the F1 journey begins | Part 1

Chapter 3 : Thursday.

(Still her POV :) )

   It was 8:00 AM when the alarm clock woke all 3 of us from our long lasting slumber. I honestly felt like it was a good rest. As I was waking up to see outside, the track was shining in the sun's light. It was majestic. It is majestic. I enjoyed the view whilst Leah was getting ready in the bathroom, and faith doing some hot chocolate and tea for all of us. Once Leah got ready into her wonderful outfit, I went to get ready. Leah wore a pair of jeans, a red crop top, white shoes and a white hat. I wore a black cropped hoodie with a Ferrari hat and jacket, and black jeans to match with it too. Exactly when I finished, I found both of them on the couch laughing at something random, with the TV on formula 1 channel seeing some highlights of the other Grand Prix's. I thought they it was so they would know what this weekend would be like.

"I'm going to go get ready" faith says quickly. I laughed hard as I drank my hot chocolate on the soft couch in the middle of a large room. Faith came out around 10 minutes later wearing a black dress, white shoes and a red hat too. We finished our tea/ hot chocolate, got the keys and went out. Usually on Thursday mornings, there would be a pit lane walk where people like us with weekend tickets, get the chance to talk to the team and see the car upfront. I was so excited, I need to see both Charles and Carlos for them to sign my hat and part of my jacket! It was a dream. As we got down, we saw one of the Ferrari managers! He was staying at the same hotel and we ended up being friends with him. He told us that since we were 'super fans', he would give us the VIP pass to get inside and actually stay near the drivers and get to become friends with them.

I felt myself shaking and jumping in silence as we got into the team's cabin where the car was there too. We ended up sitting on a couch and then... the unbelievable happened. The Charles Leclerc came up to me and complimented me! He sat down near me and started to talk to me as if we had knew each other for years. He ended up following me on instagram and Facebook, started to get to know me more and asked me for how long I was staying. My friends were talking to Carlos Sainz too, he came right after Charles. I noticed how Charles was doing specific body Language towards me. I was well.. excited a bit. He asked many questions about how I began to like Formula 1 and since when did I start to follow him. I gave him positive answers and he felt pleased. Carlos kept on winking at Charles and he started to say the most random stuff in French which I understood only half of it. I kept on staring and after, we both fell into laughter and he had that contagious laugh that I always heard on edits and other Grand Prix's. I asked him and Carlos to sign my jacket and hat real quickly and they agreed. They didn't want to ruin my jacket and hat so they signed it much smaller than usually for other fans, since they are usually in a hurry.

As it started to get a bit late, Charles offered to take me for a ride with his car around the track while my friends stay around with Carlos. I obviously accepted and we went laughing about. Charles told me how he hadn't seen someone that made him this happy in a long time. I knew that he had something for me now..
"What are we going to do after this?" I asked.
"Whatever you want...I forgot your name again, remind me please, I'm so sorry." he says calmly.
"Monique, it's Monique. How about we go find something to eat with the others?"
"Sure! Are you going to watch the race? I'll let you and your friends stay in the VIP and hear the radio while I'm racing, better than any seat!"
"Really? Thank you Charles! Or Lord Perceval" I giggled.
He laughs and says "This is such a famous nickname, I swear why does everyone find it attractive."
"Maybe because it is? And so are you....i mean..oh god! I'm so sorry honestly."
"Mhmmm you find me hot, little shorty" he says quietly.
"Hey! I'm not that short!" I scuffed "You're just tall."
"Yeah yeah, tu souhaites (you wish)" Charles says in French which I understood instantly.

We arrived back to the cabin, both of my friends, Leah and Faith, were as shocked and surprised as Carlos was. We told them that we all should go eat and so we went. We took photos and posted them, and they both reposted them and put them on highlights. We became best friends with 2 famous drivers! As the day went on, we all became closer and closer and as Charles said, we would end up watching the race in the cabin with the crew. It started to get dark and all of us went to my hotel room. They had a room also in the hotel but it was 2 floors on top of us. They relaxed down and started to talk about their positions and their strategies. As usual, their crew had a strategy that they found not helping well so they decided to change it up a bit. Charles was really good at strategic positioning and Carlos was good with how they need to be between the cars. When they are between two specific cars, they had different strategies for each one! It was going to be a fun race.

It got late and both of the boys decided to leave. "See you tomorrow, Monique!" Charles said. As they closed the door, both Faith and Leah jumped on me and said that Charles must like me! He gave all the hints. It was for sure getting late tho. I told them to go change into their pajamas, and then they could tell me after we get ready.

10 minutes after all of us got ready, I explained what happened in the car and everything and they knew he liked me. I felt tired so I then told them to go to bed and call it a night. I got into bed and had a long night's rest...