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Lena was upset, for two reasons. One, Dom had gone alone with Brian and the army to look for Shaw, a man they couldn’t stop, and two, that medicine that Nobody had given her had made her fall asleep, had practically drugged her.
She didn’t know the reason, but she didn’t care either, it had kept her from waking up so she could go with Dom to look for Shaw, because yes, she knew that he would do something like that.
She was also a Toretto after all.
And now, they had all returned to Los Angeles, knowing that with them there, their targets would also arrive there. – Hey, I like to improvise, but this is crazy… They’re mercenaries with big guns! – Roman complained, trying to make his point of why they should return home. – I’m not scared or anything but… I don’t even have a little pistol.
– Sure? – Lena laughed, being followed by Tej who was next to her, she looked ahead, missing Roman’s annoyed look at her.
– We have more than an entire city, if they use the eye of God they will enter the city cameras to locate us, so we could sow a virus. – Tej said being a comment well accepted by others. – But there is a problem…
– There is always a problem… – Lena complained in a low voice, putting her hands in the pockets of her pants.
– The strength of the signal, we won’t be able to hack it until they’re five kilometers away.
– That’s very close…
– Very close? These men are military, if they are located within five kilometers we will already be dead, I don’t know what you think but I did not plan to die today. – Lena listened, thinking about everything that was happening at that moment, trying to come up with a plan that would help them get out alive and, if possible, finish with Shaw’s.
She wanted to see Shaw in the face, even if it was to hit him, but she knew that Dom would not let her, because even if she did not want to accept it, Lena’s thought was not the same as Dom’s, she did want to do justice for death of her friend, but Lena wanted revenge for taking Han…
And in the Torettos, revenge was never welcome.
– So… – Lena began, blinking a little. – We have to run with Ramsey.
– What?
– That’s right… – Dom looked at Lena, seeing his sister swallow with some force, he knew what she wanted, but he wasn’t going to let her go with Shaw when she was confusing a mission and justice with something else. – And I’ll go after Shaw… – Lena heard her brother, clenching her fists, she nodded, without saying more, she turned around, walking towards her moss green car.
She had many things to think about and a lot of annoyance withheld, she didn’t want it to go out with the others.
The group watched as the girl left in the car, they all looked at each other with some guilt before seeing Dom. – Don’t you think you should… I mean, you know she’s here because of Han, right?
– I know… But Lena is not like Mia and me… Lena is strong and brave, so much so that sometimes she forgets that she has feelings, and when she realizes, she confuses them with things that are totally different… – Dom said, still watching where his sister had gone. – Lena thinks that killing Shaw is going to make up for Han’s death and that she will do justice, but that’s not the case, she wants Shaw dead because he took away something she wanted, she wants revenge on Shaw to be calm with herself and I understand her, It was what I felt when my father died, but… Revenge is personal, and when Lena takes something personal, it’s too serious… I’m not going to let my sister be a murderer.
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Lena was in the workshop with her car and the one she would use for the mission by her side, her head was in her hands and her breathing was heavy but calm, as if she were sleeping, it wasn’t like that, she was simply thinking.
She couldn’t get in that car.
She tried, she didn’t know how she managed to get on and jump out of a plane when Ramsey was rescued, she didn’t know how she could drive all that way to the garage of his old house in Los Angeles without having a panic attack, but when she tried to go around the city in the mission car to get around it and be able to memorize crossroads and possible shortcuts, she couldn’t even start the engine, her hands trembled in a way that made the keys themselves fall at her feet.
His head began to spin, his breathing accelerated, his pulse began to be heard in his ears, so much so that he had to get out of the car because he felt that he was going to faint right there, his eyes filled with tears as he fell to the ground for his foot locking into the other by the speed of his departure, his memory began to replay that moment again.
The screeching of tires, the smack of her car colliding with Sean’s, the sound of a crash behind her, screams and gasps of surprise from people, Sean’s eyes wide with terror, the image of Han stretching. his hand, covered in blood, toward her, and then the explosion.
The sound, she could hear the ringing of her ears, just like she heard it the first time, being brushed aside by her piercing scream and cry in Sean’s arms, who stopped her from running towards the burning car.
All of this was overwhelming her. She felt locked up, she couldn’t cry like she wanted to, she couldn’t let out all that sadness that she had been avoiding since that day she cried until she got a fever.
