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If the beginning had been as easy as the end, that pain wouldn’t be so strong.
If so much sacrifice hadn’t ended up in this, she would never have felt that way.
If she knew that so many bad decisions would lead to a tragic end, she wouldn’t even have tried.
But she did, and now there was no going back.
Because Han was gone, right in front of her eyes and again, Lena had lost so much more than she ever expected to gain in life.
The life that was beginning to form.
The life she promised Han she would have.
Everything was over in a couple of seconds, cars at full speed, he took her out of the way, he receiving the blow, explosions, fire, screams, tears, sadness, all at the same time. Everything is over faster than she would like.
If she even wanted it to end.
…
– Hey Lena, someone is looking for you.
– Sorry Twinkie, it’s late, I have to go to the workshop to leave some things. – The girl said, walking to her car after saying goodbye to Sean, whom she had met thanks to his big mouth, he was like a mix of Roman and Tej, idiots with a loose mouth but too proud and intellectual, it was inevitable that she didn’t get close to him, much less when Han carried him with them everywhere.
Sean had been what had remained after what had happened, the boy, being so attached to the man it was clear that he suffered for his loss, so much so that he got close to Lena in the process, they were already close, but after that event For Lena it was as if she had gained a little brother, whom she also had to take care of because sometimes he opened his mouth too much. – He met Han… Said he was family.
Lena looked at him suddenly, thinking that the only people who knew Han and would say something like that were this small group of people she knew very well.
Dom.
Lena sighed when she saw him sitting on the hood of his car, walking towards him with a sure step, the man smiled at her when he saw her, the girl did too, opening her arms to accept the elder’s affection. – I’m sorry about what happened.
– It’s okay… I guess… At first it was something I refused to accept, of course but… I guess Han unconsciously prepared me for this situation. – Lena sighed looking at the horizon, leaning on the concrete of the large parking lot where they were.
– Why did you decide to stay in Japan? I thought… You were here because of Han… – Lena nodded, it was true, Lena didn’t hate Japan, it had been an incredible learning experience, they gained friends, enemies, more family for Lena, but sometimes she feel something uncomfortable in that place, as if it were not her home, although according to her, your home is not the place, but the person.
And to her, home was Han, not a city.
– And I was, but no… I didn’t know where to go. – Lena shrugged, it was true, part of her wanted to leave the place, leave Tokyo behind and never set foot in it again, but another part of her did not want to leave all those good moments and memories that she had created in that place, not when It had been an incredible year.
But Lena didn’t feel like she had a place to run to, Mia and Brian had their lives, she wasn’t going to meddle, Dom and Letty were starting over too, Roman was partying, it wasn’t something Lena wanted, Tej, she didn’t know much from Tej, only when she was talking to Roman and he came up in the conversation.
Nor did she believe that being alone was the best way to get over the kind of things that had happened to her in her life, when her mother died, she had her father and her siblings, when her father died she had Jacob, with whom she lost communication a few years ago, and Mia, even Dom, who went to jail for a while, she had them, when Malik and Gisele died, she had Han, but now that Han died, not wanting to intervene in the lives of others, decided to stay in Japan with Sean and Twinkie.
Taking care of them and Han’s workshop kept her busy all that time, which made her not think much about the situation. — You will always have your family, Lena, you will always be welcomed by us, no matter the situation.
— Thanks, Dom… — Lena smiled, hitting his arm with light force, lowering her gaze before putting her hand into the leather jacket, which belonged to Han. — I know why you came here, I know that something happened besides Han… — Lena closed her hand when she felt the cold chain crash into her palm. — I… I found something in the car… Or well, what’s left of it.
Dom looked at her with a frown, which deepened when he saw the chain she was taking out of her jacket pocket. —What’s strange?
— We never had this in our hands, Dom — Lena said, making Dom look into her eyes. – I’ve tried to convence myself, all this time, that what happened was an accident, because I know what Han would make me believe, but I know that nothing that happens in our lives is an accident… This… It proves to me that someone wanted us dead.
—We?
—The blow wasn’t aimed at Han… He hit my car to get me out of the way…— Lena reported. — I thought that, if someone wanted to kill me, would attack again, seeing that failed, but he didn’t, not even an attempt, so, I figured that, whoever it was, had his sights on both of us, whoever he killed, he did not care.
…
– Lena…
– Princess…
Roman’s and Tej’s voices were heard, the girl welcomed them with open arms, seeing them in completely dark suits, she was also dressed in her dark clothes, following the dress code.
The one who was use at a funeral.
Lena didn’t want to give Han a funeral, but she knew she had to somehow honor the charming Asian who had been cruelly murdered, that’s why she let Dom take care of it, they had returned to Los Angeles and now everyone was gathered there.
Lena was grateful that Roman and Tej were there, somehow, they made their presence feel less uncomfortable, one of them would blurt out something stupid that would lead the other to complain and that would lighten her suffocating mood.
