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Chapter 2
Written by ZL
"Whoa! This is your car?" Tej asked impressed.
"Yup," Kim said proudly.
"No way girl, you got to be kidding me! This got to cost a million bucks!" Suki exclaimed edging towards the car and examining it.
The car was indeed a million bucks but as Kim said, she won it in a competition.
It was a red hot Ferrari, A Challenge Stradale.
Kim looked at her big brother to see whether he was impressed or jealous. He had no expression though, just a blank face; as though he was thinking about something.
"What is it bro?" Kim asked disappointed that her big brother didn't make any comments about the car.
"Where did you win it?" Brian said suddenly.
"LA," Kim replied bluntly.
"Wow! Kim the engine got to cost about a thousand bucks," Jim said as he observed the engine in front of the car. Kim smiled.
"You say you went through a race to win this?" Brian asked eyeing the car at the corner of his eye.
"Yeah," Kim said.
'Oh great' Kim thought. She knew Brian was going to edge the answer out of her and then she has to tell him everything; which he definitely wasn't going to like.
"What race? Who sponsored it? When did you managed to race," Brain asked all at once.
Kim sighed. Well here it goes.
"Alright, alright. I'll tell you okay? But it is a long story so let's go to the garage and have a drink," Kim said.
"Story? What story?" Rome said looking at the siblings in confusion.
Kim walked to the garage. Brain followed her and the rest had no choice but to do the same.
Kim took a bottle of beer from the cooler and cocked it open. She drank a sip and pulled out a chair.
"Okay, to tell you the truth, I've been working for a racing company ever since I drove into LA," Kim said as soon as she sat down.
"What!" Suki exclaimed. "You never mentioned it in any of your letters!"
"I know. I didn't want to tell you guys for I know my cop brother here will drive all the way to LA and stop me. So I decided not to tell you guys.
The company I worked for, if you must know, is called Crash. Someone from the company saw me driving the other day and decided to hire me. We race on the road every night to win cash as well as other prizes. We usually raced with other companies and usually each company has about two to three racers. And when they win, the bosses' collects the money which of it goes to them and the other half goes to the racer who won.
Apparently, they make us train very hard too. So naturally, I managed to win after the hard work I've been going through the fabulous car in the final tournament.
That's why; my 'road trip' was about a year. And everything I did bro, was legalized," Kim added at the end.
Brian stood there stunned. He noticed that every eye in the garage was on him. Brian heaved a loud sigh.
"So, how come you're here now?" Brian asked.
"Well after every big tournament, every body gets a week off. And they have to go back again after a week unless they either retired on resigned," Kim said.
"And I'm assuming you're not going back there," Brian said looking at her straight in her eye.
"Well uh-. Bro every thing we do is legal, so mainly uh-," but Kim was cut off.
"No," Brian said firmly. "When I said assume that means I don't want you going back there. So that's that. Now pass me the beer from the cooler."
Kim did what she was told. She wasn't angry with Brian. She knew he wouldn't let her be a racer; and Brian knew Kim wouldn't listen to him. So he added: "If you decide to go back there, I'll make sure you won't ever step in this garage ever again."
"What!" Kim exclaimed standing up outraged. "But you don't even own this place! Tej, help me!"
Tej turned his head away. Even though he didn't like Brian acting as though he owned the garage by himself, he didn't want to get involved in the siblings quarrels.
"TEJ!" Kim shouted again.
"I'm sorry kid," Tej said finally. "Your bro's right. It's very dangerous to race even though it's legal; especially since we aren't there. You may just be lucky that time but you can't stay lucky forever. I mean, people may sabotage your car and you could be in serious danger. But I'll let you race with us once in a while to get some cash, it's safer."
"Yeah, but you guys do it illegally. We can get busted for that," Kim said annoyed that Tej didn't help her.
"We got a cop on our side," Tej said looking at a very pleased Brian.
"Suki?" Kim looked at Suki.
"Sorry girl," Suki said shaking her head.
"Rome, Jimmy?" Kim asked hopefully. But Rome was already gone and Jimmy looked away.
Kim slammed the bottle of beer she was holding; then with a scowl on her face, marched into the house.
ZL's note-Well there, that's chapter 2. Hope you like it. Please review. Next chapter is where they race. And the excitement starts that. This is just the beginning.
