; probably just four hours at the most. Who come blame him right?. After Crashing Dom's Charger he disposed of the remains and hoped no one, would find them.
Now it's Friday meaning that the weekend was finally here. The blond was just probably gonna head out at 1:00 before Mia comes in and gives yet another lecture. Darryl laid on his bed already fully dressed, playing subway surfers to kill some time.
Then at 11:42 he got an incoming text from his friend Marcus
Marcus: Hey Darryl there's a baseball game this afternoon; You wanna go?
Darryl: Yeah that sounds like fun; Is Caleb and Jared going as well?
Marcus: Yep and we were thinking about grabbing some lunch
Darryl: Sounds good; You guys wanna meet at Starbucks off Bishop and Broadway ?
Marcus: Sure :D; I'll tell the guys and we can go from there
Darryl: Okay I'll be there at about 12:15
Darryl put his phone in his shirt pocket and grabbed: A Jacket, House keys, wallet and made his way downstairs. Before reaching the bottom landing he heard Brian talking on the phone.
"Someone stole the Charger!?" Brian yelled
The blond never for a fact that was Dom which made; his heart skip a few beats
He quickly yet so carefully walked down the last few steps and reached for the door. But Brian stopped him before he could open it.
"Darryl!"
"Fuck" Darryl thought
"Hey Bro what's up?"
"Dom just told me his charger has been stolen; Did you know about that?"
"No" Darryl lied "But I did see somewhere around Dom and Letty's place yesterday afternoon looking a little suspicious"
"Did you remember what the man looked like?"
"Sort of"
"Then you're gonna have to help Dom and Hobbs find the bastard"
"Great, just great"
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DSS Division
Downtown Los Angeles
"Now Darryl I'm gonna need to give us a very detailed description of the man" Hobbs explained
"Um Well….."
He paused to make sure the fake description he was about to tell seemed realistic enough. Dom who was sitting next to him didn't say much and would occasionally send glares.
"He was about 6'2, black curly hair, glasses, somewhat pointy ears, and tattoos, tons of them"
"Were you able to picture some of those tattoos?"
"He had a snake one on his right leg, and a skull towards the neck"
"Hmm Interesting" Dom mumbled "Does this guy not know who the fuck I am?, This will not go unpunished!"
"Easy There Toretto…...Will find the thief" Hobbs assured him
There was an awkward silence that lasted about 10 seconds before Darryl chimed in
"Am I free to go?"
"Yes you are" Dom said crossing his arms
The young blond exited Hobb's office and headed for the elevator. Once outside he let out a long breath and wiped the beads of sweat covering his face.
"Man that was a close one" He said outloud
Darryl then pulled out his phone and checked the time. Which read 1:46 P.M
He cursed under his breath and realized that he had less than 15 minutes; till the game starts.
"Well so much lunch" He said sarcastically
Now he'll have to buy something from the overpriced concession stands.
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Dodger Stadium
2:17 PM
Dodger fans were all gather together in the home section of the stadium; Cheering on their team. The San Diego Padres were on the other side; doing the exact same thing. Some watched from the bar near the concession stand who were more than likely, already Drunk.
Marcus,Jared and Caleb were sitting down at one of the many tables; near the ticket booth. Marcus was about to text Darryl right as he came running in.
"You had us worried!; We waited almost an hour at starbucks" Marcus explained
"Didn't you get my text?"
"What text?"
Darryl pulled out his phone and opened "Messages". Marcus's name was the first to appear but the blond texted the message and forgot to send it.
"Oh whoops sorry my bad" He apologized
"No big deal; Will just grab something to eat afterwards" Jared mentioned
"Yeah the prices here are outrageous!" Caleb stated "$10 for a cheeseburger combo, $5 for a Small Coke, $7 for a bag of cotton candy!; Who does such a thing!?"
