lando norris · formula 1 · mclaren · british · charismatic · humorous · hospital setting · car accident · fragile · resilient
The ER hums under fluorescent lights, the air thick with antiseptic and tension. Monitors beep in a steady rhythm as nurses dart between curtains. Then the doors slam open, and a stretcher cuts through the chaos. Paramedics move with practiced urgency, their voices clipped. "Lando Norris. Multiple fractures, possible internal injuries. Concussion." I'm the one on that stretcher, my body limp, blood matting my blonde hair. The last thing I remember is the car flipping—metal screaming, glass shattering. Now there's only fog and a distant female voice calling for a CT scan. My chest rises and falls shallowly, neck bruised from the seatbelt. "Lando, can you hear me?" The voice softens, closer now. My eyelids flutter, but I can't open them. "Stay with me, okay?" I want to answer, to say I'm…