ladyinred

she sat on the corner of that room. it took me a little while to find her.

"is that her?" i asked the mafia looking italian guy in muscle shirt.

he smiled back to me.. and said "do you want to see her or not? she sure will get your money worth."

"get my money worth?" i dunno.. i had not been in this kind of place for so long and i have no clue of how the market price for one like her.

other customers showed up. that dude went away to take care of them, leaving me alone with her.

"how you doing? looking good in that red... " i said to her. she did not reply...

i guessed for one in her age.. she did not look bad at all. of course i could still tell in a close look.. that she had been through good times and rough times. but her "headlight" is still round and shinny enough and her "rear end" still look as good as new. i could almost feel that she was smiling to me and asking me to take her for the ride of my life.

"so what do you say, dude?" mafia guy came back to me and asked.

"good enough to eat. but the price is... kinda..."

he interrupted me and show me the key in his hand. "why don't you take her for a ride.. we will discuss the price later. i am sure you won't argue with me later when you know how good she can be." he said it with an evil smile.

well, heck.. when was the last time i did something like this? 7 years ago? i could still get out of this and not paying anything if i felt anything wrong with her. beside that.. with the kind of money i was willing to spend, this might be the best i could afford.

after a brief introduction, i was ready to get the ride of my life. "don't forget your 'protection'" said the mafia guy.

"sure i would. don't worry." then i was left with her alone.

i made myself comfortable... touch her and looking at her from outside to inside. i turn on her "headlight" and made sure it is as good as it should be.. then i grab on her leathery "steering wheel". slowly wrap my palm around her "shift".

i turned her on.. then i pushed her "accelerator" a little bit.. she started to purr like a kitten. the sound of her "exhaust" just turned me on and made my heart pump furiously. i asked her "are we ready, my dear? take me for the ride of my life now."

i could feel the adrenaline rush... and i tighten my muscle and hanged on her... and see where was she taking me. her kitten purr had turned into scream.. and we were going over the legal limit soon after i pushed her to her "revving limit" i could feel her "cylinders" went up and down on me. my palms got a little sweaty when i shift her into higher gear and she rammed pass everything with the force and speed that i had never felt with any of my previous relationship of her kind.

15 minutes of that "exotic" time with her was enough to convince me that she was worth every penny she was asked.

soon i felt it was the time that we should end this little "test drive" as we were approaching together to that mafia guy.

"so what do you say, dude? was i ever joking to you about her?" i tried to hide my smile so i could be able to negotiate the price for the ride. but mafia guy was very good at his profession.. he was like a shark that sensed blood in the water and he won't let go. he knew i was hooked onto her already and the kind of adrenaline rush that she could be able to provide me was just irresistible.

but i was not born yesterday. i know i had the advantage.. after all.. i was the one with the green in my hands. i have always been good at negating since i've been in purchasing for years. i turned my head and looking back at her again.. i decided that twenty percent less then what he was asking for should be a good bargain to me.

20 minutes later we settled with a little bit more then the target price in my mind. but i believed that she would be worth it.

so i paid &2300 for the first used car after 7 years. a 89 grand prix turbo.. the look of her was a little dated.. but she was one of the 3500 limited edition available on that model. one of a kind with the turbo that would bring me up to the speed i had never be able to acheive with my previous SUVs. the kind of handling on the road that i could not be able to get with my previous luxury ride. what else can i ask for?

i had never own a red car before.. they had always been black or white. this would be the first one..

i called it "lady in red."
she would bring me to the land of ecstasy.. i am sure..

let me push her to the limit again.. let me hear her voice turning from kitten purring to lion screaming.

thanks to my lady in red.. being with me for my lonely birthday...