New Life : A Second Chance

The sound of the engine was undeniable. That was not an ordinary car. It didn't have the distinctive roar of a Ferrari, but it certainly was a sports car. The anticipation that he was feeling could not be described.

When the car came into view, Sophia's brother's eyes widened even further.

Is that a..? No, it couldn't be. Sophia's brother quickly took out his phone and did some googling to confirm it. 

What was that sort of car doing here? 

"Is that your boyfriend?!"

"I don't know," Sophia answered.

The windows were tinted, and she couldn't see who was inside. Ali didn't call her either, so she wasn't sure if he was still on the way.

Sophia looked carefully at the car.

It was not something she recognised. Then again, her knowledge was quite limited, and she could only identify a Ferrari or a Lamborghini. 

"Is that an expensive car?" Sophia asked her brother tentatively.

"Expensive? Expensive?!" he nearly shouted, "Well, if you consider a price tag of several million dollars being expensive, then yes. It is!"

"That is the Lycan Hypersport, one of the top ten most expensive cars in the world. In. The. World."

Sophia gulped.

Sophia's brother was nearly hyperventilating. He was a sports car enthusiast, and he started on his spiel upon seeing the confused look of his sister.

"It has a RUF-based mid-rear engine, a flat-six 3.7-liter unit with a pair of turbochargers to produce 740 horsepower and 960 Newton-meters (708 pound-feet) of torque. That supercar only weighs about 1,400 kilograms (3,086 pounds) and uses a seven-speed, dual-clutch PDK gearbox."

"It can go to 62 mph (100 kph) in 2.8 seconds and a 0-124 mph (0-200 kph) run in 9.4 seconds! Its top speed is 245 mph (395 kph)!!"

Sophia just looked at him blankly. Other than the speed thing, she had no idea what her brother was talking about regarding the car's specs.

"Is that fast?" she asked softly.

"SOPHIA!" her brother couldn't stand it anymore. Why was his sister so ignorant and dense? How could anyone even fall for such a person? Unbelievable!

The sleek door opened then, and instead of swinging vertically like normal, it seemed to glide upwards. Sophia's eyes glittered. It looked like a spaceship!

The shape of the car was already so sleek and stylish, and the way the door opened was really like some sort of science fiction thing. It looked so cool!

Her brother saw a rather handsome young man step out of the car, the sort of person that any woman would fling themselves on. Some may have not liked his 'olive skin', but when he's that rich, who is going to bother?

Sophia's brother still couldn't quite wrap his mind around the whole thing and mumbled, "Only seven cars were built. There was this rumour about there was an eighth one. A really special edition made for this oil prince. It's special because it's bullet-proof and had a unique colour ... "

Suddenly, something clicked in his mind and he looked at the car again.

"No. Freaking. Way," he looked at his sister in pure terror and then pointed at the guy that had walked out of the car, "Is that your boyfriend?!"

She nodded, and he wanted to puke seeing the stupid dreamy look on her face.

"And you're going to meet his family tonight? Oh man, that's going to be priceless!" he started laughing then walked off with the parting shot, "Don't come crying home later!"

 Sophia cursed her brother in her heart. She was nervous enough already. Did he have to put on the pressure?! What did he mean, come crying home?!

Sophia had known that Ali was well-off, but she had not thought at all about the level of 'well-off' he was. He had been so unassuming and 'normal' that she was under the impression it was the same as her. 

Seeing that car, and her brother's reaction, she knew that the gap was way, way bigger than she had ever expected.

However, when she saw Ali, her fear abated a bit. She walked out to greet him and upon seeing her, his face had this really gentle, loving look that all her nervousness melted away.

He always had this effect on her.

Just by smiling at her, she felt her world brighten. It sounded so cheesy and corny but that was how she felt. He looked at her like she was the only one that mattered and that eased her heart.

It wasn't her background, or lack of it, that he looked at.

He saw her.

When he had asked her before, why she stayed with him, this was the reason.

No matter the obstacle, how he made her feel made her want to face it all.