Right On Track

Chapter 50

Carlos Sainz

Carlos woke up way too early in the morning.Well,it wasn't even early in the morning.It was literally a few minutes past midnight.
Glancing around the dark hotel room,he wondered why the hell it was so hard to sleep.But then again,he could have used the excuse that he was the one sleeping on the couch.
Amber wasn't awake.The bedroom door was closed.And the hotel room was quiet.He went over to the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water.
Carlos sighed,leaning against the kitchen island as he thought about yesterday.
He thought about what he he had seen...Kiara and Esteban kissed.
It gave Carlos more of a reason to believe Amber when she told him that Kiara already moved on,having cheated already with Esteban.Carlos had watched it too,mostly to see Kiara while she did it.And he was no fool,knowing that it seemed a little false.
But even as Carlos allowed Amber to help him forget about it all,he still didn't believe what he heard from her or saw yesterday.
Even during that kiss...Amber's lips were on Carlos' and Esteban's were on Kiara's,but the Ferrari driver had locked eyes with the Red Bull driver,holding each other's gaze through it.
For a moment,Carlos had felt as though he was supposed to dive into that water and drag Esteban and Kiara apart.
"No."Carlos heard Amber demand in a hushed tone from the bedroom.
He frowned and walked over to the door,about to ask if everything was alright,but he heard her say."And he doesn't need to know that."
It was literally past midnight and she was on the phone.She must have thought that he was still asleep.Whoever she was on the phone with,Carlos had no clue.
"No,I told him that she cheated."Amber snapped at the person."He believed it,okay?"
At that Carlos,pressed an ear to the door to hear what the hell she was going on about.
It was a little hard to hear the next parts,but he managed to do so after a few seconds.
"No,he wanted to come to Amalfi.The same place she's also at."Amber scoffed."You know,I'm trying to help him forget about that bitch,but he's not exactly cooperating,Mom."
Carlos almost took a step back as he heard the words...He wanted open the door and snap at her that the woman she was speaking about wasn't a bitch.
"I am trying."Amber said,her voice getting a little louder as she seemed to step closer towards the side of the room where the door was."I've been trying since what I did in Monaco.Why cant he just forget about her?!Why can't he just look at me already?How much more am I supposed to do,Mom?I already lied that she cheated on him,that she moved on.What other excuses am I supposed to come up with,huh?"
At that Carlos took a step back from the door.He blinked a few times,everything suddenly going still for a moment.
He backed away from the bedroom door,having heard enough.
This woman is trying to manipulate me. He now angrily thought to himself.
He walked back to the lounge,standing there for a moment.
Amber was lying.
Well,to him it kind of made sense a little.He should have guessed that she was only "helping" to get closer to him.He should have guessed that...She had lied about Kiara.
Carlos suddenly wasn't angry about it anymore.
She had lied about Kiara.
He went outside onto the balcony and leaned against the railing,looking down at the sea.
He laughed to himself.Laughed as he dragged a hand through his hair.
Kiara didn't cheat.And she wasn't even with Esteban.It was all a lie to cause their breakup.
Hearing that...It was all such a relief.All of it,it even made Carlos want to cry right there over his stupidity.
He knew that Kiara would never do that to him.He knew that she wouldn't have moved on so fast either.He should have disagreed with Amber from the start instead of letting her manipulate him into this lie.
And that kiss from yesterday...That didn't mean anything to Kiara.He could see it on her face while he watched her.And if it meant nothing to her,it meant nothing to him as he now had more of a reason to try and go back to her.
Yes,he now really wanted to.He had to.Now that he knew about it all being a lie to him,he wanted to leave the hotel room right at that moment and go straight to Kiara.
But then something came to his mind...Kiara thinks that he cheated on her.Amber made her believe that in the process.
Carlos still remembered that day in Monaco.Amber had come up to him,seeming as if she had to really discuss something important.
He had told her that he was in a hurry,that he was going to see Kiara since she was the race winner.And Amber had stopped him,saying that it was about Kiara,whatever she had to say.
She's lying to you,Carlos. Amber had said. Just hear me out,she did something.
What? Carlos had demanded.
With Esteban...I saw it.I saw it all behind the Red Bull garage.She's cheating on you.
Carlos had scoffed,not believing a word.Mostly because he knew that Kiara would never.
Please,just believe me. Amber had begged. You want proof? I'll even get you proof.
And Carlos should have told her in that moment to hand over her proof.But she never did,just ranting on about "what she saw."
But Carlos,as tensed up in the moment as he had already been...He had still listened to Amber.He had still listened to a childhood friend as she tried to explain to him.And he wasn't aware of what she was trying to do then.And he had believed her,like a fool.And while he was caught up with the controversy in his mind,she had pulled him down into a kiss.
And he didn't pull away straight on the spot,though.He was too in shock after what Amber had said.He didn't even feel that kiss,his mind only set on Kiara and Esteban.
Carlos scoffed at the memory.He swore at himself,then pulled out his phone.
He didn't care what time it was,that it was around midnight.He had to set things right.
So,he dialled Daniel Ricciardo.