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– Repeat it again. Who is Sean?
– Roman, I already told you, he’s a boy I met when I lived with Han in Tokyo.
– It doesn’t have a very Tokyo name for me, maybe if it were called yukimawa or something like that… – He said, making Lena shake her head with a smile as she continued walking. – I don’t understand that you know a boy about six years younger than you, he was in high school and-
-He’s like Han and Lena’s adopted son, okay? Now shut up and keep walking. – Tej interrupted, making the dark skinned look at him with annoyance before Lena crossed a corner, encountering a scene, quite common for her.
Two of the three boys she knew very well, arguing, as always. – Are you a pilot and are you afraid of flying?
– Twinke? – Roman mocked, earning a laugh from Tej, Lena smiled before looking at the trio with melancholy eyes.
– It’s a pleasure to know that you are good as always.
– Lena? – Sean asked, looking at the woman with open eyes, she opened her arms, Roman and Tej raised their eyebrows when they saw how the girl let herself be lifted by the younger’s embrace, looking at each other with some disbelief, both turned their eyes. to the scene.
– I thought… I wouldn’t see you again, after what happened with Han, your brother… It’s… How have you been?
– I guess I’m fine, I’m still breathing… Ah, I’m glad to see that everyone is fine and that you left aside the bandanas. – Lena smiled as she hugged Twinke, looking at them almost proudly, she had met them when they were eighteen years old, and seeing them in their adulthood gave her immense joy.
When Sean was about to ask the reason for her visit, an alarm was heard, as well as a voice speaking in German, the trio of visitors looked at each other strangely before noticing how the trio of youngers went crazy, almost excited, the three moving with a strange aura of nerves. -Hey, have you seen ten-second cars? – Lena looked at Sean strangely at that. – Well, say hello to a two seconds one.
When Sean removed the blanket that covered the car, the trio looked at it with some strangeness in their expressions, there was a modified car with a rocket engine. – Is that a Pontiac?
– Of all the ridiculous things in that car, did you only notice that it’s a Pontiac? It literally has a rocket on it. – Lena said to Tej, who was the most dismayed by the car situation.
– Impressive, right?
– No… It’s not impressive. – Tej said, frowning at that abomination.
Lena walked next to Sean to understand what had them so excited, seeing how he controlled the car with a remote control type, which was like a huge box that he hung from his neck. – It’s taking off! Now, now, now! – Hearing Twinke like that made Lena look at them with more confusion.
They had always been strange kids.
As the car took off, accelerating down the large track, Lena raised an eyebrow as she watched the rocket engine ignite, making it go even faster than a turbo could drive a car, watching as a ship flew over them, Lena still didn’t understand the point of their emotion. – Are they your contacts?
– I thought adulthood would make them saner, at least Sean… I think it was a bad idea to leave him with those two. – Lena sighed, watching the trio jump as if they were little children. – Although well, if you mess with a yakuza for a girl, I can’t expect much from you… Right?
– A… Did she say a Yakuza? – Roman asked Tej, as he watched Lena walk away from them to walk towards the trio.
– I didn’t see him beat the plane.
– No, but it didn’t explode, nor did it melt, believe me, this is a win for us. – Lena raised an eyebrow before looking over Sean’s shoulder, when the aforementioned car exploded, the girl did not make a move, while the five men with her crouched down and jumped at the sudden sound.
– It’s not melted at all, Sean. – The girl mocked before remembering what they had gone to do. – Sean, I need a favor.
– A favor?
– I need cars, fast ones, and preferably ones that don’t explode. – The girl asked the younger, putting her hands in her pockets. – And I need them as soon as possible.
– What trouble are you in, Lena?
– Same as always, dear Sean… So are you going to help me?
…
The trio hadn’t had to travel far from where they were, Edinburgh was their next stop.
They had managed to find some perfect cars for the team, Sean had good contacts, just like Twinkie, who was the king of business, it had not been very difficult for them to find good products.
Lena had decided to go in the same car as Tech and Roman, just to not attract too much attention, the trio had been put to watch Jakob’s team while Dom would take care of him, Lena didn’t object, she knew she couldn’t do nothing against him because there was something inside her that wouldn’t allow her to hurt her older brother. And she knew that if it was necessary, Dom would do it.
