Rohan looked at the back straight. Three cars ahead. His old self would have taken the inside line, risked everything.
Rohan had no answer. For the first time, he saw fear in her eyes—not of him, but for him. His invincibility had shattered. Salvation came from an unlikely place: a rusty go-kart track on the edge of town, run by a grizzled old mechanic named Pavel. Pavel had once been a crew chief for a champion. Now he fixed lawnmowers and watched kids race karts for trophies the size of coffee cups. Ta Ra Rum Pum -2007-
Rohan crossed the line second.