Roommates Mismatched: Lando Norris

Two

When Mary left, the boys showed me my room on the first floor, the light coloured walls matching my favorite colour. Hiding inside for a few hours, I was settling in, putting my things away while I angrily FaceTime with Alice.

"I can't believe you didn't tell me!", I quietly shouted at her but her laughters echoing. "Audrie, it's a great collaboration! Besides any girl would love to be in your position right now! Which is definitely what we're going for." Grumbling at her, my stomach betrayed me with a loud gurgling noise telling me I was getting hungry. Ending the call, I paced in my room in my hoodie and leggings as I figure out what to do. I'm hungry and the kitchen is obviously downstairs so I definitely should go down.

Pulling my door open by a smidge, I peeked out of the hallway to see if anyone was outside. When the coast was clear, I tip-toed down the stairs and made a beeline to the kitchen. "Audrie!", Niran cheered with his arms up in celebration. The three of them stood in the kitchen, all spaced out. The look on their faces tells me I interrupted an important conversation. God I wanted to run back into my room.

"Hi", I said shyly. Finding myself at one side of the kitchen as the three of them were across me, a few hours have passed and the getting-to-know session went on well around the kitchen island. Now that we all shared names, we were leaning against each of our counter sides, our eyes squinting as we try to figure each other out.

Lando, chimes in after a series of age introduction in which I happen to be 1 month younger than Lando placing me the youngest out of the whole Quadrant team. "So Audrie, tell us more about your fashion content."

My eyes spark a little bit of annoyance when the boys laughed probably thinking about how girly the job is. "Well my content revolves around styles, clothing and self expression. Most of my videos are in vlogs since it creates a personal touch, doing paid ads and so on. It's definitely more than just hoodies and sweats"

They all amused by my retort, somewhat a playful insult on their merch clothes which I definitely am aware of. Max, intrigued, asked "That's nothing! What about adventures? The thrill? Is there anything else you do other than picking out clothes".

I flash a fake smile at his sarcasm. "Funny you should ask. My last adventure was actually blindly trusting my manager to choose this place without knowing I'd be living with well known twitch streamers, and of course a Formula 1 driver!"

Niran chuckled, raising his coffee mug. "Sometimes, life has a way of surprising us, doesn't it?"

As the conversation flowed, we discovered a shared interests and quirks. I learned that Lando had a secret passion for cooking, Max was an avid collector of vintage racing memorabilia, and Niran had an uncanny ability to impersonate famous racing commentators.

Lando, ever the prankster, couldn't resist teasing me. "So, Audrie, do you follow Formula 1 closely? Any favorite drivers?"

I playfully rolled my eyes. "I might have heard of a certain British driver who's known for his iconic orange helmet." Lando feigned surprise. "Oh, really? I think I've heard of him too."

Max chimed in, "I heard he's not bad with a steering wheel." Niran, with a wink, added, "And he's got a pretty good sense of humor, if I do say so myself."

Laughter filled the kitchen as we continued to exchange stories. I feel myself becoming more and more at ease in the company of my unexpected housemates, who were not only F1 stars but also genuinely down-to-earth people.

As the evening wore on, the slow conversation changed into their disbelief to how I've never been to a F1 grand prix. "I can't believe it!", Niran exclaimed rather dramatically. Laughing at them, Lando stood up with his hands on his sides recreating a hero pose.

"Well I guess you'll be having plans next weekend", he smiled. I guess I do.