-…The algorithm tells me that Jakob’s team is very close to us, about eighty meters away.
Ramsey’s words made Lena grimace as she looked at where she was going to get off so she could watch Dom’s back. – Can’t your algorithm be more specific? I don’t know how they’re dressed or something… Eighty meters between all these people seems like a lot here… – The woman complained.
– So, we don’t know where the secret vault that Jakob is about to attack is, do we?
– Roman, you really have to stop saying so much nonsense, because I’m going to end up thinking what Tej thinks about you. – Lena said, shaking her head when she heard his question.
– And what does Tej think, according to you, about me?
– That you are stupid. – Tej himself said, laughing at his words before the car stopped, they both got out, leaving Roman behind, who cursed them with a grimace. – I’m just saying that a simple tracking chip would have taken us within two meters of the guy, but no, someone wanted to use biometrics and facial recognition. – Tej complained, Lena began to look around, trying not to look like she was looking for someone.
– We have a problem, all the cameras are turning off, and my computer is going crazy. – Ramsey’s voice was heard, making the trio curse, in addition to having to look for someone suspicious among all those people, now they would have to do it without the support of Ramsey’s biometrics.
Lena looked at two men, who seemed to be the kind who work in post offices, delivering packages and that kind of thing, looking at Roman, who seemed to be seeing the same thing. – Are you thinking the same as me?
– That color would look horrible on me.
– No… Yes, yellow is not your color, I think red suits you more and… No, Roman concentrate… – Lena pointed to the two men. – Suspects.
– Is that the only thing that seems suspicious to you? Everything here looks scary, Lena, do you see those two women? Why do they bring George Washington wigs? What is election day here or something?
Lena denied, patting Tej’s chest, pointing at the men, perhaps he was paying attention to her. – Look, don’t you think they’re here for something?
– Their job is literally to deliver things, of course they are here for something.
– What would the national mailers have to deliver to a contemporary art museum in the city center at this hour, Tej? Plus they are wearing a hideous and very striking color. – Lena waited for a response from the man, which never came, rolling her eyes, the girl walked towards them after complaining to both men. -Sorry! – Lena called, seeing how the men stopped and looked at her strangely. – I ordered some shirts three weeks ago and they haven’t arrived…
Lena said before punching the first man in front of her, knocking him against a brick wall next to him, the girl heard the blow behind her, seeing the other man fall at her feet. – For God’s sake, be thankful they weren’t police officers…
Lena looked inside the truck, seeing how there was a button on it, more like it was to increase the volume of a radio, with curiosity, the girl moved it a little, confused because nothing was happening, she got out of the car. -…These idiots beat up some men just because they didn’t like the color of their uniforms.
Roman and Lena’s eyes watched in surprise as the chain that Tej had around his neck fell off, sticking to the side of the truck. – Wait, wait… How much did you say you paid for that? – Lena laughed when she heard Roman’s question. – You know that silver is not magnetic, right?
– It must be a new type of silver, that’s why they charged him that amount… – Lena mocked, making Roman laugh with her.
– Shut your mouths, shut up. – They both laughed even more when they heard an annoyed Tej, following him before watching as he stopped in front of the back door of the large truck, opening it, the smile on Lena and Roman’s faces was erased when they saw two men inside the truck, but more so when they heard the loading of two weapons right next to them, sighing, the trio closed their eyes.
Yes, they should have thought better about their attack.
…
– Hey, it was a misunderstanding, right? I’m sorry for hitting you, I suffer from sudden attacks of anger and my friend here is a bit retarded and just humored me.. – Lena raised her hands, two men in front of them pointed at them while two others behind checked them to confirm that they were not carrying anything.
Lena’s eyes passed to the front, between the shoulders of the two men in front of her, watching as Ramsey moved to the driver’s seat, she returned to see the men in front of her after sharing a look with the two members of her team at her side. – But seriously, my order hasn’t arrived, and I spent a lot on it.
From one moment to the next, a strange noise was heard, but Lena did not pay attention to it, seeing how the men in front of her stuck their weapons against the strange device that surrounded the two walls on the sides of the truck, the girl raised her foot back, hitting the face of one of the men who was checking her out.
