"10."
Lisa looked at him.
"9."
She looked to the 'lane' beside the truck.
"8."
She looked at the truck, if she made a wrong move, they were dead.
"7."
She looked at Brian.
"6."
Brian looked at her.
"5."
Lisa nodded to him. "Do you trust me?"
"4."
Brian smiled. "You know I do."
"3."
"We might not make it through this," Lisa told him, nodding towards the truck.
"2."
Brian took a deep breath. "Do it."
"1."
Lisa turned the steering wheel and drove right under the truck where there was space for the car and onto the other 'lane'.
Lisa sped forward before the cops could close her in and when she was out she saw the open stretch of road.
The police cars came forward and Lisa took a great big breath and looked at the noss button.
"You can do it," Brian said.
Lisa smiled at him and nodded. She gave one last glance at the police cars and hit the noss button. Lisa and Brian were forced back in their seats and the car started climbing to 160km p/h, racing across the highway.
She dodged in and out of cars and the end of the highway was coming closer. She drove in front of a truck and saw the turn. She needed to take it.
Lisa hit the noss button, nothing happened.
Lisa's heart was racing now. She had to turn off at a high speed, the noss bottles were empty, and she had a truck right behind her!
The time of her accident flashed in her head, she struggled with changing the gears because the noss wouldn't work and there was a truck behind her that ran into her. The same thing might happen. And Brian was in the car with her!
Brian saw the fear in her eyes. "Lisa?"
Lisa glanced at him but snapped back to the road, in a few heartbeats she would need to turn.
Lisa put her hands on the gear stick and turned the wheel, changing the gear. The car stopped and smoke rose from the wheels.
Lisa felt her heart pounding against her chest and she struggled with the gears, her whole body shaking. She looked at the truck, it wasn't prepared to stop.
"Lisa, calm down," Brian said quickly.
Lisa tried to calm down but couldn't.
The truck was a heartbeat away.
The truck sped passed and the car moved forward as Brian took the gear stick and put it into gear and the car drove off. Lisa breathed a sigh of relief, they were okay. She slammed her foot on the acceleration pedal and the car sped away towards the hospital.
"I really thought the truck would hit us," Lisa said at last after a few minutes of silence.
"Well you got us out of it," Brian replied.
Lisa shook her head. "No. You got us out of it. You put it into gear, not me."
Brian smiled. "We're okay, that's all that matters."
Lisa looked at the blood dripping from Brian's forehead. "How do you feel?"
"I'm fine, forget about it," Brian said, looking away from her.
"No you're not," Lisa murmured "You don't have to act brave, and you don't have to treat me like a kid."
"You are a kid," Brian laughed. "You've still got four or five years until you're an adult. But yeah, I do feel a little dizzy."
"We're near the hospital now."
"I don't need to go to the hospital," Brian said. "The bleeding will stop soon and I'll be fine."
Lisa sighed. "You're really stubborn, you know that?"
Brian nodded and they both laughed. "You are to," he said.
Lisa looked at him. "I am not stubborn!"
"You're being stubborn now."
Lisa poked her tongue out at him but saw something going on on the walkway.
She pulled the car over and saw an old friend from school getting bashed by three other guys.
She got out of the car. "Lisa, what are you doing?" Brian said and got out as well.
"Hey," Lisa said to the three boys and they stopped and looked at her. The other boy held to the ground.
"Whatcha doing?" Lisa said and walked over to them.
"Lisa?" the boy said.
"Hello Jake," Lisa replied.
"We're just giving this kid something he'll never forget," one of the guys said.
"Really?" Lisa smiled. "Can I have a go?"
"What?!" Jake yelled.
"Lisa, what are you doing?" Brian growled, grabbing her arm.
Lisa took Brian's hand away and two of the boys held Jake down, the other guy stood by Lisa. Lisa looked down at Jake and shook her head, then she growled when the boy standing beside her put his hand on her hip. "Punch him in the face, it'll hurt him more."
"Okay," Lisa smiled, but spun and punched the guy in the face, sending him backwards into a brick mailbox.
Lisa walked over to the other boys and grabbed them by the shirts, picking them up and holding them in the air. They looked at her with confused faces.
She pulled them towards her and her face was two inches from theirs. "Don't you dare even think about hurting one of my mates again. Got it?"
They nodded quickly and Lisa put one of them down, punching him in the stomach. She put the other guy down, tripped him over and kicked him in the face, then the stomach and went to help Jake up.
"You okay man?" Lisa asked him and watched the three boys limping away really fast.
