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One Last Ride

Trey rode with Lexi up to the starting line. He adjusted the GoPro hanging in the back of the car. “There. Now we will be able to assess your racing and make improvements,” Trey smiled. He walked around to the driver side window, leaned down, and gently kissed his wife. Lexi whispered something to him, smiled, and reved up the car. The orange beast shook from the rumble of the exhaust. Trey grinned and walked over to the bleachers. Lexi took a deep breath and gripped her hands around the steering wheels until her knuckles turned white. Her long, brown hair was pulled back in a pony tail. The aroma in the race car consisted of bug spray, exhaust fumes, and racing fuel. Her opponent pulled up next to her in a charcoal 335i BMW with twin turbos and a tune. He must think that he would be able to walk her old Capri. Little did he know that it was a sleeper, but she knew he would be quite the challenge. Lexi glanced over at him. He waved and she returned focus to the pavement. “Don’t psych yourself out,” Lexi said to herself. The red light blinked once, Lexi released the emergency break. It blinked a second time, Lexi exhaled. It blinked a third time, Lexi dumped the clutch. The light turned green and she punched the pedal to the floor. The back tires screeched and poured smoke. She roasted them all the way out of first gear and caught traction in second. She was a couple hundred feet in front of the BMW, but he was quickly approaching. Lexi flipped the nitrous switch, leaving the BMW. She jumped from second to fourth, jumping a car length in front of the BMW. The driver of the BMW flipped on one of his engine modifications and quickly approached Lexi. She approached the finish line, but saw the BMW’s lights coming up behind her. She shifted to fifth. Lexi was leaving the BMW, but he was faster. The driver clipped the back end of the Capri, turning Lexi sideways. He then rammed the side of the car, causing her to flip three times before coming to a halt. “No!” Trey screamed as he jumped the chain link fence, running over to Lexi. “Someone call 911!” he yelled. Ambulance and police sirens appear in the distance. “Lexi? Can you hear me? Please babe. Stay with me.” “Sir, please move so we can get her out,” and EMT stated. Trey stepped away, tears pouring. He conference called Lexi’s parents, telling them to meet them at the hospital. “They’re having to cut her out of the car,” he told them. “It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have let her race until the roll cage came in. She was just so excited and so determined to get out there on the track,” he added. Trey looked down and saw the GoPro. He picked it up and held it close. Finally, fire rescue and the ambulance service were able to get Lexi out of the car. “Can I ride with ya’ll?” Trey asked the ambulance. They gave him consent. He hopped in the back and they sped away. Lights flashing. Sirens blaring.

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