Phases Eight

Phase 9 Drop by the Downtown

Best advice for decision making: Never consult more than one person, including yourself.
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ONE DAY. Just twenty-four hours. How such a momentary period would be enough to take a life-changing decision?

Amy's words kept repeating in Jake's head, "I'll give you one day to think over this. Tomorrow correctly at this time, the validity of my offer expires. So its up to you, whether to accept or deny my offer"

Just two hours have passed since Jake had left the Hamilton mansion, and his mind has been oscillating like crazy. If he accepts the offer he must abandon racing for a year, and if he turns down the offer he'd be back to his old and boring self of living and caring only for himself.

Racing has been your whole life. Even if its just for a year, how can you abandon racing and go for a new job. No, you must not accept the offer.

Life is unpredictable. Anything can happen at anytime. Do something remarkable before dying. Accept the offer.

With so many thoughts crowding in his brain, Jake's head was about to burst.

Except for himself and Amelia, no one knew what kind of job he was going to do. According to Jake's family, Jake would be the personal secretary of a billionaire, helping her in the administration of a group of hospitals. He alone knew that enrolling in the American military would be safer than this job. Anytime he must be vigilant to deal with weapons, ranging from Swiss knives to explosive missiles, and occasionally Ducati thieves.

Twenty four hours might not be enough to take a decision, but it was more than enough for Jake to hangout, so he gallivanted the Brooklyn streets in his car, along with his hangout buddies- Anne and Justin. Justin was Jake's best mate for the past ten years. They had many things in common- born in a rich family, dependent only on themselves, and had a perpetual fascination in off-road racing. Justin was a black. His features reminded Jake of Tej Parker from Fast and Furious, but he never mentioned it before Justin as he would brag endlessly about his looks.

Anne was the only girl in their trio. She leaves school by two in the afternoon but Will returned home only after eight, sometimes even later than that so she spent most of the time with Jake. Anne was the brightest member of their group. Whenever she was present, laughter and giggles were also present.

"Hey Jus, Where can I buy some decent clothes?" Jake consulted with Justin, who rode the shotgun.

"Clothes? Are you dating someone?" asked Jeanne, who sat at the back seat.

"I must have a chat with your friends. You seem to have a very bad influence." Jake grumbled about the disrespectful present generation and his glorious school days, while Justin suppressed a laugh.

"My friends? God, Jake don't be so typical." Anne mocked playfully while playing a racing game in Jake's mobile.

"If I was dating someone, I wouldn't be taking you both for shopping" Jake made a sharp turn at the alley giving a jerk to the passengers in the car. Anne's game got over due to Jake's rash driving. She was disappointed as she was so close to beat Jake's highest record in the game.

"So rude" she muttered.

They scanned the roadsides searching for clothes stores and stopped by the Downtown showroom. The gust of hot air from the heater above the glass doors tousled their hairs, which made Anne grumpy. The showroom was decorated with artificial trees having pumpkin orange and blood red leaves, and fragrance of apple and cider to signify the fall season. The salesman was flirting with the girl in the counter without noticing them.