She couldn't see Michael. The wind was making her hair fly in all different directions and no matter how hard she tried to keep it out of her face, it just didn't work. She was scared for him. She hadn't been at first but once the group had reached the beach their speed had picked up considerably. The last time she had seen him, he had been trailing behind, trying to keep up with the group and figure out where they were going. Bekah didn't even know where they were going. She hoped it was just back to their cave, the place they called home, but now that her brother was with them it seemed like the four of them had taken on a certain animosity. It didn't sit well with her, now. He was still her brother, her twin, and she didn't want anything to happen to them.
The beach quickly transformed into trees, forest, and it made it even harder to see. She griped Marko's back harder than she had ever griped Dwayne's. Maybe it wasn't just her brother she should be afraid for but herself as well.
They wouldn't do anything with Laddie here, or Star, she tried to convince herself.
It was then she got a quick glimpse of Michael, starting to make his way up in the ranks. He was pushing his bike to max speeds, trying to catch up with David and Star. Bekah shook her head. It was just like her brother to do something stupid and reckless because of a girl, a girl that didn't even belong to him.
There was a lurch in their speed and she tried to look over Marko's shoulder at what was in front of them but all she could see was Laddie and the back of Dwayne. They came to a full halt and the force of it made Bekah fly forward and into Marko's back. It took her a few seconds to regain her senses and then she slipped off the bike behind Marko in search of her brother.
She rushed to his side when she realized he was on the ground, his bike half on top of him and half hanging off a cliff. She crouched beside him.
"Are you ok? Jesus Christ, Michael!" She swore as she looked over the ledge. "What the fuck were you thinking, David? What were you trying to do?" She turned on her new found friend quickly. His smirk was menacing and it gave her the chills. She wanted to take it back. She didn't want to know what he was trying to do.
"Calm down, Bekah." She heard Marko say from the back. "It was just a joke."
"Just a joke?" She almost shrieked. "He could have died!"
He could have died, she repeated in her mind, and you wouldn't have been able to do a thing about it.
And it would have been her friends that killed him.
Those thoughts echoed in her mind as she straightened up and reached a hand out towards David. "Come on," she said softly. His larger hand fell into hers and together they pulled his bike upright and away from the cliff.
"How far you willing to go, Michael?" David asked from a few feet away. His voice was like ice.
"Shut up, David!" She snapped before she realized what she was doing. "Just shut up," she said, softer this time. "It wasn't funny, David. You could have killed him."
"Cool off, Bekah," Paul laughed. His bike was parked next to Dwayne's and for a second Bekah took a second to look from Paul to Dwayne and back again. They all thought it was funny. None of them seemed to realize what could have happened. None of them seemed to realize that she could have lost her twin brother.
"I'm not gonna cool off, Paul. He's my brother. He could have died and it would have been my fault." She turned to Michael and motioned for him to get on the bike. He hesitated and Bekah followed his gaze to Star. "She's not worth it. Stop being a dumb ass."
He only nodded before tearing his eyes away from the dark haired girl.
"Come on, Bekah, don't leave!" Marko called out. His smile had faded but there was still some of that twinkle left in his eyes.
"Don't worry, Marko," David interrupted, "We'll be seeing Bekah again real soon."
Bekah scoffed and turned back to David with as much attitude as she could muster despite how scared she was. "I can't even look at you guys right now."
