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I sighed. I had been expecting this.

"I retired almost three years ago. I had a non-compete clause in my contract. I couldn't race for anyone else for three years."

he young man, who had been so excited earlier, suddenly grew serious.

His eyes locked onto mine, as if he was trying to piece something together.

"Wait," he said slowly, "what's your name?"

I hesitated.

For a long time, I had kept that part of my life buried, using a different name whenever I

raced.

But something about the way he looked at me made me feel like I owed him the truth.

""Liza." I said quietly.

The moment the name left my lips, the crowd buzzed with excitement.

Several people immediately recognized it.

Liza had been a rising star in the racing world-a prodigy who had taken the racing scene

by storm.

The young man's face lit up in recognition, but just as quickly, his expression turned angry. "You're the Liza?"

he asked, his voice a mixture of disbelief and frustration.

"Why did you quit? You were on top of the world! You didn't even race in the Monaco Grand Prix! You could've been world champion!" He looked at me, his face full of hurt.

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saved up everything I had to watch you race. And then,

and I didn't know how to

sorry," I whispered, unable to

"Sorry?" he snapped.

to your fans-you were irresponsible

threw it

that, he turned and walked off, leaving me standing there,

inside me.

stared after him, his words echoing in

I really thrown

so much for a life that wasn't truly

was time to

in the driver's seat, my

from my old fleet

the screen and saw a picture

was a shot of me, taken by the crowd when I won that street race

picture, a simple

I heard you've been street racing lately? So, are

comeback?"

hesitated for a moment, fingers hovering over my phone before I finally typed out

response.

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immediately, accompanied by

let me know. Ever since you left, our racing team's performance has been declining. We haven't won a championship in three years." My breath caught in my throat as

powerhouse in the racing world, a team that had gathered the top drivers from around the globe,

but ask, fingers trembling

swiftly, and it

exorbitant amounts to lure away our drivers and crew. Now, Sparco Racing Team isn't what it used to be. Only a few old friends who truly love the team remain. We all miss you, Cheryl." The weight of the words hung heavily in the air, wrapping

once been at the center of that world, my life intertwined with