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     Hoards of giggling schoolgirls lined the sides of the racecourse, cheering the 15 yr old racing prodige on. He sped round, adrenaline coursing through his veins as he headed for the home stretch, merely yards ahead. Alan Tracy knew in his heart he shouldn’t be here, should be at school, revising for exams. But he yearned to be in his beaten up racer more than anything. School could wait. If his father knew what he was doing in school hours! Speaking of Dad, that spectator looks like him. In fact...

    Alan let his eyes stray from the tarmac, to face the angry face of his father. He didn’t see the corner. He didn’t see the barrier. All he saw was his father’s look of disappointment, then horror, then terror. Alan slammed into the barrier with a sickening crunch. His car crumpled, the barrier destroyed. Paramedics ran over, calling for assistance, while the teenage girls cried. Jeff ran over to the smouldering heap of wreckage, willing his son to live.

    Alan slowly opened his eyes and tried to work out where he was. It was a bright, sterile room with patterned curtains. Cards, cute teddy bears and flowers decorated the walls. Alan slowly began to piece together what had happened. He rubbed his eyes
gently and noticed his father in the corner of the room, reading the inside of one of the cards. Alan coughed gently and Jeff spun round.

    Jeff sat in the padded leather chair next to where Alan lay, surrounded by monitors and covered in wires and drips. His leg was in traction, and a thick set of stitches covered the large gash in his forehead. Jeff took Alan’s hand in his and squeezed gently. “You stupid, stupid boy.”

    “How could you put me and your brothers through so much worry?” Jeff continued, his voice low and pleading. “Did you really think I wouldn’t find out?” Alan lowered his eyes and picked at the plaster surrounding his I.V needle. He felt truly sorry. And ashamed. He looked up to face his father. “Sorry.”

    Alan’s brothers visited him regularly, bringing presents food and his homework. They also up dated him on their fathers Big Plan a rescue organisation, non-profit and involving all five of them. This excited Alan, and couldn’t wait to recover and prove to his dad that he was mature enough to handle the tough world of International Rescue.