bitter honey | ollie bearman

chapter one

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BITTER HONEY !

February 21st, 2024

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     Emilia Easton is on a train to Milan for a fitting with Dior trying to sort through a million emails when she gets a Facetime call from her best friend, practically her brother.

     "Kimi, mi hermano, how are you? I miss you," the blonde happily tells the younger boy.

     "Emi, mi manchi anche tu," the boy pouts, "Are you going to make it to Bahrain? Please say yes, it's my F2 debut. I have paddock passes with your name on them."

     "Ah, I'm desperately trying to make it work. You know I love to watch you race, when is it again to double-check?"

     "February 29th to March 3rd."

     "Alright, ok I think I should be able to make it. I have a shoot on the 27th, but my schedule is clear after that."

     Kimi breaks into a smile, "You're serious, you're not fucking with me because if you are I will be very sad."

     "Not fucking with you, fratello. I'll be there," the girl happily tells the boy.

     "However, I am about to get to Milan, so I will see you in Bahrain next week."

     "Ciao, ciao Estrellita," Kimi says while waving at the camera.

     The blonde girl quickly gathers her belongings and rushes off the train in an attempt to not be late for her fitting, which coincidentally was for the shoot she'd just mentioned to Kimi. Emilia makes it to her destination right on time and meets up with her manager, Lorena, in front of the building.

     "You are so lucky you somehow always make it on time," her manager tells her.

     "It is a lucky skill of mine," the blonde cheekily tells Lorena.

     "Let's go before we are actually late for once," Lorena says, rushing the girl into the building.

     The fitting goes smoothly, and she's now ready for next week's shoot to go smoothly as well because the last thing she wants is to not be able to make it to Bahrain.

     Kimi was her little brother, in all ways but blood, and she couldn't not be there for his F2 debut. The two met when she moved to Italy when she was fourteen, and fate made them neighbors. The two have been thick as thieves since then, and Kimi was quickly integrated into her inner circle of friends from her life in New York City. Charlotte Davidson and Juliette Tolburg didn't allow the 4,138 miles between them and their friend to end their friendship, and they didn't hesitate to open their arms to the fourteen-year-old Italian boy Emilia had befriended four years prior.

     As the week progressed, Emilia prepared for her Dior shoot and packed for Bahrain to ensure she could fly out directly after the shoot, hoping to account for any possible delays. The 27th finally rolled around, and Emi found herself boarding the one-hour train ride from Bologna to Milan for the millionth time. She took her suitcase with her as her plan was to fly out from Milan instead of Bologna. The blonde took a much needed nap on the train. The force of the train pulling to a stop managed to wake the girl with just enough time to get her purse and suitcase together.