John pulled out a rag that was tucked away in his back jeans pocket. He wiped the oil from his hands as he ventured over to the office in the next room. His uncle sat behind the desk as he slaved over bills, part orders and different other errands that probably needed to be done two or three days ago.

"He is a natural Sam." the man said as he entered behind John.

"What did you expect? I taught him everything I know." John beamed from his uncle's praise.

"It must be in the blood line" the man said as he continued to the room in the back of the office.

"Everything good with the last sale?" He said looking at John

"Yeah just an oil change nothing big though" John said as he sat down in the chair placed in front of his uncle's desk

"You liking it?"

"Yeah"

"You're not doing this for just money" John looked at him in shock as if why would he ask that question

"N-no" John stared past his Uncle's head as he looked at the certificates that mount the wall

"Are you sure because your dad told me about some financial troubles you're going through"

"I just don't want them to worry. I want to help." John said as he stared him in the eye

"All they want you to do is have fun, keep your grades up and be a teenage boy. You don't need to worry about anything. Family looks out for each other and that is what we are going to do."

"So I guess you don't want me out here"

"No. I need you we needed extra help anyways. You can't quit on me now."

"I'm not a quitter."

"I know you are you're a Cena." John nodded his head confirming it as he heard the door bell

"Hey Sam" John looked over to the open door to see A pudgy woman close to her early or late 40s walk into the shop. As she made the short trip over towards his uncle's desk they could hear the swish of her skirt as she approached the desk. The woman had on a dark brown dress that easily contrasted to her milk chocolate features and detailing of her heritage as the many different African symbols that appeared on her dress.

"Hey Gina" he said with a worried look "Everything alright. You weren't supposed to come in until next week."

"I know but my car is not cooperating with me and I'm a bit fearful to drive it on the road."

"Well let's take a look" he said as he moved from behind his desk as he followed her out the door "C'mon John." John stood and followed his uncle out to the car that was sitting out in the front lot. "So what seems to be the problem" He says as he pulls the lever to release the hood of the car.

"Every time we drive, it seems like it has trouble when it shifts to the next gear" She moved out of the way for him to check out the interior.

"Ok" he fingered a wire that looked a bit loss "How bout we take it for a ride?"

"Sure" she said as she made her way to the passenger door allowing him to take the lead. They pulled out of the lot as they road down the street.

John turned around to lift the garage door open just in case he wanted to pull the car in when he returned. It was a considerably hot day as the sun beamed down on his back. John looked to his left to see the girl that had been seated in the car prior to the departure.

"Alicia?" she looked up from her book searching for whoever called her name.

"Hey" she immediately averted her eyes as John approached her

"You want to come inside" he saw her about to protest "C'mon we have A/C." he smiled at her trying to wile her inside the chilled facility

"Sure" she got up from the seat as she followed him into the cool office.

"What are you reading?" he said as he closed the door behind him

"Lightning Thief" she waved the book around letting him get a glimpse of the cover

"Cool. I love that series can't say the same for the movie"

"I know what you mean." She said nodding her head in agreement

"Right. Mickie says the movie is better but she hasn't read a book in her life"

"She doesn't know what she is missing." she smiles at john gaining a smile from him

"You should read The Hunger Games" Alicia just looked at john shocked. "What?"

"You like The Hunger Games?"

"Yeah… Something wrong with it"

"It's nothing just- I didn't picture you reading anything like that" she said as she averted her eyes from him in hopes of clinching the embarrassment that is in her.

"Hey, its fine I get that a lot" he shrugs his shoulders "I don't care what other people think" Alicia smirked at his last comment

"If only some people could be like you John" she said as she looked down at her hands finding them quite fascinating at the moment.

John just looked at her a bit worried with how sad she appeared. He was about to ask her if it was something that he had said that made her feel this way but he did not get the chance to say it as the door to the office opened.

"So, what is the verdict?" Alicia and John looked up as the voices sounded in the room

"I'm not sure if we have the part that we are looking for but I will check tonight and notify you by tomorrow of when we can meet"

"Ok" she sighed heavily as she tossed her purse back over her shoulder before it fell completely off "Thank you Sam. I really appreciate it"

"No problem. Happy to help and you know it"

"Alright" she smiled as she turned to Alicia and John "You ready to go?" she said with the sweetest smile

"Yeah" Alicia got up "See you at school John" she said with a wave gaining a wave back and a friendly smile as they exited out of the office.

"Drive safe and in the meantime remember to ease off the gas when it starts to jolt or put it in neutral and coast until it shifts" the woman nodded her head as she left out of the office

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