Shadow

Chapter 4

"Well that was fun," Brent commented as he waved to the students as they walked out of the gymnasium.

"It was," I agreed, "You've been doing a great job."

"Thanks," he smiled as the last person walked out of the doors.

We packed up the equipment that was used during the lesson, gloves, mitts, targets, the whole lot.

The lesson was great. Brent taught me the basics during the lesson, and for my first time learning from someone other than my usual teacher, I had a blast. Working with people that were just as passionate about martial arts was something magical.

Brent was a great teacher, he was attentive towards every single student and worked with them at their own pace.

Even though he had been a black belt for less time than me, I learned a lot from him. This only proved that experience is what defined skill, not how long they'd been doing it. Someone could be a doctor for a long time, but if they've never operated on someone they would never be considered as good as someone who has operated on a lot of people but only been working for a short time. Brent was a prime example of this.

"I should start heading home," I said as we walked out of the gymnasium.

"Do you need a lift?" Aidan asked, "We drove here in my car."

"Thanks," I smiled, "But I don't live very close, I'll catch the bus from here."

"Nonsense," Josh said, waving his hand in the air, "You're coming with us."

Before I could protest, I was getting dragged to the parking lot. I tried to twist my wrist out of Josh's grip, but he was stronger than he let on. Scratch that. Much stronger. I tried again, this time exerting more force, and was able to pull out of his grip. Josh frowned, turning around, and grabbed my wrist again, this time I let him drag me to wherever he was taking me.

"Guys," I said, "It's really fine, it's not that far away and I'm not a child-"

"We're here," Josh said, stopping abruptly, causing me to crash into him, "Whoops, sorry."

I rubbed my wrist as he let go before my jaw landed on the floor.

In front of us stood a shiny, yellow Lamborghini Urus. It sparkled under the setting sun, the bright yellow colour giving off a golden glow.

Aidan opened the car and got into the driver's seat. Josh grabbed my wrist for the third time and pulled me to the passenger seat.

"Do you need help picking your jaw off the floor?" Josh rolled his eyes.

I closed my mouth and got into the car. The seat was just as comfortable as it looked. I sunk into the material and instantly felt relaxed.

Aidan started the car with a loud roar and we were out of the parking lot within seconds.

"Here's her address," Josh said, putting his phone in the compartment next to Aidan.

"How did you-" I began.

"I saw it in your diary and kept it just in case," he said grinning.

I turned back around, rolling my eyes, "Creep."

"Thoughtful," Josh scoffed.

"I still can't believe you have a freaking Lamborghini," I said to Aidan, completely ignoring Josh.

"It's nothing-" Aidan began.

"It's not nothing!" Josh exclaimed, "Aidan actually has a crazy rich asshole of a father, explaining this," he said, pointing at the car.