"Diego" It was a familiar voice, soft and inundated with love. The metallic sounds of the spanners and screwdrivers made a vague melody as he slide out from under the car. She was smiling down at him, with a paper in her hands. She couldn't hide the joy as it glittered on her face like starlight.

"That is not what I think, is it?" 
Diego asked wiping his greese full hands over his orange coverall, that was made more darker with the unending exposure to greese and sweat. 
"You got in" Lisa said, still smiling, she wanted to hand the paper over to Diego but looking at his black stained palms she just showed it to him. "I knew you'd make the cut" she added, "nobody drives better than you in Rio" she said as she walked past him to the sitting room. Diego just smiled and shaked his head.

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Mariana served the guests with the chilled cocktail she had prepared. Her friends made the loudest noise as they drank and cheered heartily. She had told them how her brother is going to become a race god, just like the famous Antonio Garcia. 
"Give me a cup of those concoction of yours" Peter said, he was by the grill with Diego. He added a wink as Mariana turned to leave.
"She still doesn't like you" Diego said, turning a steak as the smoke rose.
"I think she's over it" Peter said looking in the direction she went, expecting her arrival.
"We all get into accidents every now and then" he continued with a half smile.
"I think she was just concerned with her ace driver of a brother" he said as Mariana came out with two glasses of the said concoction.

"Ok I'm out of here" Diego said, as he spotted Lisa. He placed some pieces of the meat in a foil.
"This looks nice" Lisa said as she handed him an envelope with a bottle in it.
"It's noisy here, let's go somewhere quiet" Diego said, and as he took hand and led her to the garage. 
"I'm not getting in that" Lisa said, she looked at the old Mustang. It looked overly patched.
"It's good now, trust me. I even took it out earlier today" Diego said, as he opened the passenger seat for her. 

The sound of the water splashing on the rocks was all they could hear. This was the perfect destination to run away from the chaos of the party. Lisa stuffed her mouth with the meat. It was her favourite, and was grilled to perfection by her man.
"You know, I can't wait to see you on the tracks" she said, it only came out like a grumble. 
"Finish eating first, you talk too much" Diego said as he sipped the wine from a plastic cup. Lisa took the cup from him, drank it contents out and ended with a belch. She was free, just like the wind from the ocean.

Diego had been struggling with the anxiety of his first day appearance at the race company Fernando. When he got to the company, the instructor took him to the race track for some practice. As he got into the car he felt fulfilled and nervous at the same time. He kept revving the engine, even though he had not moved yet.  In a way it helped ease his anxiety, he shouted as the lights turned green and jerked the car forward releasing all the energy in its engine. 

The instructor was pleased with his skills.
He announced to the team members later that evening in the dressing room. 
"let's welcome our newest driver" he said with a smile.