Ten Seconds of Freedom

Part 14

"We lost Ivory." I said.

"Thanks." Shaw said.

"That's it?"

"Ivory is dead, he made a mistake so he paid his price."

"Nice eulogy Shaw. You going to say that to the rest of us when we go out?" I left and went to the garage and started to work on my car and then Shaw walked in.

"You're the last person I'd thought to be sentimental. I like you Lexi. I would even say I have warm feelings toward you. When I found you in that hospital and you couldn't remember anything...I said to myself this girl has a gift. She is a blank canvas. I felt a certain protectiveness towards you. If something happened to you I think it would be harder for me to bare. What I'm trying to say is I would hate to see you make a mistake."

"I need to get some fresh air." I said closing my hood and getting into my car. I went street racing and I went up against a guy in a nissan skyline GTR up against my 70 chevelle S.S. 454. I realized it was O'Conner.

"You have some serious balls man." I said.

"I've been told." He said

"You know you're lucky I missed my shot." 

"I think you hit your mark."

"Really? What's with you. you got a death wish or something?"

"If that's what it takes. I'm just here to race."

"Might lose your car." I added with a smile.

"Let's do it."

"Your funeral."

"Ride or die... remember." I don't remember all of a sudden I got a flashback. He beat me in the race and we pulled over in an alley. "You switched gears too fast." He told me.

"I did that so you could catch up."

"You lose grip, the rear end kicks out." He added.

"I've noticed. Look you don't know me just because you know how I ride."

"Don't you know what they say where we come from? I'll show you how I ride, show you who you are. V8. You never were able to resist american muscle. Nice scar." He said rubbing his thumb on my wrist. "You never could keep yourself out of trouble either."

"What else do you remember about me?" I said trying not to smile.

"About you? Everything. This scar you got the day we were together. You were 17 years old. You were racing and somebody crashed into you and a piece of glass cut your wrist. Your lucky you didn't lose it."

"Let me guess you saved me." I said smiling.

"No, I was the kid showing off and ran into you. Then I saved you."

"Alright what about this one." I said showing him the one on my hip bone.

"That was the last night were were together before you left for Tokyo. You wanted to go for a midnight swim and you cut yourself on the reef. I followed and I have a scar to match it." He said showing me.

"Look Brian, I don't know why you are here?"

"I'm here for you."

"That girl you remember...that's not me."

"Not from what I just saw. Whether you like it or not you're still that girl. I seen it out there...I see it now."

"I have to go."

"Wait, the ring you are wearing I gave that to you." I left and went back to Shaw's and his older brother was there.

"Deckard I'm so glad to see you." I said giving him a hug.