She had tried to keep away all those thoughts, feelings, that having to relive the episode of his death made her somewhat anxious.
– Bro, I don’t want to come to any more funerals.
– First Han, and now Hobbs in the hospital, unbelievably.
– Hobbs in the hospital? – Lena asked with astonishment in her voice, she expected everything except the man, who looked like Hulk, lying in a hospital bed. – What the hell happened to him?
– I don’t know much, I just know that he has a broken wrist, ribs and hip, a dislocated arm, some bruises and he can’t leave the hospital for a good two weeks. – Tej informed, making Lena raise her eyebrows, surprised by the magnitude of the problem. Hobbs really received a good beating.
The environment was silent for a second before the bodies of the three tensed. – They’re hunting us.
– And he’s here right now. – Lena said, being able to feel that sensation that someone was watching her in the distance.
– Promise me something… Everyone. – Roman asked, looking at the Asian coffin, who had been a great friend at the time he met him. – No more funerals.
—Just open one more…— Brian said, it had been the first thing he’d said in all the time he’d been by his side, looking at Han’s image on the ornament that decorated the coffin. – His.
…
– Hey, you have to stop kidnapping us every time you want to rob or catch someone, you know? I recently suffered from heart problems and those scares are not good. – Lena complained when she got out of the car, seeing the big place where they were, it looked like a military workshop.
– Lena is right, if it weren’t because I respect people, I would have broken the face of this friend who almost made me vomit my breakfast. – Roman said, touching the shoulder of the soldier next to him, seeing how he gave him a serious look, the dark-skinned man walked away from him.
When the group was complete, and after they had explained about the God’s eye, about Ramsey and why they had to rescue her, they were all around a table or screen, something quite similar, discussing the girl’s location.
– Intelligence suggests that Ramsey will be transported in an armed convoy through the mountains, if they leave the mountains and reach their destination, we will lose her forever.
– Okay, let me see if I understood… – Lena listened to Roman next to her as she looked at the screen on the table, seeing the map. —There’s only one way in, cliffs on either side, and a convoy from hell guarded by a small army a mile in each direction?
– Yes, something like that. – The “Mr. Nobody” said with a small smile, the man looked familiar to her somehow, but she didn’t know where, maybe he just has a common face, Lena said to herself, so she hadn’t even paid attention to his name so strange.
– That’s all?
– No, it’s not all. – Roman interrupted the soldier who was accompanying the meeting, who saw him almost offended by his reaction. – When you asked me to enter a police station, I accepted, then you asked me to stop a tank, I was not happy with the idea, but I did it, then you came up with the brilliant idea of shooting down one of the most powerful planes in the world, I throw that thing out of the sky. – Roman added, making a gesture with his arms and hands, as if he was shooting something to the sky. – It was nothing, but this here, dude, coincidentally, is the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard in my life, I used to visit Han and Lena often, and believe me, no one has stupider ideas than Han and Lena. None, but this time, you surpassed them.
Lena smiled, remembering the times that Han cursed the dark-skinned man for interfering in his house when he clearly didn’t want him there, however, as the hours passed, the trio talked, they went out to eat, they even went to the mountains to run a bit, everything had been so perfect.
Too much.
After hearing how they made fun of him, he went on the defensive. – You’re missing my point, I’m just saying that I’m sick of everyone around me making all my decisions. This time, I’m directing… Seriously, if I don’t start making decisions, I’m out.
– All right, bombón, what are we going to do?
Roman looked at Lena, blinking before he saw the team, who were watching him attentively with an amused smile. – No… I wasn’t referring to start leading… Now… Do you understand me? I was just saying that I want to do it at some point, I don’t know how… Oh forget it, let’s attack here. – Roman pointed to a part of the map, of the three key points, he had chosen the one in the middle.
– I think that-
– No, no, no, don’t think… We all have roles here, yes? For example, Lena, her job is to run from death. But to think… That’s my job. – Lena laughed when she heard Roman say those words, that word, grasshopper, had been deeply engraved in the man’s head apparently.
– Okay… – The soldier began, passing behind Roman. – It’s impossible to attack there. It’s literally the safest point on the mountain… – Lena thought, looking at the map and the other three points, smiling at how easy it would be to start from there. – Because physically there is no access to it.
– That’s why it would be the best place. – Lena began, reinforcing Roman’s choice. – They will never expect us to attack at that point.
– As much as I hate to accept this, they are right. – Brian’s voice was heard, looking at the soldier, Lena and Roman high-fived knowing that they had the voice of reason on their side. – Doesn’t sound as stupid as I thought it would… Do you, Dom?
The older one looked at the map and then saw the two responsible for convincing Brian, smiling this sigh. – I think we have a plan.
– That is a very illogical reasoning, I like it. – Mr. Nobody said, making the soldier make a face, offended by his boss’s words.
– You hear him? I’m good at this.
