To Race A Hasting

Chapter 9

"Hurry up Lexi!" Max shouts from downstairs.

"Coming!" I yell back. I decided to wear some short shorts, a black tank top, a white long sleeved crop top that hangs off the shoulder over it and some black combat boots. I did smokey eye makeup and put on some dark red lipstick.

I run downstairs but trip at the end. I fall on the floor and burst out laughing. Max comes in and looks at me like I'm insane.

"Why do you have to be my sister? He mutters under his breath.

"Blame mom" I tell him.

"I do" I stand up with the help of Max and grab my skateboard.

"Where are the cars?" I ask him.

"Enzo dropped them off at the race, I thought that we could skateboard there instead of driving. I nod my head and we leave the house. Mom was working a late shift-till midnight so we have to be back before then. Well I do, Max doesn't.

Because he is in college, mom doesn't care what he does at night. If only she knew what her only daughter was doing. She would probably put me on lockdown till I'm 89.

We skateboard into town to meet a few friends. My brother is in a racing crew. I used to be in it too until I stopped racing. My brother told me that he would ask if I could come back. They wouldn't say no though.

Anyone would kill to have a Hasting on their crew. We call ourselves the Night Rides, due to the fact that we ride at night. There isn't really any other meaning behind the name. A name is just a name right?

"Hey Max" Ryder, the group leader says. He turns to look at me and smirks "Finally seen sense and realised you belong here, not in some cooped up room with a textbook?" He asks me cockily.

"As a matter of fact yes but, that text book explained shit you probably wouldn't even know about a car, so don't get too cocky" I tell him with fake innocence.

"Do you need some ice?" Naomi, my closet friend in the team says. Ryder looks at her in confusion.

"Why would I need ice?" He asks her.

"Because that burn was pretty bad" She tells him pretending to be innocent like I did. Everyone laughs while I go up and high five her "It's good to have you back Lex" She whispers as she pulls me into a hug.

"Good to be back" I tell her and pull away.

"Lexi, how've you been girl?" Christian the guy who will take Ryder's place as leader if anything ever happens to him, says.

We do a handshake that normally only guys do, but the guys do it with me and Naomi because we are awesome like that.

"Good man, what about you?" I ask him.

"Good thanks" He tells me.

Let me tell you about the team. There are 7 of us.

· There's Ryder. He is the leader of the crew.

· Max, my brother. He is the one that mainly represents the crew. Showing off skills and helping us get races.

· Me. I pretty much do the same as Max but I do a lot more races than him. All in all, I have done the most races in the team. So has Max, but I have done about 6 more than him.

· Christian. He is the joker of the whole crew. He can't be anywhere without making a joke.

· Andrew. Andrew is the kind one of the group. He is always the person to go to if you have a problem and can't trust anyone else. He doesn't really have a job.

· Naomi. She is just a crew member. No specific part, she just races. I like her a lot. She was there for me the most when my dad died and I'm grateful.

· And finally Emily. She is like Naomi. She just races and has fun. Only she was one of the best racers in the little town she lived in somewhere in Australia.

That's all of us. One of the best racing crews in Chicago. Many people want to race us. Mainly me and Max but some others want to race another member because the know it's pretty much impossible to win against me or Max.