A chance encounter

“Bryce?” was the last thing Sophia heard before he and Noah began their race.

‘Why on earth is he running?’ Sophia asked herself. She stood there, utterly confused. After a moment of shock, she took one of the cars and decided to find out where the two men were racing to.

When she had finally caught up to them, Noah was hot on Bryce's tail. A car came in speeding, but seemed to slow down before reaching Bryce, like he was there on purpose.

As if on cue, Bryce fell down right before Noah got to him. Sophia swallowed hard.

Sophia came down from the car, throwing her calm demeanor away. Her eyes were wide with shock and horror as she took in the scene before her. She saw Bryce lying motionless on the ground, and Noah standing over him, his face contorted in anguish.

She rushed towards them, her heart racing with fear. "Noah, what have you done?" she cried, her voice trembling with anger and worry.

Noah's eyes met hers, "Sophia, I...I didn't mean to," he stammered.

Sophia's gaze was s