– Well? Okay… How do you plan to get there? – The soldier asked with an offended tone, making Roman look at him and stammer a little before touching Lena’s head next to him.
– Don’t worry, I have a plan for that. – She smiled at the soldier, Roman smiled proudly at him, looking at him grandly while he made fun of him.
Mr. nobody spoke to Dom for a bit before saying a few words that Lena didn’t understand, but she knew he was referring to Letty because she saw her enter the place before Dom walked towards her.
A few seconds later, the woman approached the table, waving, once she reached Lena, she hugged her tightly, the youngest smiled, returning the affection, it felt good to hug Letty after so long. – I’m sorry… – Lena didn’t understand, so her head tilted a little in confusion. – For… Everything, Han, Gisele, Malik… For hitting you in the face in that tank…
Lena smiled sadly, hugging the brunette again. – Everything’s over now, what matters is that you are here and that was our mission, to have you back in the family. – She told her, separating from her before Letty stopped her.
– Where did you find that? – Lena lowered her gaze to the necklace she was wearing around her neck.
– It was in Han’s car… Someone left it there as a message. – Lena murmured, gently touching the cold silver.
– A message that we will answer…
…
Lena cursed when her cell phone fell from her hands at the moment the car shook due to the same movement of the plane they were on, Lena took the device that fell at her feet, looking carefully at the image that had appeared on her screen, it was a photo of her, Han, Sean and Twinkie, the group was in the shop fixing up Han’s precious Skyline.
Clutching the cell phone in her hands, she saw the necklace hanging from her neck due to the reflection in the rearview mirror, swallowing hard, the girl locked the device in her hands and tilted her head back, closing her eyes, thus preventing more tears from form on her brown eyes. – Hey Roman, you’re terrified right?
– Not at all, bro.
– Of course you are.
– I said no.
Lena listened to Roman and Tej, smiling, she had missed that, of course she did, wiping the corners of her teary eyes before settling better in her car seat. – I’m not scared, I’m just frustrated. I told you, Lena has the stupidest, most suicidal ideas you’ve ever heard.
– Come on Bombón, you delegated, therefore, it is your plan, assume it.
– Ah-ah, no, excuse me but my plans do not have the risk of dying trying. – Roman complained, making Lena laugh a little before the alarm went off, indicating that the cargo doors were opening.
– Alright, here we go, get ready. – Brian’s voice made everyone start to start the engines, preparing to get out of the plane.
Yes, with the cars.
Since there was no way to get to the point Roman had advised to attack, because was in the middle of the mountain with no direct access to it, Lena’s fantastic idea was to go by plane.
It was the only way to get to the place without attracting so much attention and without coming across the small army surrounding the first or last point. – Roman, do you need fresh air? Because soon you’re going to have a lot.
Lena laughed as she saw the man in the car, next to her, do the blessing himself before Dom gave the signal, he being the one who got out of the plane first, Brian next, followed by Letty and Tej, Lena saw as Roman took the wheel hard.
– bombón, you better go after me or I’m going to take you with me, got it? – With that, the girl moved the gear lever and pressed the accelerator, going back until she felt like there was no more going back, the car practically felt like it was floating in a somewhat absurd free fall.
Five cars falling from the sky, that seemed so absurd, of course for someone like them, that was something they wouldn’t be surprised to see, not anymore. – Is everyone okay? Could all get out?
Lena remembered Roman at that moment, taking the radio in her hands to be able to communicate with him. – I can’t do this, Lena.
– Of course you can’t! Put that thing in reverse and get out of here now! – Brian’s voice, some annoyed, was heard.
– Listen to what I’m telling you, it’s serious, I can’t do it, I’m going to stay with the pilot, we’ll turn around and see you on the other side… – He replied, after Letty’s words, who told him that the parachute would open according to the GPS, Lena put her radio in front of her mouth.
– Roman, get out of that plane or I’m going to drag you out of it. – She warned.
– I’ll stay on the plane!
– Fine, your decision. Buckle up – Lena said, lowering the radio before pressing a button, which only she and Tej had, they had put it in case of emergencies like that, knowing the dark-skinned very well, from one moment to the next, a parachute being pulled by the wind coming off the plane was what Tej and Lena, who were last in line, managed to see in their rearview mirrors.
– Lena! What are you doing!? – A second after those words were enough for Roman’s uncontrolled scream to be heard, Tej’s and the girl’s eyes saw how Roman’s car flew out of the plane, falling just like them, not after giving a couple of turns.
Lena’s laughter could be heard on the radios of the others, Dom smiled at that moment, thinking about how really strong she was, Lena had lost so many loved ones throughout her life, but she always had that smile on her face. She still the playfull Lena that her father treasured so much and that, like him, he also do.
And hearing that contagious laugh from the brunette only made his focus on gaining God’s eye to catch Shaw and make him pay for what he took from her sister and his family, grew even stronger.
He messed with his sister, with his family, and the worst mistake of a person was to mess with Toretto’s family.
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