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

7.

God, why are some guys like that... so snooty?

I looked at him with a nice smile and held out my hand to him, "The little fan works here, I'm Ellie and you were...?" What he could do, I can do too- Surprised, he looked down at me and accepted his hand. The other boys started laughing softly. "Pierre Gasly, Alpine driver." I looked down at him "That's right, there was something" Grinning to take the tension out of the situation, I nodded to the table; "Sit down." He eyed me and then took a seat.

Grinning, Charles looked at me and nodded to me briefly, I just looked at my plate with a slight grin. I hope I've gotten a bit of respect.

"So... exactly bowling." Carlos then resumed the conversation, and we planned to ask our hotels if they could reserve something for us. I was looking forward to it.

When I looked at the clock, I stood up: "We have to go back up, otherwise we will be a head shorter." With a nod, my statement was confirmed: "It's good that you're here now Ellie, then at least we'll be on time more often." Grinning, Lando looked at me and took his plate. "More often? I hope from now on," I said warningly. Carlos laughed: "You probably won't be able to do that 100% with your overslept" Indignant, I looked at him. "Hey, that's not fair, that's a different lifestyle I have here. I just have to settle in."

Together we took our things away and went to Jesley, who of course was waiting for us. God, was this woman always the first to arrive?

"So then we can start."

The process of this video session went faster than expected. There was a lot of laughter and, above all, a lot of nonsense. Lando ended up with a raw egg on his head, which he removed from his hair, cursing and laughing at the same time. Carlos just shouted after him that it must be good for his hair.

During the video shoot itself, I just had to see it myself and was curious about the end result. But if there's one thing I've learned that day, it's that Charles is a really bad loser. He was so depressed and had reminded me of a puppy who is told there are no more treats.

Together with Charles, Lando and Jesley we went to the fan mile, where we spent a good 2 hours, many questions were asked, photos were taken and signatures were distributed. For the most part, my job here was to prepare more posts on Instagram for the boys and to provide them with enough drinks.

"Carlos, Lando? We have to go. Now it's the Mercedes team's turn." I could already see the team waiting on one side and the two of them followed me outside, the fans went wild. Partly because they wanted McLaren to stay, partly because they were looking forward to Mercedes.

"Wow, there were a lot of fans again." Carlos said as he ran a hand through his hair. "Oh yes, and did you see? Some of them even wore my private merchandise, which was very simple."

Agrees. Lando had recently developed his own brand. I still remembered how he was afraid at the time that it would hardly be sold. Despite his many followers on Instagram and Co. How wrong he was, his first edition sold out within a day and he had been speechless at the time.

Together we arrived back at the motorhome and went inside: "So, you have a conversation with your mechanics for tomorrow and the two of us still have things to work on." Everyone nodded and split up.

I went to Jesley's office, of course not without knocking on the door first, with my laptop and sat down. According to their schedule, it is now the time to work out the posts, as well as the info sharing and carrying.

However, she was not there. So I started to collect the information and subdivide it myself. After another 15 minutes, Jesley entered and eyed me. "It's good that you're here, I thought I'd forgotten you somewhere." She sat down in her chair and looked briefly in a small mirror. She grinned to herself before putting the mirror away and I continued to stare at my laptop.

God this woman.

"Yes, I've already started gathering information." She nodded to me and we divided up the next steps.

It was almost evening when I decided to grab a coffee. On the way there, I ran into Lando, who had shouldered his bag "Hey, good to meet you." I just closed my coffee mug and looked at him "Hey, why, is there something specific?" Lando didn't look so pleased, "Well, I actually wanted to take you home today, unfortunately that doesn't work. I have to stay there for a long time. We have a new package, and the data is probably more complicated than usual." I nodded, "Oh, don't stress, I'll get home already, even if I might call a taxi or Uber." He looked at me apologetically, "Are you sure? otherwise I'd ask Sebastian how long they'll be doing." I waved it off, "No stress, I'll make it." he nodded, "All right."

Lando quickly went back to where he came from and I went back to Jesley. "Hey Jesley, isn't there a shuttle for the way back?" She looked up and shook her head: "Since there are always differences in working hours, even within the working groups, these have been abolished." I nodded "Hmm okay." Thinking about how to do this right away, I sipped my coffee. "How far along are you?" I looked through my to-do list, which was mostly already ticked off, but not yet complete.

"I still have to forward the evaluations and summary and then take care of Instagram." Jesley nodded. "All right, then you can leave quietly after that, I have a little more to do."

I noticed how I was slowly really finished with my head, so the last work dragged on like chewing gum. However, when I was done, I happily closed the laptop to "All right, I'm done." I stretched extensively and looked outside, it had become dark again in the meantime. "I'll see you tomorrow morning." I grabbed my things and looked at Jesley, who waved briefly without looking up.

I went to my spin to pack my things. It had become quiet in the motorhome, no wonder, those who were still here now also had important things to do.

Shouldering my bag, I walked towards the exit and went through one of the pliers with my passport. Now I was outside, without a plan how to get to the hotel. I went to the Uber app I had on my phone and looked for when the next car would be available. 1 hour, at least.

Sighing, I looked around "That's what happens if you don't take care of it..."

"Ellie?" I turned around, I saw Charles and Sebastian walking straight through the exit, straight towards me. "Hey you two, had a long day at work?" Sebastian nodded "Can you say out loud, I'm looking forward to my bed" I nodded in agreement, "Definitely"

Charles looked around, "Are you waiting for someone." I shook my head. "I wish it was, but my Uber wouldn't be coming for an hour, and Lando is taking even longer."

Charles thought for a moment, "Do you want me to take you with me?" Surprised, I looked at him, "That would be really nice." He pointed his head in the direction of his car, "Come on."

So I went with Charles and Sebastian to their Ferraris and was amazed, they were really nice cars. "All right, we'll see you tomorrow." Sebastian said goodbye to us.