Side Story 3.3. Crashed

Jhoanna’s POV

“Bye Mom. Dad.” Samuel and I said as we hugged them both. Each of them squeezed my brother and I in a manner that I could say they could kill us if we weren’t strong enough. I even forgot to breathe for a moment because of how mom tightly secured me in her embrace as if not wanting to let me go. But alas she did.

“Take care and have fun, both of you,” Mom pouted. Still sulking about the fact that it is unfair for her to have her son spend time at the dormitories for two years but she only did for one year. She can really be petty at times. Now see who I take after?

I drove dad’s car. Fast. So fast that even Samuel is now praying to the Moon Goddess. My hands gripped the steering wheel tightly as I sped down the highway, the engine roaring beneath me like it was feeding off my adrenaline. Everything outside the windows was a blur— the trees, some packs, even the forest itself—just streaks of color flying past as I pushed the car faster. My foot stayed glued t