Chapter Thirteen: A Drive With Lightning
"Ok, you got me out here, where we goin'?"
He came! Sally was ecstatic. Her heart had started racing the moment she heard his engine coming up to her.
"I don't know," she said, smiling. He gave her a questioning look and revved his engine to stay ahead of her. Sally looked at him, and then playfully revved her engine, too, propelling her in front of him. He once again revved his own engine and got ahead of her. Then Sally took off at full speed. Sally decided to try to have a little fun with the racecar, and hopefully show him that slowing down is nice, too. She heard him closing in on her as they entered a beautiful forest. They drove straight through a puddle, and Sally looked back to see Lightning shaking himself off. She laughed and tried to splash him as they came up to another puddle. Lightning laughed as he dodged her water, but then ran straight into a puddle of mud. Sally laughed as she saw his front bumper and hood covered in mud. He came along side her, but didn't notice the large pile of leaves in front of him until he hit them. Sally laughed even harder and sped up. Lightning passed her on a straightaway, leaves blowing off of his body as he went. This is fun, Sally thought. She hoped the racecar felt the same way. She saw him smiling as they took a few steep curves. On one curve, Lightning slowed down a little and let Sally pass him. Sally smiled as she drove past him, which he smiled back. They were coming up to the waterfall. Sally went through the tunnel and when she looked back, she was a good distance ahead of Lightning. He must have slowed down. Surprising, for him. Sally was driving in front of the waterfall when she looked back to Lightning and noticed he was staring at her, mouth open. He must have realized it, too, because he quickly shook his head and smiled a wide smile at Sally. Sally laughed when she saw his smile. His grill was covered in bugs! Sally laughed as she took the rest of the curves which led to her destination.