DNF - A Formula 1 Story (Lando Norris)

Chapter 35

"Baby, just let me love you to death."
- Chord Overstreet

Lando

"She doesn't want to see you." Lydia tells me when I find her in the waiting area of the hospital that Bianca was admitted to hours ago. Dread fills my body at those words and I feel myself panicking. Why doesn't she want to see me?

But then I realize how stupid that question is a moment later when I remember sneaking out of our hotel room after I agreed to not follow through with my plan and then ignoring Bianca's calls after the fact. I'm such an idiot, there's absolutely no denying it.

"At least tell me if she's okay? What happened?" I ask frantically and Lydia scoffs.

"She was having a panic attack which lead to her hyperventilating and passing out. She hit her head hard on the bedside table and passed out. I found her in a pool of her own blood with a faint pulse and she was rushed here. She had to have a blood transfusion and now she's being monitored due to her concussion. So technically yeah, she's okay. But also, no. She's not. She needed you today and where were you? Everyone has been trying to reach you all afternoon and you've been fucking MIA!" Lydia growls in anger and I feel awful and responsible for everything that's happened to Bianca. Tears begin to fall from my eyes as I realize I could have fucking lost her today.

"Where were you, Lando?!" Lydia demands and I cringe.

"With Sophie..." I confess and I watch as Lydia balls her hands into fists and I know she wants to punch me.

"Why the fuck were you with her?" She seethes and I sigh.

"I was putting an end to this once and for all." I growl out and Lydia looks confused.

"How?" She asks with attitude and I sigh. I'm not explaining anything to her before I have the chance to explain everything to Bianca first.

"You'll find out soon enough." I reply vaguely just as I see Jeremy rush into the waiting room looking around frantically. Lydia immediately runs to him and leads him away down a hall towards Bianca's room. Neither spare a glance at me and I don't blame them.There's nothing I want more than to follow after them, but I'm trying to respect Bianca's wishes and I don't want to screw up anymore where it comes to her so I take a seat in the waiting room and wait.

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I jolt awake when someone sits beside me in the waiting room. I've been sitting here for hours hoping that Bianca would let me see her but she hasn't yet. Instead I've had to sit and watch countless others go see her. Morgan, Charles, Kelly and Max were allowed to see her but not me. Every time I would ask Lydia if I could finally go see her she would just shake her head and roll her eyes at me.

At some point I drifted off to sleep but now I'm wide awake when I see who is now sitting beside me. Jeremy is looking at me curiously as he slouches in the chair. Lydia and Morgan left hours ago but Jeremy stayed and so did I. I'm not leaving until Bianca does, even if she doesn't want to see me.

"How is she?" I ask thickly as I clear my throat of emotion. It's killing me that I can't see her when all I want to do is hold her and make sure she's okay.

"She'll be okay. Right now she's just a little upset." He tells me and I sigh. Of course she's upset, I've betrayed her trust yet again. But truthfully I would do it again if I got the same outcome I got today. If she'd only let me see her so I could tell her what happened.

"Why did you think it was a good idea to see Sophie?" He continues when I don't respond and I sigh again as I lean back into my chair and turn to look at him. I wanted Bianca to be the first to know what happened, but maybe if I tell her dad he can help convince her to let me see her.