Neighbours, Friends, Lovers

8. House warming gift

▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄ Charles Pov ▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀

Days have passed since I broke up with Gaia.
I thought about it well and took my time, 3 months to meditate about my future what I want in life and the type of person I want next to me in this specific time of my life.

I really loved Gaia, I did and still do a bit but not as time ago.
I fell hard for her at my last year of high school, when I was seventeen.
I couldn't look at girls around me as before because the only girl I had eyes for was Gaia.
I liked her personality because she was and is the opposite of me and have a lot of qualities that I wish I had.

She was a great lover and I'm the man that I am today because of her, I'll never forget that.
She been close to me when I needed someone to talk to especially when my father died.
But now there's a lack of something in our relationship and she's isn't the same.

She always been like fresh air to me but now every time we get to hangout I get irritated by her pressuring me to do things or think about things that I don't want to.

Like I said a little part of me loves her but it's not enough.
Something tells me that this is my year to fight for a championship, I have really high hopes and I can't find the time to handle all this.
I have a lot of pressure on me already, being a pilot for a top team like Ferrari with a really passionate fandom isn't easy.
This year I need to be mind free, with no pressure or drama coming from my private life.

She cried that night and I did the same once I was back home. It felt a bit like a failure, I tried to make it work but it didn't.
I know for sure that she deserves better, she deserves someone that can't dedicate his time for her and treat her like she deserves, thing that I can't do right now.
I have no time to dedicate to some that isn't me or my team and I don't have time for drama, fights so it's better let it go and be mind free for this start of the season.

꧁ Charlotte's Pov ꧂

Weeks went by and I didn't see any of them since that day excluded Charles and Thomas that sometimes comes to say hi or text me.

Charles checks up on me, tries to stay in touch and the same does Thomas.

In the last weeks I fully concentrate on me, locking myself at home, studying for the Masterclass, taking care of myself, journaling, cooking, baking, painting and working out.
After the thing with Gaia I understood that it was my stime to be a bit selfish.

"Hey." my sister comes in without knocking almost naked me have a heart attack.
"Yes?" I ask trying to fix the blue line that she made me paint on accident.
"Are you coming tonight?" she asks in an annoyed tone like she knows my answers.
"No, I have to finish these." I say with my eyes glued to the shoes where I'm painting on.
I can feel her stare turning on my shoulder.
"These can wait." she says turning off my lamp that I use to lighten my workspace.
I exhale loudly and I see her with her arms crossed to her chest.
"Listen, I know what you went through but it's not their fault if Gaia was a bitch." she says "They don't deserve to be ignored by you. Charlotte, you have to move on and get back to your old life and live it." she says sitting on my desk and swinging her feet.
"I'm sorry to say it but you're not being a good friend by doing this. Stop ignoring your friends, they didn't do anything especially Charles." she says looking staring into my eyes and my chest start to burn up.
"I know." I say with a cracked voice. I clear my throat try to not sound weak.
"Then stop ignoring him. He came to visit you today and don't act like I don't know you were fake sleeping because I always caught you." she says and I bite the inside of my cheek.