It was the only day she allowed herself to consciously feel miserable and lost, because she felt that way every day, but she hadn’t really been alone and in complete silence to think about how she felt.
And it felt terrible.
It was for this very reason that she had told Dom that she would not go with them, she did not feel capable of achieving something that she knew that, even if it sounded cruel, she was not interested. If she couldn’t even get in a car, go there and face the man who made her days from now on feel like hell.
And Lena thought about it for a long time, she thought about whether it was worth leaving there without even contributing something to the others, yes, maybe Ramsey wasn’t her personal mission, but it was her team’s mission, and in that team everyone was family.
Han was part of it.
And the Torettos did not leave any family member behind.
Not even because he was no longer with them.
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— Letty the potato is burning, we need help!
Lena sped up at the sound of Roman’s voice, she could hear the gunshots through her earpiece, her attention fixed on her target, though her quick reflexes meant she was able to slam on the brake just as a speeding ambulance passed in front of her. nearly crashing into the front of her car.
She sighed, closing her eyes, her hands shaking in terror because it was just the way Han had left this world.
Lena watched as the ambulance stopped and began to back up, until it was in front of her, sticking her head out the window, she saw Hobs’s face, smiling with some relief, she raised her thumb. – You didn’t have disability?
– Lena Toretto… Here, kill whoever gets in your way. – The girl took the submachine gun that he threw at her. – I’ll look for Toretto, go with your team.
The girl nodded, seeing how the man stepped on the accelerator again this time, releasing her seat belt, with the gun hanging over her shoulder, a few meters ahead, Lena managed to see a large drone and Letty’s car turn, heading towards a bridge, the younger followed them, however, she decided to take the other side of the bridge, to be able to meet face to face with the woman, once she saw her a few kilometers away, she made a sign to her, asking her to move, she need space and a small ramp, which was a few meters away, to be able to do what she had planned.
Letty managed to see Lena’s car and the signal, moving just as she was about to collide with her, Lena smiled, opening the valves of the nitro she was carrying, she accelerated, turning the steering wheel to deviate towards the small ramp, when she was about a few meters from this the girl pressed the nitro button, knowing that it took three seconds to activate, she turned the steering wheel, opening the door, she jumped from the car to the ground, the moss-colored car took the direction of the large drone, hitting it directly to the side, when it made contact with the missile it was about to launch, the nitro went off, creating a huge explosion that made Lena cover her face and crawl back a bit to avoid being swallowed by the flames.
– Lena! – Letty’s terrified scream was heard, the girl tried to get up, falling suddenly due to the tremendous pain in her legs, the adrenaline was beginning to drop, raising her hand, she sat on the ground, greeting Letty, still with the submachine gun in her other hand, she let Letty see that she was fine.
This time, taking a deep breath, the girl stood up, touching her back with some pain, she grimaced, walking towards Letty who nodded. – Did it hurt?
– It could be worse. — Lena said, gesturing for her to leave. – I saw Hobbs on the road, I guess he’ll take care of Dom, you take Ramsey out of here… I… I’ll throw that fucking helicopter. – She told Letty.
– How are you going to shoot a helicopter? – Lena raised the gun, looking at Letty.
– I’m Lena Toretto, Letty. – With that, Lena began to walk back towards the bridge, with her clear mission, to put an end to it once and for all.
– Yes, of course you are. – The woman looked at her with some concern as she saw how she walked away, almost limping but running to be able to find that helicopter.
– I thought she wouldn’t come.
– Han was important to Lena… Even if Dom didn’t let her lead with Shaw… I know that Lena knows that ruining his plan is more than enough to make him pay for what she took from her. – Letty said, looking in the direction where the chaste hair disappeared.
– Han? Any important family member for her?
– More than that.
Lena managed to hear the big explosion, directing her gaze to the sky, she caught the helicopter flying over some buildings, looking at a specific point, a level parking lot, managing to see a figure she knew quite well, it was the Chinese from last time, smiling mischievously, she pointed the submachine gun in her hands. – I told you we were going to meet again, son of a bitch. – She said before pulling the trigger, pointing directly at the cargo cabin, which was where he was, he attempt to attack, however, it did not take long until he fell to the ground. – That’s for leaving me locked in that damn bus… And for that horrible unsalted rice you guys prepare.
