Chapter 6 " Its not the same..."

"sorry but i gotta go!" i replied. the Paramedic helped me out of the chair after stitching and bandaging up my wounds. "go where?" gina asked nervously from across the stall. "i need to meet up with Reina and Mike. they have something of mine that i need to pick up." not a complete lie, but enough to lower any suspicion. "please dont do anything too strenuous. the stitches will hold, but too much activity may cause minor tears and cause infection." the male paramedic noted as if he saw through my lie. "ill be fine, dont worry ive survived worse." i replied. "ok but could you give me a ride home Jack? i kinda missed my bus around the time that you knocked out Leo." Gina asked with the most innocent look on her face. "oh shit Leo!" i turned my head to the left and noticed Leo still sprawled out on top of the milk spattered bar with the female nurse keeping a close eye on him. "is he okay?" i asked nervously to the nurse. "he'll be fine, he's just sleeping it off. he should be up in about 10 to 15 minutes or so." the nurse never took her eyes off him as she spoke to me. "he's not fine! hes gonna be paying off that cappuchino machine for the rest of his life!" the boss blurted out from behind the counter staring in disbelief on how David took out his beloved goliath. that machine was the trademark of the bosses business. now that its gone, its going to put a major dent in his profits. "always thinking about money." i muttered to myself. "anyway, Gina if you need a lift ill take you but you gotta show me where you live again. i kinda forgot." i said. Gina let out a sigh of contempt. "your truly amazing sometimes Jack, you know that right?" "sarcasm will get you everywhere in life Gi-gi. except home..." i let out a smirk and headed toward the exit.



on our way out the door, leo started to wake up. you could already hear the boss screaming at him by the time we reached my car. "so which way?" i asked as i opened the driver door and fell into my seat. "just drive and ill tell you when to turn ok?" gina Replied "yes ma'am!" pretending to be a chauffeur. after about a minute of trying to start my car, it finally roared to life. i decided to start heading towards the old train station since thats where i planned to meet up with Reina and Mike. since i remembered Gina's house was in the same general direction, she didnt make a peep. about ten minutes of driving passed in silence, Gina was staring out the passenger window. "im coming with you." she blurted "what? to where?" i replied "you know where, im not stupid. youre going to race mike again! dont you remember what happened last time?" "its not the same!" interrupting her mid-sentence. "this time i know i can win! last time was a fluke. i was in the lead until he tapped my bumper and spun me out. he wont even get a chance to do that this time." i gritted my teeth wishing to myself that what i was saying was true. i took a glance at Gina and noticed she was staring out the window again. i guess i hurt her feelings when i snapped at her. the rest of the ride was silent. knowing that she would refuse to be dropped off at her house, i proceeded to the train station.


Noticing Mike sitting on the hood of his new car with a look of boredom on his face, i could tell i was very late. i pulled up next to his car since it was already parked at the starting line. "you still dont have to do this." Gina muttered. knowing that i would ignore those words. "hey guys! sorry im late. i had to work overtime tonight." i yelled out the open moonroof. "impatient here, wanted to bail out early." Reina replied while aiming her chin at Mike. "but i kept him buisy till you showed up". Mike smirked and glanced at me. "you sure that shithole can keep up with this?" Mike waved his hand across his car like he was on a gameshow. it was a brand new Mercedes CLK convertible. "so daddy bought you a new one huh? how long will this one last, three days, maybe four? i smirked and stepped out of my car to greet Reina. "whats up Rei? was he making out with his car again? i got Gina with me if thats ok." i gave her a hug and pointed toward Gina who was still sitting in the car staring at the Mercedes. "yea its fine, but i suggest she gets out of the car before the race." Reina and Gina used to be best friends in high school, but they both soon went their separate ways like most high school acquaintances do. "Are we gonna do this or are we gonna bitch around like women?" Mike blurted while hopping over his door into his seat. "Hell yeah! lets do this thing!" i jogged towards my car and slid across the hood like i was in an 80's cop film. only to notice i left a giant scratch across my entire hood from my pants. both Mike and Reina noticed the scratch and burst out laughing. "smooth!" both Mike and Reina said at the same time by coincidence. i growled in response and sat in the drivers seat.