Chapter 178 - Totaled

"Arthur, Stefan, that's enough!" J was already piqued. Arthur and Stefan are acting like a big brother to her. It is very unusual for personal security to act this way. J knows that they are sincerely worried about her and it makes her feeling overwhelmed but they were acting over the top.

J seemed to be fine but Arthur and Stefan were still worried. That accident was dangerous. She was lucky to sustain only minor cuts and bruises. Some racers died in that kind of accident. Her team invested a large sum of money for the improvements in her car, but they also invested in safety precautions that other teams chose to ignore.

"How's my car?" J asked Buck.

"Miss J, the car sustained severe damage. Thou it is repairable, it will take months and might cost more than its worth." Buck's voice was gentle and low. He knew that this news will have a great effect on J.

J nodded her head with a blank expression. "Where is it?"

"It's in the pit," Buck replied.

J stood up and walked out of the house. Arthur, Stefan, and Buck wanted to stop her but they knew that she will refuse so they silently followed her instead. J's walk was steady but weak.

After a couple of minutes, they reached the pit. Not far away they saw J's Blue Race Car. J stopped for a moment, then she continued to walk towards her car. Buck stopped Arthur and Stefan from following her. He wants them to give her some space.

It was already dark. The whole racing circuit is lighted by spotlights. J looked around her car. Buck was right, it is already considered a total loss. Thou her car is insured, the insurance company would refuse to repair the car instead they will give her money equivalent to the amount of her car. Allowing her to get a new car.

J knew that she would need a new car to be able to join the Annual Lotus City Motor Speedway Championship, but that doesn't mean that she will abandon her race car. Even if she spends more than its worth to repair her car, she would do it to be able to drive her again.

Thou hard-headed, J is quite sentimental. Her race car is the first car that she acquires for a race. She won the Rookie of the Year Award and Young Racer Award with that car. She had a couple of accidents with that car but it was just minor. When she went back to Lotus City, she had it shipped from abroad.

J leaned her back on the side of her race car. She looked at the dark sky, she felt her heart trembling, her knees weak, she melted down. Sitting with her head between her knees, her back leaning at her race car.

She cannot suppress it anymore, without anyone seeing her, she burst out in tears. At first, it was a silent tear then it turns into a weep. Then after a couple of minutes, her weep turns into a sob. Not far away from her, thou Arthur, Stefan and Buck cannot see her, they were still able to hear her sobs.

Jacob reached the Naupaka Racing Circuit in just half an hour. He searched for J but he cannot find her. Finally, not far away he saw Arthur and Stefan. He runs towards them and asked about J. Arthur and Stefan was not surprised to see Jacob in such a short time after they called him.