Broken Bad Boy

PERCIE

After my confession last night, it was the space between us as I started driving away from her was the hardest thing I had to endure.

She waved goodbye one more time before she walked towards the door of her parents' house.

My phone buzzed as I pulled to the main road. It was a call from Remy. I suddenly remember what Grandpa told me before Hailey and I left. "Sup?"

"Are you up to watch a game?"

"Where?"

"Playground."

"It's today?"

"Yeah. Where the hell have you been?"

"I went to see Grands."

"Oh, I see."

"Are you coming?"

"Be there in ten." I steered the car to the campus road."

"Is Hailey coming?"

"Nope. I just sent her home. Why?"

"Thought the girls are gonna join."

A small smile curved up my lips. "You mean if Queen Victoria is joining? Why don't you just call or chat with her? Or however, you guys communicate these days?"

"You sound like my grandfather." He laughed out loud. "I thought the more, the merrier."

"Why don't you just admit that you like girls who play hard to get?"

"Man." I could feel him scratching his head.

"See you in a bit. Gotta drive, Larkin."

"See you."

I dialed Hailey right away.

"Hey, guy."

"That's new." I chuckled. "Hey. Um, did your friends invite you to watch a football game?"Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

"Yup, but I told them I'm staying home. Why?"

"Well, I just remember the game is tonight, and Larkin just called me."

"And you want me to go with Victoria and Megan."

"If your dad allows you."

"Percie, I'm an adult."

"I know, sweetheart. But I don't want you to sneak out."

"I know. See you later then?"

"Can't wait."

I arrived at the parking lot and searched for Remy, but I couldn't find him.

I type a text to him.

Percie: Where are you?

I sent and waited. When Remy did not reply, I searched for his car where he usually parked. It wasn't there.

I dialed his number. Remy didn't answer my call.

He couldn't be messing with me. Why he had to let Hailey and her friends come over if he changed his mind. Something was wrong.

A thousand alarm bells went off in my head.

I went back to my car and waited. He might have picked up Victoria or the girls.

I dialed Lexie. As if she was waiting for someone to call, she picked up right away.

"I was about to call you." Lexie seemed nervous and agitated.

"What for? Are you okay?"

"I'm not, Percie. I mean, I'm okay. Where are you right now? Let me come to you."

My worry worsened when she started blabbering. "I'm waiting for Remy. What's going on, Lexie?"

"Where are you?" she asked again.

"I'm here at the parking."

"Wait for me there." She hung up.

I stared at my phone in confusion. Lexie sounded terribly worried, and I couldn't contact Remy. What the fuck is going on? Panic seized through me.

I started to think that something was wrong with Remy, but I didn't want to go that road. My blood turned to ice, my veins freezing over. Pain, guilt, remorse, anger, and fear-a lot of fear assaulted me. "No." I raked my fingers through my hair as I leaned back against my car. My knees just weakened. I hoped I was wrong. I hoped he was not stupid enough to take that bait.

"Percie!" My gaze flew to running Lexie towards me.

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"Tell me this is not what I think it is, Lexie." My voice shook. My body turned ice cold.

"Let's go. I'll drive." She quickly went to the driver's seat. She knew me so well that I couldn't drive when I was not in the right mind.

I got in the passenger seat. "Where to?"

"The clearing."

"Jesus. Is he out of his mind? Does he even know what he's doing?" My jaw muscle ticked.

"That's the only way out, or he loses his reputation forever."

I glared at Lexie. "Who the fuck cares about his reputation if he gets hurt? Considering Adrian has been under the driver's seat since he was in diapers, how could he beat him?" "Maybe a miracle." She shrugged.

"He doesn't have to do that." I suddenly remembered Emma. How she tricked me just to join the Paralympics?

"He wants out, Percie. He wants true friends. He chose you. That's all that matters to him."

"Everyone I cared about got hurt when they became close to me." My stomach churned.

"That's not true." She stole a glance at me while she was driving.

"It is, Lexie. My sister, Hailey, and you. And now the moment I gave him a chance, he's doing this stupid thing that he's not good at."

"You can't stop him if that's what he wants. If that's the only that he can get his way out."

"I wished he waited for me. I could have talked to him about it." My hands formed into fists.

"It's his choice. Let's just pray he would make it to the finish line. You know that road there is terrible."

"How do you know much about this race?"

"I have a friend who raced once." Her voice laced with sorrow.

"What happened?"

"Don't worry, he lives, but when he didn't win. He had to drop and transfer to another city. That's the deal he made. It's because he kissed the wrong girl. Well, it's actually a right girl, but at a wrong time." "Jesus." I shook my head.

My phone vibrated. It was Hailey. "Hey, Lee."

"We're here. Where are you?"

"Sorry, sweetheart. There's been a change of plan."

"What happened?" Her voice filled with worry.

"I'm with Lexie. But it's Remy."

"Is he okay?"

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"I hope so."

"What do you mean you hope so?"

"Who's driving?"

"Megan. They picked me up."

"Right. Tell her to drive to the clearing."

"What's in the clearing."

"Just tell her to go to the clearing, sweetheart. We'll see you soon. I'll explain once we get there."

I leaned my arm against the window, thinking if I could do something, but there was more I could do than hope for Remy to finish this stupid death race.

We arrived at the clearing. It was far from the main road, in the middle of the forest. A lot of cars were already here, ready to watch the race between Adrian and Remy. "Let's go." Lexie rushed out of the car.

"We'll wait for them to arrive."

"No, Percie. The race started ten minutes ago." She dragged me towards the lines of the car.

"Are you sure? How did you know?" Goosebumps erupted all over my skin.

"I've been telling you the whole time, did you not get it?"

Motherfucker! Now I got why Remy invited me to watch the game. He wasn't referring to the football game it was this stupid death race.

My worry, my guilt just turned into waves of rage that rolled through me.

As we joined the groups waiting for the race to reach the finish line, I asked one of them that I recognized in one of my classes.

"Who's leading?"

"Of course, it's Adrian. You can still place your bet right there," he replied excitedly, pointing at the group of Calix and Yly.

I narrowed my eyes at him before I left.

Lexie came back, wearing a furious looked on her face. "Remy is losing. Even the bets, it's all for Adrian."

"I know. I just asked that asshole. He gave me the same answer." I wanted to hit something. I scratched my head instead.

"Percie!" It was my girl. The suppressed anger quickly cooled down the moment I saw Hailey and her friends marching in our direction.

I met her halfway and squeezed him into a tight hug. "You came." I released a shuddering breath. My gut clenched greatly. Emotions threatened to erupt. "I'm scared, Lee."

"Is it true?" she asked as she pulled away. The pain splayed over her face so raw it ripped my heart open. We'd just got to know Remy, but considering he was the love of my twin's life, and he did this because he chose me, I knew exactly how Hailey felt.

I nodded. Before I could hold her back, screeched and roars erupted, deafening me. I stopped dead in my tracks. Everything seemed to stop around me. My attention went through the roaring and smoking vehicle first to arrive. My breathing caught. The car was not stopping, not even curving-it went straight to the tree.

Fuck!

Too late to realize it wasn't Adrian's car-it was Remy's.