Ring, ring.

"Yeah?"

"Girl, you're racing tonight."

"Oh shit! I forgot!" Lisa exclaimed and jumped right out of bed.

"You've got five minutes."

"I'll be there."

Lisa hung up the phone and ran out of her small house. It just had one main room with a bed and a small kitchen and then there was a bathroom at the end in a small room.

She ran into the garage and jumped into her car. She shoved the keys into the ignition and started up her car. The blue neon came on and the lights shone brightly. She sped her dark blue car out of the garage and out onto the road, racing through the streets for the highway. She was in a circuit race tonight.

She dodged through cars and passed the closed police station. It had been two years since she broke out of juvenile prison and received the bounty. She wondered if the cops had given up yet, considering she was now 18 and would go to jail if she was caught.

"Where is the fourth racer?" one guy complained.

"On her way," the host said.

"Who is the fourth racer?" a girl asked, sitting on the hood of her black convertible. "We're here to race, not to sit and wait for everyone."

"Chill out, Sara," the host laughed. "She'll be here, don't worry."

"Well she better get here soon, Tez, she's got three minutes," the other male racer growled.

Lisa sped through the streets and saw the closed off roads. She saw the entrance to the race and slowed down. The car's black eagle racing stickers shone in the lights of the other cars as she slowly drove through, people had to move out of the way.

The three racers turned around to look a the car.

"There's your fourth racer right there," Tez smiled.

"Who is it?" Sara asked. "I sort of recognize the car but who's the driver?"

The blue car stopped at the end of the line and the driver stepped out.

Lisa closed the door of her car and walked over to Tez. "Thanks for calling. I would have forgotten the race."

They lightly punched their fists together.

"Lisa?!"

Lisa turned around and stared at the other female racer. "Yeah that's me."

The girl shook her head. "Where have you been all this time? We haven't seen you in two years!"

Lisa tilted her head. "Do I know you?"

The girl looked stunned. "Lisa, it's me! Sara!"

Lisa blinked. "Sara?!"

"Yeah, what's happened to you?" Sara asked, looking her up and down. "We haven't seen you in two years!"

"I've been with my gang," Lisa replied, trying to keep distance. She wasn't suppose to speak to her old friends, otherwise Liam would order them to be killed. "Are we getting this race over with or not?"

"How much is the bet?" one of the guys asked.

Lisa looked at him and lifted her chin a little. "16 large."

The guy sighed but pulled out the money. Sara and the other racer did the same. Lisa pulled out some money and Tez collected the money from the four racers.

The racers got into their cars, but Lisa noticed a guy leaning on Sara's car, talking to her. He had blondish brown hair and looked to be around twenty-three years old. The two of them looked at her but she focused on the road and revved up her car.

"Lisa."

Lisa nearly jumped as a guy leaned on her car. "Danny don't do that!" she growled.

Danny shrugged. "Sorry."

Lisa rolled her eyes. "Has Liam got a message?"

"Yeah," Danny replied. "As the end of the race approaches, we have a surprise."

Lisa shook her head and looked back over to Sara and the other guy, three more guys were with her. She knew who they all were. Brian, Dominic, Micheal and Roman. Her old friends.

"Is it a surprise to see them again?" Danny asked her, looking at the group.

"A bit," Lisa replied. "But it doesn't matter. They're here for the race and so am I."
Danny nodded. "You'd better be ready."

"I know," Lisa growled and tightened her grip on the steering wheel, revving the car. "Tell Liam he has nothing to worry about. I got this."

Danny smiled and leaned down to kiss her but she simply turned her head and he got her cheek. He stood up straight and left.

Tez stood in the middle of the road. "Ready."

The racers revved their cars and Sara's friends moved away.

"Set."

Lisa took a deep breath.

"GO!"

The four cars shot forward and started the circuit race.

Lisa changed the gears and sped forward, turning the first corner with the other racers alongside her. Sara and one of the other racers kept overtaking each other. Lisa had the other guy in front of her. She swerved to the left, so did he. She swerved to the right, so did he.

