I buckled my seat let and turned on the car. I put the car on reverse and got out of my parking space. Then I put the car on drive.
"Who is that guy?" Brian asked.
I sighed and turned right.
There went the interrogation.
"He's just a client uncle Brian." I said.
"A client that asked you out to dinner." Uncle Brian said.
"Yes and I agreed." I said.
"Why? There have been other clients that have asked you out and you didn't accept." Uncle Brian said.
I smiled. "That's cause they are old. I don't want to end up getting married to an old man." I said.
"Just because you're going to dinner with them it doesn't mean that you'll end up getting married to them." Uncle Brian said.
I smiled. "Trust me, dad would have forced me to marry one of them since he knows them." I said.
Uncle Brian chuckled. "That's right but if you're going to go with that guy I need you to be careful. I wouldn't want to see you get hurt." Uncle Brian said.
I smiled. "You wont. I have been raised by two strong men that have taught me how to be strong." I told him.
Uncle Brian smiled. "So are you still racing tonight or are you canceling?" Uncle Brian asked.
I smiled. "Racing of course. You know that I never cancel a race. Besides I heard that there was some good money put into this race." I said.
Uncle Brian nodded. "It wasn't either me or your father." He said.
"Then who?" I asked.
"Hector. He said that the other three racers were really good but he couldn't wait to see the look on their faces when they got beat by a woman." He said .
I laughed. "Well we'll see tonight." I said.
Uncle Brian nodded as we made it to AutoZone.
*()*
"Karla are you ready?" Father asked coming into my room.
I finished putting on my boots and stood up. "Almost." I said.
"Which car are you taking?" He asked.
"The skyline. The charger I left it in the shop because it needs a oil change." I said as I went to stand in front of the mirror to look at myself.
I was wearing black skinny jeans with black boots, a blue blouse with spaghetti straps, and my black leather jacket. "How do I look?" I asked turning to look at my father.
"Like you're going on a date." He said becoming serious.
"Dad. Really, how do I look?" I asked.
He smiled. "You look like always." He said.
"And how is that?" I asked.
"Beautiful." He said.
I smiled. "Okay. Then I'm ready." I said before I sprayed some perfume. " Okay lets go." I said as I walked right pass my father but he grabbed my arm.
"Is that guy going to be there?" He asked.
"No dad. I didn't tell him anything about the races." I said.
"Are you sure?" He asked.
"Ow! That hurts." I told him.
"Answer the question." He said.
"No he wont be there or else he would have asked about the race." I told him.
He let me go. "Lets go." He said.
I sighed. Man he was pissed.
We walked downstairs together where mom, uncle Brian, aunt Mia, and Jack where waiting for us.
"Dont you look beautiful!" Mother said giving me a hug.
I smiled and hugged her back. I was a only child and that's why I worked with my father in the shop, even though he doesn't know that he is going to be a father again soon.
"Thanks mom." I said.
"Well lets get going you don't want to be late for your race." Uncle Brian said.
I nodded. "When will Jack be raicing?" I asked.
"It all depends on him." Uncle Brian said.
Jack was four years older than me and I started racing before him. Sure he loves cars but he doesn't like raicing.
I on the other hand have been racing since I was fifteen. Now I'm eighteen and almost out of high school. "When will that be, Jack?" I asked.
"I don't think that ill be raicing." He said.
"Why?" I asked.
"I don't know." He said.
I nodded.
Everyone went to get in their cars.
I walked to mine and unlocked the door.
"Good luck." Father said behind me.
I turned around to look at him and smiled. "Thank you." I said.
"This will be the last race that you will be doing. After that you are going to college and getting a career with the money that you win today." Father said.
"What? You can't do that! I love to race! It's my life!" I said as I felt my heart break into pieces.
He couldn't do that.
I had been into racing cars all of my life. It was what I grew up with.
"I have decided that its best for you. I don't want something to happen to you." He said.
"But.." I said.
"No buts. It's final." He said.
I nodded. "Yes father." I said before I got in my car. I sighed. I had learned that I was not to double guess my father's orders but if I left I could still continue to race somewhere else. I turned on my car and put on the seatbelt.
This car had been a gift from uncle Brian just to get back at my father for giving Jack a charger when he was little.
I really didn't mind and I actually preferred the skyline to the charger but I wasn't going to tell my father that. I didn't wanted to hurt his feelings.
I put the car on reverse and got out of the drive way. Then I followed my father towards the race.
*()*
I smiled as we finally made the last turn to the street that we were going to be racing on.
There were so many cars parked in reversed and people in groups looking at their cars or waiting for us.
My father parked and I parked right behind him.
People surrounded our cars then and I turned off my car.
I smiled and sighed.
We were finally here.
I got out of the car and was greeted by everyone. I smiled and greeted them.
