Chapter 37 Vindication

The race started soon after. Noelle wasn't nervous, but Shannon was. Noelle's warning had planted a seed of fear in Shannon's heart. While Shannon didn't think Noelle would necessarily emerge victorious this time, she'd been pretty taken aback by Noelle's gritty promise and grim resolve. The race played on the big screen, and the camera tracked Shannon's and Noelle's maneuvers. The race this time wasn't on the special tracks, and as far as skill sets went, it didn't focus as much on technicality as it did speed. Shannon pulled forward at the start of the race and heaved a sigh of relief. Every racer knew that a slow start was the first sign of a backmarker. If she'd taken the lead and shaken off Noelle, she had a much higher chance of beating the latter in this race. But it was precisely this apparent advantage that fed into Shannon's false sense of security. She began to underestimate her rival. At first, Shannon thought Noelle was some great racer, but Noelle turned out to be