"What you got man?" she said.

They turned the next corner, the guy's car skidded a little and Lisa turned sharper.

"Too wide," she smiled, meaning the guy's driving. She sped forward, coming first, but she noticed Sara's black convertible catching up. The two guys were behind.

The two cars turned corners side by side and Sara got in front. Not allowing Lisa to overtake.

Lisa smiled. "Show me what you got, Sara."

Finally, the home-stretch approached and Lisa knew something was coming.

Sara and Lisa turned and the two cars were side-by-side. Sara looked at Lisa. Lisa returned the gaze and put her head up a little before bringing it back down.

The two of them looked ahead and Lisa's eyes widened. "Bridge!"

The bridge was rising, and they had to cross the bridge to reach the end. Lisa needed to win the race. The gang wasn't doing so well with money. She remembered what Liam had said to her a few days ago.

"Lisa, there is a circuit race in a few days," Liam said.

Lisa nodded. "Yes, I know. What of it?"

"The gang isn't doing so well. Our racers aren't winning very often," Liam walked around the room looking stressed.

"You want me to enter the circuit race, is that what you're saying?" Lisa asked him.

Liam nodded. "You are our best racer." He walked over and put his hands on her shoulders. "The gang is depending on you to win."

Lisa looked solemn. "I will do my best."

Liam looked approvingly. "You've come a long way since you were sixteen."

Lisa looked at the ground. "That was then, this is now. I do not wish to be reminded of the years that I was not with the gang."

Liam nodded. "It still hurts?"

"Yes."

Liam's hand smacked against her face and she cringed, but did not make a sound.

"Forget about it!" Liam growled. "You've lasted two years. Don't let the past drag you down! You need to move on, your place is with the gang. Not with those others!"

"Yes, Liam," Lisa said, not looking at him.

Liam relaxed. "That's my girl."

Lisa wanted to clench her fists but she did not dare around Liam. She had learned not to show disrespect towards the Street Gang leader unless she wanted to be beaten up by the other gang members on Liam's order.

"We need you to win that race," Liam said.

"I understand," Lisa said, raising her head and looking at him in the eyes. "I won't let you down."

"You'd better not."

Lisa shook her head, she had to win the race, for the gang. She saw Sara press stage 1 noss and she zoomed passed. Lisa just sped up, pushing the accelerator pedal to the floor.

The bridge was fully raised and Lisa took a deep breath. She pressed both stage 1 and stage 2 buttons of noss and she was forced back into her seat while the car's speed climbed to 160km p/h.

Lisa was right behind Sara and the two cars sped up the bridge. Sara went first but Lisa was going faster and her car flew over the black convertible.

Lisa's car hit the ground in front of Sara's and crossed the finish line first.

Both cars skidded to a stop and Lisa got out, watching people crowd around her. Lisa was glad her car wasn't destroyed at all. But she was breathing quickly. Her flight had taken her breath away.

Tez walked over to her. "Here you go, the money is all yours. All 64 grand."

Lisa smiled and nodded her thanks, taking the money.

She saw Danny walk up beside her. "Great race."

"Thanks," Lisa breathed. "I told Liam I wouldn't let him down."

Lisa gave Danny half of the money amount. Liam always let his racers keep half of the winnings. Danny nodded. "Meet up with you later."

Lisa nodded back and watched him walked through the crowd and disappear. She turned back to Tez and gave him two grand out of the thirty-two she kept.

"Thanks," Tez said and showed the money to everybody. "See this here? This is what you call mutual respect."

Lisa patted him on the shoulder before heading back to her car. It was time she joined up with her gang.

When she reached her car she saw a couple people beside it, obviously waiting for her.

Lisa hesitated. She wasn't allowed to talk to these people or to have any contact with them.

"Lisa, where have you been?" Dominic asked.

"Where do you think?" Lisa replied. "I have to be somewhere. I'll catch up with you guys later maybe. When I have time."