Then I turned around and saw the person that I least expected to see here.
"I thought you said that he wasn't coming." My father said to me.
"I don't know how he got here." I said. Then I turned to look at my father. "But I'm going to figure it out." I said.
Mu father grabbed my wrist gently. "Not right now. You have a race to be on." He said.
I smiled and nodded.
"Alright everyone lets get this show on the road!" Hector said.
Everyone cheered.
"Alright! Listen up!" Hector said.
Everyone quiet down.
"There are going to be four racers. Now we decided to mix it up a little so this will be a circuit race mixed with drifting." Hector said.
Everyone cheered again.
I smiled. I was good at circuit races but I was better at drifting.
I was given a GPS to put in my car.
"Who's closing down the streets?" A guy asked.
Hector and my father laughed.
"Nobody. That's the point of the race." My father said.
"Alright. I'm going to need the four drivers to line up on the red line. Everyone make some space for them." Hector said.
The people started to move back to their cars.
"Show them what you have." Uncle Brian said.
I smiled and nodded.
"Make us proud." Father said.
I smiled. "Always." I said before I got back in my car. I turned it on and waited for everyone to move then I went to form myself on the left side.
Three cars stopped to my right.
A Chinese guy stopped right beside me in a white van.
A Hispanic guy stopped beside him in a red car.
A white guy stopped beside the red car in a green car.
I could see them since they had their windows down. I put mine down as well and they all turned to look at me. I smiled and waved at them, but they just stared.
Then the fourth car stopped beside the green car. It was a silver car.
The driver put the windows down and to my surprise it was Jace. I stared at him.
No wonder he hadn't said anything about the race I thought.
Jace turned to look at me as if he had felt my eyes on him. He smiled and winked at me.
My heart beat quickened. I turned to look in front of me.
Hector stood in front of his car and he put his hands up.
I kept my car on neutral and pressed the gas pedal with my right foot and the brake with my left.
Hector put his hands down and I shifted into first gear.
The wheels pealed out and the cars raced forward.
I pressed the gas pedal and then I shifted into second gear.
The other cars passed me and I smiled. They didn't know what they were doing.
"Turn right." The GPS said.
I shifted down and pulled the hand break and turned the steering wheel to the right and drifted. Then I pressed the gas and shifted into second gear. I passed up the red and green car
I pressed the gas again and shifted into third gear and got right beside of Jace.
He turned to look at me and then he looked back at the street. He pressed the gas and shifted up.
I smiled. "That was a big mistake." I said as I dropped the speed a little bit and shifted down.
"Turn right." The GPS said.
Then I pulled the hand break up and turned the steering wheel to the right.
Jace did the same but he opened up too much.
That was when I pressed the gas and shifted up. I passed him up and waved at him. Then I sped up and shifted up again. I saw him speed up and he was right behind me.
We passed two streets and then he was right beside me.
I sped up and shifted into fifth gear.
My car was going over a hundred now.
Even though the GPS was talking I already knew where I was supposed to turn and at what angle since that was the first thing my father thought me since I was ten.
"Keep forward one mile." The GPS said.
I sped up and so did he.
"In a quarter of a mile turn right." The GPS said.
I kept speeding and hoping that I wouldn't find a cop or crash into one because even I I saw the red and blue lights behind me, I wasn't stopping.
"Turn right." The GPS said.
I reduced the speed and shifted down. I pulled the hand break up and turned the steering wheel to the right. I opened too much and gave Jace a chance to catch me up.
"Damn it." I said before I sped up.
"Keep forward for half a mile." The GPS said.
I sped up and shifted up.
I'm sorry Jace but I can't let you win this race. I have some money promised to some children I thought before I pressed the gas pedal.
"In a quarter mile turn right." The GPS said.
IR reduced some speed and shifted down as I got closer to the last turn.
"Turn right." The GPS said.
I pulled the hand break and turned the steering wheel.
The car drifted but this time I didn't open too much.
"Keep forward for a mile. Then you will arrive at your destination." The GPS said.
I put my foot on the gas and shifted up.
Jace was right behind me but then he raced forward because of the NOS.
I smiled.
Too soon I thought as I sped up. Then I used both of my NOS.
The car raced forward and I was pressed against my seat. I raced pass Jace. I looked forward as I passed him.
The cars that were parked at the sides were just a blur as I passed by.
Then finally I saw the red line and the race was over. I slowed and drifted at the end. I stopped the car and parked.
My car got surrounded by people then.
I smiled and got out.
The race was over.
I had won.
Everything was for a good cause.
I had made everyone proud.
And that is it for this chapter. I think I made the race too long but I wanted to make some competition between Jace and Karla. I hope you guys enjoyed it let me know what y'all think. Thank you for reading. Thank you for reviewing. Until next time!