RACE TO DESPAIR

Louis was a rich and famous astronaut, he lived in a great building in Manhattan fought with Ximena, who was a wifem,wholoved her husband and was pregnant. Louis's first love was his red Ferrari, he went out every night for the city to show his great car and leave his wife alone in the apartment, when Louis came home he was drunk and it was morning so Ximena claimed to he.

One of many mornings Louis fought with his wife ring the phone, Louis answered and the message he received was: "NASA has called for a reconnaissance mission to Mars" Ximena Louis begged him not to go to this mission because it was very dangerous, but he accepted the call.

Louis had to go to Merrit Island where is the NASA`s launch pad 39, Ximena accompany him to Merrit Island, they were to travel on plane but when they were at the “guard international airport” were informed them that their flight was canceled, so they began a travel to the island in the beloved Louis`s Ferrari, they must traverse the entire east coast.

In New York for accident Ximena shed water on the seat and Louis shout, later Ximena told Louis to take on the road 91, but Louis took the route 81 and came to the George Washington National Park, once there Louis followed by the rout, without listening to Ximena that told him to back off, Ximena also had contractions; Louis continued and accelerated more and more; Ximena told him to slow but Louis ignored so Ximena, Louis did stop and got out of the car, Louis the insult and continued, crying Ximena asked help from a truck driver who coincidentally was on route, Ximena go up on truck that traveling to Manhattan and wearing tires, for his part Louis accelerated more and as fate would  a tire exploded so he stay stuck on the road, after time passed the truck and Ximena seeing her husband sitting in the middle of the road asked the truck driver to sell him a tire. Once put the tire on the Ferrari Louis invite to Ximena get on his car and followed the path.

When they reached Richmond Ximena asked stopping to eat something but Louis did not stop, in other city called Dinwwidie there was a bar and Louis stop to eat something but Ximena would not go out because there were mare men and looked maliciously to she,so Ximena asked to Louis if he could bring food, but he not wanted; they followed the path and Ximena have complained by the contractions and Louis shouting for she made silence, Louis driving all night and the next day, the second night of travel Louis arrived at a Motel in Jacksonville, Ximena said that shouldn`t pass the night there because it was a very dangerous place but Louis shouting to she. The morning found striped the beloved red Ferrari beloved, Louis blame to Ximena, followed the journey were coming to Orlando when Ximena asked to Louis if he accelerate that had broken font, Louis the scream and hard braking, a truck was back collided the Ferrari, Louis angry hit too much to Ximena because he believed that everything bad that happened was her fault, she scaped running, and a car carried her to a hospital in Orlando; Louis had hurry so no care the damage to the Ferrari, sped up until he arrived to Florida, where NASA officials hoped.

Louis arrived to the complex installations launch 39 and trained hard; while Ximena was on a hospital in Colorado, she was on intensive care, crying and was very sore from the blows gives by her husband, a doctor approaches her, he sits to a side of her bed, takes her hand and says “I`m sorry” ...

Louis is preparing for the travel to Mars, once in the space shuttle started countdown to ignition ... 30-29-28-27 ... 3-2-1-ignition ... and the island heard a loud "boom"…

Ximena shattered returns to her apartment in Manhattan, to calm her pain she get drunk and then see the balcony and...

BY: LUIS FELIPE ACOSTA

POSTED BY: TEACHER JORGE (with Acosta's permission)