From one moment to the next, around her began to fill with shots, the bullets hitting the pavement around her, which made her pull the trigger again, until she heard an explosion near her to be followed by the screams of Letty saying that they were being shot, without being able to see much, she knew that she was the one in the car that had made her move, reason to raise the muzzle of the submachine gun more while following the helicopter, which moved, wanting to catch Dom, who was trying to get out of that parking lot.
Tired, already feeling how the adrenaline in her body was beginning to go down, Lena pointed towards a coil of the helicopter, causing it to lose control, and she took advantage of that to be able to load the submachine gun and continue shooting.
A minute later, her eyes caught and didn’t leave Dom’s car, who was speeding through the parking lot, which was falling apart, her hands immediately grabbed the submachine gun with force, she had already stopped shooting when she saw the actions of the man, however, something had told her not to let her guard down, seeing how Dom’s car left the building, her feet took a step, seeing him fly straight to the helicopter, her heart was beating fast and her breathing had stopped Waiting for the explosion, she gasped when she saw how the car only brushed against the helicopter before hitting part of the rubble of the already collapsed building.
Lena thought, something wasn’t right, even Letty’s scream, she hadn’t heard it, Dom wouldn’t have left that parking lot just to achieve nothing, that’s why Lena shifted her eyes to the helicopter again, sensing the others passing by her so they could run to where Dom was, she managed to see what her brother had done.
There was a bag hanging from the side of the helicopter, and that’s when she understood it, that’s why she took the gun, something had told her that Dom was going to need it this time.
Taking aim, Lena swallowed sharply, letting out a breath, she put her finger on the trigger. – And this one… It’s for Han… – This one said, squeezing the trigger, letting the bullets come out, hitting the bag just before they made something explode, thus taking the helicopter with it.
Swallowing hard, she released the air that she didn’t know she was holding, blinking, she remembered what had happened seconds before, Lena ran to where the group was, hearing Letty and Brian’s screams, the girl stood a little behind, that feeling returned again when she saw Dom’s body in Letty’s arms, her cries mixed with her in her memories, her eyes filled with tears at that moment, beginning to see blurred by them. – Dom… – Lena’s murmur was heard, that made everyone look at her, seeing how she had the weapon clenched in her hands, her eyes looked at the scene sadly, but static at the same time.
Roman walked towards her, seeing how her hands were trembling, seeing her closely, he could see how she was trembling all over, she looked like a little girl standing in front of the most terrifying scene of her life, and Roman understood it, it was her brother who was unconscious in Letty’s arms, recently she was suffering a similar situation, but she had no one there, she couldn’t even hold Han in her arms for the last time.
It was obvious that she was not going to know what to do, her legs were shaking so much that Roman had to take her in his arms when she took a step towards her brother, she couldn’t take any more, she let out heavy and shaky breaths as she shook her head, still looking at her brother there. – Not again, please… Not anymore… – She whispered, it was so inaudible to the others, but for Roman it was heartbreaking.
Lena cried for everything that time, Gisele, Malik, Han, her mother, her father, everyone she had lost throughout her life, she had seen them die with her own eyes, and each one had hurt the same, Lena wasn’t one to cry easily, she didn’t allow herself to, but this time, she was broken enough to bear it.
It was her brother who was there, the one who had cared for her like her father when he passed away, the one who had taught her so many things in life, her head couldn’t process not seeing him there, smiling in the arms of the woman she loved, that’s why, letting go of Roman’s grip, she dropped the weapon, walked quickly towards Dom, on her knees before him she took his face. – Dom… Please… You don’t have to do this… Not you… I lost my parents, Gisele and Malik… I lost Han… Don’t make me lose you too, please. Please… – She said, caressing the skin of the man’s face. – You promised… You promised… you wouldn’t Dom… You can’t leave me too Dom… Please…
– I hadn’t seen you cry in so long… – Dom’s voice was heard, Lena looked up, seeing his eyes open slowly and show her a smile, she smiled back before letting out all that crying she had held back for a long time, hugging her brother’s weak body, the hug she had been needing all this time made her feel more relieved, letting out everything she had kept inside herself in her brother’s arms.
Where she always felt at home.
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