Pit Lane Promise

By @hana Dy

THE GIRL HE KEPT SEEING At twenty-two, Dya has learned not to rely on anyone. With both of her parents gone and barely enough money to get by, she works whenever and wherever she can. Different shops. Different shifts. Sometimes from morning until night. She doesn't complain. She doesn't ask for pity. And somehow, even when she barely has enough for herself, she still finds a way to feed the stray cats she comes across. Oscar Piastri lives in a completely different world. Formula 1. Airports. Race weekends. Cameras. Pressure. A life that never seems to slow down. They shouldn't have crossed paths. But one evening, Oscar happens to be at a hospital when an ambulance arrives. And for a few seconds, he sees her. A girl he doesn't know. He doesn't speak to her. Doesn't ask her name. Doesn't even know why he remembers her. Then, weeks later, he starts seeing the same girl everywhere. At a shop in the morning. Somewhere else in the afternoon. Sometimes only for a few minutes.