Ten Seconds of Freedom

Part 2

"V, Vince any girl would be lucky to have you, including me. But I don't feel the same way about you. I never have. I have feelings for someone else. I'm sorry." 

"It's Brian Earl Spilner, Isn't?" He asked extremely angry.

"Yeah." He kicked the tire.

"Alexis, you don't even know him."

"Vince there was a time when I didn't know you. We all have to start somewhere. I know you've liked me for a very long time but I'm in love with Brian." He got in the driver's seat and slammed the door, and I got in the passenger seat. He started the car and dove off. He was going 120 mph in a 30. "Vince, slow down you're going to kill us." 

"Shut up!" He yelled and punched the steering wheel, and he drove faster. He his loose debris and lost control of the car and it rolled. I hit my head hard and when I woke up Vince was gone. I grabbed my phone and I called him, no answer. Then I tried calling Dom, also no answer. I crawled out of the car very slowly because of how much pain I was in. I called Brian and he answered. 

"Brian, I need you to come pick me up. I'll explain everything later."

"I'm on my way." He pulled up in a 1995 Mitsubishi eclipse GS. He ran to me and helped me up slowly from the ground, and put me in the passenger seat of his car. He uses a light to reflect off of my eyes to see how they would react. "Do you have any headaches? Feel weak? Numbness? Feel like vomiting?"

"No."

"If you do let me know." I nod my head and he started the car and drove off. "So what happened?"

"Vince and I went for a drive and we talked. He ended up purposing and I told him that I had feelings for someone else. We left and he was speeding. He hit loose debris and lost control of the car. We crashed and he just left me there." 

"I'm sorry." We arrive at my house and Dom was home. Brian helped me out of the car and Dom came outside.

"What happened?" He asked concerned. 

"Vince was driving while he was angry and we crashed." I say not wanting to explain the whole thing again. Brian helped me up to my room and he turned on the t.v.

"Remember you can't fall asleep for at least one hour. I'll see you tomorrow." 

"Brian, wait...Can you stay with me tonight?" I ask.

"Sure." He sat down on the couch that I had in my room and we talked mostly all night. He lifted up a picture. "Who is this?" He says showing me the picture. 

"My sister, Mia."

"Where is she?"

"Dead."

"What happened?"

"You ask a lot of questions." I smile. "We were racing to see who was better. I won and we drove back home. I looked at her and she looked at me and I smiled. Before I knew it I yelled look out but it was already too late. A semi hit her head on. I quickly got out of my car and ran to her, but before I reached her, her car exploded. It was all my fault."

"Lexi, you had no control over that situation. You can't blame yourself, it's not your fault." We both fall asleep at five in the morning. When I woke up Brian wasn't here, he probably left. I sat up and Brian walked in.  "Good morning, how'd you sleep?"

"Morning and I slept like a rock."

"Me too." I got dressed and ate an apple.

"Brian stay up here." I went downstairs really slowly because I got really dizzy.

"Lexi, how are you feeling?" Dom asked.

"I'm good." I lied. "Have you heard from Vince?"

"No and right now it's probably a good thing that he is keeping his distance. He could've killed you. I can't lose you too, you're all that I got." Dom walked out and I tried to call Vince and there was no answer again. Brian came downstairs and smiled. 

"What?" I asked smiling back.

"Nothing, you're just really beautiful." He came closer to me and started kissing me, "I want to take you on a date tonight." He said still smiling.

"Yeah I would like that." I say and Dom walks in. 

"Good Brian, you're here. Come on I want to show you something." They went out to the garage and I followed without them knowing. "You have plans tonight?"

"Yeah, I'm taking Lexi out tonight."

"You break her heart, I'll break her neck." 

"That's not going to happen." Brian said seriously. I smiled and I heard their voices get closer. I ran to my car and quickly opened the door.

"Lexi, where are you going?" Dom asked. 

"Out." I got in my car and left. I went to Vince's house and knocked on the door, but no answer. I sat on the front steps waiting for him. My phone rang and it was Brian.

"Lexi, I'm not going to make it tonight, I'm sorry."

"It's fine Brian."

"Thank you." As I hang up Vince pulls up in the driveway. He got out of his car. 

"Vince." He ignored me. "Vince, will you talk to me please I miss you."

"Don't say you miss me, when it's your fault that I'm gone. You knew exactly what you were doing to me, and that's what hurts the most."

"Vince-" 

"I mean, at the end of the day, what the hell does it matter, if I can't be with you? By the way how do you do it?"

"Do what?"

"Live with yourself. When everyday, every second you're killing me." I leave with tears in my eyes.