Hello Everyone. Here is chapter 4 and I hope that you will enjoy it. :)

The days passed with me and Lightning still stuck in the hospital although I personally wanted to get out of here and train so I can beat Jackson Storm once and for all but I knew that I had to be patient since I will get my chance someday.

I was watching the news once again when I heard a familiar voice coming from my left and I turned only to see Lightning had finally woken up which made me sigh in relief since I had been worried that he wasn't going to wake up but now he was awake.

Lightning had lost his entire ducktail spoiler and he also looked as if he had been in a fight but I knew that he had actually been in a race when he crashed and that's why he was here and so was I with the big possibility that he might have to retire while I was advised to retire.

"Hey Lightning, I'm glad that you are awake" I said as I looked at him. "How are you feeling?".

"I'm feeling better, don't you worry Enzo" said Lightning as he looked at me. "Man, that was some crash, wasn't it?".

"Yes it was and we are lucky to still be alive" I said before I looked at the TV. "Also, Jackson Storm still has that stupid smug on his face".

Lightning turned his attention to the TV as well only to see Jackson Storm on the podium with a smug look on his face which annoyed Lightning since he knew that he hated it when a race-car like Jackson Storm gave that look after they had beaten him.

We continued to watch the TV until Sally and the other Radiator Springs residents came to see us again although they looked happier than they were the last time that I saw them and I knew that they were happy to see that Lightning was finally awake.

I watched as all of the Radiator Springs residents reacted with joy when they saw Lightning who sheepishly smiled at them which they returned while I chuckled knowing that everything was going to be ok although I was still determined to beat Jackson Storm once and for all.

"Hey Enzo" said Sally which caught my attention as she kissed my cheek. "Did you have a think about what to do with your racing career?".

"Yes Sally..." I said as I took a deep breath before telling them. "...I have decided to continue my racing career".

"What?" asked Luigi with a shocked expression on his face. "After that a-horrific a-crash?".

"Yes Luigi" I said as I sighed in sadness while looking at him. "I need to race, so I can show Jackson Storm that being a rookie isn't everything".

"We get that Enzo" said Sally as she looked at me. "But the doctor has advised that you should give up racing for your own sake".

"I know" I said before looking at the TV screen. "I know that I have been told to retire but I still have a lot to prove and I still have more fuel in the tank".

Lightning looked at me with an worried expression on his face which I could understand since he knew that continuing your racing career after suffering an horrific crash just a few days earlier was risky but I was willing to take that risk.

Later that night, I was watching an documentary about a famous NASCAR race-car called Dale Earnhardt and he was an absolutely brilliant racer who won all there was a race-car needed to win including the Daytona 500 which he had previously talked about not winning.

The documentary was called The day: Remembering Dale Earnhardt and I found the documentary both exciting and sad since it was exciting because you get to see all of the race-cars racing around the track but it was sad since the Daytona 500 was when Dale Earnhardt died in a horrible crash on the final lap in turn 4.

To make matters worse, he died on my birthday and that has got to be the worst birthday present to have on your birthday but you do eventually get over it although it would take a very long time to do so and it would be a very painful process especially when you are a NASCAR fan.

I turned off the TV when the documentary was finished and I began wondering if I had made the right decision to continue my racing career but I was determined to show that I still got it and that I can beat Jackson Storm.

Also, as you noticed, I had decided to make Dale Earnhardt a race-car in this story since he was a racing driver for NASCAR and he loved it, The 18th of February is also my birthday and it was also the day where Earnhardt had that fatal crash and he died either instantly or soon after he got to the hospital.

Rest in Peace Dale Earnhardt, you will be missed :(