Whatever You Want

Mason

The crowd was moving like a wave, jumping in place as my car hurtled toward them.

I indulged in one last look in the mirror. Sid and Paul were still trailing behind. They’d caught up but not by much. I still had at least a car length on both of them, and that was more than enough to guarantee me first place.

My cheeks stretched in a grin that I was incapable of concealing. The screams of the crowd reached my ears. Harley was there, standing near the front, waving Laina’s red flag as I closed in.

The spray-painted red line passed beneath my tires.

I took my speed off as Sid and Mark crossed behind me. I came to a slow stop at the end of the road and waited for the rest of the cars to finish the race before I circled back, driving at a snail’s pace, and kept my eyes peeled for my people.

I spotted Laina first.

She exploded out of the crowd, her face alight with joy, and leaped over the barrier to r