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They were laughing and one glanced back His eyes widened when he sawto the others Their pace picked up

I grinned That would make it sweeter It took one more hill until I was neck and neck with the last of theone and each wore a so theuy quickened his speed and the rest followed I knew they were running faster than they normally did It would tire the lanced at me A small smirk was on his face, and I knew they expected me to fall further back I didn’t I kept on their heels, out of reach, but close enough to press them ahead They covered half a mile and one broke He fell back Two of his friends shared a look They weren’t surprised I ignored the guy beside me, and it was four steps before he was behind me as well Thirty more yards and another fell behind I passed hireorried They cast a look at ain Their breathing was louder They were fighting to keep ahead of uys I could feel the surprise froht up, but as soon as they realized that, one slowed his pace He inded A blink of an eye later, he was behind me like the others The last one went as well, and I picked up my pace to close the distance between the other runners and myself This time I didn’t wait I bypassed theanored the surprise I sensed from them

I was in front of them and I went back to the center of the trail There wererun that day so I knew I had twothose twoand increasedforward The blood was puined the clean lines frorinned The rush was there I loved this, possibly , and when it only took ate

I’d been choht controlled run, but I let loose I was sprinting and it was seconds before I passed the first guy, the second, and then the third He was sixty yards ahead of the rest I covered that without trying I felt his surprise and ignored hi in front of him, I moved so there was plenty of space between him and me, but I wanted to make sure I was in the ht into the back ofWhen I heard hi the same, I wasn’t surprised, butthe field in the distance, I heard his breathing beco more winded As I led the way onto the field and to the finish line, I reached over and tapped the clock That was my time A few seconds later, I heard hi around the track I wanted my muscles loose He did as well, but he dropped back and reduced his speed draed around the track for another three laps before I dropped into a walk When

The guys were on one side of the field I was in theover, as I bent and pressedexpressions of hostility A feere outright glaring One was seething, his nostrils flaring up, while others were frowning One of the guys flashed ave me a thumbs-up "Good job, Strattan You kicked ass"

I turned , but I couldn’t hold back ood I heard soht to assume Kade helped with your endurance?"

Releasing ether and bent forward, but I looked back over "What?"

"Kade He’s fast" It was the guy who had been leading that shrugged "I know he’s not a cross country runner, but he’s super-fast for his size Did he teach you tricks or soh "Dude, we all kno she got that endurance I don’t think it had anything to do with running"

The one who gavelook at his teahed Someone added, "No doubt Kade’s the irls filtered towards us "I had to deal with petty bitches last seuys would becoirls?" I scoffed, walked past theers "Here’s my thurin and said, "Hey, thanks" Still walking backwards, I added, "And just to rub it in, I’ to run home Be jealous, bitches Because I can and I know you can’t" Giving the

I’d have to have Logan or Mark give et my car, but it would be worth it So worth it

CHAPTER SIX

The nextat rin andinside, she said, "Heard you handed a few guys’ their asses last night on the run"

I grabbed my book and a couple pencils and pens "You heard about that? Fro about it when they were co in" She smirked "I love people who aren’t aware of who else is listening So did you?"