Little Things

21- Presence

I make it back to the garage after the podium, still not seeing Charles or Fred anywhere

What the hell?

I decide to just leave, finally seeing Charles on my way out

"Where are you going?"

"Where do you think?" I can't help but snap at him, rolling my eyes at his ignorance

"Why the fuck are you being rude?" he scoffs

"I just think it's funny, all the double standards"

"What are you on about?"

"Any time I have a bad race or don't finish i'm still expected to be there and celebrate you with some fake ass smile on my face, god forbid I miss it" I throw my arms up to my sides, exaggerating the last words in the sentence

"Okay and? I don't control the PR stuff" He doesn't know when to stop

"You couldn't even be bothered to fucking show your face, why the hell am I the only one that has to put effort into this shit?!"

"I felt that going over data with Fred was more important" I laugh at his words, my hands tightening into fists

"You couldn't be any more self absorbed, could you? Glad to see you haven't changed"

"It's not my problem you had to pretend to support me so don't take this shit out on me"

"Right because it was all Eloise, thank god she's gone and you don't have to deal with the traitorous task of caring" I spin on my heel, deciding i'm done with the conversation, there's no point in this.

He probably only got rid of her for his own sake, not mine.

"Aren't you forgetting I drove you here?" His voice sounds so certain I can practically hear the slight curl of his lips, thinking he's got me trapped

Lando- "She's coming with me" I see lando walk up before I can turn around to answer Charles

Charles- "Of course you are" i'm not sure Lando is close enough to hear the monegasque's mutter

Lando- "What was that?" He scrunches his eyebrows in confusion, not hearing him, thank god

"Come on, I don't want to be here anymore" I walk to the exit of the garage where Lando is standing, gently grabbing his sleeve in order to lead him out

"What was all that about?"

"We just got in an argument"

"Trouble in paradise?"

"He didn't even congratulate me, I mean it's my first win and my own boyfriend doesn't want to be there just because he didn't have the best race?" I pretend that that's the issue for the sake of the lie, obviously I don't care that he didn't congratulate me, his words don't mean anything to me.

"I'm sure he meant to, he was probably just in his own head" I know he's trying to comfort me but it only makes me more mad

Was I not in my own head when I crashed and still was expected to congratulate him?