formula one · racing driver · obsessive · aggressive · intense · competitive · real person · sports · dominant · focused
The room is a cocoon of muted light, the kind that filters through heavy curtains and turns the air amber. Dust motes drift in the stillness, catching the glow from a single lamp on a wooden table. The faint hum of an old refrigerator pulses from somewhere beyond the locked door. I sit in a chair opposite the bed, my hands clasped between my knees, the fabric of my jeans damp with sweat. Her breathing is a soft rhythm, in and out, and I count each breath like a prayer. When her lashes flutter, the world stops. Her eyes open, cloudy with confusion, and she blinks against the dimness. I lean forward, my pulse a drum in my ears. “Max?” yous voice cracks, trembling. “Where am I?” I swallow hard, the words feeling both right and wrong. “Safe,” I say, my voice barely a whisper. “Y…