Rookies and superstars // Sam Mayer Fanfic

Rookies and superstars

[ Chapter two ]

I walk towards my car, hoping to get the race in before the rain comes. I glance around the track as I put my helmet on, I catch a glimpse of Sam. Gosh sometimes I didn't want to be his rival. I regret what I had originally thought about him, when I first found out who he was I thought he was some stuck up, idiotic person, but I really don't think he's that anymore, and something in me just wants to feel his touch.

(Sam's POV)
I catch a small glimpse of her, she's so pretty, the way she smiles as she walks past a few fans, her helmet in her hands ready to be put on. I wish I just knew how she felt about me. We were rivals, more so enemies so she probably thought nothing of me and perhaps even hated me, but I really just wanted to know how she felt. Maybe I would someday, maybe I never would. I'd pray that it'd happen, and that I would figure it out, but only time will tell. I throw my helmet on and walk towards my car, starting front row, that's nice.

(Raven's POV)
"Raven." Someone says snapping me out of my deep thought. "Come on." He says walking over to the car. Damn it, I forgot we were right in the middle of a race. I walk over to my car, getting inside the car as I fix up my helmet and get strapped in. I give my team a fist bump as they walk away from the car, leaving me ready for the race. In just a few minutes we're out taking a few pace laps under caution, "Let's make this race one to never forget, Raven." My crew chief says over the radio. "10 4, let's do it." I reply as we go green.

Sam was right, I was starting in like twenty-fifth since qualifying had got rained out. While Sam was starting first row. Two laps in.. "Wreck in the front, Wreck in the front, stay low." My spotter says over the radio. Staying low as he had told me I avoided the wreck, but from what I could tell.. Sam hadn't. "What caused the wreck?" I ask my spotter as we make a few laps under caution. "Justin spun and caused about a six car wreck in the front." I took a minute to process that, did that mean Sam's own teammate took him out? After a small silence I spoke up, "Who was involved?" I ask as I see a car being towed back to the garage, I couldn't really make out whose car it was but I guess I'd find out.

"Uhm, Justin, Sam, Brandon, Aric, Ryan, Jeb, Joey, and Bj." My spotter replied. When I heard Sam was in the wreck I hoped that he wasn't the car being towed back to the garage. "I saw a car being towed off the track, who was that?" I ask my spotter as we continue to do laps under yellow. "That was the 1 of Mayer." My spotter replied. My heart stopped for a moment before I realized I was still in my car on the track.. he had been involved in a wreck and he's now out of the race. Sure, he was probably a little rude beforehand, but I never wanted him to wreck.

"Is.. he okay?" I ask over the radio. I knew he was my rival and I knew we were against each other, but maybe we didn't have to be off track? "Yeah, He's out of the car and just checked out of the infield care center." My spotter replied. That was a relief, he was alive and as far as I knew, okay. After another lap under yellow we were green again, "And Raven has made up twelve positions; just in about four green laps!" A commentator said.

After completing stage one in eighth I was happy with where I was sitting, I was doing good for a rookie, especially at a track I had never been to. After we pit and made our way back out onto the track we were going green for stage two. Passing a few cars I then sat in fifth, hoping to make my way all the way to the front. I still had Sam in the back of my mind but quickly pushed those thoughts away to focus on the race and how to get to the front. "The eight beside you has been known to wreck people at this track, please be carful." My spotter said over the radio. Thankfully the eight left me alone, but what he didn't leave alone was the first place car.

I had been sitting in fourth, hoping and praying nothing would go wrong, until late in stage two it happened. The eight car was done trying to fight everyone for the position, he slammed into the side of the lead car and spun him, causing all of the top three cars to wreck. Thankfully I avoided the wreck, coming out, then, in first place to finish off stage two. "And the Rookie wins stage two!" The announcer says excitedly.