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Family? Chapter 6

I hung up the phone and sat down on the couch shocked. I should help him. I owe it to him. I mean, he did help me out that day. But Michael would never let me do it. Oh my god, Michael, how am I going to tell him.

"Uhh, Gabby? Are you okay?" Michael asked.

"What, oh yeah, I'm okay I guess." I said getting up to sit at the table with them.

"Good, what did haven't you told me yet?" he asked. That's Michael, never one to beat around the bush.

"There's something I need to tell you guys about." I said looking down, hesitantly.

"Maybe we should leave," Alex said.

"No, you guys can stay. You might as well hear this. You see about a year ago I ran away and I was living on the streets. Well this kid named Ryan ran into me one day. And he took care of me. He had the money to so I never asked where he got his money from, ya know. He was 18 years old and he was living by himself with no job. So, finally one day, curiosity got the better of me, and I asked him. You see, he was a street racer. After he told me, he taught me how to do it. I was a natural. Really good. And somehow I always knew when I was going to win or lose. So I became a valuable asset. I continued to race until I met you guys. I had too quit if I was going to move in here."

"You could've gotten killed." Maria whispered barely loud enough for anyone to hear.

"I know." I said. "So that's why he called. They need me real bad. And, I think that I am going to do it." I said scared.

"Oh, no your not." Maria said looking at me.

"It's on a Saturday, so I won't miss any school."

"No way, you could get killed." Isabel said.

"No, I won't. I know whether or not I'm going to win. I can see the whole race in my head before it even happens. If it says something bad I pull out at the last second." I said looking seriously at Maria and Isabel.

"Michael, say something." Maria said turning to look at him.

"You were a street racer! You could've died. You could've been paralyzed. How could you do something so stupid. Oh can't believe this. I need to go for a ride." he ranted walking out the door.

"I'm going to do it." I called to him. Seconds later I heard his motorcycle come to life.

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We all sat in silence at the table. No one was really eating their food, mostly just moving it around on their plate. Michael finally came in an hour later and told me to follow him. I was kind of afraid of going in the same room with him alone.

"Your not going to do it. It's just not going to happen."

"Michael, I'm going to do it no matter what you say. Besides I won't get hurt."

"Gabber, listen to me you can't do this I will not lose you!"

"Look, its just this one time. Then I swear I'm done. No more. I promise."

"Sometimes promises are made to be broken."

"I won't break it. If I see that something bad is going to happen I'll pull out."

"I still don't want you doing this. If you do this, I swear to god, you will be in so much trouble."

"I'm sorry Michael. I have to do this. I have no choice."

That was when he looked at me. I mean he really looked at me. It was the saddest look I have ever seen, it almost made me cry.

"I love you Michael, more than you will ever know. I'm sorry really I am." I said. I can't take the look anymore. I had to get out of there.

"Where are you going?" he asked as I opened the door.

"A walk." I said looking down.

I walked out the door and through the living room and walked out. I heard Michael scream "Fuck" and then something break.
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One Week Later-
I took a taxi to Ryan's house. When I got to his apartment the whole crew was there.

"Hey guys." I said walking in. "this race had better be worth it, you have no idea how much trouble I'm getting in."

"We have to fix the car up a little but I think it's pretty much good." Ryan said. "Sean, Colin and Damien are looking at it now. They should be back any minute."

"Susie will pull through for me I can feel it. Still have my room?" I asked looking around at all my friends.

"Of course. Kept it just the way you left it. Just in case your brother turned out to be a jerk." Ryan said looking at me.

"You remind me of him so much. Very overprotective. I can't even tell him I have a boyfriend, of course I cant tell you either. You'd both go crazy. Oops." I said sitting on the floor. I leaned against the couch.

"What? Who is he? Do I have to kill?" Ryan asked.

"Chill, he's really cool. He's a great guy, trust me." I replied leaning my head back.

"So, you brother doesn't like this either, huh? I have to admit, it makes me nervous watching you to." he said shuddering.

"Yeah, he said if I went I was going to be in big trouble, I'm definitely afraid of what it will be. He's not an original kind of guy." I responded.

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"Ok Gabby, you can do this really. You've beat half these guys already." Jane said to me. She's always been the prep talker. She can encourage anyone to do anything.

"I know, I know. I just haven't done it in awhile. What if I forgot or something? Or I'm not as good as I used to be?" I said getting into the car.

"You're a natural, no worries." she said smiling.

"Wish me luck." I said as everyone got into their cars.

"Good Luck."

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"Holy shit, I actually freaking won." I said aloud to myself as I pulled up to the shop. Everyone was already there waiting.

"Gabby! You did it, I told you you would!" Jane yelled running up to me and giving me a hug.

"Hey Gabby Wabby! I can't believe it, you blew that guy away in the last second! You just won a fucking new car and a thousand bucks. You just get better and better every time." Ryan said excited.

"Wow, a car. What the fuck am I going to do with it. Roswell is a small town, I can't just drive it. I guess I could bring it home and leave it in the parking lot until I can drive it." I said thinking it over.

"Let's Partay." Melissa screamed running over and handing me a beer.

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"I'm home." I said opening the door. Everyone was sitting down watching some movie. It's Sunday morning and I have a killer headache. They turned the TV off and looked at me.

"I won." I said looking around avoiding their eyes.

"I see you made it home in one piece. Nice of you to call last night and let is know." Michael said sarcastically.

"Yeah I'm fine. I kind of got caught up in the excitement, I completely forgot. Sorry." I said looking at him finally. He didn't look back.

"What do win with these things anyway?" Alex asked noticing the tension.

"Well, it depends on who, where and what your racing against. In this case I won a car and a thousand dollars.." I said. "I have such a headache." I said flopping down on the couch.

"Party a little to hard?" Maria asked smiling.

"Yeah, just a little." I responded.

"Some guy named Dan called a couple of times. Mary called last night too. Something about calling her back as soon as you got home." Michael said looking at the blank TV.

"Ok, thanks. What are we going to do with the car?" I asked.

"Where is it?" Liz asked.

"Outside." I responded leaning my head back.

"Well, I can't drive it." I said "I'm not old enough."

"Maria and I can use it instead of her mom's Jetta." Michael said.

"Holy shit guys, look at the time, we have to go." Alex said getting up.

"See you guys tomorrow bright and early." Isabel said. "Bye"

"Bye guys." Maria said. "I'm going pee. Be back."

"So, you had a good time?" Michael asked.

"Yeah it was good to see everyone again. So, you never said what trouble I was going to get into." I said looking down.

"Yeah, I thought hard about it." he mumbled.

"It must have been hard." I said before I even realized it.

"Your grounded for two weeks. The only way to go out is school and work and you have to go shopping with Maria on Saturday. I noticed you don't have much clothes around." he said turning the TV back on.

"What? No way. I can't spend a whole day shopping with Maria, I'm liable to kill myself."

"Oh, well." He said. I could tell he was smiling.
A/N: Well, that's chapter 6. I don't really know where I am going with this story. It might just end soon. I'll have to write and see what comes up. I hope you liked chapter 6. Please review!! It really does help the author. Thanks to those who review already, I appreciate it a lot!