"And when will that be?" Sara challenged. "In another two years? Lisa you've been gone. And we haven't seen you at all!"

"Well I'm sorry okay!" Lisa snapped, turning on her. "I'm sorry that I've been busy supporting my gang! I'm sorry that I haven't been able to see you because Liam ordered it to be that way! I'm not even supposed to be talking to you because Liam threatened to kill you if I did!"

"And you always used to follow the rules?" Brian asked, his tone disbelievingly.

"Oh, so now you want me to get you killed?" Lisa growled.

"I never said that!" Brian growled back. "Don't you realize how much we've missed you?!"

"Don't you realize how much I've missed you guys!!!???" Lisa snapped, her voice tight with emotion that she didn't want to show. "Every single day that I have spent with the Street Gang has been hell for me! Liam keeps telling me to forget all about you guys but I can't! My heart is in pieces because I cannot see you guys without Liam threatening to kill you! Every single day I have been with the gang has slowly been killing me because I can't let go of the past!"

Sara and the others exchanged glances.

"I have to go," Lisa said, her tone no longer holding emotion.

Her old friends moved away from her car and she was about to jump in when she heard sirens. "Shit!"

"Lisa, we want to see you again," Micheal said. "Maybe if you can get away from Liam you can come see us."

"Impossible," Lisa murmured.

"Why?"

"Because if Liam ain't around to watch my back, Danny is! And if I do anything to try and get rid of Danny, Liam will guess that something is up. I can't see you guys at all."

Micheal went to hug her but she pushed him away. "I'm sorry, Micheal. But I can't stick around. Liam will be expecting me."

Everyone looked up when police cars came into view. People raced to their cars and Lisa watched her old friends run off. Brian casting a regretful glance at Lisa before getting in his car and leaving.

Lisa got into her car and sped off, dodging people as they raced to their cars. She passed a police car and the cop looked at her, looking surprised. He pulled out a walkie-talkie and spoke into it. "We've got Lisa Wilson at the street races. I repeat we have Lisa Wilson."

"Oh shit!" Lisa exclaimed and narrowly avoided a gun-shot to the wheels. She slammed her foot on the acceleration pedal and sped out of there. She couldn't get caught now. Two years and it had to happen now!

Lisa sped out of the street and turned onto another street which would lead her to the highway.

She saw a police car pull up on the side of the road and a cop got out, holding up a gun-like thing.

"Crap!" Lisa said and swerved around the car. The cop shot something out of the gun thing and this metal claw slammed into the side of her car.

The car started slowing down and Lisa pushed down on the accelerator pedal over and over again, her car was loosing power.

"No, no, no, no, no!" Lisa exclaimed. "Please no!"

Her car hit the sidewalk and lost all power. Either she sat and waited for the cops to come get her or.... Lisa tore her seatbelt off, opened her door and jumped out, bolting down the street. She wasn't going to let the cops catch her if she could help it.

She heard a loud speaker come on from the cop car. "Lisa Wilson! Stop!"

"No way in fucking hell!!!" Lisa called back and kept running.

She skidded to a stop when a police car pulled up in front of her and the cops got out.

Lisa backed away for a few moments before turning to the left and racing down an alley.

"Get back here!" One of the cops shouted and got back into the car.

Lisa kept running but suddenly tripped over a metal thing. She cringed as the concrete scraped a small amount of skin from her right arm and blood started dripping out. She sat up and looked over her shoulder, a car was coming down the alley.

She got up and ran again. She didn't want to be caught by the police. She couldn't go to jail.

The car pulled up beside her and the passenger door opened.

"Hurry up and get in!" Brian said and Lisa did as she was told. She got in and put on her seatbelt.

Brian put his foot on the accelerator pedal and the car took off down the alley.

Brian got out of the alley and sped down streets, losing the cops.

Lisa sighed with relief as the cop cars disappeared. "Brian, why did you come for me?"

"I don't know," Brian said.

