For the love of speed.

Chapter 13:Saveen Age 16

I am rushing to get to the car when Mrs. Shefield comes running up to me, “Where have you been? This is the last race, girl, and we need to get you hooked in.” I rush with her to the car. When I see Killian come running up, “Sorry, Grace, I was giving her a rundown and getting her safety equipment on.” I look confused, “Grace, who is Grace?” I ask, and Mrs. Shefield laughs, “Me dear, when we are at the track, call me Grace, I won't answer to that Mrs. Shefield crap. Here we are here to race, not be a teacher.” Okay, she has to be the coolest teacher I've ever met in my life. I slide into the driver's side seat through the window and get to work getting clipped in. As I am going to put the five-point harness on, I hear in my ear, “Move your hands, I'll do it.” I look up, and Killian is reaching in to secure me in. “I want to make sure nothing happens to you.” When he gets done, he crap the center and puts it tight. I look up at him and see a look that just looks like straight lust. Like he enjoys seeing me tied down. ”Racers to the line!” I gasp and my hands start to shake as I hear cars all around me turning on. “Saveen! Saveen!” I hear someone yelling at me, but I can't hear them at the same time. Then I hear it, “Hey, little mustang, are you with me?” I hear Killian's voice in my ear, and I start to breathe. “Yes, I am here.” With a chuckle, “ Good girl, now start that car and get to that line for me, sweetheart.” I nod, and he responds. “I need to hear 'Yes Kill' from you to make sure you heard me, sweetheart. I can't hear the rocks rattle when you are driving.” I smile and turn on the car, me trying to be a smarty pants, “How does ‘Yes master sound? Think that will work for you, pretty boy?” I heard a growl in my ear, “I like the sound of that.”

I pull up to the starting line and start to breathe. “Little Mustang, I need you to listen to me. Close your eyes.” I do just what he says as he talks into my ear, “I need you to breathe in and out. When you open your eyes, no one else is here, no one is on the track, it's just you and me. We have you; you just need to drive like you are free. Do you understand?” I grow quiet for a second, trying to focus, “Yes, Sir.” I reply and he chuckles, “That’s yes, master, that’s all I want to hear.” I blushed, “Killian, I was just joking with you.” I rev the engine, getting mad a little. “Yeah, well, it fits, and I like it, so what do you say, baby girl?” He sends a shiver down my spine, and I open my eyes just as the lights start to count down, “Yes, master.” I finally say, “Good, now GO!” and we are off. This is my first time driving a car this fast. “Don’t hesitate, you need to go. Dex told me to tell you to drive it like you stole Misha’s BMW.” That’s all I need to just go. My heart is beating out of my throat, and I am loving this buzzing feeling. I come into the first turn and go in tight like kill told me, and I hear the car whine, so I downshift. I am so glad Asher taught me to drive a stick; he said it's so that I am never stranded anywhere. I was able to pass a car, and I heard in my ear. “Good girl, now don’t let up, keep going. When you come to this next turn, I need you to hit your e-brake and hold the wheel tight into the turn.” Killian tells me in my ear, “Yes, master.” Just like he said, I did just that, and it felt like I was on top of the world. Is this what it feels like to be in control, to be able to just let go of everything, to not think about anything, and just live in that moment? Yeah, I could get used to this.

The race is a total of 5 laps. I am coming into the last last. “Saveen, I need you to listen to me, guys are going to become more aridic and take bigger risks. You will not, do you understand me?” Killian says in my ear, “Why I’m in second place, Kill I can win this!” I respond by coming into a big turn and taking it tight. “No, Saveen, play it safe! Rule number one Safety is always first!” Kill is in my ear, and I understand what he is saying, but I want to win. We have two more turns. If I get a little on the outside on this next one, I can get him and take in the win. “Killian, do you trust me?” I finally respond. “I do trust you; however, I do not trust everyone else. This isn’t about your driving, this is about their driving, and they will do anything to win.” I come into the turn and take it wide, downshifting and hitting my e-brake. I passed him and gunned it forward, and went straight into the final turn. Damnit, I can't get in tight. I felt something tap the car, and I straightened out. This dude hit me! “Saveen, go baby go, gun it, get there before him.” I hear Killian yell into my ear. I push the car hard and at the right moment shift into overdrive. I do not look over; it will pull me out of my zone. 5, I got this, 4 I'm almost there, 3 what's that noise,2 the line, 1 I crossed it, and finally felt that the guy was trying to run me off the track. I slam on the brakes, and the guy starts to spin out. “SAVEEN!” Killian yells. “Stop yelling, I'm fine. “ I pull off to the side close to my crew, and the guys come running. “Holy s**t you won, damn girl, you can drive!? Sebastin yells over the crowd. Asher is pulling me out of the car and picking me up to spin me. I am laughing, and Dexter puts me on his shoulder to cart me around. Grayson is slapping me on the back, telling me I did well. Then I hear it, “FIGHT!” When I look over, I see Killian is hitting the guy who rammed into me twice, with his own helmet. The guys put me down and go running over because the guys team is trying to back up their driver.

I run over and try to break up the fight, “Kill stop, I'm fine, Kill stop.” All I hear him yelling at the guy is that you put her in danger. Then I got hit in the side of my head, it rang my bells, and I fell over. As if in slow motion, they all stopped, and Killian let go of the guy and came rushing over. “V are you okay? I am sorry, I didn’t mean to hit you.” Dexter says. I put my hand up, and was trying to get the bells and stars to stop, “Shut up, all of you, and go back to the pit. You have done enough, and I'm over it.” I go to stand up and stagger. Kill goes to steady me, and I slap his hand away. “This is your fault, just because that dumbass can't drive doesn’t mean I can't. Also, Killian McWright, I don’t need you to defend me, not if it means you are going to use your fists.” I glare at him and walk back to the car, and past the guys trying to wheel it back over to do the final look over and load it onto the trailer. Grace came over and looked at me, “Are you okay?” I look up at her, “Yeah, I'm fine, I can take a hit.” If that isn’t the truth, then I don’t know what is. “Yeah, I can see that my dear just sit back and let the guys get the car and crap together, we are done. If you want to go change, you can.” I walked over to the bench and started to get out of all of the safety stuff. I was putting on my Jacket when Dex walked over. “V I really am sorry.” He looked guilty. “Dex, it's okay, you know I can take a hit, it's fine.” He looked even sadder, and I put my hand up. “Stop, I don’t need your pity. Can we go, please? It's 1 am, and honestly, I want to go home.”