Way to the Glory [Max Verstappen]

Chapter 17 - Graduation

[Aesthetic and inspiration for this parts flashback]

Flashback (10 years ago [age 14] 28.12.2012)

"MICK, DON'T YOU DARE" I screamed while running away from him through the deep snow. This year we all went to the Schumachers to celebrate Christmas together. So we spend two weeks here in Switzerland and at the moment, Mick, my brothers and I are playing in the snow together.

I know, it sounds like we are six years old kids, but it makes so much fun. Especially for us Leclercs who are used to the sunny Monaco. The thick layer of snow is resting on all the trees and meadows. The house of the Schumachers, in which we also stay, has a big garden with a big field and the woods next to it. With my height of only about 1,60m the snow already reaches my knee. So I weren't really fast when I tried to escape from Mick who was trying to hit me with some snowballs. "Charlie, Arth, Enzo help meeee." I laughed, but Charles only takes my arms and holds me infront of him like a shield.

"HEY, I'm not your human shield." I exclaimed and one moment later, a load of snow lands in my face. I heard the sound of laughs around me. So I also joined them with a warm laugh, after I wiped the snow out off my face. "Revenge!" I yelled like a battle cry and ran after Mick. After he turned around to look where I'm, he nearly crashed into a old tree. This was my chance, I already were near him. With a long jump I bodyslammed him and we both fell to the ground. Mick with the face buried in the snow and me on top of him. He turned us and now I were in the snow and we both rolled around, trying to dip the other in the fluffly white snowflakes. When I finally got out of his grip, I jumped up and formed another snowball which I threw on my German friend. "Hey, for what was that?" he laughed and I also chuckled, because he looked a bit like a lost puppy. "Oh come on, that was for throwing like 10 snowballs in my neck. Now they melted and all that cold water flowed down my back." I told him and he also giggled "Okay, you have a point" and then I whispered to him, that we have to team up against my brothers, which he agreed with a grin. So we both leaned down and made some snowballs, before throwing them all at Cha and Arth. Enzo was the lucky one he hid behind a tree and so we could't really hit him. Now there is another problem. My other two, lovely brothers also teamed up against me and Mick and so we had a big snowball fight. 

This went on until Corinna went outside and told us, that she made hot chocolate for all of us. So we all ran inside, hanging the wet clothes next to the fireplace. We took the warm cups of hot chocolate with whipped cream and sat down on the couch. The warm cozy blankets warming us from all the freezing. A bit later, we all gathered in the living room and the evening ended with a night full of playing board games together. Holiday with the Schumachers in Switzerland is always fantastic, it was a bit like the classic cliché of celebrating christmas. Playing games with the family, snow outside, the smell of fresh backed cookies, all going skiing together, I just love this.