Sinners and Saints II

Chapter 9

Olivia gasped in surprise the moment Rafael led her into the bright show room garage. She couldn't believe how bright and extremely beautiful it was. She couldn't shake off the smell of luxury that filled the room. All her life, she had never been to one of those before. A show room for all the luxurious cars the world had ever known and it wowed her so much.

She could feel her heart beat in excitement as she twirled around, keeping her eyes glued to every detail. She could barely even recognize the cars she saw or the few white people that surrounded each of them, admiring what they could. She could have sworn she'd have died for one of those. She held on tight to Rafael's hands. Unlike her, he happened to be less amazed. He was particularly cool about it, taking glances only when he needed to.

What on earth were they doing there anyway?

She turned to her other side and then stopped for a while the moment she noticed the beauty in front of her. She had never seen anything like it. Rafael turned too the moment he noticed she had stopped walking. She slowly placed her hand on the glass, trying to stop her imaginations from getting the best out of her.

"It's beautiful." She whispered.

Rafael squinted his eyes as he let his gaze linger on l the coal black Ferrari in front of them. It was indeed a beauty and depicted the words "elegance and extremely expensive."

"Buona giornata."

They both turned the moment they heard a voice say something that sounded like a greeting, as an Italian man in an expensive suit walked towards them with a bright smile on his face that could be easily seen behind his face shield. The way he smiled at Rafael, it almost looked like he knew him, like they had met before.

"Mr Rafael." He stretched out his hand for a shake. His leather black gloves shimmered under all the bright light. Of course he did, Olivia didn't need to think for so long before she came to the conclusion that Rafael must have been a regular there. She knew how much the man beside her loved cars. Cars like the one in front of them. That was why he had lots of them and always had a habit of auctioning those he got tired of with time.

"Miguel." Rafael accepted his handshake, letting himself smile a little bit too.

"It's so nice to see you again."

"Likewise." Rafael was trying to be as polite as ever.
Olivia tightened her grip on his arm the moment she recognized the man's gaze shift to her. She was nervous and wasn't sure she was interested in a handshake even when she had literally soaked her hands in sanitizer before she walked into the room.

"And this must be-"

"Olivia." Olivia stretched out her hands too for a shake. She didn't want to be rude. He hesitated a bit and then accepted it .

"It's nice to meet you." He returned her smile and then turned his attention back to Rafael.

"It seems you're here for another purchase sir?"

"No," Olivia stretched out her hands to interrupt. They both turned to her. She let out a nervous laugh. "We actually didn't come here to buy anything, we are just window shopping."

The man scoffed jokingly.

"That's impossible." He said almost in a whisper as he turned to the glass. Rafael smiled a little bit too just as he turned to the glass as well. Olivia was beginning to feel really embarrassed. She let out an exasperated sigh and then turned to the window.

"What do we have here?" The man started, slowly turning to Rafael. "She's really a beauty isn't she?" He asked them as they watched the car twirl around slowly just so they could see every part of it.