"I think so," Jake replied. "I thought you were going to hit me. Where have you been all this time? I mean, I knew you went to juvie but I heard you got out. Why didn't you come back to school?"
"I've been..." Lisa wasn't sure what she could say.
"She's been busy," Brian said and came to stand beside her.
"Who are you?" Jake asked, looking him up and down. "You her boyfriend or something?"
"No, I'm not," Brian said. "I'm 21, why would I go out with a 15 year old?"
"It was just a question."
"Cool it guys!" Lisa growled, Jake wasn't being polite. "Jake, this is Brian. He's like an older brother to me so stop acting like a jerk. Brian, this is Jake. And don't intimidate him because you're older."
"Why aren't you with your parents?" Jake said to Lisa. "Why are you with this guy?"
Lisa glared at him. "It's none of your concern! Why can't you just thank me for even pulling over to help you and move off?"
"Thanks," Jake mumbled
"C'mon, Lisa. Let's go," Brian grabbed her arm and turned her towards the car so she wouldn't continue.
Lisa turned back to Jake. "Next time, you're on your own."
Lisa followed Brian to the car. "Can I drive?"
"If I let you drive you'll take me to the hospital," Brian said. "You're in the passenger seat."
Lisa mumbled something and jumped in. Brian got in and they left, leaving Jake alone in the dark.
Suddenly, Lisa heard Brian's cell go off and he answered it. "Yeah?"
She heard the voice on the other end but she couldn't make out the words, it sounded like Dominic.
"We'll be right over," Brian said and hung up.
"Was that Dom?" Lisa asked.
"Yeah, everyone's having a party at his house."
"Awesome."
"No, not really," Brian muttered.
"What's the matter?"
"There's an old 'friend' there as well."
"Who?"
Brian didn't answer.
"Brian, who is it?"
"Vince."
"Vince?!?!?!?!"
"You know him?"
"Yeah.. a bit...." Lisa looked at her feet, realizing that Brian was looking at her with confusion.
"What's-"
"Nothing!" Lisa said. "Just forget it."
"No, I'm not going to forget it!" Brian said. "What did you mean by, 'yeah a bit'?"
"I said it's nothing!" Lisa growled, not even looking at Brian. "We just had a misunderstanding at one stage."
"What kind of misunderstanding?"
"Forget about it," Lisa sighed.
"Okay, but you know you can tell me anything, I'm here for you."
Lisa looked Brian in the eyes and lifted the bottom of her shirt to show a dent in her stomach. A bullet dent. Brian looked at it. "What happened there?"
"Vince happened," Lisa said quietly. "I ran into him last year in the first week I got out of juvie and.... You know, I don't really want to talk about it."
Brian nodded in understanding. "He thought you were really pretty, wanted to sleep with you, you refused and he shot you before taking off."
Lisa looked at him, nodded, and looked out into the night sky. Although she noticed Brian's hands tightening on the steering wheel. "Please don't give him any trouble. I wasn't supposed to tell anyone. My parents don't even know."
"I won't, for you. But I have my own reasons for disliking the guy."
"What would those reasons be?" Lisa asked.
"Long story," Brian replied as they pulled into Dominic's driveway. "I'll tell you another time."
They got out of the car and walked into the house, a lot more people were there. More people than Lisa expected. They met up with Dominic, Micheal, Jessie and Mia. Lisa had not seen Vince yet.
"It's good to see that you two are okay," Mia said. "But, why have you got blood on your forehead, Brian?"
"We.. had an accident and I fell unconscious for a little while," Brian replied.
"I saw you in that other girls car," Dominic said to Lisa. "Did you run into Brian on foot?"
"Sort of..." Lisa said, looking away with an embarrassed expression.
"The cops recognized her, chased her down an alley and I showed up and helped her, again," Brian laughed, putting his hand on her shoulder and she faced them again.
Lisa shivered as she felt a different hand on her shoulder after Brian sat down next to Mia. She turned around and came face-to-face with Vince.
She jumped backwards and nearly ran into Dominic and Jessie but Dominic put his hands on her shoulders and supported her.
"Hey, Lisa," Vince smiled. "How have you been?"
Lisa didn't speak, her heart was pounding, her breathing became quick and shallow, and her body was shaking like hell.
"Whoa, Lisa are you okay?" Dominic asked, he was still holding her up.
"I'm fine!" Lisa said quickly, before Dominic could finish what he was saying.
Brian stood up right before Vince could move closer to Lisa and pushed him out of the way. "Leave her alone, Vince!" he growled.
