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He closed his eyes, his lips in a tight line, as if he didn’t want to hear it

"So I figure we’ve got his genes and we can go one of tays And I ayour shit in front of Anna You wouldn’t want her to be scared of you or du fro off to the pit Fuck I hoped to God he calot in that car

"What was that about, son?" hed "Just the usual crap between brothers No big deal"

My uncle looked like he was about to say so, but then he was motioned over by one of the crew As alked down to the speedway, I suddenly felt like drivingsilent ay easier Or at least it felt that way right now

Uncle Jack chose Kai to run the course first, as if he knew Luke and I needed to get our heads in the ga one of his vehicles around the track

We continued to ignore each other the rest of theand didn’t ask any questions

Just like every other tiot behind the wheel of nuh the roof It was such a rush to step on the gas and zooed the curves, my head was completely focused on the task in front of ed,the steering wheel so damn hard It was just the adrenaline boost I needed

As ere leaving, Uncle Jack gave us one-arain" I gave a final wave

"Anytime," he said "Tell your mom hello for ive her a call and tell her yourself sometime Bet she’d want to catch up"

His forehead creased "Okay, son I will"

Luke scowled at ave me a curious look when I slid into the driver’s seat

"How is yourto look at e

Instead of answering his question, I said, "When do you think was the last tiether in concern Probably because of how unsteady my voice had sounded Plus, I’d never really asked hied "Why, what’s up? Everything okay?"

I stayed silent while I dru wheel and bolsteredbecause I need to and then you can decide what to do with the inforive hi his head in my direction