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El rugido de los motores llenaba el lugar mientras Grace and I approached the engineers and Jona, who looked somewhat worried. I glanced at Hayden's car, lined up at the starting line with the others.

"Trust Hayden," I said to Jona.

He looked at me.

"I trust him, I know we'll win," he said.

I nodded. Jona took off his headphones and handed them to me. I put them on immediately.

"The victory is yours, love," I told Hayden.

"I love you," Hayden replied.

"Focus. You can tell me you love me later," I said.

"Just wanted to remind you, but yeah, I'll tell you later," he said.

I glanced to the side and noticed the others with headphones laughing.

"Okay, you're embarrassing me," I told him.

I took off the headphones and handed them back to Jona, who was smiling broadly.

The stands were filled with the colors of different teams. The crowd's cheers filled the entire place. It felt so exciting.

The lights went out, and the cars sped off, filling the air with the smell of gasoline and burning rub