"Why? What's she to you?" Vince growled back.
"Hey, cut it out the both of you!" Dominic said.
"Why is this buster here anyway?" Vince asked, talking about Brian.
"Because this 'buster' kept Lisa out of handcuffs," Dominic growled to him. "Again."
Vince looked at Brian. "Fond of her, eh?"
"She's a friend," Brian said to him.
"Oh really," Vince smiled. "Then you wouldn't care if I spoke with Lisa alone?"
Brian looked at Lisa and she shook her head. "No," he said to Vince. "Not if she doesn't want to."
Vince shrugged. "I'll get us some drinks."
Lisa watched as Vince walked away and she relaxed a little bit.
Brian pulled Lisa close to him and gave her a hug. "Don't worry about him."
Lisa hugged him back, but really tightly.
"What's going on?" Micheal asked.
"Nothing," Brian said. "Forget it."
"Thanks, Brian," Lisa whispered.
"You know I'll always help you out," Brian whispered back, hugging her a little tighter.
Vince came back and handed everybody a drink, even Lisa and Brian.
Lisa looked at her drink, a beer, and put it on the table. She didn't want it.
Brian found no fault with Vince's offering and drank his beer.
Lisa sat down in between Brian and Dominic and after ten minutes, Brian was acting strangely.
Lisa saw the front door open and recognized her friend Sara coming in. She got up to go greet her and ask why she was here but Brian grabbed her hand and pulled her back, making her fall on his lap.
"Brian, what are you doing?!" Lisa asked, her muscles tense.
"Did I ever tell you how hot you are?" Brian said, pulling her into a hug that she was actually trying to get out of.
"Okay, Brian, this is getting weird!" Lisa said, trying to push his arms away, but Brian, being a guy, was a lot stronger than her.
"Why is it getting weird?" Brian asked, a smile on his face.
"Just let me go," Lisa said, still trying to get free from his arms.
"Why?"
"Because I want to go see Sara. Now let... me.... GO!" Lisa growled and elbowed him in the nose.
Brian winced. "What the fuck was that for?!"
Lisa tried pushing his arms away again but she had no luck. Although she noticed blood coming from Brian's nose. "You deserved it!" Lisa growled. "And if you don't let me go I'll do it again!"
Lisa went to elbow him again but he half let her go and grabbed her arm. "I don't think so."
Lisa saw Sara spot them and come walking over with a smile. She stopped when Dominic stood up and faced her, looking her up and down.
"Yes?" Sara said.
"You're really hot," Dominic replied with a smile, looking her up and down and moved closer to her.
What is going on here?! Lisa thought. Micheal, Jessie and Vince are fine, but Dom and Brian are fully drunk after one drink!
Sara stepped backwards but Vince stood up.
Lisa watched as Dominic moved his hands behind Sara to touch her ass but Sara raised a fist and punched him in the face, forcing him to take a few steps backwards.
Dominic rubbed his cheek and moved closer to Sara again. When Sara went to punch him another time, he grabbed her hand.
That was all Lisa saw, because Brian lifted her up and carried her away from everybody. But Lisa did see a smile on Vince's face as she was carried away.
Why is he smiling? She thought. Did he... Oh shit! He spiked Brian's drink!!!!! This is really not good...
Brian carried Lisa to an empty room and put her down, holding her to against a wall.
"Okay, Brian. You're drunk, you can let me go now," Lisa said.
"And why would I do that?" Brian smiled.
"Because you're really freaking me out!"
"Relax," Brian said. "I ain't gonna hurt you."
"What happened to my big brother?" Lisa asked him. "What about me being a little sister to you?"
"Well how else could I get you to stay with me?"
"Brian you're not serious!"
Brian shrugged and leaned towards her, making her shake like hell.
She went to push him away but he grabbed her hands and continued leaning in.
Lisa was panicking, she was scared. He was drunk and getting really freaky, and she didn't have enough strength to push him away, being younger and a different gender.
His lips connected with hers and her whole body felt like it shut down completely. She moved her head back but so did his. She felt his body press hers against the wall, he had really bad breath that was for sure.
He moved back a little bit and looked at her, she couldn't believe it. He just kissed her because Vince spiked his drink. She was going to kill Vince one day.
"That wasn't freaky now was it?" Brian smiled.
"No, not at all," Lisa said sarcastically. "It was fucking terrifying! Now get the fucking hell away from me-"
Brian put his hand over her mouth to make her stop talking. "Someone might hear you."