Lisa looked at him. "Thank you. If you hadn't of come, I would probably have been caught and taken to jail."

"Well I figured that I may as well come and get you because your gang friends most likely wouldn't have," Brian said.

"Yeah, I guess you're right."

"Lisa, it's been two years," Brian reminded her. "Two years since the day you made the agreement that you would join the gang so long as we weren't hurt. Because you are still part of the gang, you should still be allowed to see us and Liam can't do anything. You made a deal."

Lisa shrugged. "I'll talk to Liam."

"Lisa, since when have you become so serious?"

"Since I joined the gang, because every time I showed disrespect to Liam he....."

Brian looked at her before turning back to he road. "He what?"

"He would hit me."

"Are you serious!?!?! He hits you?!?!?!"

Lisa nodded.

Brian shook his head in anger. "I'm going to kill him-"

"It's not your place to interfere with what he does!" Lisa said. "It doesn't concern you what so ever!"

"It does when he hits my younger sister!" Brian said.

"Brian, I ain't your younger sister anymore!" Lisa growled, even though she didn't want to admit it. "These two years have changed everything! I'm not your sister and you ain't my brother!"

Brian sighed. "Okay."

"I didn't mean it the way it sounded," Lisa said. "I'm just saying that things aren't the same anymore. I'm 18 now. I'm not 15. I'm not the same girl you met at a street race and kicked your ass. I'm different, and I don't know if I'm gonna be smashed the next day or killed the next day or whatever! My neck is always on the line. I have to always stay on Liam's good side."

Brian nodded. "Where am I taking you?"

Lisa wanted to scream out her pain and give Brian a hug, but she couldn't. She directed him to where she knew she could walk to her gang's hideout without cop trouble.

"Just here will be fine," Lisa said to him and he pulled over on the sidewalk. "Thanks again, Brian. I owe you one."

Brian shrugged. "Try and get Liam to let you come see us."

Lisa looked at him and gave him a tiny nod and closed the car door, watching Brian drive off.

"I thought I told you to stay away from them."

Lisa jumped and turned around, coming face-to-face with Liam. "I'm sorry."

"Do you want me to order the others to kill your old friends?" Liam asked challengingly.

"No, of course not!" Lisa exclaimed. "Brian helped me escape the police. My car lost power by something the police shot into it and I ran for it. Brian showed up and got me out of there."

Liam looked at her.

"Liam, I miss my friends," Lisa said. "It's been two years and I haven't gotten over the fact that I can't be with them."

Liam moved closer to her and put his hand on her chin. "If you see them again I'll kill them."

"That wasn't our deal," Lisa said, realizing Brian was right.

"What?" Liam growled, his hand moving to her throat.

"When I said I would join the Street Gang, the deal was that I would join you if you do not hurt my friends," Lisa replied, hoping he would not hit her for being disrespectful. "So you cannot kill my friends and expect me to hang around."

"So what are you saying?" Liam asked. "That you want to see your friends again?"

Lisa would have nodded if she could, but Liam did not take his hand away from her neck. She looked into his eyes and he let out a growl, understanding.

"I swear, that if I see you hanging around with them, you will be in serious trouble, after I deal with them," Liam growled into her face.

"That wasn't the deal."

"Well the deal just expired. Come on."

Liam let Lisa go and she walked with him. She wanted nothing more than to punch him in the face, but she didn't dare.

"Don't be upset," Liam said in a friendly tone. "I just want you to stay safe."

"I'd be more safer with them than with you," she muttered.

"What was that?" Liam asked.

"Nothing."

"That's better," Liam growled. "Now hurry up, the gang will be waiting for us."

Lisa sighed, she hated being with the gang, and she would have given anything to outsmart Liam and go see her old friends. But she didn't want to think of the consequences that would follow.

They walked through the streets and came to a building. Liam opened the door for Lisa and she walked in, he followed behind.

Danny came up to them. "Where have you guys been? We got worried."

"The cops gave Lisa some trouble," Liam replied. "And she got a lift from one of her old friends."

