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wheels. I inhaled slowly and kept my eyes fixed a
y fingers tightened around the wheel, but a sharp pain shot through my hand. I
ocu
lag d
foot on the
engine responded well, and I took the lead almost immediately. I could hear
eady, keepi
I saw
e rival and El
se. I knew his style. He didn't care about rules. He only
ved tow
mn
es screeched as I corrected the car and kept it on track. Gideon didn'
ered, even though
the pain in my hand this time. M
rator harder, but th
es na
sn't ri
force me off the road. I swerved to avoid him,
de mirror. The rest wer
for a split second, then pressed i
it finally
h me," I muttered
is time, I didn't fight him directly. I let the car drift slight
cut b
car jerked forward, regaining momentum. Gideon's c
hed a
to take the turn cleanly. The cars behind me struggled to
line was
completely. I tightened my grip and
ossed the fin
rought it to a stop. My chest rose and fell as I caught my bre
stepp
se got
houting my
st. Right here." One of the fans
sp escaped
out of his car slowly. His face was tight. Angry. He kicked h
signing. My eyes darted to the building, watching as
hat was happening. Some people even che
meone s
e! F
onds, turning dark as flames pushed up along the side of the build
st tig
is
was
rding to her, that day she almost died. Gideon had started a fire incident at the racing event sh
me, he still walk
re!" Someone screamed pull
s stayed outside, pulling long hoses and aiming water at the growing flames. The
w. The earlier excitement was gone and p
rying to find her
os
e wa
firefighters standing nearby. "W
ng to pull away. "I don't know.
find her!
rning his attention elsewhere. "Blossom is one of
dle
worse in just seconds. Flames pushed out through
ched m
wasn't a
top me, I ran straigh
re!" someone shouted behi
ir felt suffocating making it hard to breathe. Smoke filled the en
htly to cover my nose and
m!" I s
espo
corner I could see. The fire crackled
oss
got thick making my eyes burn. I started to
ash echoe
door from one of the side rooms br
n, I spo
led, kneeling do
arried her onto my back and qui
the fire
room, knocking both of us to the ground. My vi
l wasn't
to speak, but n
as no w
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