His Little Louie | Charles Leclerc

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Silverstone Circuit
July 7

Eloise POV

I hate the British GP. Yeah sure I'm in the UK, but I hate this area it's in the middle of nowhere. Thank God it's the last race before summer, I need a break from life.

My name is Eloise, I'm 13 years old, and yes my dad is Charles Leclerc. He's a single dad and I consider him as my bestfriend. Some people might think that he's more of a brother to me than a father but I don't care. My mom died when I was 2 years old, and ever since then it's just me and my dad.

9 years ago, Papa thought that it'd be a good idea for both of us to start a new journey and live outside of Monaco. Losing mama was really hard for him, so he thought that moving out to a whole new country would be a good idea. His family hated the idea, it was like he was leaving everything and everyone behind for the sake of himself. I didn't get a say here, I was 4 years old. But he didn't let anyone stop him, and thankfully his family came around.

We live in New York City now, the Big Apple Dream. Yes I'm fully European but living in the US has made me hella whitewashed. I wish I could experience that Europe life other teens my age have, but I wouldn't have my life any other way.

New York is always busy, people are rushing to get things done, and no one is ever relaxed. But I think that's what me and Papa like, city life, it keeps the adrenaline pumping you know. And for now, New York is home for us. We have good friends around, I go to a good school and we live in a nice penthouse in Manhattan with our puppy Leo!

That's enough about me. Now let's go back to Silverstone. It's qualifying day so everyone's busy including Papa of course. I grew up in the paddock and I'm basically friends with everyone around, especially Papa's engineers. But right now, I'm sneaking away from my bodyguard to walk around the pitlane.

It looks like it's about to rain in minutes. But I don't care I kept walking around. Until I saw a familiar face. He was probably one of the other drivers, but I couldn't see his face properly. He came closer and suddenly he smiled at me. It was Lewis Hamilton. Papa's teammate for next year! I smiled and waved back at him. Before I knew it he walked towards me.

"Hey, Louie, right?" He suddenly said

"It's Eloise, Louie is just a weird name papa gave me. And you must be Lewis" I replied knowing how much I hate that nickname, makes me feel like a 5 year old.

"Ah sorry, it slipped out of my mouth, Eloise" he said with a smile "And yes, I'm Lewis, nice to meet you"

"Nice to meet you too" I said smiling as I offered him my hands for a handshake

"You're very well mannered huh?" Lewis chuckled and shook my hand

"Thanks, my dad thinks I'm the other way around" I replied because that' the truth

Lewis chuckled "Is he usually strict with you?"

"If I compare him to other dads, probably not, he's quite chill" Chill as in he lets me curse at home

I continued talking to this Lewis Hamilton guy. I've always had mixed feelings with Papa's previous team mates except for uncle Seb but I feel like next year wouldn't be as bad after all. Lewis seems really nice and fun to hang out with.

"So, what made you decide to move to Ferrari?" I asked the question that was asked by the entire world when the news came out

Lewis took his time, maybe to think about the right words to use to answer my question. "A little bit of everything I guess. A chance to drive with new people and work in a different environment. And to make little Lewis proud" He answered with a big smiled