The Young Verstappen

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On Sunday, the race was already underway, I couldn't believe that the time was passing so quickly and Max was looking forward to it so much even though he didn't have pole position, which he didn't mind because it's always better to win first place from behind than from pole position and we had to be in the paddock today already at half past eleven because they had a build up and drivers parade at eleven and then a race at half past one. We went to the paddock and everyone was taking pictures of us in the paddock so we quickly went to the red bull hospitality as always and of course I disappeared again as always and went to see Charles but instead of Charles there was Carlos "Carlos don't you know where Charles is?" Carlos looked at me "Probably down at my mechanic's" and looked at the phone again "Thank you" and I turned to go when Carlos called me "Jane wait" I turned back at him "What is it?" Carlos just sighed and said "Jane there's something you should know" I was surprised what it was supposed to be "Go on
"Jane I heard Charles on the phone several times saying" "Carlos what did he say?" Carlos took another breath but this time deeper "How much he loves someone and that he can't wait to be home with her...in Monaco" "Couldn't it be his mom or someone?" "No, by the voice, it was a young girl around twenty, and by the voice, I knew it wasn't you" "Well, I clearly don't believe you, Carlos, you just want to break our relationship, so I'm telling you, leave our relationship alone finally, and the same with Lando, don't interfere in ours relationships" and this time I was seriously on my way out before Carlos told me the last thing "He has her saved in his contacts as mon amour I guess that you know what it means in French and he has a red heart next to her name and I'm not lying to you Jane because he left the phone here at the reception and I gave it to him" I took a breath and left Carlos I didn't believe a word because I know what it is I returned it back to redbull hospitality and I sent a message to Lando wishing him well in the race and I sent Charles a text wishing him good luck, I didn't even want to think about Charles cheating on me even though anything is possible if I cheat on him he can too. All the teams were waiting for the red lights to come on so they could start the race properly Kelly asked me if I was fine I told her yes but I couldn't even slowly concentrate on the race because I kept thinking about what Carlos told me during of the race Zhou and Nyck, a rookie in the formula, had a dnf and didn't finish the race, in the end Max was second and Charles was third Checo was first and Kelly and I went to see Max and he gave us a big hug before the podium and the whole process and the cameras were pointing at us so we they were seen on TV and I just congratulated Charles. The Mexican and Austrian national anthems for redbull were played on the stage, and Max champagne was sprayed, and after podium he had followed by some interviews and a joint team photo. We went to the hotel and then we were supposed to go to the club and tomorrow we fly to Miami for the next race and then the Monaco Grand Prix and I write my final exams on Thursday because I'm in my last year but at least we don't have to fly anywhere when it's in Monaco. After dinner we went to the club to celebrate, of course Lando was also there, Charles and Carlos sat with them and Max asked me what I would like to drink, I asked him for a Martini if orders me Max said that there were also other drivers there without any problem, for example Checo, Lewis, George or Oscar, they were all having such a good time, I was the only one sitting in the corner drinking my drink, neither Charles nor Lando paid any attention to me, I guess they were afraid of Max even though he knows that I'm dating one of them, only Kelly was having fun with me, she offered me the chance to be a Vogue model like her, I told her that now I have to finish school and then I'll decide what to do next and that for now I want to focus on architecture . Max offered to go dancing with him but I refused and instead told him I was going to the hotel "Jane don't leave us so soon" Max was drunk and I was fed up "Max you are drunk and I have to study tomorrow because I'm taking exams and I can't get almost a single question right" and I left on the way to the hotel, wondering why none of them noticed me and if it wouldn't be better to fly to Miami now, at least I'd have some peace of mind, but how would I explain it to Max. In the room, I changed my clothes and packed my suitcase, and on the same plane I arrived on as I left, I ran around the room to see if I had everything, in the corridor i met lando "where are you going jane so late at night" "Lando, you won't believe him, but to Miami" we both started laughing "But Max is still staying here" "I know Lando, but I want to be alone for a while without all these worries and focus on school" "So you're breaking up with me?" "No, but I need at least some rest" "Oh and I can at least drive you to the airport when I ignored you all this time" I smiled "You can" and I gave him a kiss and together we went to the parking lot. The journey to the airport took fifteen minutes, I thanked him and gave him a kiss and I left his car, I got on the plane and the flight was supposed to take about twenty hours which was a long time but I didn't mind at least I had all that time to think about me and Charles and if I should ask him at all.