DRIFT

Friday 24th 7:00am The alarm rang out loud, jolting Jenny out of her sleep, struggling with switching off the alarm and trying not to get awake she felt a lick on her face and numerous stomping on her abdominal region. "Stop it, Todd" the alarm rang out more "Yuck! I said stop it!" Strangely she found herself sitting on the bed wide awake with a collie looking intensely at her, she pat it and got off the bed digging her legs into a pair of slippers beside her bed "Jenny don't tell me the blanket is still on you" dad call out from outside, she snubbed and went to the bathroom to freshen up. "Morning sunshine" dad greeted from the countertop "You know you don't need to be that loud" she pick a bottle of water from the refrigerator "You know you need it" "The water or the shout?" "Both" dad chuckles "D@mn, the alarm is so loud, by the way what are we having for breakfast" Dad brought out a plate of cookies "Like seriously?" "Yes, seriously, anything wrong?" "Dad they're burnt" "I love overdoing things" "Not this one" "Am sorry I will get us something nice tonight" "About the race and who's your opponent?" "Anonymous" "Anonymous like anonymous?" "Yes, nobody knows his actual name and face but has been driving for the past months, raced twelve and never lost" "I think you found a match" "Beat me" Dad said laughing Jenny grabs a cookie, picks up her jacket and pack "Don't tell me you're done" "No worries Todd's got me" "You must be kidding me" "The bus!" Jenny cry out and ran towards the door, reach for the handle and ran back to dad, lands a kiss on his cheek "I love you Steve" "You must finish the cookies" "Arrrgh!" Jenny grunts and shuts the door. 10am Hurrying with her bag she entered the college hall "And here comes Jen" Emily said frowning Emily a friend of Jenny, blonde, white from California, has been friend with Jenny since six, when she saved her from a group of bullies, they've been besties since then "Can I ever beat you to school?" "That's when you come with your kids, come on let's go, semester results are out" "Really! I would love to see them" They both walked to the end of the passage, students stood in group scanning for their names in the list. Jenny and Emily passed through and search for theirs "Wow Jenny 2nd, can I ever beat you In academics?" "That's when your kid beats mine, come on let's go, class lecture's starting. 2:00pm Steve reached out for another spanner which will do the tightening better, his car needs to be in the best shape for tonight's race. Getting the spanner he rolls back underneath the vehicle and resumed fixing, a light tap was heard from the bonnet, he rolled back outside, a man in average height, well built stood by the car "How can I help sir?" Steve asked still underneath the vehicle "Hope am speaking with Steve Houston?" "Hope no problem?" "If you comply, there shouldn't" Steve gulp some saliva "man I need you to lose this race" "Or?" "You lose your life" "Must be kidding" Steve said laughing "I bet you should take that serious" "You can't just come into my workshop and threaten me, am gonna call the police" "This anonymous of a guy, I got some Intel on him which appears to make him dangerous, Steve this is for you just pull out" "There's two hundred dollars on the line are you kidding?" "Should it worth your life" the man dropped a note on the bonnet "I hope to see you again Steve" he left Somewhere in vagas "Hey girls" Jenny and Emily looked up simultaneously from their desk, it's one of their classmates, Carolina, a social media celebrity (by her) "Am having a party tonight I hope you guys could come around?" "Sure, we would love to, the venue?" Emily jumping at the offer, she always love party "Suite 8, Queens Villa, we using the balcony outside" "Wow, and if you don't mind what are we celebrating actually" still Emily "My insta account just hit a million followers, and I think..." "Wow that really calls for celebration" "Thanks, see you guys" she turned and left to the next group of girls "Am sure Derick's gonna be there" "Tag alone I have a race to watch" that's Jenny finally speaking "Come on girl, you can attend the party and still make it" They got into each other and another argument was born. 6:00pm Jenny got to the party quite early, the smell of barbeque lits the whole atmosphere with it's sweet smell, girls in bikini were already on the pool diving forth and back, the boys took turns with can drinks in there hands as they rap along with popular Drake's music, the celebrant rocked in a pink outfit took time to take selfies, Jenny found all this amusing, she's the introvert type never love partying, but Emily on the other side was opposite she love partying than anything, as soon as they got there she has already grabbed a bottled drink flowing with other, she has probably forgotten she came with someone. Jenny found an empty seat and sank into it, looking at the actions of others in the pool and those by the music side "Hey can I sit with you?" A tall guy asked Jenny pulling her out of scene world "I never came with a chair, feel free to sit anywhere" "That's so kind, what do you see about the party?" "Cool, but I think it would be nicer if we starts with introduction" "Am matheus, Derick's friends" "Emily am gonna kïll you for this" Jenny murmured knowing what Emily has done "You said?" Matheus asked "Nice name, am Jenny Emily's friend" "Wow combination of a beautiful name and face" Jenny have him that kind of 'what do you mean?' face "Nevermind, can you tell me about yourself?' "What would you like to know?" "Everything" "I know you wouldn't mind but isn't it early for opening ups?" "I just wanna start a conversation I don't mean any harm" "Well do that without unnecessary questions" "Unnecessary?" Jenny checked her watch "Ohh am sorry I had to go, see you around" Jenny excused herself from the gentleman and left the seat. She encountered Emily on the way with Derick having a conversation "Jenny how did it go?" "You set me up didn't you" she said and left the part. 9:00pm Jenny strolled past a tunnel, and turned right, the space is already crowded with exhausted filling the hear and loud noise made it almost impossible to hear your partner "And for the last and most important match, I present to you anonymous" the commentator said and got a huge cheer as response "That's dad's match" Jenny muttered and beat through the crowd to the front. She saw his dad's car alongside with a black car without number plate. She shouted to cheer his dad on and soon enough the race began. With full speed the both car dashed out and raced swiftly, it was a close one for both as the cars roared to Max speed they're on, after a while the cars when out of sight. After twenty minutes the cars came back to view racing with close margins, they drifted along the road side by side aiming for the finish line, Jenny has never witnessed someone racing in close contact with her dad like that, her heart pounds in kilos testifying to how nervous she is, soon the cars neared the finish line with Steve's car in front with few inches, then suddenly the other car slowed down, everyone was awed with this decision wondering what's happening, almost immediately Steve's car bang out! The car lifts and turned upside down with huge furnace coming from all it's parts and it shattered, Jenny's eyes couldn't believe what she saw, her father's car was bombed few seconds to the finish line, she ran out widely to the scene, screaming and wailing on top of her voice aiming to the burnt car, few steps to the car she was pulled back by some hands while others disperced, she pull out of the hands grip and ran towards the car, she couldn't go more further because of the flame, she sat there crying, police sirens could be heard from afar, she looked for the opponents car, it has disappeared from the scene, the police arrived and round everyone up.