"We don't talk enough
We should open up
Before it's all too much
Will we ever learn?
We've been here before
It's just what we know."

The first thing Shelby does is win the Texas race. The fourth thing she does, after the podium finish and the press conference, is almost throw up in the hauler. Pack racing is the only thing that scares her. It's exciting as hell driving wheel to wheel with the best in the business but she's seen how it can go violently wrong. She saw it again tonight; one moment her best friend was racing her for the lead and the next he was flung halfway across the infield grass. She's glad for the win but wishes it wouldn't come with feeling like her heart is going to explode.

( Just as she's getting her faculties under herself, Shane is knocking at the door. )

Shelby Manning
Need For Speed OC
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