Keep it

"Where are you running off to?" My mom asks, stopping me midway to the door.

"Um school?"

"You are not always in a rush." She points out.

"What makes you say that?" I walk into the kitchen and took a bacon from her plate.

"Because that's what it is." She says and I shrug. "I didn't even have to wake you up this morning." She gasps. "Darling are you ill?"

"It's nothing mom." I take a sip from her orange juice and I carry my bag. "I have to go. I'm picking Jaxon up this morning."

"Ah. So that's the reason." She nods. "With your car?" She asks and I shake my head.

"His."

"You know," My mom starts. "Your car must be cold, lonely and scared that you've abandoned her." She sighs.

"I love my baby no matter what." I say seriously, then I smile. "Byeeee." I hurry outside.

30 minutes later, I reach his house and I press the horn three times.

A minute later, he comes out and joins me in the car.

"Hey you." I smile at him.

"Hi" He puts on his seat belt and I put the car in motion

"So, did you have some sleep?" I ask and he nods

"I guess practice knocked me out. My mom asked if my car was stolen when she didn't see it this morning." He says and I chuckle.

"Really?"

"Yeah. And when I told her I left it with you for the night, she was shocked."

"Why?" I briefly look at him.

"She knows I never give out my car to anyone unless it's someone special." He winks at me.

I think I'm dead.

Minutes later, we get to school. I park the car and we both get down.

"Catch." I throw the keys to him. He catches it with ease. Thanks for letting me drive your car."

"How did it feel?"

"Different. I felt like I'm flying when driving."

He throws the keys back at me.

"Then keep it." He starts walking.

What?

I hurry to his side.

"What do you mean, keep it?"

"You can have it." He keeps walking.

"Why?" He stops and faces me.

"You said the car felt different."

"Yeah, but I didn't say I wanted it!"

"I know."

"I can't have it."

"Why?" He asks.

"I don't want to betray my baby."

"Your baby?" He looks confused.

"My car."

"Really?" I nod and he scoffs. "Wow."

"My baby's precious to me. You know, like how you can't let anyone near your car."

"I understand, so how about this? You can have the car for a week. I'll take my keys back next Tuesday and you'll be my ride till then."

"So lemme get this straight. You want me to pick you up every morning, pick you from practice and drop you off at home till Tuesday?"

"Yup." He nods.

"What?"

"See you after practice Hathaway." He roughens my hair, smiles and walks away.

.....

"Wait lemme get this straight. He gave you his Audi for no reason and you said no?"

"Yeah."

"He drives an Audi r8 right?" I nod.

"Yeah."

"And you drive a what?"

I don't like where this is going.

"Ford fusion."

"And you rejected his r8 because you don't want to betray your fusion?"

"Yeah?"

"Are you mad child?!" Chelsea shouts at me. "Why would you do that?!"

"Keep your voice down Chelsea."

Everyone in the lunchroom was looking at us.

"Keep my voice down?! How do you expect me to keep my voice down when you turned down an r8 for a fusion?!"

"Chelsea!" I whisper shout.

"If you had said you turned it down because you didn't feel comfortable taking it, I would've understood but because of a fusion?" She scoffs.

Everyone was still looking at us and she glares at them.

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ALL LOOKING AT?!" Immediately, they turn back to what they were doing earlier.

I didn't have a chance to talk with Chelsea before lunch and when I did tell her during lunch, she's throwing a fit.

"Chelsea," I begin. "Although it was nice driving his car and all, I just couldn't accept it. And besides, he gave me the car till next Tuesday."

"So it's yours till next Tuesday?" She asks and I nod.

"Give me for a party on Friday?" She smiles.

"No Chelsea, no.

"Pretty please?!" She puts her hands together and pleads. "I want to come out of an r8."

"No."

"Whatever. How will he get home though?"

"I'm his ride till then."

"But I thought he has a bike and a bicycle?"

"Yeah he does." I nod.

"Then why doesn't he want to take one of those?"

"Maybe he doesn't feel like it?"

"Or maybe he just wants to spend more time with you." She suggests.

"Yeah right." I roll my eyes.

"You know you're lucky right? Driving an r8."

"I know right?" I flip hair and laugh.