Get in or you’ll miss the fun.”<br />Fun? I slid into the seat. The engine purred to life. She floored the accelerator and the car jerked forward. She took a hard right and the tires screeched when she pulled out onto the main road. I gripped the armrest. “Who the f*ck gave you your license?”<br />“Watch your language, Noah, and the state of Kentucky. Why did you miss your appointment?”<br />I loved fast driving. Isaiah and I had drag raced all last summer. What I didn’t love was a middle-aged nut job who couldn’t steer straight. “You want to pull over and let me drive?”<br />Mrs. Collins laughed and cut off a tractor trailer merging onto the freeway. <i> “You’re a riot. Focus, Noah. The appointment.” </i>