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AFTER JULIAN WOKE up, tej gathered the two teens and informed them of the race event he was refereeing later on tonight. as always, the two couldn't wait. however, they were told that it wasn't a typical betting race, and that he had a surprise. he also said they couldn't follow the racers this time. the two constantly asked what it was, curious at his sudden ambiguity, but he said he'd tell them after they got ready.

it reached around 8pm. once desirée caught julian up on the work she did that day ( as requested by tej ) the two immediately got ready for tonight. desirée stayed in her outfit, but she put star clips on and left her hair down. she did a small braid on the other side of her hair, matching the one julian did last night.

after finally touching up her appearance a bit, she left the room and was met with julian leaning against the wall beside her door. she took a glimpse at his outfit, seeing he changed into black baggy cargos and a white tee, paired with his pendant necklace and high top jordans.

"hey jay, you got any idea what tej got planned for tonight?" she asked as the two started walking out of their house.

"nah, your guess is as good as mine." he shrugged as they walked through the door leading to the garage.

once they opened the door, they noticed tej was on the phone. he changed into a simple all white coverall, which he managed to pull off well.

"yo jimmy, man, give me the status. tell me we good," he said, looking at the two teens briefly.

julian looked at desirée next to him with raised brows. the girl just shrugged, not knowing what was going on either.

there was a pause before tej glanced at them again, now wearing a smug smile. "beautiful. it's gon' be an all-timer tonight," he said before ending the call.

"can you tell us now?" desirée asked impatiently.

tej laughed. "ya'll know the bridge on 58th?"

"yeah," the two chorused.

"jimmy and the guys got to the control room. half of that bridge gon' lift up into the air. hella dangerous, so that's why i didn't want ya'll following tonight."

obviously, both teens were really, really excited. they were getting pretty bored of the normal street races, so hearing about this new obstacle peaked their interest.

"shit man, no one does it like you tej," julian shook his head, giving him a fist bump.

"yeah that's great 'n all, but it can't be that dangerous.." she shrugged, her words trailing off as she looked at tej with a knowing smile.

he immediately shook his head. "aw hell nah, don't even think about it," he turned to julian who was glancing at desirée in amusement. "watch out for her chaotic ass - she might take a car and try it for herself."

desirée dramatically pouted. julian laughed, "i always do."

she rolled her eyes jokingly. "so who's racing today anyway?"

tej grinned, going over to the garage door and opening it up. he revealed a massive crowd of people, and the word 'cool' doesn't even begin to describe all the cars on show. desirée scanned the scene in front of her in shock. one thing about her, is that she always loved a good car show. the roaring atmosphere, the style of clothes people wore, the sound of engines revving, the hip hop songs playing on the speakers - just, everything.

"first wave, i got-"

"suki!" desirée exclaimed excitedly, spotting her favourite girl in the distance, beside her iconic bright pink honda s2000, with its pretty anime-style airbrush design. she didn't waste any time heading over there, greeting people as she passed.

tej huffed out a laugh. "damn, didn't even let me finish-"

"no way, i gotta get in on that!" julian humorously cut tej off again, running into a different direction where a group of guys were doing wheelie tricks with their motorcycles. just like desirée, many people greeted him and parted ways when he walked through the crowd.

majority of people loved the two teens. what was not to like? they were charming, funny, and well mannered kids. they weren't loved by all, but they were at least respected by all. tej raised them well. they were his family - and everyone knew he doesn't play when it comes to family.

a couple years back, two guys learned that the hard way.

after starting an argument with desirée, and getting physical with not only her, but julian too, tej had them tied above two car roofs. by driving along a narrow cliff side road ( courtesy of both julian and desirée driving ), with a guarantee drop to your death, it was safe to say the two guys learnt their lesson, and fleed the country after that.

"they're asking for an ass whoopin'," he muttered, shaking his head before walking forward and gathering everyone's attention.

"all right, all right, fire 'em up!" he put his arms up. "we go live in five! it's time for ignition and straight automobile pimping! let's go!"

ׅ𖥔 ۫ iloveblondead speaks ! ⋄ 𓍯

ugh i LOVE the opening scene😫
also let's forget i abandoned this
book for a year and only now decided
to write it again😜😜

sorry its a short chap, but i hope you
enjoyed anyway!! thankyou to anyone
still reading this after a year LOLLL &
all the votes n comments in general🙏🏼

much love💋💋

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