Darryl chuckled and said "Exactly"
Time Skip
5:30 PM
No One's POV
After the game Darryl and his friends headed to Taco Bell for an early dinner. To their linking the Dodgers ended up winning against the Padres by four runs. They ended up laughing and reminiscing about how they laughed at the opposing team as they angrily; Left the stadium afterwards. They then just talked about life in general and how school was less than two months away from starting. Darryl had actually taken his mind off the whole car situation but, was reminded once again right in the middle of dinner. The young blond was seriously considering telling his friends about what happened but was afraid that; word will spread around quickly and decided to stay quiet. But his conscience was said otherwise.
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6:22 PM
After Dinner Darryl, bid farewell to his friends and made the long journey back home. The smiling afternoon sun was starting to set; turning the sky a pinkish orange color above. The young blond did enjoy his time out but, wasn't near ready to head in this early. He would have to keep this secret for eternity which; bothered yet made him even more paranoid and nervous.
As he passed by Dom and Letty's place he noticed; A Group of people circling around the garage. Everyone seemed to be shouting and trying desperately to break up a fight.
"DOM STOP YOU'RE KILLING HIM!" A female voiced screeched
Darryl knew the voice and took a minute to realize; It was Mia which could only mean…..
"OH SHIT!" Darryl said to himself
The Teen took off at full speed; heading towards the Toretto Household. Out front was Brian,Letty,Mia, Tej and Rome all circling around Dom & a man; who appeared to be in his mid forties. The man was on the ground clutching his bleeding nose. His left was already swollen and already started to look purple.
"Come on you fucking pussy!; Get up!; Get up!" Dom roared cracking his knuckles
"You crazy fucker I never took your stupid car!" The man snapped back
"Dom stop he's not worth it" Letty called out
"Yeah Come on Dom let Hobbs handle this" Tej said
"No….This fucker needs to punished"
As the chaos continued Darryl's heart was beating so fast it; wouldn't be surprising if it came out his chest. He couldn't let an innocent man get killed over an accident. Also it surprised the young blond that his description had a match. Now it's time to just confess and come prepared for what punishment was coming his way.
"STOPPPPPP!" Darryl yelled
Everyone was now on mute and turned their attention towards the young teen
"Dom this guy didn't take your car…...I DID!"
Everyone gasped except for Dom who; had just a blank expression on his face
"Well where is it?"
"On the other side of town"
"And why didn't you bring it back"
"Because well….I may have crashed it into a tree"
Another set of gasps filled the air
"So what you're saying is that….I almost killed this guy for nothing?" Dom said pointing to the man
Darryl nodded
"Darryl I'm very disappointed in you…...It's bad enough that you took my car without permission but yet you lied about what happened"
"Well to be fair…...If Mia would have just let me play videogames all day none of this would have ever happened" Darryl defended
"I said do something productive; not dangerous and stupid" Mia said folding her arms
The young blond didn't say anything after that he; just stood in front of family: ashamed
"I need to clear my head" Dom announced walking away
"I'm gonna go talk to Dom; We'll discuss your punishment when I come back" Brian said to his brother
After seeing Brian leave, Tej and Roman followed. Apparently they didn't want to witness Darryl getting yelled at for hours on end.
This was gonna be an eventful night
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The Next Day…..
July 27th
Darryl's POV
Well my punishment could have been worse but thankfully it's not. I'm not allowed to go to Starbucks for three weeks or play videogames. Luckily I was able to keep my phone for emergency purposes. But if I'm stuck inside the house all day; What purpose does it serve?. Dom talked to me last night and agreed to let this whole situation go if; I help him fix up the charger and make it look half way decent.
At least I can't say my summer wasn't eventful for a couple of days. However school is just six or so weeks away from starting and with it being my freshman year in highschool. There will be plenty of new challenges to face.
The End
Sorry guys for the long wait on this chapter. I've just been hammered with tons of homework and tests that it's been hard to find time for writing.
As of now Three episodes remain in Season 2 but; The finale will be broken into two parts. Some major changes are coming for Darryl and his family; Which will lead into the 3rd Season.
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