Danny looked at her. "Which friend-"

"What's it to you?!" Lisa growled at him. "Were you hoping it was Micheal so you had a reason to hit him because he likes me? Would you get jealous if it was him?"

Danny shook his head. "No way. But if Micheal touched you, Liam would kill him."

"I know that," Lisa sighed under her breath. "But it was Brian that helped me. Just like he did twice three years ago."

"Twice?" Liam said.

"The first day we met I was running from the cops after a street race, he came and helped me," Lisa cast a glance at Liam and saw he was just a little bit angry. "And the second time it wasn't much different. I dropped a friend home in her car and I was walking back to Brian's house when a cop tried to catch me. He helped me once again."

"Do you miss him?" Liam asked, clenching his fists.

"What do you think?!" Lisa growled but shut her mouth when she said it.

Smack! Lisa cringed as she was hit on the cheek by Liam, who was very mad at her. She forgot to stay respectful to the gang leader. She hated him.

"Don't talk to me like that again."

"Yes, Liam," Lisa said, but because she was still facing the ground, she rolled her eyes without getting hit again.

"Dude, where have you been?"

"Sorry Dom, I had to help someone," Brian sighed, getting out of his car.

"Who?" Sara asked, running out from the house and jumping on Dominic's back.

"The cops used the power-draining claw on Lisa's car and she got out and ran for it. I had to overtake the cops and help her out."

"Why did you help her?" Sara asked. "She ain't our friend anymore."

"Sara, she's still our friend," Dominic said. "She didn't want to go with the gang remember?"

"She still did."

"Yeah, to save our sorry asses," Micheal reminded her. "We had guns pointed at us, in case you'd forgotten. The only reason we're still alive is because of Lisa!"

"I don't care," Sara sighed.

"Do you mind, Sara," Dominic said. "You're kind of choking me."

"Get over it," Sara smiled hugging his neck tighter.

"She changes moods quickly," Micheal whispered to Brian.

Brian nodded. "Let's go back inside."

Brian and Micheal started up the lawn and Dominic walked on wobbly legs because Sara was swinging her legs around like a child.

"Who gave her energy drinks?" Dominic growled.

"Well it wasn't me," Micheal said. "Yo Rome, did you hand over some energy drinks to Sara?"

"........ No."

"Don't be stupid, Rome!" Sara laughed. "You gave me that classic red eye remember?!"

Brian and Dominic froze. " Rome.............. you're dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Dominic growled.

"Don't kill Rome," Sara said "Then he can't give me energy drinks, because Micheal won't get them for me anymore. Stupid Micheal."

"Don't blame me!" Micheal said. "Brian told me not to."

"Stupid Brian then."

"Sara, I did not give you the energy drink!" Roman growled, coming to the front door. "Dom, are you missing something?"

Sara froze, got off of Dominic and backed away while he checked.

He turned around. "Did you take my gun again!?!?"

"It was the magic pixies, I swear this time!!!!" Sara said, still backing away. "And it was also the magic pixies that held the gun to Roman's head to get the energy drink. It wasn't me, honest!"

"Bullshit," Brian sighed.

Dominic looked at Roman. "Can't you tell the difference between a loaded gun and a non-loaded gun?"

"Are you telling me this stupid piece of junk isn't loaded?!?!?!" Sara exclaimed, throwing it at Dominic's head.

"Ow!" Dominic growled.

"Well she would have hit me with it anyway," Roman sighed. "You're better off letting her calm down herself."

"And that will take how long?" Dominic said and rolled his eyes. "She takes forever to calm down if we try, think how much longer it would take herself to calm down."

"He has a point," Micheal said and followed Roman and Brian inside. Dominic had to try and catch Sara.

"Good luck catching her mate," Brian called.

"I'm gonna need it," Dominic called back.

Brian walked inside and everybody sat on the couch, talking.

Suddenly, Sara came bolting inside and hid behind Roman. "Don't hide behind me!" Roman complained as Dominic walked in.

