Haunting - Daniel Ricciardo

Chapter 4

I'm a wanderess
I'm a one night stand
Don't belong to no city
Don't belong to no man
I'm the violence in the pouring rain
I'm a hurricane

I finally get home after a hectic night. I take my jacket off, grab a glass and fill it with wine. I need it. I sit down on the couch and turn on the TV. Immediately, pictures of Daniil Kvyat and Max pop up.

'Max Verstappen replaces Daniil Kvyat at Red Bull Racing'. I sigh. I've had enough of this for one night. My phone starts ringing and I groan. I answer it.

"Sienna Hudson, Red Bull Racing, how can I help you?" I ask, before I realize this is my own phone, not my work phone.

"Repeat that, please?" my best friend's voice says. I giggle.

"Hi Evy" I say, relieved that it isn't actually for work.

"Did you just say Red Bull Racing?" she asks. I groan. I have completely forgotten to call her about this.

"I did. I am so sorry, I forgot to call you about it!" I say, just feeling how tired I am. I put the glass of wine down and walk back to the kitchen.

"Tell me now!" Evy yells through the phone, sounding very excited. I grab a cup and get myself some coffee.

"Okay, so I got a call yesterday, telling me that they wanted me for a job. It was Red Bull. Don't know if you follow the news, but they had a driver switch, so they needed a PR for their new driver. And that is now me" I explain, sitting back down on the couch.

"That is so cool!" she answers, sounding genuinly happy.

"Not to be rude, but is there a reason why you called?" I ask her, thinking about my bed and how much I want to be in it.

"Just wanted to know when you'd be visiting again, but that won't be happening anytime soon, will it?" she asks. I can hear the disappointment in her voice, which makes me sad.

"No, I'm so sorry! But you can visit me!" I say, but I hear her sigh.

"I don't know if I can, but we'll see" she says.

"Right. Before I go to sleep, guess who I ran into today?" I ask her. Obviously, she would have no clue.

"I don't know, who?" she asks.

"Dan" I almost whisper. I hear a small gasp coming from her.

"Right, Red Bull. How'd go?"

"At first, awfull. I got mad at him and kind of yelled at him, making him sad as well. But we talked it through and I'll be seeing a lot of him" I say, sighing once again.

"Just be happy you're not his PR, that would've been awkward" Evy says. I don't even want to think of it, no.

"True, but then I could've said no. But it will be alright. I don't have to be around him that much as I'm on Max's side. God, I'm tired" I say, feeling my eyes becoming heavier with the second.

"Right, I'll let you sleep. Call me soon with updates, okay?"

"Off course. Love you, Evy" I tell her.

"Love you too, Sien" she says and hangs up. I make my way up to my room, put on my pyjama's and fall asleep straight away.

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I've gone through the worst part of the week. It's now wednesday. An entire week has gone by. All I have done this week was answering phone calls and emails.

Today, I'm travelling alongside Max to the Netherlands. I have to get the translation of the interviews and mail it to Christian, as we can use his quotes.