OverDrive — BURNOUT, Page 36
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A lounge table with two women and two young men; the women serve drinks. Text: “8:20 P.M. VIP LOUNGE WESTHAVEN ARENA” Woman: “Your usual, Mr. Whitmore.” Young man: “Ginger ale, lime, no alcohol.” Woman: “And here's another for your friend.” The blonde woman winks. “Wink ♡” Blonde woman: “Hey, cutie...” Blonde woman: “Don't look so nervous. ♡” Young man: “I— I'm not nervous!” Young man: “...I'm extremely comfortable.” Brown-haired young man: “You looked pretty comfortable.” The women walk away. Woman: “If you need anything else— ♡” Woman: “We got you. ♡” Young man: “...” Brown-haired young man: “She liked you.” Young man: “I noticed.” Brown-haired young man: “Did you?” Young man: “Shut up.” Young man: “Okay...” Young man: “Rich people drinks kinda hit.” Text: “That's eight dollars of juice.” Young man: “...It tastes expensive.” Sound effect: “FWUMP” Young man: “Oh— here we go.” Brown-haired young man: “Told you.” The crowd cheers. Sound effect: “AAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!” The band performs on a stage marked “ASH.”
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In an arena lounge, two women serve drinks to two young men at a table; the men talk as the women walk away, then the seated friends turn toward a concert stage where a band performs before a cheering crowd.
About this chapter
Matthew Banks never asked to be Redline—and after learning that saving people can make him a target just as easily as a hero, he’s beginning to wonder why he should keep trying at all. But when a chance encounter brings an unexpected new friend into his life and a string of mysterious fires leads him to the dangerously unpredictable Ash, Matt is forced to confront what walking away from his powers can cost. As Westhaven burns around them, Redline and Ash collide in a brutal battle neither man may survive. And when the smoke finally clears, Matt must decide what being Redline truly means to him. Unfortunately, Ash walks away with an answer of his own: He knows who’s underneath the mask.