Taking advantage of that, the girl turned around, hitting the other man behind her, blocking a punch, she felt how they grabbed her wrists to stick her to the device, wanting to free herself, the girl squeezed her abdomen, raising her knees to then hit her feet into the man’s stomach, throwing him to the ground. – Starts! – Lena ordered, seeing how the men began to get up, just when she was going to deliver a blow to send them to the ground again, a sudden movement was felt, making her stumble a little, stabilizing herself, the girl was once again face to face with the man who had hurt her wrists.
Hitting, kicking, pushing, cursing, some men even flew all over that truck, however, the trio kept trying to knock them out so they could stop Ramsey from killing someone, Lena managed to put the man on the ground before turning her gaze to Tej and Roman, seeing how one of the men dressed as deliverymen pointed a gun at Roman, running towards him, the girl grabbed his wrist forcefully, causing him to lose his strength over the gun and let it go, pushing him a little to make him fall on his knees, the girl raised her leg using her foot to hit the man’s face and completely knock him out.
Lena was going to say something before she felt her feet leave the ground, her body jumped, causing her back to hit the roof of the truck before falling face first onto the ground, her brow furrowed as she felt that stinging pain through her entire back again.
She had to stop suffering so many blows, her body was going to stop resisting and would break in two at some point.
Lena stood up with some difficulty just as Tej threw the last man out of the truck before closing the door completely. – I told you that that ugly color was no coincidence… – Lena moaned, cracking her back, turning it a little to the sides.
– What did I tell you? She still intact, how come no bones have been broken?
The trio moved towards the front of the truck, watching as Ramsey drove more calmly, they tried not to make noise so as not to distract her and she would end up killing them, smiling, the trio looked at her with pride when she managed to get Otto’s car to stop, crashing into another on the same street they were on.
When they were about to congratulate her, a big blow scared them. Looking up, the trio did not understand what was happening. It was until Lena saw how a body fell in front of the truck. Recognizing that way of running, the girl saw Jakob enter to a red car, after practically throwing its owner to the ground.
Everyone’s eyes looked with confusion and surprise at Dom when he quickly got into the truck – Start off! – He ordered, and Ramsey obeyed, following Jacob’s car until she had to deviate after a good move by the man.
Lena’s eyes rested on the control of the strange artifact that they had recently discovered, almost jumping forward, the youngest scared Roman and Tej when they saw how she only left her body, from the hips down, inside where they were.
Turning the control to its maximum, the girl felt how Tej and Roman put their bodies close to her legs once the truck leaned to the right in a sudden way, but more than that, it was so that the car that had just entered in the truck car will not completely crush them.
Lena sighed, letting go of her tired body. – I need a vacation… A long and eternal vacation.
…
Lena finished taking those painkillers that she had found in her bag, her body hurt like crazy and she wasn’t going to be able to stand another minute with those twinges in her back and… Her whole body.
Now she found herself eating some cookies next to Roman, who was eating a puree of something, which Lena found disgusting, but she let it be, it wasn’t her who was eating that anyway.
They were both quiet, enjoying their meals, all that drama they had just experienced had made them immensely hungry, so much so that they didn’t realize that Ramsey and Tej alone were a threat to both of them when they were together.
Suddenly, when Lena was about to take a bite of her cookie, a hard blow on her shoulder made her groan and fall from where she was sitting, landing on her feet, the woman looked towards the duo, who were laughing loudly as they poured their heads back.
Roman and Lena’s eyes met before turning back to the couple, glaring at them with contempt. – What are you doing bro? I’m hungry.
– My body feels like a boxing bag, Tej, seriously. – Lena complained before bending down to pick up the box of cookies and those that were scattered all over the floor, not wanting them to have rats or cockroaches all over the place.
– Hello guys, surprise. – Letty’s voice was heard, but she did not pay attention, wanting to take out a cookie that had rolled under the board.
That was before Roman’s hasty hand touched the back of her head and neck until it found the collar of her jacket, tugging at it immediately. – What? Rome-ah! – The girl complained, putting a hand on her head when she hit the edge of the board, closing her eyes in pain, she opened them to look at the dark skinned with annoyance. – Your theory that I am immortal is false, Roman, damn, you are going to break my skull.
– Lena… – The man pointed ahead, Lena looked at him with confusion before looking ahead.
Her eyes captured an image that, she swear, she would never see again.
The same tall and charming Asian that she had met when she was nineteen, was still the same tall, his tanned skin was there, although his hair was not long, to Lena, the man still looked totally fine.
