Max
When I get to my bedroom, I exhale loudly, leaning back into the door. My heart hasn't stopped racing, and my fingers tremble a little.
I keep thinking about Lia and Luc. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that the girl I wanted was dating the fastest driver in the world. Never. But I understood now why Lia never looked at me with any interest. I mean Luc was better than me in every way.
I was taller, but he had the body of an athlete because he was one. He stood out—like a man who understood himself and others. One who knew how to navigate the world and come out with what he wanted without necessarily or deliberately hurting the vulnerable. Unlike me. He commanded respect, even Lia's brothers respected him, Dino and his friends too. But the three of them called out