The calm before the storm - Max Verstappen x Charles Leclerc

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It was a sunny morning and we woke up early to pack and get ready. Lando and Charles said their goodbyes and went to their room to pack the last things while we started to get ready. I finished before the guys for the first time and stood by the door while they ran around looking for the last thing.

We went down to the lobby and checked out, there were lots of fans outside the hotel which gave me a hard feeling. "where is Kika by the way" I wondered when I noticed that Pierre did not wait for her to appear. "she'll meet us at the plane" was all Pierre said. I wondered if they had had another fight but didn't want to ask Pierre any more. The fans shouted for Pierre and Simon as we exited but luckily it wasn't long before we were in a car and on our way to the flight.

We got on the plane and Pierre was right, Kika was already there so I went over and sat next to her and started talking about gossip. The plane took off and I strained to shake off my fear of airplanes. "how is it" asked Kika when she noticed that I tensed up. "I'm not a fan of flying" I replied and tried to relax which was a failed attempt. Once up in the air I could finally relax.

The guys talked about the race and what they expected. Kika and I shook our heads several times at their talk. I almost thought they were going to talk holes in my brain. I took out my pad and started drawing, I chose to make a portrait on Kika. I wasn't good at drawing but it was something I loved to do.

"show me what you're drawing Frankie" Kika said impatiently waiting for me to finish. I showed her my sketch and she dropped her jaw. "I know it's not good, but I hope you like it," I said a little nervously. "what do you mean not good? It's really nice," she exclaimed, which made Pierre look at the sketch. They compiled my sketch and Pierre wanted me to sketch him too, so he started posing in all possible positions.

We finally landed in Italy after a fun flight and it was time to meet several hundred fans who wanted to take pictures and get autographs. We hurried to collect our bags and then got into the car towards the hotel. Once at the hotel, Simon had once again arranged a separate hotel room for me. I felt like crap for letting him spend money on me and knew I would pay him back somehow.

I opened the door to my room and it was even nicer than I had imagined. I put my suitcase in the hall and sat on the couch and started watching some movie to pass the time. i turned on how to train your dragon which made me think of my childhood. the dragon trainer was the movie i could rewatch several times without getting tired. but didn't have time to check that far before Charles called.

"hi Charles" I said cheerfully as I answered.

"what hotel room are you in" Charles asked and I understood that he had also arrived now.

"I'm in room 61, why are you wondering"

"I want to show you around town so I'll pick you up in an hour"

I thought it sounded like a good idea and said goodbye before we hung up. I turned off the movie and opened my suitcase for better clothes. i chose a breezy outfit and then got into the shower to rinse off. I stood enjoying the water up to my body so I forgot about the time until there was a knock on my door. "shit" I said to myself and threw on the dressing gown that was hanging next to me and ran to the door and opened it.