Happy Reading.
Chapter 2
Written by ZL
"Whoa! This is your car?" Tej asked impressed.
"Yup," Kim said proudly.
"No way girl, you got to be kidding me! This got to cost a million bucks!" Suki exclaimed edging towards the car and examining it.
The car was indeed a million bucks but as Kim said, she won it in a competition.
It was a red hot Ferrari, A Challenge Stradale.
Kim looked at her big brother to see whether he was impressed or jealous. He had no expression though, just a blank face; as though he was thinking about something.
"What is it bro?" Kim asked disappointed that her big brother didn't make any comments about the car.
"Where did you win it?" Brian said suddenly.
"LA," Kim replied bluntly.
"Wow! Kim the engine got to cost about a thousand bucks," Jim said as he observed the engine in front of the car. Kim smiled.
"You say you went through a race to win this?" Brian asked eyeing the car at the corner of his eye.
"Yeah," Kim said.
'Oh great' Kim thought. She knew Brian was going to edge the answer out of her and then she has to tell him everything; which he definitely wasn't going to like.
"What race? Who sponsored it? When did you managed to race," Brain asked all at once.
Kim sighed. Well here it goes.
"Alright, alright. I'll tell you okay? But it is a long story so let's go to the garage and have a drink," Kim said.
"Story? What story?" Rome said looking at the siblings in confusion.
Kim walked to the garage. Brain followed her and the rest had no choice but to do the same.
Kim took a bottle of beer from the cooler and cocked it open. She drank a sip and pulled out a chair.
"Okay, to tell you the truth, I've been working for a racing company ever since I drove into LA," Kim said as soon as she sat down.
"What!" Suki exclaimed. "You never mentioned it in any of your letters!"
"I know. I didn't want to tell you guys for I know my cop brother here will drive all the way to LA and stop me. So I decided not to tell you guys.
The company I worked for, if you must know, is called Crash. Someone from the company saw me driving the other day and decided to hire me. We race on the road every night to win cash as well as other prizes. We usually raced with other companies and usually each company has about two to three racers. And when they win, the bosses' collects the money which of it goes to them and the other half goes to the racer who won.
Apparently, they make us train very hard too. So naturally, I managed to win after the hard work I've been going through the fabulous car in the final tournament.
That's why; my 'road trip' was about a year. And everything I did bro, was legalized," Kim added at the end.
Brian stood there stunned. He noticed that every eye in the garage was on him. Brian heaved a loud sigh.
"So, how come you're here now?" Brian asked.
"Well after every big tournament, every body gets a week off. And they have to go back again after a week unless they either retired on resigned," Kim said.
"And I'm assuming you're not going back there," Brian said looking at her straight in her eye.
"Well uh-. Bro every thing we do is legal, so mainly uh-," but Kim was cut off.
"No," Brian said firmly. "When I said assume that means I don't want you going back there. So that's that. Now pass me the beer from the cooler."
Kim did what she was told. She wasn't angry with Brian. She knew he wouldn't let her be a racer; and Brian knew Kim wouldn't listen to him. So he added: "If you decide to go back there, I'll make sure you won't ever step in this garage ever again."
"What!" Kim exclaimed standing up outraged. "But you don't even own this place! Tej, help me!"
Tej turned his head away. Even though he didn't like Brian acting as though he owned the garage by himself, he didn't want to get involved in the siblings quarrels.
"TEJ!" Kim shouted again.
"I'm sorry kid," Tej said finally. "Your bro's right. It's very dangerous to race even though it's legal; especially since we aren't there. You may just be lucky that time but you can't stay lucky forever. I mean, people may sabotage your car and you could be in serious danger. But I'll let you race with us once in a while to get some cash, it's safer."
"Yeah, but you guys do it illegally. We can get busted for that," Kim said annoyed that Tej didn't help her.
"We got a cop on our side," Tej said looking at a very pleased Brian.
"Suki?" Kim looked at Suki.
"Sorry girl," Suki said shaking her head.
"Rome, Jimmy?" Kim asked hopefully. But Rome was already gone and Jimmy looked away.
Kim slammed the bottle of beer she was holding; then with a scowl on her face, marched into the house.
ZL's note-Well there, that's chapter 2. Hope you like it. Please review. Next chapter is where they race. And the excitement starts that. This is just the beginning.