Page 99 of Rematch
I rolled the driver’s side window down and undid the security latch on the gun.
As soon as it pulled up beside me, I leaned my arm out the window and shot at the tires. The rubber gave out with a large pop. Inside, I heard the curses of the men inside.
The car began to swerve from the broken tire, struggling to maintain its velocity. Still, one of the windows came down and the mouth of a rifle peeked out of it.
“Shit,” I muttered. I ducked my head as gunshots boomed through the air. The bullets collided with the metal of the car with tiny bangs.
“Max,” Jayden called.
“Stay down!”
Jerking the steering wheel, I merged out of the lane and pressed the pedal down to the floor.
The car in front of me swerved with me, and I accidentally rammed straight into it. My body jutted forward, but my seatbelt caught me before my head could slam into the steering wheel.
Mouths of more guns popped out from the windows of the car in front of us. Bullets came down like rain across my windshield, splattering cracks across the glass.
I swung the car to the side again, accidentally colliding with the other car. Though wobbly on its flattening tires, it pushed against the side of my car, trying to shove us back into the direct line of gun fire.
The man in the passenger side noticed our close proximity and aimed his gun at my head.
Again, I ducked as he pulled the trigger. The wind from the bullet whizzed against the back of my neck as they flew over me and into the window on the opposite side.
Something rammed against the back of my car and shot us forward. Another curse left my lips as my head slammed against the steering wheel.
Clenching my teeth, I blindly jerked the car again, trying to break away from the other cars. I expected to slam straight into the other car. I let out a sigh of relief when we didn’t.
Picking my head up, I looked between all three mirrors, assessing the three car’s location.
I counted the one in front, the one in the back moving behind us, and-
Bam!
As I spotted the one on the side, it collided into us, pushing my car over the side of the road. The right tires lost traction on the concrete and slid onto the slippery grass and mud from the land beside the road.
My fingers clutched the steering wheel, trying to keep control of the car.
The car beside us shoved us again, this time with more force, pushing my car completely off the edge and onto the grass.
The brakes squealed as I pressed my foot on them, trying to slow down.
In front of us, the SUV swerved onto the concrete, blocking our immediate path. It stopped dead in its tracks.
I slammed harder on the break, trying to avoid a collision. But, the car behind us rammed into the rear again. I grunted as we whipped forward and went straight into the back of the other car.
Beside us, the car whipped around - fast and precise - to face the side of our car. Its headlights flared like floodlights, swallowing the inside of my car in a pool of white lights.
“Jayden!” I yelled. As I fumbled with my seatbelt, I thought of every option to get him out of here unscathed. “Jayden, jump out the car! Run! Now!”
“What?” He asked, popping his head up. “But you said-”
“Go!” I demanded, hitting the unlock button on the door. “Now!”
The engine roared as the SUV barreled forward.
“No,” Jayden said, clasping his hand on my shoulder. “Not without-”
His voice was cut off by the loud crash of metal pounding against metal.
