“Faster,” she told Sienna.
“We’re in the middle of downtown,” Sienna argued.
“Sienna!”
“Okay, okay. But if I get a ticket, you’re paying it!”
Ava frowned and checked behind them again. If they got caught by the BMW, they’d get a hell of a lot more than a fine, but Ava kept her mouth shut. She turned forward again and glanced at the light up ahead. It changed from green to yellow.
“Go,” Ava encouraged Sienna.
Instead of obeying, though, Sienna’s foot let off the gas.
“Go!”
“It’s turning red!”
“Yeah! We’ll make it through. He won’t!”
“ Are you kidding me?! ” Sienna screeched.
Ava’s eyed darted from left to right. The closest car was just barely entering the crosswalk. “Just go!”
“Fuck me!”
“SIENNA!”
Sienna hit the gas. It was hard to know which squeal was loudest, the tires of the vintage car or the teenage girl behind the wheel. The Olds’ engine roared to life. Thousands of pounds of torque shot them forward. Ava gripped the door handle as they barreled toward the light that was now red.
She’d misjudged the distance of the nearest car. More tires squealed and a loud horn blared at them.
Sienna screamed.
They made it through the intersection though and rocketed down the street. Ava turned to see the BMW caught behind the stalled traffic. The rider slapped his handbrake in frustration.
Ava laughed. “Turn. Turn now,” she told Sienna. “And take the next one as soon as it comes up.”
“Which direction? Where are we going?”
“Head to your place. But go past the school,” Ava told her. “Take the long way. Hurry, though.”
When they were safely away, Sienna glared at her. “Are you going to tell me what the hell is going on?”
Ava chewed her lip but didn’t answer.
“Ava, I swear to God! My car is trashed and I just broke about every traffic law there is! Probably a few they haven’t written yet, but they will after tonight!”
“Your car’s not trashed,” Ava assured her.
“I bet it is,” Sienna pouted.
“Then I’ll get it fixed.”
“Swear?”
“Scout’s honor.”
Sienna snorted.
“Whatever,” Ava shot back. “ I will. ”
They appeared to have lost their tail. Ten minutes later and Sienna turned into their neighborhood. She pulled the Olds into the garage and hit the switch on the remote control clipped to the visor.
Ava didn’t let out her breath until the door nestled firmly onto the concrete, blocking the view of them from the street. Satisfied that they were safe, she reached for the door handle.
Sienna grabbed her arm, though, and held it tightly.
“Oh, no way,” she declared. “You are not getting out of this car until you tell me what the hell that was about!”
Ava turned back, ready to brush her friend off. The look on Sienna’s face told her that was a bad idea.
“My car has a dent in it! And we just broke about a dozen laws back there, some of them might have even been felonies . So you are going to tell me the truth , Ava Mae!”
Ava squirmed under her friend’s harsh gaze. There were some things Sienna just didn’t need to know, but it was clear that no one was going anywhere until it all came out. After a long moment, Ava took a deep breath. “Okay,” she finally replied.
Slowly, Sienna released her. “Well?” she demanded.
Ava felt a rush of guilt, not over the past, but for keeping Sienna in the dark. They were best friends, after all.
“Tonight?” Ava began and then paused.
Sienna raised one eyebrow.
Ava blew out a harsh breath. “Totally not my first felony.”
––––––––
I t took half an hour to fill Sienna in on all the details. In the end, Ava wasn’t sure if her friend thought less or more of her. Maybe it was better not to ask. Sienna ducked into her house from the interior garage door while Ava slipped out the side door that led to the side yard. It was only a quick stroll across the shared back yard before she made it up the steps of
“We’re in the middle of downtown,” Sienna argued.
“Sienna!”
“Okay, okay. But if I get a ticket, you’re paying it!”
Ava frowned and checked behind them again. If they got caught by the BMW, they’d get a hell of a lot more than a fine, but Ava kept her mouth shut. She turned forward again and glanced at the light up ahead. It changed from green to yellow.
“Go,” Ava encouraged Sienna.
Instead of obeying, though, Sienna’s foot let off the gas.
“Go!”
“It’s turning red!”
“Yeah! We’ll make it through. He won’t!”
“ Are you kidding me?! ” Sienna screeched.
Ava’s eyed darted from left to right. The closest car was just barely entering the crosswalk. “Just go!”
“Fuck me!”
“SIENNA!”
Sienna hit the gas. It was hard to know which squeal was loudest, the tires of the vintage car or the teenage girl behind the wheel. The Olds’ engine roared to life. Thousands of pounds of torque shot them forward. Ava gripped the door handle as they barreled toward the light that was now red.
She’d misjudged the distance of the nearest car. More tires squealed and a loud horn blared at them.
Sienna screamed.
They made it through the intersection though and rocketed down the street. Ava turned to see the BMW caught behind the stalled traffic. The rider slapped his handbrake in frustration.
Ava laughed. “Turn. Turn now,” she told Sienna. “And take the next one as soon as it comes up.”
“Which direction? Where are we going?”
“Head to your place. But go past the school,” Ava told her. “Take the long way. Hurry, though.”
When they were safely away, Sienna glared at her. “Are you going to tell me what the hell is going on?”
Ava chewed her lip but didn’t answer.
“Ava, I swear to God! My car is trashed and I just broke about every traffic law there is! Probably a few they haven’t written yet, but they will after tonight!”
“Your car’s not trashed,” Ava assured her.
“I bet it is,” Sienna pouted.
“Then I’ll get it fixed.”
“Swear?”
“Scout’s honor.”
Sienna snorted.
“Whatever,” Ava shot back. “ I will. ”
They appeared to have lost their tail. Ten minutes later and Sienna turned into their neighborhood. She pulled the Olds into the garage and hit the switch on the remote control clipped to the visor.
Ava didn’t let out her breath until the door nestled firmly onto the concrete, blocking the view of them from the street. Satisfied that they were safe, she reached for the door handle.
Sienna grabbed her arm, though, and held it tightly.
“Oh, no way,” she declared. “You are not getting out of this car until you tell me what the hell that was about!”
Ava turned back, ready to brush her friend off. The look on Sienna’s face told her that was a bad idea.
“My car has a dent in it! And we just broke about a dozen laws back there, some of them might have even been felonies . So you are going to tell me the truth , Ava Mae!”
Ava squirmed under her friend’s harsh gaze. There were some things Sienna just didn’t need to know, but it was clear that no one was going anywhere until it all came out. After a long moment, Ava took a deep breath. “Okay,” she finally replied.
Slowly, Sienna released her. “Well?” she demanded.
Ava felt a rush of guilt, not over the past, but for keeping Sienna in the dark. They were best friends, after all.
“Tonight?” Ava began and then paused.
Sienna raised one eyebrow.
Ava blew out a harsh breath. “Totally not my first felony.”
––––––––
I t took half an hour to fill Sienna in on all the details. In the end, Ava wasn’t sure if her friend thought less or more of her. Maybe it was better not to ask. Sienna ducked into her house from the interior garage door while Ava slipped out the side door that led to the side yard. It was only a quick stroll across the shared back yard before she made it up the steps of
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