"Someone might hear you!" Lisa mumbled and bit down on his hand.
He yelled out in pain and tried to pull his hand back, but Lisa's teeth sank in, she was glad she had sharp canine teeth.
Brian pulled Lisa towards him and threw her backwards, slamming her into the wall. Lisa cried out and fell to the floor, breathing hard and staring defiance at Brian.
Brian seemed to snap out of it and he looked down at Lisa with fear in his eyes. "Lisa, I-"
"Save it!" Lisa snarled and stood up, starting to walk away.
"Where are you going?"
"Away from you!" she snapped. "Stay away from me!"
Brian went to catch up with her but she spun around and pushed him over right in front of their friends. "I said stay away from me, Brian!" she yelled.
"Lisa I didn't mean it-"
"Save your apologies!" Lisa turned and walked towards the front door, but saw a grin on Vince's face, but then he got smashed in the face by Sara's fist, sending him crashing into a table.
"Lisa!" Jessie called out before turning to Brian. "Dude, what did you do to piss her off?"
Brian didn't answer, he walked after Lisa.
Lisa walked out the door and started down the path.
"Lisa, wait a second will you!" Brian said and stood behind her.
She stopped, but didn't turn to face him.
"I didn't mean that," Brian said. "I didn't mean to say what I did. I didn't mean to do what I did. I'm so sorry. I swear to god that I didn't mean to kiss you!"
"But you still did it," she murmured in a very scary growl. "Even drunk, you still have some self-control."
"I'll never do it again, I promise," Brian said, taking a step forward.
"You won't get the chance to," Lisa growled and continued walking.
"What do you mean?"
"It means good-bye, Brian!"
Brian stood rigid. "Lisa! What? Why? I said I'd never do it again! Don't you trust me?!"
"Right now," Lisa said, turning to face him with eyes so full of sadness that Brian felt like he was stabbed in the chest. "I don't know how I can trust you anymore."
Lisa turned back around and walked down the pathway. Lisa had no other choice but to go back to her parents, even though they would send her to juvie, which she didn't want.
Maybe if I leave town, She thought.
Lisa had walked for quite a long time, she walked down a street and found herself near the garage. She looked around before running up the driveway and walking into the garage. She looked around and turned the lights on.
She saw Dominic's race car, it needed repairs. She looked around and found a really done up car that looked awesome. It was a dark blue with racing stickers that looked like a wolf. The back had a racing spoiler and the rims were silver that looked like a star with many points with more points behind it.
She had a look at the interiors and found the keys in the ignition.
She wondered whether or not to take it to get out of town. But she had no money, and that race was on the next night. She walked to the hood of the car and lifted it up, putting the little stick up so it wouldn't shut on her. She checked it and it had everything a race car needed; nitrous injections, turbo, hydrolics, plenty of fuel, and enough noss to blow the whole car up.
Lisa smiled and opened the big garage door before jumping in the driver's seat and starting the car. It roared to life and Lisa revved it up before putting it into gear and taking off. She'd stop somewhere just out of town and come back the next day.
She sighed as she heard her phone going off. She picked it up and answered it. "What do you want, Dom?"
"Lisa, where the hell are you?!" Dominic growled. "You know the cops could catch you!"
"I'm leaving, Dom," Lisa said to him.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm getting out of here!" Lisa growled. "I'm leaving town."
"What!?" Dominic yelled. "Wait, are you driving?"
"Well duh, it's not like I'd take a taxi and ask them to take me straight to the police station!"
"What car are you driving?"
"A car I stole," Lisa said, but then she heard a woman's monotone voice.
It said. "Cell phone tracing complete."
"Shit!" Lisa growled. "You're trying to look for me?!"
"We're worried that you'll hurt yourself," Dominic said. "We don't know what Brian did to you but we're all worried."
"Well good luck finding me without my cell," Lisa smiled. "'Coz it's going out the window."
"Lisa, you're going to do something crazy and get seriously hurt!" Dominic growled and put the phone on loudspeaker.
"I... don't.... care," Lisa growled.
"Lisa don't be stupid-"
"Shut the fuck up, Vince!" Lisa snarled, her voice thick with venom. "This is all your fault so don't act worried about me you fucking loser!"
"Lisa-"
"You shut up to, Brian!" Lisa snapped. "But don't worry about me. Go to the race tomorrow night. I'll be there to meet you guys."
"But you better not throw your phone out the window," Dominic said.
"Uh oh! The phone's slipping out of my hand," Lisa said and threw it out the window before continuing to drive out of town. "Whoops."