I wake up at around six in the morning and just lay in the bed, staring at the ceiling. Why did he have to be on the team that built the Shelby and Ford Mustang? Fate must be playing with me because the first day back to Mount Kisco and I ran into Tobey Marshall. I sigh as I get up and head to the bathroom to take a shower.
As I am getting ready for the day, I think back to the day I left this tiny town behind.
-Flashback-
I wake up to a doctor standing over me. His face looks grim and I mentally prepare myself for what I think he might say.
'Abigail, your mother has passed away in her sleep sometime last night. I'm so sorry for your loss.' He says patting my shoulder and walking out the door. I sit there in shock as I just stare at the door he had gone out. Where am I supposed to go? I'm nineteen. I don't know what I want to do with my life yet?
I get up from the chair that I was sitting on and slowly walk to mom's room. Nurses are gathering sheets that need to be washed and turning the machines off. I watch from the doorway and a nurse stops in front of me.
'Dear, are you alright?' She asks looking at me worriedly. 'Where's mom?' I ask in a hollow voice. 'She's already been taken down to the morgue. Do you want to see her?' I shake my head and slowly walk away.
I am leaving this town and never coming back. I have to see Tobey before I leave. I don't want him to think I left because he is with Anita now. I walk to my beat up old car and drive to Marshall Motors. I quickly get out of the car and walk into the shop.
'Abs, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with your mom?' Tobey's dad asks me. 'No, sir. Mom is dead. Die last night sometime. Where's Tobey?' I ask quickly without emotion. I am trying really hard not to cry. Not now. Wait just a little longer. Once I'm on the road, I will let myself cry.
'Well, he's not here. He might be with Anita though.' He says wiping his hands on a dirty rag. 'Can you give him a message for me? Tell him that I'm not leaving because of him. Tell him that I love him more than he knows and also tells him that I'm never coming back.' I tell the old man. I quickly kiss him on the cheek and walk back to my car. I speed out of town and not looking back.
-End of Flashback-
I feel tears come to my eyes and I quickly wipe them away. I take a deep breath before pulling on my tan calf high boots. Today I have on a t-shirt, skinny jeans, and a flannel long sleeve shirt. I grab my keys and phone before walking out of hotel room. I get into my car when my phone rings. I look down before answering to find Ingram is calling.
'Hello, Abigail. Are you at the race track where the car is?" He asks in a happy tone. "Heading there now, sir," I tell him driving through town to the old racetrack outside of town.
When I get there, Jules is already there and so is Tobey and the kid, Pete. I pull up beside Jules' car. I step out and head to where Jules is standing talking to the guys. I walk up and Jules smiles at me and I give her one back.
"Mornin' boys. So the plan is that I am going to drive the car. Get a feel for it and then Tobey here can get it to the top speed." I tell them and hold my hand out for the keys. "There in the car," Tobey says and I nod my head. I walk to the car and climb in.
I look around me feeling the leather seats. I sit and close my eyes.
-Tobey's P.O.V.-
"What's she doing? Does she even know how to drive that much horsepower?" Petey says next to me.
"She's getting a feel for the car. She's imagining herself drive it before she actually does." I tell him. Abigail would sit in a car before every race. This was how she got to know the car and feel the car.
"How do you know this?" Julie asks looking at me. "She's an old friend. We used to race together. My dad taught us everything that we know today." I say watch the woman that I used to know start the car and speed away.
I still can't believe she's here and she looks just as beautiful as the last day I saw her ten years ago.
-Abigail's P.O.V.-
I drive a couple laps just to see what the car could do. I have to say the car drives beautifully and didn't seem to have a problem at all. I stop the car beside Tobey. I step out and throw the keys to Tobey.
"Let's see what you can do!" I tell him walking over to Jules, who is ready with her radar gun. I watch Tobey get into the car and quickly drive away. Pete is sitting on the trailer swinging his legs around. I watch the radar as the car hits two hundred miles an hour and climbing.
"What are you guys doing? Huh!" I hear Dino yelling. I turn around and watch him walking onto the track yelling. Tobey slides to a stop in front of Dino. We walk over to the car as Tobey gets out to some more yelling from Dino.
"You don't own this car! You don't get to joyride whenever you want to." Dino says. Tobey tosses him the cars. "Top speed is a little over two-thirty," Tobey says with a smirk.
"Two-thirty four to be exact. According to this." Jules says holding the radar gun. "Hey," Dino says with a smile not realizing we were there the whole time and saw everything.
"I missed watching you race Tobey. I feel like it might have gotten better since the last time I saw you." I say smiling at Tobey. "I love this car and it's going to cost Ingram three million dollars," I say looking at the car.
"That's the price," Dino says with a smirk. "Two point seven," Jules says with an evil smirk. I laugh inside because Dino looks pissed at the price but he nods anyway.
"Ingram will transfer the money when we get the car back to Ingram's shop. Put it back on the trailer and I'll send some guys to pick it up." I tell them as Jules gets into her car and drives away.
"Pleasure doing business with you," Dino says shaking my hand. "Have a nice day," I tell them walking back to my car with the phone to my ear.
"The car is yours, sir," I say driving away.