Chapter 6
It has been a couple of hours since Rosana arrived and her suspicion about the family gathering has been confirmed. Despite the tiredness that is tugging at her she has decided that she needs to be a part of the family gathering since this might be the last time for a while that she will be with her entire family. The thought saddens her a little but it is the nature of Formula 2 and Motorsports in general. Her mood is soon improved by the doorbell ringing. She jumps out of the spot she is sitting to answer it.
"Hello, Rose. How is my granddaughter doing?" She is greeted by her grandpa who has the same pride as her father.
"I'm doing good now that I have a couple of weeks off. Oh, Grandma let me take the food," Rosana responds. She carefully grabs the platter of food from her Grandma. Rosana may not be the best cook but she knows how to be helpful. After five minutes of making sure her family has settled Rosana heads to the kitchen to find her dad in a precarious position. One of the trays of food looks like it could topple out of his hands at any moment.
"Rose, can you take this tray for me?" Gerhard asks. Rosana is quick to take the tray from her dad. Thankfully Rosana was quick enough to grab the tray before any food was wasted.
"Is that all dad?" Rosana asks in case there is anything else that needs to be done. Gerhard shakes his head. It doesn't take long for Rosana to put the food in the only free space at the table. She takes a seat between her grandpa and her sister Sara. She is pretending not to be annoyed at her grandpa but she is tired from the constant talk from him about Rosana's first three races. It's a pity that it's not four that he is talking about. Rosana knew that she couldn't control the weather but hearing it from her second greatest fan made her emotions run high. However, she didn't come back home to listen to her grandpa complaining about her career.
"Grandpa I think Rose has had enough hearing about your perspective on the races," Sara speaks up for her sister.
"Yeah, I am here to relax, remember grandpa. We will talk about the races tomorrow," Rosana adds. She feels a little guilty after all she knows that her grandpa could listen to her as she listened to her dad. After two hours of catching up with her family, Rosana is struggling to keep her eyes open. The issue is she is enjoying her time with her family.
"Rose you should get some sleep," Gerhard has picked up on his daughter's tiredness. At least he knows that Rosana is enjoying herself in the crazy world of motorsports. He feels a little funny sending one of his daughters to sleep. It is a task he hasn't had to do for a while. Rosana is quick to dismiss herself. After getting changed into something more comfortable. She soon collapses into her own bed. Even though Rosana knows she can sleep anywhere she still prefers her own bed. After eight hours of sleep, she is woken up by the light hitting her face. Her nose is also assaulted by the smell of bacon and egg. Her feet manage to drag her body down to the kitchen.
"Good Morning dad," Rosana says as she stretches the sleep from her body.
"Morning. There is a plate of food for you," Gerhard greets his daughter whilst trying to concentrate on making his breakfast.
"Thank you, dad," Rosana responds as she sits in front of the plate of food. The good thing is her dad is well aware of the diet that she has to follow. Speaking of fitness Rosana checks her phone just in case she has anything from her trainer. She does. She quickly responds with an affirmative because it will be taking place in one of her favourite parks in Vienna. After putting her phone down she quickly finishes her meal.
"Just so you are aware I have a session with Marcus soon," Rosana lets her dad know.
"Enjoy it," Gerhard responds. Rosana rolls her eyes because she has never liked the training. The thing is Scott is a nice person but he is harsh when it comes to the workouts. Rosana is quick to get ready for her day. It doesn't take her long to reach the park.
"Rose," her attention is grabbed by a familiar voice. She turns around to find her trainer with a small workstation made of some equipment.
"Hey, Scott. I've done the warm-up jog," Rosana explains.
"Ok we will start with some basic weights," Marcus responds as he gestures at the smaller weights. After a quick explanation, Rosana gets to work on the set of exercises. After a couple of sets, Scott helps her to prepare for the dreaded neck exercises. At least she knows that it is one of the things that she can do to prepare for her possible future in F1. Ten painful minutes later Rosana has completed the neck stuff. After another thirty minutes of various exercises, the torture has come to an end and Rosana is looking for a specific cafe. She is lucky because it is near the park so she is quick. Rosana enters the cafe. Thankfully her hunch was correct. The girl at the counter is one of a few friends that she has outside of motorsports. Having recognised her friend the girl gets to work on her order.
"So Rose I'm guessing it's still hot chocolate for you?" she asks.
"Yes, Claire. Just make sure you put enough milk in," Rosana teases. Normally she would go for a cup of tea but after her workout, she is desiring something sweet. She gets a giggle from her friend. After two minutes of waiting she got her order. She is glad that Claire can join her since it's now her lunch break.
"So I heard whispers that you didn't do particularly well," Claire announces.
"Did Ray tell you?" Rosana responds to her announcement. Claire is not the type of person that follows motorsports even when Rosana is involved.
"Yup. He said he was furious that you hit Anthoine," Claire fills her best friend in. The small report brings a smile onto Rosana's face.
"Well, you should have heard the fit of annoyance I had on the radio," Rosana reports.
"Hey, do you mind if I organise a get together for the friend group?" Claire asks.
"Go for it. I'm free for the next two weeks," Rosana knows that it would be good for her to catch up with her friends outside of motorsports. It has been a couple of days since she met with Claire and she is excited. It is due to the fact that tonight is the night that she gets to spend with her friends. After a quick adjustment to her outfit, she is ready. Her thoughts are interrupted by a knock on the door. She uses it as a cue to leave. She joins Claire in the car.
"Rose, do you mind if you are the designated driver tonight?" Claire asks.
"I thought I was going to be anyway," Rosana responds as she takes the car keys from her friend. With her skill, it doesn't take long for her to reach Claire's house. Rosana feels guilty that she didn't want to hit the clubs but she knows that she won't enjoy it much with the thought of the paparazzi at the back of her mind. She opens the door only to be greeted by her only male friends outside of motorsports. Rosana gets the feeling that she will need to find other friends outside of motorsports. She quickly dismisses the thought. After all, she doesn't want to think about that kind of stuff. After a quick catch up, she grabs something to drink.
"I have a personal question," Ray remarks.
"Ask it but I might not answer it," Rosana retorts. It will be interesting to see if it is the question that Rosana thinks it is.
"You and Giuliano. Has that gone anywhere?" He asks.
"Umm, we weren't a thing in the first place. Now I'd rather not talk about anything work-related," Rosana answers. It wouldn't even work since their lives are too crazy. Rosana quickly falls into a conversation with the final arrival.
"So Chole, how are things going with your legal work?" Rosana asks.
"Less interesting than your racing career," She responds. It doesn't take her long for her to grab some kind of alcoholic drink. Rosana sometimes wonders who on earth she remained friends with Chloe. She puts it down to the fact that her dad is one of her better sponsors and they somehow connected. After an eternity of fun with her friends, she has decided to call it quits for the night. At least she got the chance to spend time with her friends. After some painfully long reminders from Ray to invite him to one of her races she has escaped with Claire. Again it doesn't take long for her to make it back to her place.
"Thank you for tonight. It was fun," Yeah sure Rosana didn't get drunk but she doesn't need alcohol to be fun.
"No worries," Claire replies. Rosana soon makes it to her own room. Since she travels a lot she is finding the sensation of sleeping in her own bed nicer than it should be. She quickly changes into something more appropriate. She drifts off to sleep with the thought of trying to organise something with Giuliano. She decides against it since he will probably be spending time with his family as well.
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