chapter 8: I love cars

I ate my food quickly without looking up. I was so nervous around him after last night.

" Ain't you eating too quickly," The old man asked. Of course, I was but I wasn't going to shoulder that instead, I told him I was late for my classes and he nodded.

When we were done with the meal we went outside. I was in shock when I saw the beauty of the mansion and its environment and warm atmosphere in the daylight.

" Even more beautiful in the daylight," I murmured.

" I prefer penthouses but I guess a mansion is more suitable for my age." came his reply as he continued to watch me.

" I like penthouses too," I told him quietly still unable to look him in the eye.

" Gabriel will drop you off at school, give him a call when you are done." He informed and I nodded then noticed he wasn't looking at me so I answered yes.

The left-hand side of the mansion had the garage. He had 4 cars lined up, The Audi S8 Gabriel picked me up with, The BMW i7 and Audi A8 he came to court with the previous day and another car covered in grey car cover I was so curious to know what kind of car it was. The shape showed it was a sports car but what would an old man be doing with a sport car? The drivers had started the cars and were driving them toward us to pick us up. But My curiosity got the best of me.

" Excuse me Mr Asher, what kind of car is covered over there?"

"Oh that's a Lamborghini Revuelto" He answered absent minded.

" A what?" I shouted excitedly. He's got to be kidding me. " Can I see it?" I asked excitedly looking at him. His driver had packed his car now and was waiting for him to enter. " Never mind, maybe next time," I said but he started walking towards the car instead.

" Yeah you can see it" he replied. The garage was just by the house so it barely 2 minutes to get there. We stopped in front of the car and he asked Gabriel to remove the car cover.

My heart stopped for a bit as I saw the car, I couldn't believe I was seeing it real with my eyes.

" God, it's even beautiful seeing it real, this car is an upgrade to the Lamborghini Aventador, it has a V-12 coupe and three electric motors. Can you imagine it has 1015 horsepower? I never knew I would get to see it" I went on and on about the car. I was so engrossed I forgot who I was talking to until I remembered his an old man and wouldn't probably be interested in my talks. I was surprised he even listened as I went on.

" Am so sorry, I got engrossed." I apologised finally remembering I was wasting his time. I looked up to see him staring at me, I immediately looked away suddenly remembering how I had hugged him the previous night.

" How do you know so much about cars?" He asked.

" Oh, I've always liked cars. Growing up I would play with toy cars when other girls played with dolls. Am on this page on WhatsApp where updates about new cars are given." He listened like I was telling him something extremely important.

" I will leave now, thanks for letting me see it" I turned around to leave

" Don't you wanna ride it?" came his question.

" You can't be serious," I said with a little laughter. He must be joking with me. He nodded instead, I looked at him, he is a little reserved this morning. was it because of what happened last night?

" How come you own a sports car, do you like sports cars?" I asked him Instead

"Yeah, I do." came his reply.

" Do you drive it, is that okay for your health?" I asked even though I wanted to get a divorce as soon as possible and I hated the situation I was in but I wouldn't want him to die.

" I like to own it even though I don't drive it."

"Wow... it like a trophy then?" I went on

" You can say that" Came to his simple reply. He had money what do I expect? I can't believe someone would buy one of the cars I so wish I had and just cover it up. I shook my head

" Amazing, which is your pick a Lamborghini, a Ferrari or a Bugatti? " I asked out of pure curiosity. He rubbed his bears for a while before saying

" I like all of them but my preference would be Lamborghini."

" I like Ferrari though I like Lamborghini and Ferrari too," I told him and remembered I would run late for my class if I stayed any longer "Ain't you getting late? sorry for keeping you." I said as I made to leave again

" Wait" I stopped and turned around.

" You can ride it to school," he told me.

" It's okay sir, Maybe some other time," I replied still shocked he was gonna let me drive it.

I got to school 45 minutes later. I rushed to the class, luckily the professor hadn't entered the class. I looked around and saw Hads sitting and went to her.

I had called Hads earlier to tell her I was alright and would be in school. Immediately after I sitted Hads started bombarding me with questions.

" Lisa, are you okay baby girl? " She asked touching my head.

"You've asked that a thousand times Hads am fine," I told her hoping she would finally believe that I was fine.

" Tell me exactly what happened last night. Tell everything, Lisa, every detail." Hads said to me looking like she was about to hear the most interesting story ever.

I started with how Gabriel picked me up from the coffee shop to go how we got my clothes, and how he drove back to Mr Kelvin's house.

" You mean his house is that beautiful, well that's expected." Hads said with a grin. I continued with my story telling her how I had drunk the milk after hanging up on her.

" You mean, you took the milk without knowing who was at the door." She e asked in disbelief

" In my defence what was I supposed to think after what he had said to me when I was eating? " I told Hads pouting.

" Then what happened next?" Hads asked with a chuckle.

" The maid called him in before I could tell her not to and he carried me from the flow and ended up taking care of me. In summary, my plan backfired" I finished.

" Common Lisa you're not telling me everything. Are you sure nothing else happened? " Hads asked with a wink

" Nothing really" I replied looking away as I remembered how I had hugged the old man. What the hell was I thinking?

" Look at me Lisa" Hads demanded but I looked away

" Melissa Peters, tell me what you're hiding right now," Hads said attempting to tickle me but we were interrupted when the professor entered the class.

" I'll still hear it when we are done with classes," Hads whispered in my ears which I shook my head and laughed at. When we finished the morning classes, we went out for lunch with Liam.

We were still eating when Abigail walked in with Ken, I hissed when I saw them. Liam's expression changed immediately. Abigail saw me and her cheek curved into a mischievous smile. She whispered something to Ken which Ken wasn't really happy about but agreed nevertheless and then they started walking towards my direction.

"Hello, guys." She greeted me with a wave of her hand.

" Hi," Liam said looking anywhere but at me. My heart still aches of course I wouldn't be able to get over someone I was with for over 3 years overnight. Am was just too concerned about dealing with the old man and protecting my virginity from him. But whenever I saw those two together I still felt a strong wave of pain.

Hads held my hand under the table and squeezed it and in response, I looked at her and smiled. What would I ever do without a friend like her?

" Hi Abi and Ken, do you need something?" I replied calmly.

Abigail had always told me she hated my calmness and it unnerved her but what can I do that's just me. That's what she had hated mostly about me growing up. We disliked each other from the first day we saw each other.

" Oh, Ken and I were just passing by and decided to say hi," she said touching Ken's cheek. I turned my attention to Liam instead who hadn't said a word since Abigail and Ken got there. When Liam was angry and couldn't do anything about it he often ends up being quiet.

" Are you doing okay Ken or should I just call you cheat?" I asked Ken with a smile. I would frustrate them before they frustrated me.