It had been a week and two days since Britta sent Stefan an e-mail. But unfortunately, there wasn't any response. She wasn't sure if he barely checked his e-mail or there were too many e-mails on his inbox that he hadn't bothered to open it.
That made Seb think out loud to find any solution. He didn't want to give up. He kept thinking if there were more ways to know where Sam lived at and came there.
At his house in Switzerland, after grabbing some decent points with finishing second at Monaco GP two days ago, where Red Bull Racing finally got their first win of the season thanks to Max's consistent performance from pole to P1, Seb had been back to training mode with Antti. They used his treadmills that were set inside his gym room.
As Seb needed to rest for a while, he turned his treadmill off and walked to take his towel. Antti shortly followed and both of them sat on the chairs there. They both drank some mineral water as they surely felt thirsty. After that, Antti took his phone as he was checking if his wife, Madeleine, messaged him.
Then, Seb looked at him who still focused on his phone. "Are you texting Maddie?"
"Yeah, I am." Just hearing her nickname had made him smile. "She is asking when I'll be back to Finland."
"Okay," Seb nodded. Then, he started thinking. An idea suddenly came to his mind. "Sorry, Antti. You said to me weeks ago that you've created an Instagram account, right?"
Antti glanced at him. "That's true. Why?"
"Erm," Seb wasn't sure if it would work. "Can you please help me?"
Antti finally understood what he meant. He could feel that Seb was very adamant to find out about Samantha and her family. "Sure. What do you want me to do?"
"Can you search for her name on Instagram?" Seb really hoped that she was social media person, unlike himself.
Antti nodded. "I'll do."
"Thanks, Antti."
Then, Antti clicked the Instagram icon on his phone. He still remembered Samantha's name, both with her father's and her supposedly husband's surnames.
"Ah! I think I found it!" Antti told Seb right after he typed her name.
"Really?"
Antti held his phone while making sure that Seb could see it and they looked at it together. They were sure that it was her account. Sam proudly used her husband's surname there, Samantha Zimmermann, and her username was @samadler_z.
"I'm sure that it's her account! Please check it!" Seb asked him.
On the bio, she wrote, 'Proud wife of @jozimmermann♡'. That sentence was like a confirmation to him that she was married. Again, it hurt him a little to know that she had found someone.
Then, Antti tapped on her latest post. The post was a photo of the couple where Samantha smiled so broadly and closed her eyes, while her husband wrapped his arm around her shoulders and kissed her head. Surprisingly, the photo used black and white effect. Seb and Antti read the caption together which was quite long.
@samadler_z Hi, everyone! I'm Stefan, Samantha's father. I want to inform you all that Sam will be inactive on all social media accounts she has (Instagram and Twitter) until an uncertain time.
Here, I regrettably tell you that around a month ago, Sam and her husband, Jonas (@jozimmermann) had a fatal car accident. Unfortunately, Jonas passed away after he was in a coma for a week. Sam was also in a coma for about two weeks. Now, she is in a recovery time but sadly, she has lost her sight.
In this difficult time, my wife, Magdalene, and I ask you to keep praying and supporting our beloved daughter. We need some privacy time at the moment and we hope that you can understand it. Thanks for reading this post.
Stefan & Magdalene Adler.
Seb finally understood why Sam always wore sunglasses. He finally knew why she was so panic when she was separated from her parents in the paddock of Zandvoort circuit. He also finally realized why it should be Stefan who raised his hand and gave the mic to her when she wanted to ask him on the Meet and Greet event.
"I can't believe it, Antti, I really can't believe it," those were the first words that came from Seb as he was so speechless to find out about it.
"Me too, Seb." Antti had no words as well. His hand even trembled a little while holding his phone. "So, Samantha is blind."
"Yeah, and she has also lost her husband," Seb mumbled.
With the fact that Samantha was single, Seb knew that he had a chance to get closer to her. But still, it was too hurtful that he had the chance because she had lost the half of her life, someone that had poured her with love and affection.
"What do you want me to do next, Seb?"
"I... I don't know. I need time to think."
Seb still had to absorb what he had just found out about her. He massaged his forehead with his fingers as it was too much on his head.
"I have an idea, Seb," Antti said after thinking for a moment.
