The Little Toretto

Off the Grid

(Maria's POV)

I was sitting with Mia in the kitchen as we were talking about anything that came to mind, it was a few days after the whole desert incident. Oh and i almost forgot yesterday was my 8th birthday, I am officially one year older yay! ( note the sarcasm). I heard yelling and apparently so did Mia. We both decided to go outside to see what was going on. "  Dom, stop it! It's over. Please." Mia begs as I stay behind her. " Stay out of this Mia!" Dom shouts. We see a car pull up and the person that steps out is shocking....Jesse. " Dominic, I am so sorry. I don't know what I'm doing, Dom. I'm so scared now. I don't know what's going on." I let a few tears fall due to his plea for help. I wanted to run out and hug him, he was basically my uncle and here he was begging for help. " What were you thinking, man?" Dom asks him. " I don't know! I panicked! I'm sorry. I'm scared! I don't know what I'm doing! Will you help me?" Jesse asks pleading for help at this point and by now I am sobbing. The sound of motorcycles takes me out of this trance and suddenly there are gunshots going off and I duck. Dom is using himself as a human shield to protect Mia and I. As soon as the gunshots stop I see Jesse on the ground....not breathing. "JESSE!" I scream at the top of my lungs. I run to him sobbing already being a mess. " You will be okay Jess okay we will get you to a hospital okay?" But no response, and his heart...stopped. 

I sob again and I run inside, I go to my room and I start packing. Mia walks into my room. " Maria what are you doing?" She questions as she comes up to me. " Mia, we know that Dom is going to run, if we are seen together they will take us for questioning and you know how Tran is, he will do anything to get back at Dom so we all have to split. But I swear to you on my life we will see each other again, I promise." I say crying and so is Mia. " I understand and I just want you to know that I love you, always have and I always will." I nod and we hug each other and I continue packing. ' I have to go off the grid, somewhere where nobody can find me.' I think to myself. I decide on Samoa since it is the farthest away from all this chaos. I grab my bag and I give Mia one last hug. " If anyone asks where I am tell them I have gone off the grid okay?" I tell Mia and she nods. Hey just because I'm 8 doesn't mean I don't know how to survive on my own, time for my new life off the grid.