Glass House - Lando Norris

Chapter 7

A Selenite Grey Magno AMG GT S coupé pulled up into her driveway and Severine walked out of her house, hugging herself in her navy blue parka jacket. The air was pretty chilly in the evening and she couldn't wait to get back into the house immediately.

A tall figured man stepped out of the Mercedes and walked quickly to her. He pulled his hand out of his pocket and offered his hand to her. "I'm George and you must be Severine?" he asked her. "Yes, you are correct." She's a little starstrucked at the moment but she spent no second and invited him inside the house.

She closed the door behind as soon as they were inside. "Are you with Redbull?" he asked her bluntly, pointing at her parka jacket.

Severine was taken aback for a bit and looked down on her own. "Oh, this." Right, she snatched that jacket without thinking because it was the one closest to her. "Yeah, I'm actually with the polo team." she shrugged at him.

"Wow, I never knew they had a women's polo team. That's cool." George said with amusement in his face. "Not as cool as being their Formula 1 driver, though," Severine joked and walked past him towards the kitchen. "Do you want anything to drink, George?"

"Uh, just water." He followed her from behind and realization kicked in. "Wait, you know who I am?"

"Of course, I know." Severine took a seat beside him at the minibar and handed him a glass of water. "It's cucumber infused, by the way."

"Thanks." George took the glass from her. "So, you know but Darlene doesn't know?"

"She does not have a clue," Severine let out a little laugh. "Let's cut to the chase. What happened and what about the stream? He was streaming when it happened or what?" she asked him.

George let out a sigh. "Yes, Lando was playing a game with us and when Darlene showed up all bloodied and stuff, the camera was still rolling."

Severine choked on her drink and coughed violently. George couldn't help but pat her back, hoping it might help her. "Take it easy, take it easy," he said repeatedly. Her throat felt painful because the water just went into the wrong pipe. "Wait, you said you guys were streaming. So.. it's live and all?" she asked to make sure of the situation.

"Yes, we were all speechless and the chat went all crazy because you know, none of us really expected Lando to throw his fists like that at Devon."

Severine's eyes were now as big as fresh boiled eggs in the morning. "Devon was also there? Lando fought him? What the fu-"

"Okay, just let me straighten up the story a bit so you would understand."

George ended up explaining the story from his point of view and Severine listened obediently. By the end of the story she asked him, "So.. how many people were there watching the stream?"

A frown was on George's lips. "I don't know, a couple thousand?"

"Oh god," Severine groaned. She's concerned because these boys were actually high profiled figures and the last thing they all wanted was making this a big issue. But when they're technically blood and violence caught on tape, what can they do now?

"So... what now?" Now it was George's turn to ask the question. "Now we wait. We wait for them to arrive. They must be close already."

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The car engine was loud on the streets but inside, it was pure silence. Lando and Darlene kept holding each other's hand throughout the ride to Severine's house. Right after the stream ended, George called Lando and they decided to meet at Severine's house which was close to George's.