Pit Stops (Book I-F1 Series)

Chapter Eighteen

"Corinna?" I stammered as soon as she locked the door behind me.

I can feel my heart drop as she walked to me and my body shook because of the stress. I dont know what to say. I dont know what to do. Should i tell her the truth? Or just lie even more?  I can feel my thoughts scramble with one another as i find the right words to say. I just looked down on my feet as i can feel the trembling sensation that took over me.

"Corinna, im so sorry. I should've told you before, but Mick said he'll tell you after the ROC. Im really sorry for hiding this from you." I said as i kept on looking at my feet, because i cant look at her. I dont know if this is embarrassment or just guilty with the fact that i lied to her.

"Anne." She says as she sat next to me. "I know."

I look at her and saw her smile as she turned to me, grabbing my hand lightly as she tucked a piece of my hair with the other.

"I knew the day he went home years ago and didn't talk to us for the next three days." She says as she leaned on me. "I'm really sorry that you have to deal with this, sweetie."

I can feel tears run down my cheeks as this overwhelming feeling took over me. I dont even know why im crying, either im relieved that she knows, or im just too sad that Mick felt that way when we broke up.

"I was even shocked that Mick told us you we're coming with Jacque, and that's the first time I ever saw him so happy after all these years, sweetie, im really sorry." She said as she wiped the tears off of my cheeks.

"Im sorry for putting Mick into that kind of pain, i was the one who asked for the break up, Corinna." I said as i looked at her and she smiled, her warm aura just radiating towards me. I felt peace with her like when i was with my mother.

"You were both young, sweetie. I've been through that before, especially with his Dad, but when I saw what you two have made me believe in love again." She said as she hugged me. "Which made me feel hope again." We were both crying as she held me in her arms.

"Im so sorry Corinna." I sobbed in her shoulders. Finally letting out all these pent up sadness that I've felt over these past years.

"Dont be sweetie. I'm the one who needs to say thank you. Thank you for loving my boy and made him better. You inspired him to work hard even after you left. Thank you for being there when I should've been the one to take care of him." Corinna said as she hugged me even tighter.

"Oh Corinna don't say that, you were always there for him and I've done everything a girlfriend could that time. I'm sorry if that ended quickly." I muttered. I felt my chest tightened as i thought about Mick, a happy family guy with a golden retriever vibe even when we were young, ended up being sad and couldn't talk to his family because of me is just so heartbreaking.

"Sweetie don't be." She cupped my face and smiled as she hugged me again. "You we're young. Not every young love has a happy ending. Im just so thankful that you came to Mick's life and made him happy despite of what happened to us. You made him happy, and even happier now that its an important race for him."

I just nodded as she took my hand and held it tight. This warm feeling from Corinna is just so overwhelming to me, because I've been missing my Mom since she passed.

"Thank you Corinna, for everything. For accepting me even though i lied to you." I said, smiling as i wiped my tears off of my cheeks.

"You didn't lie to me Anne, you were just caught up, and you didn't want to hurt our feelings, so please stop saying sorry." She chuckled as she cupped my face with one hand and held my hand with the other. "But what i want to know is who is this Carlos?"