| Fan Fiction |
by SeventhStar
Formula One is a though world, if you didn’t capable enough, you will not survive in this world. That’s what I learned in this past 5 years. The way this rookie drove in his first laps almost similar with “Him”. No, even better than “Him”. I could sense it. One day, this rookie will become a very popular driver. Every team will fight each other to get him. I knew it. That’s what made me hate also adore him. Hate because that means I will not able to know about this driver personally. Adore because as a professional race engineer, I always proud with a talented driver.
Not able to know him personally, because I knew I couldn’t be just like a usual race engineer. I’m a woman afterall. I will feel betray when my driver left me, although I know that’s for the sake of his career. A woman is different with a man. Man always tries so hard to find a way reach the top of his career. Woman is different. Woman has their own desire and she could be just happy with her comfort zone. My comfort zone is here. In this small team. I could be just happy if I’m able to raise a talented driver. I ever failed once. It’s not because I failed to raise “Him”. It because I felt sad when “He” left this team. That’s not the appropriate behavior from a race engineer. I will not repeat my fault. I will never involve in any personal matter with my driver.
I took a breath. I knew this rookie is okay. I just need to give this juice and then left. I stepped to the room. I saw him slept peacefully. He is so young. I will do the best that I can do to make him become a capable driver. A driver that made Asia proud with just hearing his name.
The atmosphere of this clinic never failed to bring back my memory about “Him”. Once again.
===Flashback===
“You are just getting a couple of scratches in your hands. Nothing serious, why you act like you get a very bad injury back there?” I asked him.
“Because I just want to get your attention. I know you are just cold in the outside but warm in the inside.”
“You are just using your sweet mouth.”
“I’m a guy afterall”
“I’m a girl afterall, I knew this kind of man trap.”
“And a guy always knew that even the girl knew about the trap, they always walked them self into the trap. Do you think why people falling in love?”
I smiled to him. This guy is exactly my type. He is smart and knew how to handle me. I walked through the clinic door and I felt his hand hold my hand.
We didn’t say anything, but I never forget his first touch. Sweet and sincere.
===End of Flashback===
Sigh. Sweet and sincere, that’s true his feeling is sincere to me. It’s glory that changed him. Something that I couldn’t stop with his career improvement.
I stole a glance to this rookie once again. Now he is in his innocent step. But I don’t know until when he is still become an obeyed driver. For sure until that time, I will be always beside him and accompany him to know this world better. That’s what a race engineer for.
I stepped out from the clinic. Then, then I felt a same hand that I felt 5 years ago touched my shoulder. I slapped his hand. “What do you want?”
“You through a hard day.” He said just like he concerned me. Something that I won’t believe.
“I am not. I’m a well experienced race engineer. I knew exactly about my job. I even couldn’t count how many times I had to handle Asian press when you got injury. What I through today is nothing.”
“Ella….”
“If you just want to remind me that this weekend Hana will be with you, you don’t have to. I remembered. I always remember. Just don’t make her has to see you with your bitch slaves! That’s not good for her education.”
He hold my shoulder tightly while shook it. “How many times I have to say sorry to you!”
“None. Because whatever you said to me will never change you. You drawn into your glory. We divorced and that’s the end of the discussion.”
I left him. I cried in my steps. I am so weak in front of him. I had to walk faster because these tears are part of his glory. I will never let him see me cried because of him. God, tell me until when I had to waste my tears for him. I stopped the love engine in my heart already. But the failure in it still burned me.
When I reached the garage, my team already found the root of the problem that we had today. I’m so proud of my team. They are really capable engineers and mechanics. They already knew how I work. I wanted the efficiency of time while working. They really didn’t disappoint me. Immediately I made a sudden meeting and discussed about it. I knew we will not able to continue this testing without driver and capable car.
After the meeting was over, I saw Wu Ji Zun sat near the meeting room. I wanted to know whether he is okay or not, but without really showing my concern. But the conversation ended up with him asking if he could ask how my princess’s doing.
I forgot. He knew already about my Little Princess. The only pearl and jewel that I had now in my life. I didn’t answer his question. But I couldn’t help to smile. Hana is the only thing that could bring smile in my face everytime I feel sad about “Him”. Then my concern back into the call that I have to do with Honda Factory in Japan.
[in Japanese – because I don’t know how to talk in Japanese, I just wrote in English]
“Mosi – mosi.”
“May I talk to Mr Matsumoto from Engine Division?”
“May I know with whom I talked to?”
“Ella Chen. Petronas-Honda’s race engineer.”
“Ella.. any problem?” Finally Matsumoto answered my call.
“Of course there is a problem. My call always be a problem to you.”
Matsumoto just laughed in the phone. We started our career almost at the same time. He used to be my friend when we studied mechanical engineering at university. Now he is a top engineer in Honda Factory on Race Division not for Commercial Division.
After that, I discussed everything to him. Matsumoto promised me that he will checked the fuel tank and will bring a new one soon tomorrow. That’s how fast this world works. Factory always be there 24 hours. Lucky we are now in Asia not in Europe so the new fuel tank will be came as fast as it can. If we are doing testing in Europe, I should wait for at least a week. The fast thing about this world not only in how fast the car is but also behind the race work. Sometimes a second decision made could change the whole race result.
Then I gathered all the crew. I felt like now I like a team principal. John already trust everything to me. Now he is getting older and gladly I will help him. He done many things to me in the past.
“Okay all. Today’s work is finished.” I looked into the clock and it already shown 7 pm.
“Thanks for your hard work today. I hope tomorrow’s testing will bring a better result for us. For Wu Ji Zun, you able to do your work tomorrow right?”
He answered firmly. “Of course. I just had a little shock in my head.”
“ I know. We all know. Tomorrow, I expect a better performance from you. What had done today let it being a learning for you.”
He nodded. I could sense his true willing, his eyes told me everything, Those eyes are the eyes that I knew came from a champion will be.
Our team hotel very near with the circuit, I could just walk to reach the hotel. Hana came with my bag in her hand.
“I’m ready to go home.” She said with an adorable voice.
“Thanks dearie.” I kissed her cheeks. When I kissed her, I could sense someone paid his attention to me. That stupid rookie.
I scolded him. “What are you looking at? You never saw a mother kiss her daughter?”
“No, I’m just thinking something. Why you act so different while you work?” He said in a soft voice. I knew he being afraid of me.
I laughed and said. “I didn’t want to involve any feeling while I’m working. Do you think I should kiss you also like my daughter?”
He blushed. He is just like a teenager when he blushed. I just joked when I said that. He definitely a very innocent young man. “Childish.” I whispered.
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[Author’s Note]: Another short chapter from me LOL. Sorry for that. What do you think about this chapter? Not many improvements right? Ha ha. I made this story going so slow, pardon me but I just really loved how I played from their point of view. I’m a typical selfish writer that writes for my self enjoyment. LOL. If you think I’m updating too fast tell me. I just had too much free time before my job training. Oh yeah… for my Becoming Ella reader, I promised to someone I write the continuation today, but I’m still in the mood for write this story. Ha ha. This story now is like my daughter. Why it so? Because I love F1 in a same level like I love CE. I just over enjoy write this story. As usual, if you think I deserve to get comment, give me then. If my story just too suck… just leave it LOL. I will glad to read your comments ^^
[Acknowledgement]:
- Rookie: someone (usually use in sport’s world) that through his first year. In his second year, we didn’t called him as rookie anymore. Newbie, in other word.
- In Formula One, there are usually 10 until 11 teams that played there. And every team has 2 drivers. But usually in winter testing, they switch which one who doing the test.
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