The unknown driver

chapter twenty- seven

Charles POV

"No Arthur we want to be there on time and you already ate"
"Come on brother I'm hungry."
"No you can get food there"
I continue focusing on the street.
Today's fp1 and 2 in Hungary. I'm not attending because of the concussion I had.
I feel fine now but the doctor said I shouldn't drive and Amelia would kill me if I do it anyway.
I just arrived with Arthur about two hours. He wanted to come with me and watch the race.
We went to the hotelroom first and are now driving to the track.
"Are you happy to see her again?", Arthur asks.
"Yes of course why wouldn't I be?"
"I don't know."
Arthur can be a little strange sometimes but he's actually a really nice guy.
I drive into the parking lot and we get out fo the car.
The fans and the media see me and come my way.
I sign a few caps and tshirts and take photos with them.
"Charles you and Amelia would be such a good couple", one of them shouts.
"I know right.", I say and laugh.
"Charles, Charles. Just a few questions"
I walk over to the reporter who just asked me the question.
"How are you Charles?"
"I'm better now thank you"
"Are you mad that you can't attend the last race before summer break starts?"
"Of course I am. I don't get the chance to score points and loose my lead in the championsship. But I'm sure that after summer break I will have good results and manage to get the lead back"
"Okay one last question: How do you feel about fans shipping you and Amelia?"
"Well I think it's very sweet. Amelia is a great person and was there for me after the accident and also she's a good looking women so". I laugh.
"So is there something going on between you two?"
"No comment". I shrug my shoulders smirking and walk away.
Arthur and me continue walking and giving some fans autographs.
We arrive at the redbull garage.
As we walk in Max points at us and Amelia turns her head. She immediately comes running my way and hugs me.
"Oh my god you're here. I thought you weren't able to come"
"You think I would miss this. Maybe I can't sit in a car this weekend but I'll defentely watch."
She hugs me again. "You're the best".
Max now also came.
"Hey mate how are you?"
"Good. Can't attend the race though"
"Amelia Max come on it's time for fp1."
We say goodbye to eachother and Arthur and me walk into the ferrari garage. We say hello to everyone and then watch the fp1 here.
The camera points to me and I give them a quick wink.
Amelias finishes P6.
I wait a little to say hello to Carlos.
"Cabron. I thought you wouldn't come. Amelia told me."
"It was a surprise"
"I hope tomorrow will be better. The car feels so bad"
"We'll see tomorrow.", I say and leave.

"My drive was so bad", she says.
We're sitting in a fancy restaurant that I invited her to for dinner.
"No it wasn't. Tomorrow at quali will be better believe me."
I smile at her and take her hand under the table.
"Have you seen the articles about us?", she asks.
"No what articles?"
"Arthur and Lando showed me some. They all talk about that there's something going on between us. And there are also a lot of fans shipping us."
"For real now?". She looks concerned.
"Yes but don't worry they don't know. They're just roumors for now. A reporter asked me about you too today."
"What did you say?"
"She asked me if there's something going on between us and I said no comment. I don't want to lie about the fact that you're my girlfriend not anymore. Please let us tell the world and we can do whatever we want to where ever we want to."
She looks at me furiously and snatches her hand away.
"So you didn't say no? You just said no comment? As I know you you were smirking too saying that. Charles I thought I made it clear when I got your girlfriend. I don't want the whole world to know okay. They'll say I'm a slut and fucked my way to the top."
"No they won't Amelia."
I try to take her hand again but she snatches them away.
"No Charles. You don't get it. When a boy sleeps with ten girls he's so 'cool' but if a girl does the same she is a slut. It doesn't even matter with how many she slept she'll be called a slut.
And it's much worse in motorsport Charles. A sport that's dominated by men and then a women starts driving and they don't care how good she is because she's a girl and it's a men sport."
"Amelia I didn't-"
"No, save it Charles. I'm going back to the hotel. I want to be alone."
"Okay but at least let me take you back"
"No don't worry. I can do this on my own. See you tomorrow. Bye"
And with that she's gone.
I stay seated for a few minutes before leaving the restaurant too.
I come outside and see her getting into a car.
It's Pierres car.
What the fuck. Why his car?
I'm glad that she goes back with someone she knows but it makes me angry seeing her drive off with him.