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I tightened my grip on the black leather steering wheel. A familiar rush of excitement flowed through my veins. I'm in love with the rush. I couldn't help but chuck my head back and laugh. For once I was free. No expectations to live up to, no one to judge me. Just raw freedom, finally I had grabbed my fair share and I wasn't planning on letting it slip through my fingers any time soon.
The alcohol in my blood-steam clouded my senses, probably made me even more crazy than normal. But I didn't care, In this moment I didn't care about anything. I had control of my own life and I was going to do what I want with it from now on.
People around my car partied their lives away leaving their own dark pasts behind them, forgetting their own problems.
Everything moved in slow motion and I realized these were my people.
With each jump to the beat, scream of excitement, kiss of a stranger and puff of whatever they were smoking. It all worked together to help them get loose, to help remind them what they had to live for.
The base of the loudspeakers shook the dusty floor of the race tracks. Women and men of all ages danced sweat slowly trickling down their faces and bodies, coating their hair making them seem glossy.
I jumped in my car seat and finally remembered what I was doing here. A stranger tapped on my car window once again after the first failed attempt at getting my attention, I squinted my eyes to try and identify the features of the person on the other side of the tinted window.
I smirked up at the teenage boy and slowly put my window down to greet him.
"Why hello there! What may I do for you today?" I asked the guy. A cute sideways smile grew onto his face showing his dimples. If it weren't for his heavily tattooed body (mainly around his arms and neck) I would classify him as your classic next door neighbor kinda boy. His teeth pristine white making his smile even more mesmerizing. His floppy blonde hair kept falling in his eyes as he leaned over my car.
"You ain't usually the kinda girl we get asking for a race," He paused to chuckle "what's brought you here tonight feeling extra adventurous?"
"I guess you could say that. Are you here to tell me when my race starts?" I turned my head to the side.
"Yes, I am as a matter of fact thanks for the reminder chicka! Marcos wants you on the line now. The names Snake by the way."
"Is that your real name or is it special for the streets?" I asked him.
"No one has a name around here. You go by your nickname, the streets is where you forget who you are. Free to be the person you want! It's fan-fucking-tactic!" He stepped back from the car and gestured around us to the crazy people of all ages doing whatever they want.
I smiled and laughed at the self-proclaimed Snake.
"Well, in that case, Mr Snake" He laughed and rolled his eyes, "you can call me BW."
"BW hmm," He tested the way it rolled off his tongue and brought his hand up to tap his chin in thought, I observed his hand and the massive skull tattoo covering his knuckles, "can I ask what that stands for?" He leaned forward again a little more, almost too close for my liking but I made no move to push him back, a cheeky smile took over his face, "Promise not to tell."
"It seems we might just be out of time Snake, after all, your a big boy I'm sure you can work that out. See you at the starting line. Don't get too upset when I kick your arse!" I turned the engine on and pushed on the accelerator, making it purr under my feet.
Snake stepped back away from the car.
"I wouldn't be too sure BW. I'm know to win all races around here. I have a reputation to uphold after all chicka!" He shouted gaining the attention of the parties surrounding us.
Without a reply, I slowly drove towards the starting line and rolled up my window. People cleared a path from my beast, cheering and tapping on the tinted windows. Suddenly I was glad at my decision to put the window up...
I looked through the windscreen as I slowly approached my destination, Marcos suddenly came into view. He was leaning over to a tall girl wearing hardly any clothes, she giggled and took continuous sips of her drink while he whispered things that I probably didn't want to know into her ear. She seemed around my age wayyyyyyy too young for Marcos... probably just in it for the money.
I beeped the car horn to get his attention from the girl, I couldn't help but laugh when he jumped in the air and grabbed onto the slutty girl next to him making her let out a little yelp and scowl at him.
He turned and glared at the car. I put my window down and stuck my head out, "Snake told me you were ready for my race?" He turned and whispered something into the girl's ear once again making her smirk, she nodded and kissed him on the cheek then waddled off out of my view, not before sending me a weak glare over her shoulder.
Marcos grabbed a megaphone off a man in a black suit, I'm guessing it's his bodyguard I can understand why he would need one in this kinda business. There can be some dangerous people.
He got up on the top of a car, "Alright everyone! Can I have your attention!" The music stopped playing and everyone cleared out of the way as a beautiful Cherry red Lamborghini came into my vision parking next to my car. Snake rolled down his window and winked at me revving his engine before turning his attention back to a smirking Marcos.