Her mouth closed, her throat passed with difficulty the saliva she swallowed, and the pain in her head and her body in general was forgotten, the box of cookies in her hands fell again, and her hands began to tremble.
When his eyes collided with her, the Asian’s eyes shone.
Admiring the girl’s style, her hair, which he remembered as long and brown, almost blonde, was now completely black and although it was not too long, he was sure that it reached below her shoulders, her face was completely the same. As if she hadn’t been over twenty-five, her caramel-colored skin was a little more tanned, as if she sunbathed often.
When Lena was able to capture what she was seeing, the only thing she managed to do was take a step behind Roman, still without taking her eyes off the familiar Asian, the girl managed to get out from behind the men so she could have a clear path to walk. – Han?
The Asian just smiled, stretching out a hand, waiting for her to bring him closer, and she did, the girl approached him, but the expression that shone on her face was not joy, on the contrary, her pretty eyes chestnuts glowed in annoyance.
He was dead.
I saw him die. What the hell is he doing here?
Without knowing where she got the impulse to do it, the brunette’s hand rose, hitting the Asian’s face, so hard that she swore that her hand would be marked on his cheek in a few minutes. Gasps were heard in the living room. Roman put a hand to his mouth as he watched the scene, running his eyes over everyone’s faces to make sure he wasn’t hallucinating. – Lena… – Mia’s voice was heard.
The girl just looked in disbelief at the taller one, who did not dare to look up after the slap. The youngest snorted, between disbelief and annoyance, passing her eyes over his body before blinking, moving those tears that wanted to come out from her eyes, turning around, she did not hear Dom or Mia’s calls, she simply left the room, heading to the second floor, leaving the group in disbelief in the place.
Everyone’s eyes saw the Asian, he brought his hand to his cheek, sighing, avoiding total contact with the Torettos’ eyes, especially with Dom’s, who, like his sister, looked at him with some annoyance. Yes, he was happy to see his friend, who he thought was dead, there, with them again, like in the old days. But he didn’t like knowing that the reason her sister suffered for so long was there, standing as if it were nothing with a bag of potatoes in his hands.
– Bro… I felt that. -Roman touched his cheek while making an “ouch”. Han sighed, in fact, he was expecting a punch, he was grateful that it was just a slap. – You know you have to talk to her, right? Bro, you were dead for like three years and then boom, you show up like Jesus on Sunday.
– You have many things to explain.
– And I will, Dom, explain it to you-
– I’m not talking about us, the one you owe an explanation to is Lena. – Dom’s harsh voice surprised everyone, they had never heard him speak to Han that way. – And you’re lucky that she hit you, because if not, I would have hit you.
– I think you should hit him. – Roman’s voice made everyone look at him, he shrank a little when he felt all the eyes on him. – I mean… Well… It never hurts… Forget it… Wantan, go talk to Lena before I’m the one who gets hit.
Han looked at Roman before moving his eyes to Dom, looking up at the glass on the second floor, he didn’t see the girl, but he knew she was there, swallowing with some insecurity, he nodded, passing between all the pairs. eyes attentive to him to begin climbing the stairs that would take him to what he had been fearing most on that return flight.
Confront Lena.
Closing his eyes to try to calm his heart, he raised his hand, ready to knock on the door when it suddenly opened. Those pairs of brown eyes collided with his, the man could notice how swollen they looked and he swore that that slap she had given him seconds before hurt even more.
– We said we would talk things over… – Lena began, looking at the man’s chest, feeling her eyes fill with tears again.
– I know…
– But you preferred to die. – Her annoyed eyes looked towards the man, he opened his mouth and closed it, not knowing what to say. – I told you why I had refused to go with you to Tokyo the first time and even knowing that… – Lena couldn’t finish when the tears and that lump in her throat came out, making her let out a sob.
– I know, and I’m sorry, I’m so sorry… – Han said trying to touch the girl’s hands, feeling a strong blow in his chest when he saw how she was rejecting his touch. – I hurt you, I know… I know I did, I’m an idiot, imbecile, stupid, whatever insult you have in mind, I am, you can call me whatever you want, if you want to hit me, do it, do it as many times as you want, I deserve it, I deserve your contempt, your annoyance, I know…
– Why did you leave me Han? – The soft voice with which the girl said it made him look at her better, noticing the shine of sadness and confusion in her features.
