Past and Present

6

I enjoyed writing this bit, I hope you will too. Anyway, today's the first Free Practice for Japanese GP; what's your podium predictions?

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Considering that I came to the race with my dad, I have no other choice but to wait for Mercedes to finish debriefing so my dad can drive me to Max's house for the after party; yep, I decided to attend the party since the whole of Monaco and F1 community knows already that I'm done from hiding anyway.

Basically, I don't have any valid reason to give Max on why I will not attend his party; I even tried to tell him earlier that I still have a hospital duty tonight but dad butted in and revealed to him that I'm on a sabbatical, so now I really don't have any other choice but to go; and eventually see him.

Lando offered to drive me but I refused since he was just seen with my mini me yesterday at qualifying and even though they didn't know it was actually my daughter with him yesterday – I don't want to stir more pots that I couldn't handle. Lando reluctantly agreed because he thought I might not go to Max's house after all. Thankfully, I managed to dodge the media that wants to interview me about my appearance at today's race and ask about my five year absence in Formula 1 races.

"Going to the after party or not?" Lewis asks as he comes out of the office where they just finished their debriefing. I looked up at him and nodded, "I'm waiting for dad since he'll be driving me to the Max's house."

"I'm going as well, I'll give you a ride instead." Lewis declares, I was about to protest when my dad walks out of the office as well and before I could open my mouth to speak, Lewis spoke, "Hey Toto, you wouldn't mind if I take Schuyler instead to Max's house for the party?"

I looked at my dad's reaction and relief washes over him, "that would be great, Lewis! Schuyler, I was about to tell you I can't take you since I needed to catch a flight to Brackley. I need to check the progress on the upgrades we will be bringing to Silverstone." I guess I have no other choice now.

Since Lewis rarely drives on his own outside the race track, we were both seated at the back of his car; I was busy watching the streets of Monaco when I suddenly remembered something, I looked at Lewis and spoke, "Hey Lewis, what did you tell Charles earlier when you were both at the podium?"

"Oh? Curious about it now, are we?" Lewis chuckled as he take a glance of me.

I pouted, "it's not that, but yeah." I decided to just drop the question because Lewis can sometimes be too relentless with making fun of my reactions especially when it's about Charles.

I noticed that the car's taking the final turn to Max's house when I heard Lewis spoke again, "I told him to raise his champagne to the most beautiful girl he sees." I looked at Lewis when I heard him, trying to see whether what he's saying is true or he's hiding something else; Lewis looked back at me and smiled cheekily as he give me a wink before getting out of the car.

If that's what he really said then it's way too coincidental that Charles is looking directly at me, he may have noticed that I was at the paddock given that my face was flashed beside his on a screen, but still... he could have not known that I was standing there to watch the celebrations.

Lewis and I made it inside the house, I immediately noticed the huge couch where the other drivers were hanging out as Lewis bids good bye to talk to some of the people he's familiar with. I noticed that the boys were playing a game for shots and noticed that some of them are drunk already.

"Sky!" Kelly shouted against the booming sound of whatever song they were playing, she catches the attention of the whole table and everyone looked at me as I make my way to them. I excitingly hugged Kelly as she whispered to my ear, "Where's the little one?"