A whole new adventure

Part 5. A new start

"Your way?" You nod and close the door. "I fought real hard for my place, so i want to do it, but only if i become the first driver." He shakes his head. "I don't know if they can just do that. I'll call them and let you know." You nod and walk away. You walk trough the paddock back to your hotel and come across Max. You lock eyes for a second but you turn your head away. He does not deserve a greeting from you. When you get back in the hotel you FaceTime your dad. After one ring he picks up. "Hey my little pumpkin." You smile. He always calls you pumpkin, you can't remember the last time he said your name. "Hey dad, how are you?" He smiles. "I'm fine." You look at him. "Are you lying?" He dodges the question. "I can't believe you drove for Williams, you were amazing!" You are so happy that he is so proud, you get emotional because you miss him so much. "Can you come to the race this week? I'll fly you over?" He shakes his head. "Work is all over me, they need me pumpkin. I'm sorry."  You give him a comforting smile. "Thats fine." You see an incoming call. Its your teamboss. "Dad i need to go, love you bye." You hang up and answer the phone call. "Hello?" You say nervously. "Emma, they accepted your offer. You can sign today. I will see you at the Williams motorhome in 1 hour." Then he hangs up the phone. You start panicking. You are about to sign a contract to drive in formula one. It's always been your dream, but all of the sudden it feel so real and scary. You change in a more formal outfit and get a taxi to drive to the paddock. When you get into the Williams motorhome you see your teamboss, the Williams teamboss and a young girl at a big table. You shake everybody's hand and Jost starts speaking. "Hey Emma, we've already met and I thought your driving was amazing." You nod from appreciation. "Thanks, it was an honor." He smiles. "We would love you to sign this so you can start to race at Williams. This weekend will be your first official race with us." You get the paper and sign the contract. Your old teamboss looks at you. "Well Emma, thanks for all the hard work and good luck on your new adventure." You hug him. Jost wants to discuss a few more things when your old teamboss leaves the room. "So Emma, this is Charlotte, she is going to be your right hand. She will care for you, handle your appointments and make sure you are okay. If you ever have problems you can go to her." She gives you a nice smile. She is a lot older then you. Her smile makes you feel warm and safe. "We also need to bring this out, we were thinking a press conference so the world can meet you. Tomorrow. Then we will take some team pictures." You nod. "Sounds like a plan, i guess I'll see you tomorrow then." You walk out of the garage into the paddock and you see George. He walks towards you and gives you a hug. "Did you just come out of the garage?" You nod, and whisper: "I followed your advice, team mate." You wink and walk away. George has a big smile on his face. You walk to the hotel and look out the window. Tomorrow is the day.