Crashing into You: Chapters 48–63

by Rocky Callen
When tragedy strikes, 17-year-old street racer Leti Rivera blames herself for her brother's accident and vows to give up racing. But will she be able to?

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  1. sonogram
    image produced by reflections of high-frequency sound waves
    It’s just an old box. But when I peer inside, I see hundreds of pictures. Old Polaroids. Three-by-five prints. Framed portraits. Pictures printed on cheap paper. I see notes with handwriting and little trinkets that look like drizzled glass. The arras and lasso from my parents’ wedding. A sonogram picture.
  2. vigilante
    a person who takes the law into his or her own hands
    He wasn’t counting on a vigilante in a torn T-shirt and jeans coming for it in the night.
  3. negation
    a statement that is a refusal or denial of another statement
    Santos walks up, smacks the hood, and shouts. “Again.”
    There’s no room for negation. All command.
  4. endeavor
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
    “Okay, well, there are two parts of this endeavor that we need to think about: Reina’s driving, which, let’s be honest, is suffering right now.”
  5. negotiable
    able to be arranged by compromise
    “This isn’t negotiable. You’ve never handled nitrous before. We need to monitor the speed and condition of it before you take her out,” Jacob says.
  6. intercede
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
    Fuego intercedes on my behalf.
  7. optimal
    most desirable possible under a restriction
    “It is hot and I wanted to go for a run. An astronaut needs to remain in optimal physical condition to withstand all the strains and stressors of the occupation."
  8. outlier
    a person or thing that does not conform to a norm
    "And I plan on applying to NASA and preparing regardless of current restrictions. I’ll be an outlier, an exception, for now.”
  9. lackluster
    not having brilliance or vitality
    We are all so tired that the agreement is lackluster, but we all do agree.
  10. effervescent
    marked by high spirits or excitement
    There is a part of me that resists because this full, effervescent feeling seems too much for me.
  11. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
    I kneel in front of it and hover my hand above it in reverence because something about this feels sacred.
  12. kaleidoscope
    a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
    The hood of the car is a kaleidoscope of color. The yellow bleeding into a pristine black and amid it all is a bird, taking flight.
  13. pristine
    completely free from dirt or contamination
    The hood of the car is a kaleidoscope of color. The yellow bleeding into a pristine black and amid it all is a bird, taking flight.
  14. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
    I say something. It absolutely isn’t coherent.
  15. neck and neck
    even or close in a race or competition or comparison
    Derek and I are neck and neck with another driver.
Created on Fri Jun 19 03:19:31 EDT 2026 (updated Mon Jul 06 19:25:08 EDT 2026)

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