shes a street racer

chapter 3

the car ride to kennys house was silent until he finally broke it as we pulled through his iron clad gate his father had installed last year.  " it could just be a coincidence." he says looking at me with hope in his eyes.

sighing deeply i pull up to the house that has caused kenny so many problems for most of his life and look up at its towering height. " it could be, but what are the chances kenny?"

silence yet again fills the unanswered question. we slowly make our way into his house and to his fathers study to say hello. once a week kenny makes an appearance to his father to make it look like he is still living here though he lives in the loft above the garage. his fathers so involved with his work that in the last year he hasnt realized that kennys never here. i come everytime kenny makes an appearance to act as a peackeeper. his father would never act out infront of me because of who my father was.

" kenny hows school" his father asks. like every time we come here. and like every time kenny has one word answers. its heartbreaking to see kenny become so quite and pull into a shell when we step through the door. after an akward conversation with montone questions that clearly annoyed his father to ask we made our way to his bedroom to grab some clothing. their maid knows that kenny dosent live there any more so she grabs his clothing from the loft and brings them here to wash for him.

when we make it into his room i close the door behind me and and continue our conversation that we where having in the car. " we need to find out if it was him or not kenny. i cant have someone finding out what i do on my spare time." flopping down on his bed i let out an exagerated sigh. the bed shifts indicating that kenny is on the bed beside me. his head comes down onto my stomach andi throw my arm over his side running my hand up his arm. " we should get your stuff and go before your dad decides im not  reason enough to confront you."

he nods his head making my shirt rise slightly. his hair tickles my bare stomach causing me to squirm. " your right we need to find out. ill try talking to him about his car tomorrow. lets go."

kennys stops off to tell his dad hes going out and he wont be back till late and we head back to my car. i can see him visibaly relax the further we get from his house. kennys so smart when it comes to anything except for his father. it took three cracked ribs, a broken cheek bone and a cuncusion for him to finally walk away from that enviroment, not including my countless pleads for him to leave. the loft he currently lives in is mine. the exessive amounts of money my father has thrown at me for the last eight years was enough to buy it and the garage below it without even making a dent in my account. kenny lives in it for free as long as he fixes my car and keeps it running like a dream. the money i win from the races i take half and give the other half to kenny so i know hes just as invested in me winning as i am.

when we get to the loft we head straight into the garage so that kenny can check over the car and make sure everything is okay. i sit around doing my homework before deciding me and kenny needed ssomething to relax us both so i jump out of the seat and grab his hand. he hesitates for a second but finally follows as i drag him to the benz.  the pool hall we enjoy isnt far, once we pull in he smiles at me before jumping out and heading inside not bothering to wait for me.

he queing up a rack when i walk in and say hi to buzz, the owner of the pool hall. the place is a complete dive. some where neither one of our parents would approve of us being in. its probably one of the reasons we enjoy coming here. that and buzz has been like a brother to the both of us when we needed someone, he has always been here no matter what the problem was. his 6'3 height and burly build is enough to scare away anything or anyone.

in the middle of our game the door to the hall walks in and drew walks in with another guy. im shocked to see him here. not many people know about buzz pool hall, i didnt even know about it until my brother brought me here a few years ago. the guy standing beside drew has on a beanie and shades even though is dark in the hall. i watch as they walk up to buzz. the encounter is strange, buzz who is normally not a touchy kinda person runs around the counter and take drews friend into a bone crushing hug. not long after drew spots us and smiles.