Sara shrugged and crawled behind the couch, hoping Dominic wouldn't see her.

"Sara, try running to your room," Micheal suggested. "You have a lock remember?"

"I knew that," Sara said. "Thanks."

Micheal saw Sara stand up but she hid again.

"I would be able to get to my room if Dominic wasn't standing near the stairs!!!!!!!!" Sara growled at Micheal.

"Sara, just give me my gun back," Dominic said.

"I threw it at you!" Sara said.

"And then whilst running into the house you picked it up again."

"Well it's your fault for not picking it up yourself when I threw it at you!"

"Just give it back!"

"Catch me first!"

Dominic sighed and walked to one end of the couch. The side Sara was planning on running out of. She jumped up and ran into Dominic.

He grabbed her and looked at her.

"Shit," she mumbled. "You were supposed to be on the other side!"

"The gun please."

Sara thought for a moment and pulled out the gun. He went to grab it but she jabbed it into his stomach and hit him over the head with it.

"Ow!"

Sara pushed him over and watched him for a few seconds. He looked up at her with an angry face and she shot up the stairs. If it was a cartoon, she would have left smoke behind.

Dominic got up but he heard her door slam and metal turn. "Sara! Did you lock your door?"

"Yes! It was Micheal's idea!" Sara called back. "Thanks again Micheal!"

Dominic turned to Micheal and the younger boy gulped. "No... problems... Sara."

"Dominic, don't blame him," Brian said.

"Because of him, I ain't gonna get my gun back until she opens that door," Dominic growled.

"I didn't know she had your gun!" Micheal defended himself.

"That's true!" Sara called.

"Shut up Sara!" Dominic growled.

"What kind of boyfriend tells his girlfriend to shut up?!?!" Sara called.

"Me," Dominic replied.

"Then it's okay for a girlfriend to smash her boyfriend!"

"Oh shit!" Dominic exclaimed and heard metal turning, and a door open. Loud footsteps came and he saw Sara jumping down the stairs, slowly, looking at him with a smile. "Sara, I was kidding, I swear!"

"Well I'm not!" Sara smiled, jumping off the last step and walking over to him.

"What?!?!?!" Dominic said. "Guys, help out!"

Brian, Roman and Micheal exchanged glances and sighed before standing up. Brian and Roman grabbed Dominic's arms and Micheal held him back.

"What are you doing?!" Dominic growled.

"Helping out," Micheal replied. "You didn't say who to help."

Dominic glared at the boy. "You're dead."

Micheal looked at him. "Try it."

Sara smiled. "Dominic," she sang in an evil tone.

He looked at her with fear in his eyes.

Sara walked over to him and looked right up at him with her evil grin, making him shudder. She picked up a fist and punched him in the gut.

"What was that for?!?!" Dominic cringed.

"That was for making me clean the chassy three years ago when I decorated it with Christmas stuff," Sara replied. "This is for telling me to shut up."

Lisa sighed as she walked along the road back to her house. It had been a long night, with Liam telling everyone about her win and all. She was tired, and she couldn't race anymore because the cops had her car.

"Stupid cops!" she growled, kicking a can with her hands in her pockets. "Now I'm no use to the Street Gang!"

She stopped and thought for a moment. If she was no use to the Street Gang because she had no car to race in, what would happen to her? She wouldn't be classified as a gang member if she couldn't race. Would Liam let her leave the gang, or would he kill her thinking she'd reveal the gang's secrets?

She looked up and saw a hill, it looked familiar. She decided to go up, she had nothing better to do than go home. She walked up the hill, and when she made it to the top she froze. There was a flat surface with railings so people wouldn't fall off the edge of the cliff on the other side. On the railings was torn ribbons and wilted flowers that were close to dust. Only one thing remained in check, and that was the board in the middle that said: "Happy 16th Lisa."