"So my fellow broken souls," He looked around the hooting crowd, then paused and made solid eye contact with me for a spilt-second, I could see the twinkle of mischief in his eyes.
"We have a very special race today, a new racer has challenged us out of nowhere! Let's see what she can do against the infamous Snake on the streets!" The crowd went crazy, chucking their empty cups in the air banging on the hood of Snakes red Lambo. While I on the other had beeped at anyone who tried to lay a finger on my baby.
I looked over to Snake and he mouthed 'See I told you I have a reputation to uphold' a cocky smirk on his face, I rolled my eyes and revved the engine extra loud making everyone shut up.
"So new lil racer what should we call ya?" A rusty old voice shouted from the silent crowd. All attention was back on me as the crowd waited for an answer.
"She likes to be called BW!" Snake shouted and mummers of approval echoed through the crowd.
"Everyone quiet! Let's get this show on the road," Marcos shouted.
"Two rules in my races, rule number one. Loser gives winner their car no matter what, no protest straight after the race exchange the keys and finally and indefinitely no sabotaging my men will come after you and teach you a bad lesson if you even try!" He shouted strictly like an angry parent lecturing his kids almost, I nodded my head in agreement to Marcos's words.
"Snake and BW do you understand?" We both agreed.
"Then we have ourselves a race! Everyone clear out, Cindy baby do the honors." The crowds disappeared from the front of the cars and the starting line was completely clear to me it lead out onto a dark road with no lights.
Judging by the fact that it's the 'Streets' then that road most definitely leads into the heart of Lilly valley and back to here.
In answer to my questions, someone shouted out to me that there were graffiti arrows for me to follow.
Marcos's girl Cindy walked out into the middle of the line a white material in her hands.
"Racers ready!" We revved our engines at her my heart hammered in my chest.
"Three!" She shouted and grinned.
"Two!" She did a small dance making the men in the group to hoot and laugh.
I blocked out the crowd and I tightened my grip on the steering wheel, I leant forward in anticipation.
"ONE!!!"
I pushed on the ignition and the car lurched forward speeding ahead of the line rushing down the street smoothly covering the length of the road easily, blowing up dust as the tires spun quickly. Snakes car right beside mine at equal speed.
I laugh like a lunatic before suddenly the florescent arrows on both sides of the path pointed to the right, Snakes car started speeding ahead by a few meters catching my attention.
Almost as if everything went in slow motion and we made eye contact through the windows. He winked before suddenly making a swift turn to the right. My heart thumped in panic as I turned back to the front and I saw the bottom of a bridge up ahead and I followed Snake pushing my steering wheel completely to the right just in time to miss the brick wall.
I continued a few meters behind him, my heart racing out of control in my chest still in shock sat what just happened.
I tried to make a sly movement to get equal with Snake again but he cut me off by curving his car to the side I was planning to make a movement from.
Light surrounded us suddenly as we dropped from the track onto an old semi truck tunnel, I jumped in my seat as the car was air born for a few seconds, I tightened my grip on the wheel, "Fuck!"
The car crashed back onto the ground and I finally regained composer, I noticed that Snake had made it in front by even further.
I can't loose this car not even a fucking possibility.
I changed the gear and pushed the ignition instantly, a trick some kid back in Cali taught me. My car launched forward, Snakes car slipped to the left a small bit and I took that as my opportunity to pass him.
I changed the gear back and used the same trick again. I swerved the steering wheel right and passed a panicking Snake.
I winked at him through the rearview mirror just like he had done to me earlier, his shook his head from left to right and tried to get around me. I moved my car in sink with him blocking his path.
I noticed his eyes twitch in frustration, I smirked before turning my attention back to the tunnel. Which was slowly coming to and end, I looked at the arrows and they pointed left. I speed up and turn speedy left at the end of the tunnel, I was never good at fast turns to the left...
The cars swerve out of my control and I push lighter on the ignition so that the car slows down and I can get control over it again. Snakes car suddenly appears next to mine again and I huff and he puts his window down signaling that I do too. I put my window down making my hair blow around like crazy.
"LET'S SEE HOW GOOD YOU REALLY ARE AT RACING IN THE REAL STREETS BW!" he shouts in laughing fits, before winding his window up and nodding forwards. I look at where his signaling. Open traffic, It was a cross section.
