Crashed

XX

Max

I haven't heard from her in weeks. I can't stand the silence. I texted her, I called her, I messaged her on any platform I could, but no answers. Summer break just started and I'm already bored. Kelly is away with P so I'm all alone at home. I decide to get some online racing in, but nobody to race with. I sigh as I look at my screen, all alone on track when I see popping up that Lando is online. I quickly grab my phone to call him if he wants to do something right now. "Max mate, how are you?" I hear "Good, very good. Are you in Monaco?" "No sorry, UK at the moment. What is it you're calling for?" "Oh okay, well do you maybe want to do some online racing in that case?" the line goes silent for a while and I can hear him think. "Yeah I can do a few laps, I have to leave in half an hour tho." "Ah that's okay! Are you going on holiday?" I can hear him breathing more heavily "Yeah..." he sighs before continiung his sentence and I can hear him swallow away the fear "with Zoë." Zoë, my Zoë. I feel angry that they're dating, it should be me. I knew they are dating, he called me to take her to a nice restaurant near her hometown and wanted some tips a few weeks ago. He asks me all the time about her favorite things, favorite flowers, favorite "Oh." is all I can say. "So, a few laps?" he breaks me from my thoughts "Yeah a few laps." We start racing and are laughing but the tension is sensible through my headphones. We normally talk a lot during these things but now are more silent than usual. 

When we want to start another round Lando's mic goes on again. But it's not him speaking. It's her. "Lan do you know where- seriously, we have to leave in ten minutes and you're gaming?" My heart stops. Even irritated she sounds perfect. "Just one more round babe, I'll be on time!" I say nothing, I know Lando knows I can hear all of it. And I know she can't hear me if I start to speak. "Lando Norris! Get your ass out of that seat and finish packing your bags, I'm not doing it for you!" "Stop stressing Zo, I'm already packed, one more round and I'll switch it off. I promise to be on time." "Yeah I know that on time promise of you." I hear her grin and she throws something at Lando. "Allright you win, Max sorry mate I need to leave earlier than expected. See you after summer break!" "Say hi from me to her!" is all I can say, and to my surprise he does. "Oh,  say hi back." She answers, but I can hear it cought her by surprise. "Yeah well I'm not the postman so just text eachother next time." I hear her walk away before I see Lando going offline.

Zoë

Max. I never told Lando what happened and I know they are friends. Good friends even. Yet I do everything to not have any contact with him, which is working well. Except now. How was I supposed to know they were gaming together when we have to leave for the airport? I wanted to call him, I wanted to text him, my best friend. But he made it complicated, he dropped the bomb, the words I wanted to hear all my life and never thought they would be said. He was in love with me, all that time. It suddenly explains why he made such a fuss about the track worker when we were racing together for the last time. After that he just stopped talking to me, always being away when we came over unless we needed to be there. And all those years I missed him, my best friend. I missed him even more recently, when I needed my best friend to talk about what Lando did.

"You don't have to be angry with me, I'm done, in time!" I jump up a little. "What?" I heard the sound but not his words, my head was totally sunken deep in thoughts. "Stop acting surprised, I told you I would promise to be on time." I smile at him as he comes closer. He kisses my head before sitting next to me. "You seem a little distracted. Is it the Williams thing? Because I see now that I maybe crossed the line a bit there but it was just purely enthousiasm and Alex told me about the vacancy and you hating where you work and I just-" "Lan stop, it's very sweet and I called and have a job interview at the end of summer." His eyes light up "You do?" I place my hand on his cheek and rub it softly with my thumb "Yes, thank you for thinking of me." He slowly kisses me. "I thought you were mad about it." "How can I be mad when what you did was one of the sweetest things someone ever did for me." Suddenly my alarm goes and we both jump up. "Did you seriously set an alarm?" I chuckle "Yeah, the last call or I'm going without you alarm." He pushes me a little before he stands up to get the suitcases down. I get my phone and look at the time when I see a message pop up. "Enjoy your holiday, you deserve some nice time."