She stared at it. This was the place that she and Micheal shared when she was with him and the others. She walked over to the railings and looked out at the scenery. The ocean was blue-black and the beach was empty. The stars shone brightly up above and the moonlight cast shadows across everything below it. She looked back at the beach, almost directly above the cliff, three people were walking together, and Lisa recognized Liam. She wondered why they were at the beach at this time of night.

She decided she wouldn't be able to find her way to the beach by going down the hill, so she climbed over the railings and begun to climb down the cliff, grasping rocks and digging her shoes into small ledges. She finally made it to the bottom of the cliff, but she had to jump down the remaining ten meters to reach the ground. She jumped and landed in a crouch position before standing up and silently running to the direction of the beach.

She ran across the sand and when she was near her gang members, she hid in the shadows.

"Danny, you know she can't race now that she doesn't have a car," Liam growled. "She can't be a part of the Street Gang if she can't race."

"Well maybe she could borrow someone else's car for racing," Danny suggested.

"And what will happen if the cops find our hideout? Lisa getting a ride from another gang member?" Liam said sarcastically. "She has to go."

Go? Lisa thought. Go where?

"What do you mean, Liam?" the other gang member Lisa knew to be James asked.

"I mean, she has to leave the gang," Liam said, his expression showing no emotion. Lisa knew that wasn't a good sign.

"How?" James asked, kicking sand away from his foot.

Liam looked at him. "If we just let Lisa go, she can share the secrets of our gang."

"So what are you suggesting?" Danny asked. "Kill her?"

Liam looked at him for a few moments and Danny shook his head.

"We can't do that!" Danny said. "We can't just kill her off because she doesn't have a car!"

"Danny, I don't want to do it either," Liam sighed. "But this is the only option."

"Well maybe we can think of another option!" Danny said. "We can't kill her!"

"Why do you care so much, Danny?" James sneered. "Do you like her or something?"

"What does it look like," Danny rolled his eyes and Lisa gagged, falling to her hands and knees. Unfortunately though, she snapped a branch under her hand.

The three gang members spun around

"Who's there?" Liam demanded.

Lisa looked around, all she saw was a bird, a tawny frog-mouth. She picked up a stick and poked it, making it fly into the air, out of the bushes.

The three guys relaxed. "Just a stupid bird," James said.

Lisa breathed a sigh of relief.

Danny gulped. "So when do we dispatch Lisa from the gang?"

"In one week," Liam said. "Speak nothing of this to the rest of the gang. And Lisa is not to know."

Not to know, huh, Lisa growled inwardly. Too bad for you, I know what you're planning. Too bad for you I won't be around for you to take my head.

Lisa silently crept away from the gang members and when she was a safe distance away, she got up and ran. She had two options; steal a car and get out of Miami, or go back to her old friends and ask them for help.

She made up her mind just before her phone rang. She picked it up and looked at the name. "Thank god he didn't ring a few minutes earlier."

She answered it. "Yeah, what's up Liam?"

"Lisa, on Saturday there's a race near the beach," Liam said, his voice making Lisa shiver. "On the road where we first met you. I want you to race there at nine o'clock sharp."

"I can't race!" Lisa said. "I don't have a car, remember, the police took it."

"You can borrow my car."

Lisa froze, she knew there had to be a catch. No one has ever been allowed to drive Liam's car except for him.

"Okay," Lisa tried to sound normal. "I'll be there. Who am I racing?"

"You're racing three guys I know," Liam said. "But you'll be driving my old car."

"You mean the white one?" Lisa asked.

"Yes."

"Okay. What's the money bet?"

"Five grand."

"Done."

"That's my girl," Liam said and Lisa spat on the ground.

"See you on Saturday," Lisa said and hung up, walking through the streets, dialing another number.

The person she was calling picked up. "Hello?"

"You said you wanted me to see you guys," Lisa said.

"Lisa, did you convince Liam?" Brian asked.

"............"

"Lisa?"

"Brian, there's a complication and I need your help."

"What kind of complication?" Brian asked.

"We'll talk later," Lisa said. "See you soon."

Lisa hung up the phone.