Small time is over

Gary looked down at the keys, and then up at the car again. He repeated this process two more times. The teenager was searching for the right words to say in this situation, but it was as if they had gotten stuck in his throat. He had heard what Kai had said, yet none of it made any sense to him.

“Hey, were Kai and Gary always this close?” One of the students asked curiously.

“What's with the fancy car? Did he win the lottery or something?”

“I don’t think so. Wouldn’t they have announced such a thing in the local news? Maybe one of those Nigerian prince scams turned out to be actually true?”

‘Why... why would you do this in front of everyone?’ Was Gary's only thought, as he clenched the keys and walked forward.

“Kai, you’re really a jokester.” Gary said as he returned the keys. “I haven’t even had driving lessons, so how and earth could this be my car? Does your Dad even know that you took out his car?”