Studying abroad - Charles Leclerc

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'Do you come here often?' I ask Charles 'yes, I come here regularly with my friends, I have never seen you here before'. "That's true, I've only been here since yesterday," I say with a small smile on my face. 'oh what brings you here?' Charles asks 'I'm here for my study, I'm going to study here for 6 months' 'what study are you doing?'. I say 'commercial economics' and while I say it I see him looking a bit strange 'I  know not the most spectacular study, but it kind of ties in with my previous study in graphic design. Thought is useful if I want to have my own company and secretly I quite enjoy it.' Now Charles looks at me with a surprised look. 'This is already your second study?' 'yep' I say with a popping p. 'But now enough about me. Where do you come from and what do you study or do? 

Now he starts beaming and the look he gives me immediately makes me happy. 'well I'm coming from here  and I'm already working' 'what are you doing?' I ask enthusiastically. 'I'm a racing driver' oh wait now the puzzle pieces are falling into place 'oh wait.... you're an F1 driver' I say questioningly. "Yes, I assume you watch it," I nod my head, "it took you a long time to recognize me, I mean I'm quite famous," he says while laughing. "Hey, don't get carried away, you usually wear a helmet," I say back, kind of insulted. Which makes us both laugh.

We sit in a nice silence for a while. Until I have to yawn 'a little tired?' 'yes, saw a lot of new things today.' As I say it I get a message from Kate saying she has gone home with the boy and whether I can come back myself. I quickly send a message back saying that I can handle myself and that they should have fun. As I sent it I sigh and at the same time Charles does too. 'what is it?' we say at the same time 'you first' I say. 'well my brother has gone home with a girl' 'oh wait my friend Kate just sent that she is going home with a boy' I say. 'well then she will be very nice because my brother Arthur never takes a girl with him' 'she is certainly nice'.

Suddenly I start to panic, I now have to walk alone to the apartment in the dark where I don't even speak the language. I don't remember much of the 2 years of French I had when I was 13. How did Charles know that I didn't speak French and he immediately started in English.

'How did you know that I don't speak French?' He looks at me and says 'in clubs it is usually English that we speak because of the people who come or live here from abroad. But how do you suddenly come up with this question?

''Well, I was thinking that I have to go back on my own now and I'm not really familiar here and I don't really speak  French, I don't remember much from the 2 years of French lessons at school when I was 13.' I say with a small laugh. It's actually quite funny that I managed to find myself in such a situation, I could have just been lying in bed with a book. But instead I am now talking to a stranger and Kate is taking home by a boy who is the brother of the boy I am currently talking to. Okay, honestly, I think they really clicked, maybe love at first sight, okay, I think that's a bit of an exaggeration.

'I would like to walk home with you, I have seen it here  and it is already quite late," Charles offers sweetly. 'yes, good idea, if I want to let a stranger walk with my to where I live, knowing that I will be alone there' 'okay, now that you say it like that, it's a bit strange' we both have to laugh. 'no, I would really appreciate it if you would at least walk with my for a while, but if the walk is away from your home, you have to say so and  you don't have to walk with my' 'No, I just walk with you wherever you live,  come let's go' says Charles as he stands up and gives me his hand to help me get up.