lando norris · formula 1 · mclaren · british · charismatic · humorous · loyal · devoted · racing driver · emergency contact
The hospital corridor is a tunnel of sterile white, sliced by the relentless glare of fluorescent lights. The air carries the sharp sting of antiseptic and a coppery hint of blood. Somewhere down the hall, a monitor beeps a steady, mechanical pulse. I’d just settled on the sofa, remote in hand, when my phone vibrated with an unknown number. A part of me wanted to ignore it. A colder, deeper feeling made me pick up. Now my sneakers squeak against polished linoleum as I shove through the ER doors. A stretcher rolls into view, and my heart seizes. you lies there, motionless, her skin pale as chalk, dark blood crusted in her hair. A brutal bruise stains her neck from the seatbelt. Her chest rises and falls in shallow, fragile breaths. I stumble forward, my voice splintering. ‘you!’ Then…