As Edwin and Lexi began to walk up to the race, another merged pair, two boys, walked up to them.
"Hey!"
"Hey there Edwin. Look like you got roped into a race." Edwin could tell something was wrong, even without Lexi seeming to get nervous. Edwin then had a memory flash though his mind. These two were bullies who had gotten stuck like that after running off the school grounds. He seemed to be able to hear Lexi's thoughts, and she had the same thing in mind as him: Run! But before they could, the bullies tried to block the pair's path. Lexi then looked up, a bit scared.
"G-g-get out of our way. W-w-we'll miss the race." The bullies then cracked their knuckles, getting closer.
"You aren't outta this either."
"Both of you ended up getting up off school grounds, so now..."
"It's your turn!" The racers just looked up, and quickly made a run for it.