Criminal Record

Pursuit

Before turning on the engine, they heard the police sirens approaching towards the bank. “Go, go, go.” Clay shouted, for Zack to start driving. Zack accelerated, they could hear the sound of the friction of the tyres with the asphalt, it left marks as they started driving away from the car. “Company has arrived.” Kaito said, after looking through the windows to see three police cars and an armoured Jeep behind them. Zack accelerated more, the street didn’t have much traffic, which was an advantage for the police to easily catch them, but for a man like Zack, it turned to a total disadvantage for them. The Jeep was behind the three cars, as they went on accelerating to catch up with Zack.

They were on a highway when two of the cars started surrounding Zack from both sides. “Stop the car, you are under arrest. I repeat stop the car.” One of the police men in the cars called out from the microphone. “We are not getting busted after all of this.” Zack said and grinded on his teeth. He accelerated more out running both cars, the Jeep was still at the rearward. Zack drifted into a side road, ramified from the highway. Clay recognized a gas station at the end of the road, so he remembered to ask a question. “Hey Zack are we good with our fuel?” He asked. Zack looked at the fuel indicator, and then thought for a while, he looked at his mirror to see one car heading the rest. “You are a genius. I am glad you asked.” Zack claimed. “Huh? I am asking about..” Clay was distracted by Zack pushing the gas pedal to its maximum, he was pressured to his seat strongly.

Zack proceeded in his way normally with the maximum speed, until he reached the gas station, suddenly he drifted towards the gas station. Zack passed in between the station's wall, and the fuel tank, evading to collide with anything. The passage fitted the car exactly, as if it was made for this passing, all of them in the car were wordless out of shock, they didn’t utter a word, but there heart fell down their feet. The advanced police car tried to drift behind Zack, but the driver wasn’t as professional. He bumped into one of the fuel tanks, causing a short-diameter explosion which mostly included the police car and the fuel tank only. “First one down.” Zack mentioned, while monitoring the explosion from the left side mirror. All of them were mesmerized about the fact that Zack is always the one who needs to be comforted in real life, his heart is the weakest of them all, but when it comes to cars, when he holds the wheel, he becomes someone else, his heart turns to steel.

Zack got out of the narrow paths to return back to the highway, the Jeep and the remaining two cars were still after them. The road they were driving on had two ways, separated by a short, metal barrier. “I know this is going to be stupid.” Zack called out, as if he was regretting what is going to happen. Before any of them try to say anything, Zack surprised them by breaking the barrier, and heading towards the wrong road, he was moving against the current, the cars were coming at him. The police cars followed him to the wrong road, from the opening he made. Zack maintained his speed, and kept evading between the cars. The police cars found it hard to cope with the situation, but they remained steadfast for a convenient while.

Soon one of them started losing control, and he was knocked by one of the big cars in the road, eventually other cars bumped in to them, causing an enormous accident in the middle of the highway. The Jeep and the remaining police car evaded the accident and followed Zack back to the correct road. Zack accelerated more, there was a big distance between Zack and the others, the rest didn’t speak a word, it was because they were in enough terror to keep their mouths shut, in addition to, they didn’t have anything to say, Zack was doing his job with better than perfection, there was no time for cheering, and obviously not the correct time for negative comments.

Zack looked at the speed indicator, and stared for a while, “What is their position?” He asked questionably. “Right behind us.” Kaito replied with confidence. “If you are wrong, you bear the consequences.” Zack said smoothly, but he really meant it. “Hold!” He claimed loudly. He raised the handbrake and turned the wheel's full axis, the car totally rotated facing the cars coming the opposite direction. The last police car was really behind them, the driver didn’t have time to evade the crash, so both cars collided powerfully into each other, but the police car was more volatile, the glass shattered, and some gases started arising from the car. Zack could recognise the policeman’s head resting on the driving wheel, but it wasn’t clear if he was dead or not.

