Hidden. To Follow one's own path with the heart

6.

"Please what?" I hissed at my brother, who flinched immediately. The elevator closed "Well... I mean, since you don't want anyone from our parents' house to recognize you, it would be the stupidest thing you could do. You'd be right in the headline with "I sighed. He was right.

And it would be enough if I were just friends with them to end up exactly where I didn't want to go: on my parents' Servit tray.

Engulfed in my thoughts, we made our way to the exit of the hotel. A crowd of people had gathered in front of the hotel again, probably because they had recognized the cars of the drivers as they were already waiting for their owners. We were almost standing in front of the entrance where Lando was talking to Jesley. That's right, she was there too... and she'd probably take me under her wing. "Exactly, we'll meet there first..." I heard her say when she saw us and waved us over "Carlos, it's good that you're here, we just talked about the plan, you get in right away, because the Sky broadcaster wants to talk to you first, and for whatever reason it has to be exactly within 30 minutes." I'm watching her, she had a tablet in her hand, her brown hair pinned up and... Completely ignored me until now.

Very nice.

Carlos nodded "Lando, then we should go" The addressee nodded and came to me and gave me a cheek kiss "See you later and have fun" I smiled "Thank you too!" And so the boys disappeared behind the doors of the hotel. Now I got Jesley's undivided attention. "So you're the intern. Fine, my name is Jesley Brington and the PR. and social media manager of Lando, but also of Carlos for the most part" I nodded as she looked me up and down and continued. She motioned to follow me, out into the hotel, into the shuttle, "I don't care where you got this job from, or what you have to do with whom. As long as I'm still here and you're under my wing, will you make clear what I'm saying?" I nodded, definitely clear and distinct I understood that she didn't like me, the undertone spoke more volumes than she could ever have written. "Good. Your choice of clothes is okay, daring but okay, we're not on a catwalk after all" She criticized as we got in and buckled up, she gave the driver a sign that we could go.

"Here," she handed me a stack of notes stapled together, "These are the boys' appointments. Lina is out, so you're going to take care of Carlos this weekend. I work with her, but she's not really someone you can rely on. I looked at the documents, the appointments were fixed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. After that, we continued with the elaboration and information copying of the statements of the other drivers and teams.

She looked outside for a moment, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "Just don't be a disappointment and appendage, after all, someone will probably have paid for your weekend getaway" She wrinkled her nose.

Ok, that was too much. "Excuse me?" I said a little aghast. Jesley looked up from her phone, which she had in her hand. "I'm here to work, to learn the processes, and I have no idea what you've been told. But I want to do my best and support the team. So please don't treat me like an abscess on your ass"

Her momentarily surprised expression was replaced by an unimpressed look. "And I don't care who you're here or who your dad is. As long as you work here under my supervision, I will treat you as I see fit."

That was the end of our conversation for the trip. I read through the notes and the e-mails she had forwarded to me.

A few minutes later, the shuttle stopped and Jesley packed her bags and got out. I quickly dug my passport out of my pocket and put it around my neck, and followed her. "I'll show you where everything is, we'll meet the guys in the carhome" I nodded and so she quickly showed me all the places I needed to know. I just hoped that I would remember it and not get lost.

I didn't have much time to be amazed, because within 20 minutes we walked everything once and the basic rules that prevailed here were told to me. "So that's it, here's the carhome, further along the path we go to the paddocks" with these words she turned into the McLaren Home and we entered the building.

Again and again I admired the whole thing; I was fascinated by the thought that it would all be dismantled in 4 days and then stand again on the other side of the world in a few more days.

I noticed myself following her through the front dining area to the offices further back. And there she unlocked a room. "This is our meeting room and also my work room. You have to sit at the front of the hall, yes?" I nodded, "All right," she put down a few things and gave me a key, "Here's your locker key, the lockers are front right. Don't lose it, or you'll probably not get it until the end of the day. I only take the essentials with me and never walk around with a bag when you're working. After all, we are also in the pictures from time to time." I nodded and quickly curled up to the lockers when I saw the boys outside just saying goodbye to Charles and Pierre and coming in. Immediately, Jesley ran past me in the direction of the two of them. I quickly closed the door and followed her.

Lando looked at me briefly as Jesley was already beginning to teach the two of them what was to follow. A quick glance at me was enough for him to see that I definitely didn't get along with Jesley, or she didn't get along with me, that was probably more fitting. "Lando, I'm not going to explain the whole thing to you twice, let's go concentration" she grinned at him and I looked at her confused. This woman could grin? "Yes everything is fine Jesley I'll follow you" She nodded "Carlos, Elisabeth is too responsible for you, so help her a bit" Please what? But those were completely different tones.

Carlos turned to me, "Sure, we're rocking this thing, aren't we?" I nodded, smiling. "Isn't Lina there?" Confused, he looked around, but Jesley shook his head "She's sick, there's nothing you can do" With that, she closed the protective cover of her tablet and signaled Lando to follow her "In an hour and a half, the 2nd appointment is here" And with that, she disappeared with my brother.

I took a deep breath and looked at my papers. We would now have to... "Servus TV, at the front of the Media Ring" Carlos said smiling and I looked up at him thankfully, "Lifesaver, all right, let's go." Together we walked along "Well, today everyone will talk to you about your transfer, but since you haven't officially signed anything yet, we won't say anything about it and we won't make any waves" Carlos made sure that I didn't run against anyone because I was looking at my notes. "All right" "And on top of that, there are rumors that you're dating a woman called... You went out to eat a few days ago, keep a low profile there too" I saw Carlos grinning and he nodded again. Ahh, I guess there's something to talk about privately.

"And since I'm here, well, if they ask about me..." He took over the word "I will say that there is no further information at this time" I looked at him and smiled "Exactly, so lets go" With these words I stopped and let him enter the ring. I kept an eye on the time so that the different broadcasters could ask him 3 to 4 questions.

Time passed quickly and I was glad that I was in the background, and less worried that I could somehow be brought into private relationships with Lando or anyone else, and so I was uninteresting to the headline vultures. I was leaning against the wall with 2 water bottles, which I had bought at short notice when I looked at the clock. "I immediately went to Carlos and gave him the sign that he had to follow me. He said goodbye and I waited for him for a moment "We have to go back to the carhome to have a drink here" I handed him the water which he gratefully accepted "Very good, you the time in the ring always goes by quickly, even if the same questions are almost asked." "Isn't that boring?" I told him, we were almost back when he shrugged his shoulders, "Sometimes Lando and I play bingo with the questions that await us, it's always quite funny." I grinned at him as I thought about what that might look like, and Carlos opened the door for me. Inside was an annoyed-looking Jesley and a bored Lando, who was on his phone.