Crash and Burn Read Free

up on a curb, then cut back into the street and passed by the
three motorcycles. Landon started moving again, catching up to Shay and Gaige
as they stayed right behind the SUV. When Landon got close enough, he started
to shoot again. The back window of the SUV exploded and the vehicle swerved.
    Landon emptied his clip and Gaige and Shay drew their
weapons, ready to keep shooting. Before they could take a shot at the SUV, it
cut to the right. It misjudged a turn and hit a pole, sending the vehicle
spinning. The motorcycles continued and sped around the SUV and then one by one
they turned. Landon hurried to put in a fresh clip of bullets and all three had
their guns drawn on the vehicle.
    “ What ’ s the plan? ” Shay asked.
    “ Are you
asking me? ” Gaige called
out.
    “ I don ’ t care, ” Shay said.
    “ Let
them make the first move, ” Landon said. “ Someone is
shot. I can tell by the way they were driving. ”
    “ Okay, ” Shay said. “ We wait this out. ”
    The brake lights were on and the guys waited. Landon ’ s heart raced and he wanted
nothing more than to have himself a nice bloodbath right here in the middle of
the fucking street. His mind had been a mess lately and even messing around with
women didn ’ t seem to help
it anymore. That left riding and violence.
    The passenger door opened to the SUV. A set of hands
appeared.
    “ They ’ re coming now, “ Gaige said.
    “ This is
a fucking trap, ” Landon
said. “ I can smell it. ”
    “ Let ’ s light them up then, ” Shay said.
    His appetite for violence was always eager.
    “ Just
wait, ” Gaige said. “ Something is off about this.
This isn ’ t a regular crew.
This isn ’ t experience here. ”
    The hands out of the SUV were suddenly a body. The person
made it only three steps before falling to his face and then he tried
scrambling to his feet.
    “ What
the fuck is this? ” Landon
asked.
    “ Shay,
pop him in the ass, ” Gaige
said.
    “ Aye, ” Shay said as he shut one eye.
    A deadeye marksman, Shay sent a bullet into the guy ’ s body. The guy hit the ground
screaming.
    “ Christ, ” Landon said. “ That ’ s going to attract attention. ”
    The three men ran to the SUV with their guns up. Gaige
unloaded on the remaining windows intact and with a quick check, the vehicle
was rendered empty, minus the driver slumped over the steering wheel, missing
most of his head.
    Landon stood over the living man. He was young. “ Who the fuck are you? ”
    “ Help! ” the young man cried out. “ They ’ re hurting me! ”
    “ Shut
him up, ” Shay said. “ Good Christ, brother. ”
    “ Tell me
who you are, ” Landon said.
    The man screamed again.
    “ Holy
fuck, ” Gaige said. “ Shut him up. ”
    Before Landon could open his mouth again Shay stepped
forward and shot the guy right between his eyes.
    “ Bullseye,
motherfucker, ” Shay said
and laughed.
    Landon looked at Shay. “ That ’ s one way to shut him up. ”
    “ No
choice, brother, ” Shay
said. “ We don ’ t need anymore activity around
here. ”
    “ He ’ s right, ” Gaige said.
    “ Well,
now we have to check him, ” Landon said.
    Landon tucked his gun away and crouched down. He pulled out
a knife and cut the guy ’ s
shirt open. Gaige crouched too and helped to tear the shirt off the guy. Shay
stood with his gun up and protected the scene while Landon looked at the body
along with Gaige.
    “ Look at
this fucking shit, ” Gaige
said. He lifted the young man ’ s
arm and turned him a little. “ Right
on the back of his fucking shoulder, man. ”
    “ Yeah, ” Landon said.
    The markings on the shoulder were pretty obvious.
    “ Eight
fucking Under, ” Gaige said.
    “ Eight
Under, ” Landon said. “ Son of a bitch. ”
    Landon leaned down and looked closer at the marking and then
shook his head.
    “ What is
it? ” Gaige asked.
    “ He ’ s not in yet, ” Landon said
    “ What? ”
    “ Look …”
    The marking of Eight Under was, in all