Chapter 45

It was a dubble cab 4x4 royal blue. Mia had always loved how powerfull it felt. Her dad believed they needed something strong incase they ever needed to get away fast. Mia walked around the truck and saw several boxes of personal affect and a family photo that laid on a small wooden box.

Mia opened the box and found the trucks keys and a letter from her father. Mia opened the truck door and looked inside to see if there was any fuel in the tank. She realeased the handbrake and started the truck. Releasing the brakes she moved the truck forward slowly and once it was outside she braked the truck. Pulled up the handbrake and turned off the truck.

She went inside the storage unit and starte packing up the unit with Bella sleeping somewhere on the floor just outside the storage unit. Mia was packing up the last of the boxes when Kevin came to her. He looked surprised to see the truck and said, "it looks powerfull?" he siad. "Dad alwasy said we need something powerfull incase we need to move fast," Mia siad.

"The lady brought some paper work to Mia and siad, "i will need your signature that your agreeding to take everything your fahter left here for save keeping," she said. Mia signed the paper work.

"I can understand his conserne but how are you plaining on taking this back to the base?" Kevin asked. "I dont know, they want my dad stuff gone by the end of the day," Mai said.

"What but why?" Kevin asked. "He didn't pay this month and if you dont pay in time someone else can claim you storage unit. This storage unit belongs to someone else starting tomorrow," the lady siad.

"I wished you would have told me about this, i would have brought another driver with me. She does not have a drivers licence yet," Kevin siad.

"Well to bad, you can always sell the truck there are plenty of buyers on the base," the lady said. Mia's first reaction was, "no, its mine and i will not sell it. No matter what you offer me beside i am aleady considered a freeloader and a lazy memebr of the base. This might be something we need in the test. Didn't you say we need to test Bella and regester us?" Mai asked.

"You just reminded me, i did make an appointment the only one posision open was easly tomorrow morning," the lady siad. "What i know we live close but but why in the morning?" Mia asked.

"Becasue thats the timeslot thats open," the lady repeated.

Mia looked at Bella and siad, "i geuss there's no helping it then?" Mia asked.

"Yes well your we have rooms availeble incase you want to stay over night," the lady siad. "Yes well i am needed here again tomorrow so we mgiht as well stay here for the night." Keivn siad.

Kevin took the keys of the truck from Mia and parked the truck next to his truck but to his disapointment no one on the base could come and assist him tomorrow in driving the truck back home. "Then i geuss i will have to learn how to drive tomorrow then," Mai said nervously.

"First you need a learners drivers licence. And for that you need to pass a written test. Kevin siad. They went to the local traffic department and lucky for them there was room in the last timeslot of the day. To Kevins surprised Mia passed the test with almost 90 persent.

Kevin took Mia out to celebrate her passing the learners test. She was now a learner driver and Kevin was proud of Mia for being ready for passing the test. Now lets see how fast you can learn to drive?" he siad.

The next morning Mia and Bella took the test to see if they had the potential to become a searche and rescue team. Bella had to find several hidden objects. Mia would give her an object to find and every time Bella found it. But the last test was the most challanging.

Mia was given a piece of clothing and tasked to find the person in the forst. He was hiding really well and no one could see him. Bella sniffed the clothing and started to track down the person. Putting her nose down to the ground she led Mia to the person she was ment to look for. Of course Mia saw him long before he saw her comming.

They passed with flying colours. Mia and Bella proved that they had what it took to be a team. They had the potential to become a search and rescue team. It meant she could help in case they were asked to. Kevin was still busy with his meating when Mia found herself sorting threw her familys belongings.

That afternoon Kevin told Mia they would be staying the whole week. Mia asked if she could take driving classes as long as they are there. If i pass i can drive the truck back myself," Mia said. Kevin didn't see any reason why Mia should be waiting for him so he hired a drive instructor for the week.

Lucky for Mia she also found a day and time she would take her test to get her licence as it wasn't so busy at the trafic department.

The week went by very fast with Mia learning to drive from morning to evening and at the end of the week Mia took her driving test and passed. Kevin looked at Mia surprised and congragulated her. The next morning Mia let Bella sit infront and she got into the drivers seat.

Kevin looked at her worried and siad, "i will drive behind you do not go to fast and keep to the speed limit. You know the way back dont you?" he asked.

Mia nodded and wated for Kevin to start his truck before she left the parking lot. She felt proud having achieved somehting. The drive back to the base was a quite one but Mia took her time not to drive to fast and to keep an eye one Kevin's truck incase he wanted to stop.

She stopped infront of what they now call the clover base when someone from the inside opened the garage door. Sam came to her and said, "congradulations on getting your drivers licence and its good to know you have and Bella qualify as search and rescue dog team."

"I think thats mostly thanks to Red. I think he did a good job training her," Mai siad. "Thats good to know becasue it means we can take training serously from now on," Red spoke suddenly. He stopped to look at the truck and asked, "is this really your truck?"

Mia looked at the truck and said, "yes, i didn't have the heart to sell it, it was my dads." Red walked around the truck and said, "keep the key in a save area. There are several memebers on this base that wouldn't give to try this ride out," Red said.

"Over my dead body, no one touches this truch not even for an emergancy. Its private property and that means its off limits," Kevin siad. "We can go for a ride later on if you like?" Mia said. "Well that would be good it means we can go and look at the area the test will be taken on," Red siad. "Yes, and it means i can go into town and maybe find a part time job or something," Mai said.

"Your short on cash?" Kevin asked. "No, but if i do some form of work i think the base wouldn't feel like i am a freeloader," Mia replied.

"Don't worry about that but i do have an idea what we can do for work. SInce we need some form of uniform and gear for Bella. I think if we do a few jobs on the bulitin board as a team it would not only benefit the team but also the money would pay for uniforms and a few things that you might need," Red said.

"You would do that?" Mia asked.

"yes, since we need to learn to work as a team and we wont learn that hiding on the base," Red siad.

"Good but stay close to the base," Kevin siad. "Yes we will but the good thing is we can drive to the better training grounds thats more secure, Clara wont be abel to watch us train since she will be spotted instantly," Red siad.

Mia took the stuff she found in the storage unit to her bedroom. She was busy unpacking when she heard the truck alarm going off. She took the keys and rushed down to the garage. She found herself standing in the door looking at Molly who dared to open the door.

"Just what are you doing?" Mia asked. "Its non of your business," Molly siad. "Yes, it is. That truck was my dad's truck and now its mine," Mia said. Molly looked surprised at Mia and said, "Well you should sell it, since we need the money to keep a freeloader like you here. How about 10 000 dollors for it?" Molly asked.

"Its not for sale and i have work tomorrow. I need the truck to get there," Mia said. "So your going to work for you money finally. I need 50 dollors a day from you for your meals then," Molly siad and left the garage.

Mia made sure the truck was locked before she went back to her bedroom. But not before she heard Molly telling the base that Mia is going to work for her meals from now on.

Mia rushed into the appartment and Red looked at Mia in shock. "Whats wrong?" he asked. "Molly wanted to buy my dads truck, i said no and that i need it for work. Now she is insisting i pay 50 dollors a day for meals," Mia complained.

"She did WHAT?" Mike asked.