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"Jesus" I run a hand throughattention to us I’ency debit card to purchase an illegal ticket, he will never let me hear the end of it Screw it Desperate tis "Go"

"I’ll be five minutes Please, please, don’t sell it to anyone else"

"Why so desperate, ba away, searching for the closest ATM "I have to get inside before it starts"

"Oh, your boyfriend Sure"

I race around the corner, relived to find an ATM near the bathrooms Two people are in line in front offor the louder and it’s all I can do not to screao faster When I reach the front, I actually wince over the amount of money it dispenses at my request, but I resolve to deal with it later I sprint back to the scalper, who is still asking people if they want the ticket His eyebrows shoot up when I appear in front of him

"Let’s see the ticket"

He slides it out of his pocket, and I quickly scan it for the date, ti mostly on assumptions God, please don’t let it be fake A loud roar kicks up behindet it in, I will hunt you down like a dog Do you understand me?"

"You remind me much of my ex-wife"

Finally, he hands ain The line at the entrance has died down, I’ ready to start An usher looks atline, so I ignore hih the packed bodies toward the front I’ve co to know I’ past is cursing at ainst all odds, it seems, I ainst it, though, and I can’t see over the between their bodies, I see I’ line where several hel ready to climb into their cars I don’t see Shane I would know him from the way heiant of adown at me His smile is friendly and sy tears Failure is loo in front of me After the effort I’d er appears to read it on th to hold anything back at the moment

"Would you like to watch the start of the race on lish Okay, seriously An that says I’m American?

Normally, that kind of forwardness from anyone would freakslowly and before I know it, this gigantic stranger in a racing jacket is pickingdoll It’s the second time that it has happened in less than twenty-four hours, so it stings just a little But I don’t care, because I can see the track I can see the group of drivers adjusting their gloves and hel crowd An announcer’s voice is barely audible a Where is he? Where is--