Zack turned the car again readily when he saw the Jeep approaching, “Wow! That was great.” Tucker praised Zack for the first time. “The four-wheel-drive car is pretty heavy, isn’t it?” Kaito asked in discomfort. Zack started recognizing that the road will split, into a ramp and the prime horizontal road. “It is for sure.” Zack replied lately to Kaito, after he got an idea. Clay soon understood what Zack was trying to do, “Take the ramp.” He advised. Zack looked at him and nodded, then accelerated towards the ramp. The Jeep was still behind them, “Ehrmm, umm... Zack, he is shooting at us.” Tucker warned Zack, when he found one of the policemen in the car dangling out of the car with a rifle. “Good.” Zack said and increased his speed.

Zack knew that the curve on the ramp was aggressive, it needed to be taken slowly. He kept his pace normally, didn’t decelerate and just before the curve he drifted away from the ledge, but the Jeep’s driver wasn’t as alert as Zack, so he didn’t drift at the correct time. The Jeep crashed into the barrier of the lodge, and due to the speed of the vehicle, the barrier broke and the Jeep fell off the ramp. All the cars behind it stopped blocking the passage of the ramp, but Zack was in front and continued his path. Clay felt relieved, but there was still this sense of insecurity or discomfort among the car, although there was no one else behind them. They went down the ramp down the bridge, “Are we clear? Can’t they call for backup?” Kaito asked. Zack looked at his front mirror, “They already did.” He said with a smile.

They found two black Lamborghinis with the police's badges on both sides, they were coming at them with full speed. “Since when the police has Lamborghinis? When do they come out?” Clay asked rhetorically, but Zack insisted on answering the question. “Five stars crimes.” Zack said. “What does that mean?” Tucker asked. “Highly wanted.” Zack replied savagely. The Lamborghinis were approaching from both sides of their car, the sound of their engines echoed in everyone ears. “Increase the speed Zack, they will catch up with us.” Clay said nervously. “I can’t, we will never outrun a Lamborghini.” Zack said in falter, it was the first time he panicked since he drove the car.

He seemed like he didn’t know what to do, his hands started to get sweaty on the driving wheel, and he was thinking about an alternative plan. The Lamborghinis started becoming at the same level of their car. They started increasing their speed, and widening their axis to turn and stop their car, and blocking its path. Just before their turn at the same time, Zack raised the handbrake at once, his car stopped, and both Lamborghinis crashed face to face at their top speed trying to block their car. Zack reversed the car and then took the first right into a sideway he saw, he kept catching his breaths, and the rest were still in shock. They were already sure that they are clear, but the previous events forced them to remain silent for a while.

Silence remained in the car for a long while, not even movements, as if they were all paralysed. Clay decided to break the silence, which in fact wasn’t very annoying, but their breaths were still taken. “Coffee break?” He asked coldly. Everyone chuckled, “Hell yeah.” Tucker claimed. “I’m surprised we got alive out of this.” Kaito mentioned sarcastically. “Damn bro, your skills were amazing, you were just fucking the lads.” Tucker said, praising Zack. Zack giggled, “Last heist, last effort.” Zack replied heroically. They reached a take away coffee shop, Zack parked the car, and remained seated for a while. “Hey, I’ll stay here with the money, you go get whatever you want. Bring me a double macchiato.” Clay accosted all of them. “Alright.” Tucker replied. All of them went off the car, leaving Clay alone.

Minutes later they were back in the car, with their coffees and Clay's order. “Let's go baby, I can’t wait to touch those papers.” Tucker stated. Clay kept drinking his coffee in deliberateness, and spectating the streets forward. He didn’t interfere in most of their conversations, he seemed more cautious than required. “Honestly, I never thought that was going to succeed, I'd have to admit, you did a good job Clay.” Kaito exalted him. “Clay.. hey, what's up?” Kaito asked due to Clay’s lack of response. Clay didn’t here Kaito, he was contemplating, out of their world, their voices weren’t even audible to him. Tucker laughed smoothly, “Leave him, he is probably thinking about everything he is going to do with the money.” Tucker said. “You guys just have no idea...” Tucker proceeded, but that’s what Clay only heard, before shifting back to daydreaming.