FORMULA LOVE

Ellie

"Get up sleepy head, it's the grand prix today."

I rise from my sleeping position and sit up, pulling myself back to rest against the bed frame. I rub my eyes and see Lewis sitting on the edge of the bed not able to contain himself. I smile slightly, whenever I'm in a mood he's usually the only person to bring me out of it.

He walks over to the curtains on the far left of the room and pulls them open. Brightness floods my eye sockets.Ouch.

"Cazzo" I shout at the top of my lungs. My nonno (grandad)  used to shout that word out a lot when I was younger. It translates to "fucking hell" so I say that pretty much all the time now. Lewis however has no idea what I just said so he just stands there smiling.

"Now Sadie, that's no way to greet your best friend Lewis. Especially when I have no idea what you've just said." He laughs, I roll my eyes.

"Big day today Sayd. And before you ask the media is yet again writing tons of articles about you. But this time with Charles. "Formula love" whatever that means."

Oh fuck sake. This isn't good, Charles and Lando are practically besties. When Lando finds pictures of me laying on Charles he'll practically flip. My hands come up to rest on my face as I groan from frustration. Give. Me. A. Break.

Hamilton seems to pick up on my sudden annoyance and pats my arm gently. "Sadie I know your annoyed but right now, you just can't be. Not with the race in 7 hours." He gives me a small smile, he can tell when I want to be left alone so he gets up from the bed and strolls to the front door to go to his room. Not before calling out "Sadie, boss wants us out front by 10"

I hear the door slam shut and reach for my phone. Maybe I shouldn't even check it. There's going to be millions of messages about yet another scandal. Wherever I go there's always paparazzi among paparazzi. I unlock my phone, there's about 21,000 Instagram messages and loads from friends and family. I see my best friend, Ellie's name on the missed call list. I would call my mum or dad but right now, I can't face them they must think I've turned into some over night hoe or something so I press on Ellie's name.

After 2 rings she picks up. "SADIE BABY HOW ARE YOU" she screams at me, yep that's my Ellie Dwight alright. I haven't seen her in a while, she's in Med school right now completing her 3rd year. She's always busy but never too busy for me. When we was still in school we did everything together, first time getting pissed, first time smoking weed, practically everything. We lived in a little flat just outside of London together just before I got signed. Even though I don't live there anymore I still pay my half. I'd been born into a wealthy family, which helped to fund my career, whereas hers hasn't been plain sailing, so it's the least I could do.

"Hey Els I could be better to be fair." I couldn't lie to her, we'd made a pact at 7 years old to never lie to each other. "Okay is this about the 2 scandals I've seen you in, girl you really know how to attract 'em."

"But Ellie, they're mates with each other, I've been pictured in a comprising position with both of them. How the hell will I race today? Especially when that's all what everyone is talking about."

She clears her throat, I just know she's about to muster up the most amazing speech ever, she always does. "Right you muppet, who actually gives a shit?Yes you look like a whore right now. But you shouldn't care what they think. Lando will get over it. You don't even like them both anyways."

Well... I may like them a bit. "I mean they're quite fit Els."

"Wow okay, whore alert. I'm only joking babe. But don't let ur feelings get in the way of ur driving. Get that bag baby!"