I rolled my window up and bit my lip. The car roared as I accelerated even further over the speed limit. This is why I love racing, the rush it gives me. The best feeling in the world, that moment when you are floating in a bubble of adrenaline. Nothing matters anymore, like you become one with your car like you're a machine with no problems. Nothing to worry about. Just floating free of everything past, present and future.
The traffic was only metered ahead, I shifted in my seat and completely focused on the task ahead, Snake was keeping equal pace with me. Wheel to wheel.
I easily skidded through the cross section, passing the red traffic lights and the other cars.
Through the corner of my eyes, I caught sight of Snakes bright red car, that sneaky little shit was still keeping up.
He didn't lie when he said he was good. Too bad I'm feeling a little confident.
An idea popped into my head and I swerved my car towards him, he panicked as planned and pushed onto his breaks falling behind me where he belongs.
I looked into my rearview mirror and instead of seeing only Snakes red Lambo I also saw flashing red and blue lights. Four Police cars to exact. Snake seemed to take notch of them as well as he beeped at me. I beeped back in response. But made no move to let him keep up with me. Even if the police were here, I'm gonna win this race. Right or wrong decision. I didn't care. I kept driving and bent the car in and out of the heavily trafficked streets passing the other cars as they all beeped in protest. Snakes car following my movements a few meters behind.
Another cross-section was coming up and I decided to just try and gun it through. I prayed for a green light but since I'm not one for luck a red light flashed reflecting on my cars hood.
I shook it off and kept driving the way that the arrows directed me... Straight into the cross section, instead of following me Snake took a right and two of the policemen followed him. Leaving two behind me.
Just as I was about to make it out of the cross section completely, I lost my concentration paying touch attention to Snakes movements and not enough of my own, a car suddenly swerved from my right and the driver lost control and spun out straight towards my car, they beeped like crazy trying to warn me but it was too late I already knew it was coming.
In a fight for my life, I pushed on my breaks with every bit of power in me, I lost control of the wheel and let go. The car spun out in circles, I saw all the cars around me flash all different colors flashing, the most vibrant being red and blue. I could have sworn, I saw Snakes cherry red Lambo speeding back towards my car. Probably my imagination.
I grabbed onto the crazily spinning wheel making the car stop spinning and everything around me froze. The other car that was going to crash into me, missed and drove into a bush onto the other side of the street. The driver climbed out and began running towards my car in angry fits chucking her fist in the air, the policemen climbed out of their cars some went running after her and some coming towards me with handcuffs held out. Snakes car flashed past me and he beeped like crazy breaking me for my trance.
I have to get out of here. The race doesn't matter anymore. I pushed down against the ignition again and went speeding straight after Snake losing the cops.
We drove into a small hidden alley after 20 minutes of trying to shake off any suspicion from people in the street. Snake jumped out of his car and lied on the ground heaving and laughing lightly under his breath.
I slowly climbed out of my car unsure of what I was supposed to do in this situation. I slammed my door shut to get his attention and his head snapped towards me.
"Oh.MY.GODDD!!" He suddenly screamed making my eyes widened and jumped up running over to me, grabbing my shoulders shaking me back and forth. I pushed him off me and got a little distracted by his muscles that were ripping through his shirt while he was jumping around drunk off adrenaline.
"That was awesome, you are freaked-my-chicken amazing at street racing! Oh that stunt you pulled when that car was gonna crash into you was the best but weirdest technique I have seen a racer use to avoid an accident! " He finally calmed down a bit and grinned at me. He walked over and hugged me I stiffened slightly and made no move to hug him back. This boy was beyond unpredictable. I pushed him off me and he hit the hood of my car. I haven't been hugged in a long time now it just felt weird.
My skin tingled where the contact was and I blamed my lack in human interaction.
"Alrighty then..." he mumbled awkwardly and scratched the back of his head looking at the ground when he finally looked up at me again I tried to smile to make things less awkward but something was holding me back.
"Well how about I give you my number and next time you come to the races you give me a call? We can have a rematch. Since we never got to finish that race." I nodded in agreement and exchanged numbers with Snake I headed back to my car since there were no more words needing to be spoken.
"See ya round BW," He yelled while climbing into the car and closing his door.
"See ya round Snake," I mumbled to myself and slammed my door shut as well I pulled out of the alley and began driving back to Rockside.
I'm about 100% sure that Damian is at home planning my death sentence... Fun.
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