He woke up as he heard his alarm clock ringing loudly in his ears. He quickly turned it off and jumped out of bed before grabbing his clothes and changing. He glanced over at Chris and was surprised to see him looking directly at him, his green eyes questioning him.
"I'm going to the big race. Don't you dare tell Mum or Dad," Wyatt warned and Chris nodded sleepily. He knew if he told then Wyatt would bring up everything he had done recently.
Wyatt made his way over to the window and clambered out. "See ya in the morning," he whispered to Chris as he disappeared.
Chris mumbled bye to him as he got out of bed and slammed the window shut. He then climbed back in to bed, falling straight back to sleep.
Meanwhile Wyatt had made it to the race and met up with Rob from the other night. They looked around the cars that would be racing and admired them. They then made their way to the side lines to watch.
"I was going to be in this race tonight," Rob said, disappointment in his voice. "I couldn't get the money for it though. No money means you can't race unless you end up owing someone. Owing someone doesn't go down too well though."
"Oh," Wyatt said. "What happens if you owe someone?"
"That depends who you owe," Rob replied. He pointed to a car at the far side of the road. "A guy called Rager owns that car."
"Rager?"
"Yeah, he is well known for his rage when driving. He is happy to hit anyone if given the chance," Rob grinned "anyway, I've heard some people have owed him before and it hasn't turned out too well. A few people have ended up in hospital and not with small injuries either."
"Oh," Wyatt said, unsure of how to take the information.
"Don't worry, just stay away from him and keep on his side if you ever do meet him. If you ever race him just watch out."
Wyatt nodded at Rob's advice and they both turned to watch the race which was just beginning. The cars revved up and within seconds there was just dust in their place.
"We'll make our way to the finish line," Rob said, making his way through a large crowd to a quieter place. Wyatt followed him. "The race is too long to be able to see it all. You can't possible walk fast enough to get there before they do, so the best option is to make our way to the finishing line and see the end."
"Yeah, though I wish I could see it all," Wyatt smiled.
"Some smaller races just loop and it means you see more. Big races don't work like that. Anyway we have a few minutes to spare. How about a drink?"
"No thanks," Wyatt said, refusing the alcohol in front of him. Rob sighed and opened a can himself, gulping it straight back and then taking another can and opening it.
"I always have some on me," he grinned. He then took out a small packet and handed it to Wyatt. "Here we'll have this after the end of the race." Wyatt took little notice of what was given to him as they then made their way to the finishing line, Rob still drinking as they did so.
By the time they got there Rob was finding it hard to stand up. "You really shouldn't drink so much so fast," Wyatt told him and Rob just shrugged.
They watched as the cars then screeched around the corner, one clear in the lead. The car went over the finishing line and came to a halt, the other drivers just seconds behind. They just avoided crashing in to each other and people nearby. They then got out their cars, shaking the other drivers' hands.
Rob walked away from the race with Wyatt beside him. "You still got that packet?"
"Yeah," Wyatt said, taking it out his pocket. Before Wyatt knew it was, he was taking what was in the packet and Rob was laughing as he found a packet of something else as well as more cans.
When Wyatt woke up he found himself on his bedroom floor with Chris next to him leaning over.
"Wy, you ok?"
"Um…er…huh?" Chris helped Wyatt stand up and helped him over to his bed where he laid straight down and shut his eyes. "What happened?"
"I don't know. You came home and must have collapsed on the floor. I woke up this morning and saw you. I've been trying to wake you up for the past half hour."
"Oh," Wyatt said, putting his hand to his head. "My head is killing me!"
"Do you remember anything you did last night?" Chris asked, worried he may have done something really stupid.
"Rob gave me summat…he got drunk and then asked if I had the packet he'd given me…he told me to take it…after that I don't remember."
"A packet of what?" Chris asked as Wyatt searched his pockets, pulling out a small packet along with a few bits of rubbish.
"Wyatt, please tell me you didn't take this," Chris said, looking at his brother and knowing that he had. "These could have killed you! How much did you take?"
"Not much. Why?"
"Wyatt these are drugs. You should know better than to take things like this," Chris said.
"I…I didn't think. I didn't even know what he'd given me to start with," Wyatt explained before groaning as he tried to turn away from Chris. Chris made him turn to face him though.
"I think you should be more careful in future," Chris said, concerned for his brother. To Wyatt's surprise Chris hugged him. "I won't tell Mum or Dad, but please don't take things like this again and next time you go to the races I'm coming as well." Wyatt stared at his brother.
"Well what about you? You drink and smoke," he accused.
Chris sighed. "I know, but it isn't as dangerous as taking what you have." Wyatt laughed slightly.
"I'll make a deal with you. I won't take anything like that if you don't drink or smoke." He held out his hand and Chris shook it.
"Deal," he agreed. "I guess you're staying at home today."
Wyatt nodded. "Doubt I'll even be able to stand up properly for a while. I feel so bad. You go and I'll see you later."
Chris went towards their door. "I'll tell Mum you aren't feeling well and I'll come and check on you later." With that Chris walked out the door, leaving Wyatt alone.
Wyatt soon fell asleep, wishing he knew exactly what had happened last night. More races were coming soon though and he knew Rob would be there. Maybe he could find out then, that is if Rob could remember.
Chris went about his morning normally though his thoughts kept going back to Wyatt. He was at school so he couldn't just go home when he wanted and he had to find somewhere to orb home as he wouldn't have time to get home and back to school on time otherwise. As soon as he got chance he orbed home to his bedroom and was surprised to find that Wyatt wasn't there.
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To Amantine
Thanks for the review! I made sure the chapter was longer and this one is even longer lol. There will also be more brother bonding later on.
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