Fighting Demons

Chapter two: Leaving New York

As I get onto the Interstate, I notice these two black cars that have been following me since I picked up the girl, "put your seat belt on, this may get ugly" I tell her as I start to speed up. The two cars get beside me, trying to box me in, they pull out, and go to slam into me, as soon as they start getting close, I slam on the brakes, and they hit each other, I drive around them, I look in the mirror to see one hanging out the window with a gun, and he starts shooting at me. I slam on the brakes and hit the front end of his car, I turn my body around and shoot out their windshield, they shoot back, I turn back around, duck, and start driving off avoiding traffic, "take the wheel" I tell the girl, "do what?" She asks, "take the wheel" I say turning around to shoot out the side of the truck. I pull out an m1911, and shoot at their tires, I miss, I keep trying to shoot their tires, until I empty the clip, "SHIT!" I yell, as I climb back in, and grab a hold of the steering wheel, "I guess we're doing this the old fashioned way" I say as they get beside me again, this time  I take out the one on the right, I hit the side of his car, and he runs into the wall spinning out, I laugh. I look at my left, and start to hit him, but he starts to slam his car into mine right back, "guess this one's going to be harder" I say as I hit the side of his vehicle, I look ahead, and swerve around an eighteen-wheeler where I go ahead of him, and take an off ramp into another city. I drive around the city until I find a car lot I go and find a place nearby so we can go get another car later. I park at a nearby gas station, and shut the car off, "So what was your name?" I ask the girl looking at her, she's about 5'7", light skin, blonde hair, blue eyes. "My name's Maxine, Max for short, and yours?" she asks looking at me, "My name's Marleton" I look back at her, "Thanks for the save back there, what are you ex-military or something?" she asks, "yeah, something like that" I say smiling "Well whatever it was, that was cool." I smile "Thanks, do you want anything to drink, or eat?"  I ask climbing out of the truck, "Yes please, I don't care what you get me." she says smiling, I walk into the store. I grab a few bag of chips, some bottles of water, and 2 root beers, 2 Dr. Peppers, and 2 Mountain Dews. I walk up to the cash register, "Can I have some burgers, please?" I ask the cashier, grabbing my money out of my wallet, "Yes sir." he grabs two hamburgers and puts them in a bag, "will that be it?" he asks bagging the food and drinks, "yes sir." he adds up the total, "your total is $24.95"  I hand him a $25, and grab my stuff, "keep the change." I walk out, and climb in the truck, "How much longer do we have to wait?" she asks grabbing a bottle of water, "hang on, ill be back." I climb out and see a 1968 Dodge charger R/T, I walk back into the store, "uh, sir is that your charger sitting behind the gas station?" the cashier looks up "Yeah why?" I smile, I was wondering if you wanted to make a trade" I ask smiling, "What kind of trade?" I raise my keys, "I'm willing to trade my, jacked up, 2012 chevy, with a V8, 5.7 liter, engine, for that, 1968 dodge charger. There's nothing wrong with the truck, it's perfectly fine, and in great condition. So do you wanna trade?" I set the keys down. "This worth that much to you?" I raise my head, "I have been trying to find one for a while, but every time I come across one, the person is either wanting to pay, and I don't have the money, or they don't want to trade. So what do you say?" I ask putting my hands on the counter, "Is it four wheel drive?" I think about it for a minute, "Yes, I've only used it once." He looks at me, "Deal" he hands me the keys to the car, I take them, "Thanks, you want me to park the truck out back?" i ask jingling the keys, "yes, please" I go back outside, "hey Max, come on I got us another vehicle." I say climbing in and taking the truck out back. I climb out and grab some of the stuff, I open the passenger side for Max, I shut the door, leave the keys to the truck under the seat, and climb in the car, and start it. I hear a loud roar, coming from the hood, I sit there and rev the engine. I let the RPM's settle down back to zero, then throw it in drive, I take off driving, until I get to a stop light, "You may wanna put your seat belt on." I say smiling, throwing it in neutral, and revving the engine, as I'm waiting on the light to turn green, somebody in a green, 1966 mustang, pulls up and starts revving his engine, I roll down the window, and point, yelling "STREET RACE??" he nods his head, I'm still waiting, I hold up a few hundred dollar bills, "From here to the next exit, a half mile down the road?" he nods his head, I wait a few more seconds. Finally the light turns green, after we have been sitting there burning rubber, and I throw it in first gear, the car goes up popping a wheelie, "WHOOOOOOO!!!!" I yell as I take the lead, the car finally goes back down on all four tires, and I have to control the car to keep it from going off the road, I throw it in second, I go left to dodge a car, the guy in the mustang is right behind me, I smile, "Ok, I guess it's time to see what this car has got." I say slamming down on the gas, I have to throw it in third quick, I drift around a corner, and as I do, I see a cop "Shit! oh well" I keep going as the cop turns on his lights and says, "Stop this is the police, stop the car, and put your hands where I can see them!" I just laugh and keep on driving, the green mustang, has caught back up to me, "COME ON BUDDY!" I yell at him, messing with him I finally see the next exit, and we are neck and neck, we go back and forth with the lead, I slam on the gas, and hold it there, red lining the RPM's I go past the exit, as I see him behind me by an inch. I wave him over, and we get off on the exit, and stop at another gas station, I get out "Hey you did pretty good." I say holding my hand out for him to give me the money. He gives me the money, and I shake his hand. I then get back in my car, just in time because the cops, show up with their sirens going. "Oh shit! GO GO GO!!!" I jump in start the car, and take off driving, back onto the interstate. "This is the Police, pull over, I Repeat this is the Police, pull over, and put your hands where we can see them." I go as fast as I can shifting through the gears, I see an exit and take it, as soon as I come to a four way I drift and go to the left, I go down that road, I see the speed, I'm going, and I slam on the brakes, and go in reverse to go down an alley. I shut the lights off, and turn off the car, and we duck down in the seat.After a few minutes pass, we bust out laughing, "That was fun, we should do that more often." Max says, I look at her and go " What are you talking about, You were over here freaking out the entire, time." she blushes and smiles, "I was only kidding, that was fun, but I think it's time we got out of here." I start the car and drive back to the interstate, to go back on the way to California.