Today is my birthday, I'm 25. Jules was 25 when he died. Its bittersweet to think about it, i'll have to walk around with that feeling knowing my brother never made it past the age i'm turning. The birthday messages feel different this time around because i know that when everyone types them i out they also have that thought running in their mind.
If it were up to me i would crawl into bed and not come out for the day. I never liked celebrating my birthday anyways, well at least since my 18th. It was a reminder of everyone i lost in my life.
"happy birthday" charles says to me as i wake up and i smile
"you know i don't celebrate my birthday" i say as i get up and see a wrapped up box on the edge of the bed
"i know that's why this isn't a present" he says
"what is it then" i say picking the box up
"a memory" he says and i look at him strangely
"just open it" he says and i do so
the box was quite big and heavy so i opened it with care revealing my first karting helmet
"where did you find this, i thought i had thrown it away or lost it" i say as i pick it up and admire it
the bright pink helmet with white lines and gold stars
"your mother had it, i asked her about it on christmas and she said it was with her so she shipped it to me" he says and i smile
"this is the best gift ever" i say dropping the helmet and hugging him
"there's a better part" he says getting up from bed and bringing another box to me
i open it and it's another helmet this time with the redbull logo and all my sponsors, as well as being a different size
"i talked with max and christian and they organized it for you" he says
"you guys are amazing" i say giving him another hug
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"how's the birthday girl" max asks as i step into the hospitality with my new helmet in hand and smile
"thank you for the gift" i say holding the helmet up
"it was all charles' idea i can't take any credit" he says and i smile
"where is christian" i ask walking forward and towards his office but max holds my arm and pulls me back
"he isn't here yet let's go upstairs and put your things down" he says and i raise my eyebrows
"is something going on" i ask
"nope just go put your things down lynn" he says pushing my up the stairs
"there can we go find christian now" i say as i place the things in my rest room
"fine just wait as second" he says holding his hand in front of me to stop me and pulling his phone out to send a text
"you are being so suspicious max" i say and he shakes his head
"ok we can go find christian now" he says letting me go down the stairs first and as i step down i see practically the whole staff including christian holding a big cake and singing happy birthday. I turn around and slap max's arm lightly knowing why he was being so suspicious. i walk towards all of them and blow out all 25 candles
"happy birthday lynn" christian says and everyone chants it behind him
"thank you guys" i say
"you like the cake" max says and i nod before he shoves my face into it and i gasp as feel my face get smashed into the cake
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Always By Your Side
RomanceCeline Bianchi is the younger sister of Jules bianchi who tragically passed away years ago. her and her best friend charles grew up in motorsports together and have been best friends since birth but when celine took a year off from the job because o...