At that moment, Lena replayed all those moments, the death of her mother, her father, the disappearance of Jakob, the death of her aunt, in each and every one of those events, the same question arose in her mind. from Lena.
Why did you leave me? Did I do something wrong? Was it my fault you left? Will you return one day?
Lena was afraid of abandonment, she was not someone dependent on a person, but just thinking that someone she loved would abandon her just like her family had done, it was her fear, fear that she confided to the Asian, fear that he had in mind and yet he decided to fake a death, a death that she saw with her own eyes, a death that she cried for days, that she suffered for years.
– Because… You deserved better. – Lena blinked, still with tears in her eyes, she relaxed her posture, letting the Asian enter the room with her, closing the door behind him, walking towards her, without touching her, simply standing face to face. – because if you stayed with me after that… Your life wouldn’t be what you deserve.
– Stop saying stupid things. – Han heard her harsh tone, noticing the tears of frustration coming from her eyes. – Your duty was to tell me.
– For what? So you can stop me?
– Yes, Han, to avoid having to give you a damn funeral, to avoid having to mourn you for years.
– I wasn’t going to let you spend your life on the run, Lena.
– But you were going to let me spend my life crying in front of a grave with a stupid empty box. – she blurted out in disbelief before sighing, swallowing hard. – Why did you not tell me? We could have… I don’t know, have-
– I wanted to protect you, Lena… I took the job because I didn’t want something to happen to you, okay? That is the reason.
– Protect me. – She said with a funny laugh. – You wanted to protect me and you ended up leaving me alone.
– I never did that.
– You faked your fucking death for three years, Han! Three fucking years I thought you were burned to ashes by a stupid explosion! Three years in which you left me completely alone! – She became upset, all those emotions in her body were beginning to suffocate her, feeling desperate. – You left me alone, Han.
– No… – Han denied, looking at her almost with fear when she said that.
– Of course you did, three years.
– Don’t leave you alone! From the beginning, from that day when Mr. Nobody came to Brian’s house to look for you, I was there! All this time I was there, making sure you didn’t get hurt, watching you! Do you really think that Mr. Nobody would know what kind of cookies you like? Do you think he was going to make sure you changed those bandages? Do you think he would be able to travel kilometers and look for a jeweler that is precious to you just to give it to you? – Han said, with annoyance in his tone, looking at the girl with a frown. – I was always there, I never left.
Lena looked at the Asian man’s face, analyzing everything he had said, and although it seemed like a nice gesture, her annoyance was greater. – What’s the point of you sending me a fucking bandage?
– Lena…
– I didn’t want a stupid bandage or a damn box of cookies, Han! – She said, opening her eyes as she approached the Asian, looking into his eyes as he remained silent for a moment, her expression suddenly changing to a sadder one. – I wanted you with me… – And again, the tears fell, her body trembled as she placed her palms on her eyes, covering her face as she sobbed.
The altered feelings in her system no longer understood how she had to act, how she wanted to act, she was upset, yes, the man appeared after being presumed dead, happy because she had him back in front of her, nervous because she didn’t know what was happening or what he had to do with the device, frustrated because she wanted answers, answers that he wasn’t not giving her.
His head, everything was a mess.
Han noticed that, slowly raising his hands to put them on her shoulders, seeing no rejection on her part, he moved towards her, as did his hands, one going down to her waist while the other went up to her head, when he was finally able to wrap her in a hug, he closed his eyes sighing, clenching his jaw while grimacing, as if someone had hit him hard in the stomach when he heard the girl’s murmurs against his neck. – You promised not to leave me, why did you do it Han?
Han looked up at the ceiling, feeling the tears he had been trying not to come out now gathering in his eyes, tears that came out a second later when the girl’s sentence hit his ears. – I just wanted you to be with me… I missed you so much, Han.
That made the sob that he was avoiding letting out come out of his throat, joining the girl’s crying, burying his face in her his, murmuring “I’m sorry” over and over again, with heavy breathing, he left a kiss on the girl’s smelly hair, closing his eyes as he felt a pleasant sensation run through his body. – I missed you too, my love, too much… I’m sorry, I’m so sorry for having hurt you… I’m so sorry.
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