Today was the day that Keely and her mom would drive

to Palm Dessert; this was the day before the race would

start. Keely's Aunt Joan was coming, too, just because

she wanted to be there when Keely finished the race.

Now, in most stories, they say you either win or

lose. But what if you could do both at the same time?

This, my friends, is what happened to Keely Teslow

that very day. She felt like she was winning becuse

she had the advantage of having a really

good horse back rider as an aunt, but also losing,

because Phil wasn't there to cheer her on. But

then again, if Phil was here with her today, she

wouldn't be racing in the first place. The drive

was a really long one, and with Willy in the back

neighing all of the time, it wasn't easy for any of

them. But Keely was willing to do anything for Phil,

even if it meant risking her own life. Maybe her

Aunt Joan was right; maybe Keely really did

love Phil. But to Keely, he could never love her

back. But she always knew there was a

possibility, a hope, a chance that he felt the

same way. If she didn't win this race, and

Phil died, then Keely would never know

if he felt the same way; and that would mean

that all of her hopes of them crossing the line

of frendship even a little bit would be destroyed.

The only signs that she hinted to him that she liked

him any more than a friend was when she kissed him

on the cheek when he introduced her to Via. Even

then, the only rection that he gave to her to

suggest anything more was that he said, "I

get a kiss every time I introduce you to a

girl?", and at that point, it seemed that he was

only joking. But if he did like me, Keely thought,

than why was he never nervous around me and why

did he never blush? No one could answer her

questions for her. If her question was even reasonable,

then the only suggestion anyone could have for her

was to ask why she didn't act that way, either.

Keely thought about this the entire ride to Palm Dessert,

and by the time they got there, she still had an unanswered

question. No one had bothered her from her deep mood of

thought, because her aunt and her mom both knew exactly what

she ws thinking about. It was official. All of the Teslows knew

that Keely loved Phil. And that is all I cn say for this

chapter, nothing more.


Sorry for not updating for like... forever. I know... cliffie... hahaha. I know I only described Keely's thoughts during the ride, but I can't think of anything that I can actually use to describe the race. I promise that I'll write about it in the next chapter. Really, I will. Ok, stop having that look of disbelief on your face. I will! For now, ll I can ask of you is to R&R. Thanks!