An Unexpected Arrival

             John lived in a peaceful town called Southquay. It was just another every-day coastal town in Southwest England with the smell of freshly cut grass and the sound of birds humming in the lush countryside. But every year, on the 10th of April the town has it's own rally driving competition. This rally brought many people from around Britain and was all the talk in the local pub. Over the years it had risen to be famous and many great drivers were born from the Southquay rally. John wanted to be one of them.
             John was a medium build man and was irresistible to women. Ever since he was a little kid he had dreamt about winning that race and going on to become the world champion. A perfect dream for a perfect man you might say. However recently he had had many money problems with his family and was hoping to resolve them with the cash he would get from winning the race.
             "Can you pass us the spanner?" said John in his monotone voice that he had got from years of loud engines blurting in his ears.
             "Here you go." said Alex.
             John screwed in a nut that had come off his in construction Subaru Impreza. He was on a high. Two months till the Southquay race and everything was dandy. There would be a trial race next week and John was pretty certain of winning it.
             "Thanks Al, I'd better be off. I've got a wife and children to think about." "Yeah, well I have too!"
             John jumped into his convertible Ford Escort and waved off Al. As he drove home he got this slight feeling of uneasiness. He ignored it and continued on home. When he got home his children greeted him. They were called Lucy and David and it seemed to John that they were acting very strange. Two teenagers aged 15 and 17 hugging their Dad outside of the house! Never could this happen. Joanna (John's wife) came out the house faking a smile. John could see right through that corny smile and asked what wa
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