The Fastest Kiss - part five

At the first moment, she hasn’t reacted to it. However, some minutes later, her hands start moving. Her heart starts to beat faster, and she was getting pallid, and so was Thomas. He could loose his license, if someone discovers what he has done, but he wasn’t caring if that happened. The only thing he cares is her. When he was about to call for help, she opens her eyes.
- Hi, I’m Thomas, and I’m your doctor.
- What’s happening?
- You are in a hospital. You were involved in a car accident six months ago, and were here in coma since then. Can you tell me what your name is?
- My name is Clarice Nouveau.
- Nouveau? Are you from France?
- Yes. – Her accent confirmed it too.
- Right, that explains why you haven’t any registration, Social Security Number or else. Don’t you have a passport?
- No, I don’t. I came to US illegally.
- Why had you done that?
- The United States have great street racers. So, I decided to go around the biggest cities, challenging them. I had got succeeded, until I’d met Rabbit...
- I know that story.
- Thomas, I need to ask you a favour.
- And what’s that?
- Please, you have to race against Rabbit, and beat him!
- What? You know I can’t do that, he is a skilled pilot, and I’m just a doctor.
- No, he is not as skilled as you think. He has a fast car, and is very treacherous against other pilots.
- Why don’t you do that, when recovered from this condition?
- I don’t know if I’m going to be able to race ever again. Here, take this key, – Clarice gives him sort of a key, which was placed in a necklace, around her neck – this is a key to a bank’s safe vault. There you’ll find some money, a car key and my agenda. Get those for me, and we talk later.
Without arguing, Thomas finished his work and got those things for her. There was around 20 000 dollars in the vault, and the other things as well.
- Ok, that’s my plan. You’ll talk to David, he’ll arrange you the race against Rabbit, and he holds the bets. Tell him that Clarice sent you. Don’t worry about the car; it’s in a warehouse near the harbour.
- What part of “I can’t race” had you not listened?
- Are you afraid of him? I have the fastest car in these streets; it’ll make Rabbit looks like a turtle racing with you. Here is the deal: you are going to place 10000 on the race with David, otherwise, Rabbit might not accept your challenge for less than that.
- If you say so. Now I’m curious to see your car. It must be quite a machine.
- You won’t regret waiting to see it, I assure you. And by the way, could you by me a cell phone? I need to talk with some people.