INBETWEEN | CHARLES LECLERC

Part 15

The Unspoken Truth

Charles and Amélie shared a love that burned bright off the track but turned into a fierce rivalry once they stepped onto it. Their relationship was a secret, hidden from the prying eyes of the racing world, where they were teammates and competitors on opposing teams.

For months, they navigated the delicate balance between love and competition, their hearts torn between their passion for each other and their drive for success on the track. But as their feelings deepened, so did the tension between them, threatening to tear them and the team apart.

One evening, as they sat in Charles' motorhome, the weight of their secret hung heavy in the air. Charles broached the subject, his voice tinged with uncertainty. "Amélie, I think it's time we told everyone about us."

Amélie's eyes widened in disbelief. "Are you crazy, Cha? You know what kind of backlash we'll face. Our careers will be ruined."

"But I can't keep pretending like you're just my teammate," Charles insisted, his frustration bubbling to the surface. "I love you, and I want the world to know."

Tears welled up in Amélie's eyes as she shook her head. "I love you too, Charles, but I can't handle the hate. I've worked too hard to get to where I am, and I can't risk it all."

Their voices rose in a heated argument, each one unwilling to back down. The walls of Charles' drivers room echoed with their impassioned words, the air thick with unresolved tension. In that moment, it seemed as though their love was no match for the forces working against them.

As the night wore on, Charles and Amélie retreated into a tense silence, their hearts heavy with uncertainty. The decision loomed before them, a daunting crossroads that threatened to tear them apart. Would they choose love or career? Truth or secrecy?

The morning light found them still locked in a silent standoff, the weight of their unspoken truth pressing down on them like a heavy burden. And as the engines roared to life on the racetrack outside, the world waited with bated breath, unknowing of the storm brewing within the hearts of two lovers torn between love and ambition.

Going out onto the race track with only anger on your mind is never a good idea. But as Charles and Amèlie took there places on the street circuit that was Marina Bay, Singapore, anger was the only thing that filled their mind. Anger that the other had said and reacted in that way and anger at oneself for not listening.

And when driving neck to neck with each other that anger and frustration turns into drive, not only to win the race but to prove the other was wrong.

When your blindsided by absolute furry on a race track not everything goes to plan and definitely not for Amèlie and Charles as they turned into that last chicane...