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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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you race. And then, the day

stung, and I didn't

I whispered, unable to

"Sorry?" he snapped.

irresponsible to your fans-you were irresponsible to yourself!

you threw it

turned and walked off, leaving me standing there, guilt and regret

inside me.

after him, his

I really

so much for a life

was time

seat, my phone

from my old fleet

screen and saw a

was a shot of me, taken by the crowd when I

picture, a simple

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

comeback?"

moment, fingers hovering over my phone before

response.

just helping a friend

Cold

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immediately, accompanied by a disappointed

me know. Ever since you left, our racing team's performance has been declining. We haven't won a

top drivers from around the

ask, fingers

swiftly,

emerged- Flash Lighter Racing. They offered 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 around my

center of that world, my life intertwined with the roar of

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