I hope it's you - Charles leclerc

Part 1

21st of April 2022 - London Gatwick Airport

~ I quite enjoyed the noise of people rushing around as I sat and read my book outside the airport café because it helped take my mind off of what I was just about to do. I was leaving my home, my family, my boyfriend to go to a place I'd never been, that was full of rich famous people I didn't personally know. "No, this was the right thing to do" I told myself that, over and over again until I believed it. As I rolled my suitcase through the massive crowds of people in Gatwick airport my phone started to ring.

It was Lilly calling.

Of course it was, I had only been gone an hour and she was already worrying about me, but that's what I love about her. No matter how long or how far I had gone she would always be the first to check up on me.

I stepped out of the moving crowd and rolled my suitcase into a quiet corner in the airport to answer my phone.

"Hello" I stated down the phone knowing my older sister would be worrying about me.

"Where are you? I went into your room this morning to see if you wanted to go shopping and everything was gone. If this is supposed to be a funny joke of yours, I'm not laughing." Lilly half-shouted down the phone trying to come across as angry but I knew she was more worried because of the shake in her voice.

I sighed, leaving was something I had to do but it didn't make it any easier to say goodbye to my sister.

"I broke up with Jack, I'm at Gatwick airport,
I'm taking a flight to Nice and I plan on staying in Monaco for a while, I've rented a nice apartment there and I'll be okay. I can't stay in London, not when I know that he's living just down the road. I'm sorry and I love you, I'll call you when I land". I quickly hung up before Lilly had the chance to say another word. I heard the final calling for the flight to Nice as Monaco doesn't have an airport and I swiftly made my way to the gate where people had begun boarding.

After 30 minutes of standing and waiting to board the plane I had finally made it to my seat which was right in between a mother and her crying baby and and what looked to be a young boy aged around 5.

"Great" I whispered under my breath.

This was going to be a long flight.
Luckily I had been tired from waking up at six this morning, so I had slept for most of the flight and I was pleasantly surprised when I heard one of the flight attendants announce that the plane would be landing in 15 minutes.

As I made my way through Nice Côte d'Azur Airport, I spotted the exit and a few taxis waiting outside to pick people up and bring them to their desired destination.
I quickly made my way to the last taxi in sight and as I was about to open the door a man pushed in front of me and hopped into the taxi before I could.

"What a prick" I said loud enough so a handsome man In a suit standing near could hear me.

"Hey, you" He bellowed at me trying to get my attention. "Would you like a lift?" He said pointing at his black Ferrari with a red and white strip down the middle of it.

"Sorry?" I said to him, looking him up and down and I noticed a Ferrari logo plastered onto his suit where a pocket would usually be. He had black ray ban sunglasses on which I found strange considering it was dark outside. Who does this guy think he is, some sort of celebrity? But when he took them off I noticed his deep green eyes as the street lights shined down on top of his face.

"Well that guy just took the last taxi and I doubt you're gonna get any other mode of transport at this time in the day" He said with a smile, realising I had been staring at him I quickly glanced around to see if any more taxis had arrived. None. I checked my phone to see the numbers 23:47 displayed across the top of my screen. Fuck, he was right. He was probably my only option.

"How do I know you're not going to kidnap me?" I stepped closer to him, crossing my arms and raising my eyebrows.

He laughed. "I guess you're just going to have to find out, are you coming with me or not?" He winked at me and took a step closer to me as he waited for my answer.

"I don't even know your name" I stated the obvious to him as I clutched onto my suitcase.

"Charles" He whispered loud enough so I could hear him, he didn't need to speak much louder because of how close we were standing. "And you are?" He asked.

"Alice" I whispered back. As I saw his eyes wonder up and down my body and back to my face.

"Okay Alice, where are you headed?" He asked as he picked up my suitcase and dropped it into the boot of his car.

"Monaco" I stated, carefully watching him. I recognised him from somewhere I just couldn't remember where.

"Great, so am I" he walked around to the other side of the car and opened the passenger door.

I stood there frozen for a second.

He nodded towards the door he had been holding open and said "come on, I haven't got all day" and laughed.

This is going to be an interesting trip, I thought to myself as I sat into his car before he sat into the drivers seat beside me.

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