Dating the Gangster Nerd

Prologue

“Are you sure of this?” Arthur asked me. I stop just to looked at him. He was pertaining about me racing tonight. I’m already in my big bike, and I already wore my outfit and gear.

I looked at him genuinely, and softly chuckled as I saw his different side of him. “Why you look so anxious. Relax... " I said lightly, and tapped his shoulder." Don't worry, it just the same competition.” I whispered to calm him down.

Arthur and I met in racing two years ago, and that day he turned a dear friend of mine, and this was the very first time acted so deadly worried about me racing this afternoon.

He sighed and went closer to me.

“Christine is here.” He whispered close to me. “There’s no rule this evening. Whoever came first will be the winner. And she doesn’t care if she will break you skull to win.” He said, clearly worried to me.

I smirk at him which make him pout, and look at me with daggers. I'm immune to that kind of expression every day, every seconds.

“Why do you always gamble yourself in danger and deadly life threatening situation?” He asked out od nowhere, when he noticed that it didn’t bulge or scare me at all.

“Don’t worry about me. This way I will know who will run to me, and rescue me.” I smiled sweetly at him.

We both walking in the darkness, the difference was he's been claimed by it and lived and like it.

I tap his shoulder once more. “Don’t worry about me. I can handle myself, and someone is watching me today.” I said, and pointed someone behind his back.

There's a guy, the nerd sitting afar waiting for me.

I pointed my head, and he just stood up emotionless.

The nerd is walking to us while holding my helmet. He doesn’t have any emotion around him except being cold and emotionless. I’m still curious how this guy can lead a gang group when he look…defenseless at all.

He gently give the helmet to me without saying a word. I smiled at him, and Arthur stare at me with sweetly which made me frown.

"What?" I asked scowling when he smiled differently at me.

Arthur shook his head. "Nothing."

Someone tapped the end of my bike, and I looked back to see a woman. A sexy woman.

I moved my eyes back to Dario, to see if he's checking that woman, too. I mean, every man would always turn their head every time they saw a sexy woman.

I was stunned when the nerd was still looking at me.

“Christine.” Arthur says, and I went my attention back to that woman. So, she's Christine that Arthur talk about.

The woman walks closer to us, and I watch her moves. Her eyes moved to the nerd, and later she wink.

I frown but the nerd didn't even moved. He doesn't even care. He just averted his gaze, and state at me.

"I thought you're not racing here." Arthur says.

"You know, I always available if I know that money will be mine, easily." She says.

I stared to this woman closely. She’s wearing already her helmet, and her eyes met mine. Her eyes turned smaller, and I guess she smiled at me.

"By the way this is Lemon Arquera."Arthur says.

"Oh, the lemon, the girl that the boys talk about in town." She utters, and extend her arms.

I just give her a small smile.

“I wanted to know your friend more but I have to change my sanitary. Can I excuse for a second?” Christine said, even her voice is deadly calming.

“No, problem." Arthur replied." Just be quick because we will start any second.”

“Noted, boss.” She said, and nodded. "I'll go now."

"I'll go now, too." I said, and Arthur looked at me quickly. I wore the helmet, anf turn around but turned back again at them. I still found his gaze at me. It's like his gaze speaks more than a thousands words.

The nerd was looking at me intently but I darted my eyes to Arthur. “Please, watch my boy.” I said.

Arthur nodded lightly, and chuckled.

My eyes moved to Dario one last time. He’s eyeing me seriously. I don’t know what’s on his mind. If he allow me to race or not but my mind is already fixed. I’m gonna race tonight.

“No bruise or anything, got it?” I warned Arthur one last time.

Arthur only chuckled. "I think you need that more than this man of yours."

They are already girls standing beside their motor bike. I place myself in the middle. We are six, and we were just waiting for Christine.

Everyone were seem to excited, and thrilled. The music is already firing, and I saw that everyone were having fun. Pulling out all their money for this.

My heart felt the wrecking nervous, but I know that I needed this.

And, last the one we wait, came, and the game started on fire.

“5”

Everyone yelled. I can't even hear the emcee but I focused infront.

“4”

“3”

“2”

“1”

“Go!” The girl put down the flag.

I smirk while starting to fire, and whistled.

I six bikes run fast as I am. Christine’s bike is colored pink, and I saw how fast she could ride compared the others. She even run first ahead.

I whistled, and it’s my turn now. I tripled my speed, and smirk when the two bikes left behind me.

I have nothing in my mind. I don’t care if I win or lose, and I never wish to win. I never dream to win this game. I don’t know what the purpose of this. I have everything. I have nothing to complain to my life, and maybe I just feel empty. I don’t feel my family at all.

This day is something I don't feel at all. This day is something I want to be numb.

I laugh when I left all of them behind. Christine stated at me but I I quickly looked away. I looked back and watch Christine running fast. We are not yet to the finish line, but still I doubled up my pace.

I looked back, and they are. chasing at me, yet so far. I closed my eyes, and stood up. I spread my arms widely.

I heard a motorbike behind me for a quick second. I peered back. Christine's bicycle was it. She had the opportunity to run by me, but as her motor collided with mine, I fell down with her.

I closed my eyes. There's a cctv and for sure everyone is watching, but this is already normal for everyone. who's watching.

I feel my body fly out to the motor bike. I closed my eyes while feeling the all pain when I landed on the floor. It didn’t last any seconds heard a sound of the motor bike starting. I slowly open my eyes, and saw that Christine continued to run without looking back at me.

I closed my eyes, and smiled when I heard the other contestant motor bike run pass to me.

Like this…no one really cares…

I don’t even expect them either that they will stop, or ask me if I’m okay or alive. I feel really sleepy, and I heard another rushing sound of coming of motor bike that wakes my brain up but, I didn't care to open it.

I heard the footsteps.

"Lemon..." I heard a man voice says. I feel the cold, and the warm of his hands to my cheeks.

"Lemon, wake up."

I heard his voice clearer. The nerd? Dario? I feel the pain around me.

I can't help but smile. I tried to remove the helmet, and I feel my short hair around me.

I slowly opened my eyes, and I saw his stares. “You are already in an accident, yet you are still smiling," he says coldly, his eyes are fixed on the left side, where the racers went.

"Why? What are you thinking?" I asked him, startled when his jaw clenched.

"I'm going to chase them." He looked at me seriously.

"What do you mean you're chasing them!" I yelled and groan in pain. I tried to moved but I couldn't.

"I'm not going to leave you here. Your friend is coming here-

I cut him, off, "Damn it, Dario! "

"I will haunt him to death," He replied, that made me cold. "That pink motorbike behind that is not a woman, it's a f*****g man."