Seb glanced at him. "What is that?"
"I recognize that most of my followers are your fans. They often view my insta story and I think that you know what that is. Maybe I will ask if there's someone who knows about Samantha, so they can reach me out through direct message."
Although Seb never had an interest on social media, but he understood what insta story and direct message were. "If you want to help me with doing so, then please."
"I will immediately tell you if someone responds to that."
"Thank you so much, Antti, for your help," Seb thanked him.
"I know that you are so curious about her, Seb. I'm happy to help."
Without waiting for too long, Antti started typing on insta story. He was thinking for a moment to arrange the correct words that he was going to use.
Asking for help!
If you know or are a friend of Samantha Adler/Samantha Zimmermann (@samadler_z), please contact me on DM. Thanks in advance.
"Done!" Antti said right after he created it.
"Thanks again, Antti," Seb patted his shoulder.
"No problem, Seb. By the way, are you ready to continue?"
"Yeah, sure."
They put their towels and started again their training with the different equipment. It was surely a shocking fact for Seb. He hoped that someone could help and respond it as soon as possible.
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In the night, after they had dinner, Antti was back to his room. As Seb was waiting if there was a person who responded to Antti's insta story, Seb forced him to stay awake for at least two to three more hours.
Antti sat on his bed and took his phone that was put on the nightstand. He tapped the Instagram icon. When he checked, he noticed that there was a new request from someone who wanted to send him a message. He quickly opened it.
tasha_sv5
Hi, Antti! I'm Natasha from Belgium, and I want to respond the story you posted earlier. I know Samantha, or I usually call her Sam. She is one of the nicest people I found on social media. I get to know her since 3 years ago because both of us are Seb's fans. Do you want to ask something about her?
It was time to tell Seb. Antti immediately got out of his room and walked to the front of his driver's room. He knocked the door. "Seb?"
"Wait!" Seb walked out of his room after he heard Antti calling him. "Has someone responded you, Antti?"
"Yes."
Then, Seb walked to the living room, and Antti followed him behind. Both of them sat down on the couch. "Please show me."
Antti handed Seb his phone. Seb read it carefully before he gave it back to him. Then, Antti asked, "How should I reply to her?" Seb told him what he should reply to Natasha. Then, he started typing it.
antti.kontsas
Hi, Natasha! Thanks for responding! I want to ask if you probably know where she lives at.
Thankfully, Natasha's account suggested that she was currently online. She immediately replied his message. And Antti quickly opened it again.
tasha_sv5
I know it, she lives in Düsseldorf. I have the address because more than a year ago, before she had a car accident (hope you have seen her latest post here), she sent me a nice gift and I wanted to give her something in return.
antti.kontsas
Yes, I've read the caption of her post. Is that the address of her house with her late husband or her parents' house?
tasha_sv5
I have the address of her parents' house, because when I wanted to send her the gift, she said that she was staying there for a week. And besides, she once told me that her father is a big fan of Ferrari. So, I decided to give something for him too.
"She has the address of Stefan's house," Antti told Seb.
"Please ask her to give it to you."
Antti typed again on his direct message with Natasha. She finally gave him the address of Stefan and Magda's house and he quickly saved it on the Notes. Antti didn't forget to say thanks to Natasha for her help and asked her to keep that as a secret.
"I've saved it, Seb."
Seb nodded. "That's good. At least we have an address although I don't know where Sam lives at. I mean, since she is blind, I don't know if her parents live with her at her house or she goes back to Stefan's house."
"Yeah, I understand, Seb," Antti said.
"Now, it's time for me to think about when I can go back to Düsseldorf. I hope that you can join me, Antti."
"Of course. Whenever you want to go there, I'll be ready, Seb." Then, Antti saw that Natasha texted him again. "Natasha sends me Sam's phone number as well."
"Ah really? For now, the address is more important. But it's okay, just save it. Oh, you can also ask Natasha to send you her address. I'm gonna tell Britta tomorrow to send her some of my autograph cards as a form of my gratitude to her for helping me."
"I'll do it now."
Seb was beyond grateful that he had a Press Officer and a trainer who could also be best friends to him. Britta and Antti were always very supportive and they would always help him whenever he needed them.