The Twins Almighty

Chapter 16

VENUS POV

I walked out onto the racetrack and leaned on my car as I waited for Juno to pull up so we could race each other.

I kept thinking about Carlos and whatever was going on between us. We've known each other for two days and I already feel like I've known him all my life.

"Snap out of it Venus" I smack myself lightly on my face, "he's just a play thing. He means nothing to you. You'll hurt him."

I put my head down into my hands as I see Juno pull up in her car.

I snap up and begin to yell at her.

"What the Hell took you so long? What did you do, take a tour of Italy?"

She just looks at me with an amused face as she pulls a bag from her car.

"Ta-da!" She yells as she comes towards me.

I look at the bag as she hands it to me.

She looks at me expectantly as I just look at her with an expectant look.

"What's this?"

She just rolls her eyes as she plucks the bag out of my grasp.

"It's sandwiches and chocolate covered strawberries silly! You didn't even open the bag..." she looks at me with a duh look before walking back to her car.

I sigh and rub my face as I check my watch.

3:30 on the dot.

"Junie! We got roughly four hours before Gio expects us, let's get this show on the road."

She pulls her car next to us as we come up with what we're going to do.

"Let's race a couple times until like 5 so we can sit and eat?" Junie yells out her window as I nod at her.

I get in my car and pull up to the starting line looking out of my windows ever so often, looking for Carlos.

I slam my hands on my steering wheel before Junie yells out at me.

"IN THREE READY."

"THREE"

"TWO"

"ONE"

We take off as we both continue neck and neck.

We race for another hour and a half or so until we come to our final lap.

We both are tied so this would be the tie breaker.

And I don't lose.

'Drift left.
Drift right.
Speed up.
Slow turn.'

I keep repeating my words and before I know it I see the finish line.

I all of a sudden I see my phone ring out of the corner of my eye. It's an unknown number.

I forget about everything and slow down my car.

I pick up the phone and put it to my ear as I muster up something to say but instead I don't say anything.

I get to the finish line way behind Juno as I come to a stop.

"Hello?" I question.

"Hello daughter."

"Gideon. How may I help you."

"That's no way to say hello to your dear old papa is it? Well, I believe you've survived no? I'll be coming for you and Juno soon. If any of your little friends try and help, I'll kill them too. Especially what's his name...ah yes, Carlos. I don't know exactly the relationship you have with him is about, but if you don't want him to die I suggest breaking his little heart and stop talking to him."