Silently Falling in Love: Race - #Wattys2017

Chapter 7 - July 1990

I'm on a role and hopefully, this will keep up - here's another chapter to make up for my long absence.  Please leave comments - I love them!!  I've also included a clip of the show Wings - which I loved when it was on the air.  I've included a short clip, but you can watch many more online.  Love the Hackett brothers and how they fight and their chemistry.  Enjoy!!! GD.

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Arjun

"Hey, how are you?" I asked Anjali as I lay on my bed.

"Hey yourself. I'm great actually. How are you?"

"You sound really happy; any particular reason?"

"Actually, yes," Anjali laughed softly in the phone.

"Are you going to tell me why?" I asked as I turned over to lay on my stomach.

"Why don't you guess?"

"Okay, I'll bite. You went shopping and got an awesome deal on a designer dress."

"That's so stereotypical and no that's not the reason."

"Okay if it wasn't a dress, was a new pair of jeans?"

"If I were next to you right now, I'd smack you! No and it has nothing to do with shopping."

"Okay, you saw Katherine today."

"No I did not see her but I do see her often so she's not the reason for my overly cheery mood."

"Another friend then?"

"No, it's something I did today?"

"Well, it's obviously not shopping. Give me a hint."

"I went with my brother."

"You went to New York City and hung out for the day."

"Nope, that's not it either."

"Okay, I give up."

"Fine, I'll tell you. I went racing today! Oh my god, it was so much fun!!! It's the first time I've gone this summer. Do you race?"

"Race what?" I asked stupidly.

"Cars of course what did you think?"

"Like remote controlled cars? You don't seem like the type who gets a kick out of that."

"No not like remote controlled cars, like real cars! It's one of my favorite things to do."

"Like drag racing?"

"No we go to a speedway and race sports cars around the track. I even beat my brother several times – which is pretty good since I haven't been racing all school year."

"What did you race?"

"An F3! God, I love speed."

"Like a real race car like the one professionals race?"

"Yup. The one and only and it felt so awesome. So do you race?"

"Absolutely not! I don't definitely race; I'm not stupid, Ama...I'm never going to race! And you shouldn't race either; what the hell was your brother thinking!" Shit I had almost told her that Amar races cars too. He goes on and on about the adrenalin rush he gets from going at such high speeds. Last thing I need them bonding over racing and the next thing you know Anjali would be drooling over him.