Need For Speed Underground 2 Please Insert The Correct Cd Rom -

He reached behind his desk and pulled out the original—the one he’d borrowed from Rachel last week when she wasn’t looking, promising to return it “tomorrow.” He’d been keeping it as an emergency key.

He rebooted the game.

No. Not tonight.

“You coming online or what? Me and Caleb are running the outer loop. He thinks his Eclipse can take my 240SX.” He reached behind his desk and pulled out

It was 2005. He was sixteen. And his copy of Need for Speed: Underground 2 was pirated. Not tonight

He stared at the error message. Then at his reflection in the dark monitor. Then at his wallet—eleven dollars and some change. He thinks his Eclipse can take my 240SX

The drive whirred. The screen flashed EA Games. Then the familiar, thumping bass of Riders on the Storm crackled through his speakers.