Right On Track

Chapter 18

Once Kiara finally reached home,she loosed a sigh of relief and climbed out of the car.Now that she was back in Austria,she could relax a bit,especially  since she would now have her family around her.Well,not completely till Thursday.Alora was only coming back on Thursday.But other than that,Kiara still had her mother and Elijah around.
Kiara knocked on the door to the house,then held in a little laugh as she quickly moved to hide behind one of the bushes beside the porch.Thankfully,the taxi she had taken had already left,her luggage just laying behind the bush with her.
She had to hold in her laughter and just grin as she watched her mother open the door.Her mother frowned after seeing nobody there,glancing around.She muttered."These naughty kids!This is the third time this week!"She slammed the door shut and Kiara slowly stood up to knock once again.She raised her fist to the door and knocked again,this time clicking the doorbell along with it as she ran back to her hiding spot.
This time,the door opened quicker and Elijah stepped out,a toy gun in his hand as he tried to look intimidating.That made Kiara want to laugh even more.
"I swear if you do that one more time-" Elijah said,to nobody in particular,of course.He raised his Nerf gun and glanced around.
Kiara,looking at his expression,couldn't hold it in any more.She laughed,causing him to fire two of his plastic bullets at the bush while shouting."Found you!"
Kiara stood up,revealing herself with a grin as she raised both hands and said."Wait,I surrender!"
"Kiara?"Elijah's eyes went wide.He set his toy aside and moved down the porch and onto the lawn,running into her arms for a hug.
She ruffled up his hair and said."Remind me not to mess with you when you're in this fighting mode."
He laughed,saying."I knew you would make it for my race."
"When have I not?"She arched a brow.
He pulled back and crossed his arms."The time you completely forgot about my qualifying last year."
"Okay,that was once!"She suppressed another laugh,then gestured to the house and added."Come on,let's go inside."

"Crazy woman!"Kiara's mother exclaimed,lightly giving her whack on the shoulder. "How could you hit him?!"
"I was angry,okay?"Kiara chuckled and shielded herself with her hands before her mother could whack her on the head for the stupidity.
"You're definitely your father's daughter."She huffed,shaking her head as she went back to stirring a pot on the stove.
"Yeah,Kiara."Elijah put in,just to annoy her."Why did you kick Sainz after the race?"
"Adult talk."Kiara said,motioning for the kid to leave."Now,go on."
Elijah crossed his arms and shook his head."But Sainz-"
Kiara levelled a glare at him and said."If you leave us to talk,I'll play F1 with you later."
He thought about it for a moment,then shrugged."Fine.But I want to talk about the race later."
Kiara gave him a nod and he hopped down from the nearby kitchen stool,running out of the kitchen and swiping a soda can on the way out.Thankfully,he hadn't grabbed the can of Red Bull nearby.
"Did you at least apologise to the poor man?"Her mother asked after a moment.
"Maybe."
"Maybe?!"
"Mhm."
She sighed."Kiara,if he made a mistake he didn't deserve that.And you know it."
"Mom-"She slapped her palm against her forehead.
"You need to consider certain things,Kiara."
"Mom,I bet you can't even name the driver we're talking about right now."
"Carlos Sainz." She said."I know exactly who."
"Only because Elijah won't shut up about him."
"Maybe."
"Now,look who's starting with the 'maybe' again."Kiara frowned.
She looked as her mother scowled her way,a warning look in her gaze.Kiara knew that stern look very well.She would run away and hide in her room when she was a child who had just done something outrageous.Alora would do the same.Basically,it wasn't the best option to get onto their mother's bad side.
"Fine,"Kiara said,preparing herself to tell a half-lie again."I might have apologised."
Her mother arched a brow at that.
"And we talked about it not long after."She added."We are on...decent terms."
"Well,that's at least something."
Kiara checked her watch,then looked out the window at the night sky.She had the sudden urge to text a certain someone to ask if they had reached their home in Spain after a long flight.She had,in fact,unblocked him on a few platforms after he had asked her to.
And as if in answer,her phone buzzed in her pocket.A few times actually.
She pulled out her phone and saw who it was from,feeling a little sensation in her gut.
"What are you smiling at?"Her mother asked,curiously glancing at the phone.
Kiara replied."I'll be back down in a few minutes." She left the kitchen and quickly moved up the stairs,going into her room and seating herself on the bed cross-legged.When she opened the message from Carlos,she paused and arched a brow.