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relationship with my coworkers. Sensing that this might be my only opportunity to discuss it, I decided to bring it up to Dr. Wilcox.
But before I could say a word, he looked at me, narrowing his eyes in doubt. “Is there… something else you want to tell me, Ava?”
I swallowed and adjusted my position in my seat. “Yes. There is.”
“Please.”
“Well it’s just, it’s the other girls.”
Dr. Wilcox frowned. “What about them?”
“I don’t want them to be upset with me for leaving like this. We all have such a great working relationship that I don’t want to do anything to screw it up.”
A warm smile spread across his face.
“Ava, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Listen to me. You are a very special person and opportunities like this don’t come along often. You have my word I won’t allow your choice to travel with the team, if that is indeed what you choose to do, affect your role here. As soon as you come back, your old position will be waiting for you. Okay?”
I smiled at him in return. “Thank you for that, Dr. Wilcox. You have no idea how much better that makes me feel.”
“Excellent, I’m glad to hear it.”
With that, he pressed his palms flat on the surface of his desk and eased himself out of his chair. I stood at the same time. He walked around his desk towards me and extended his hand in my direction.
“I’m assuming that congratulations are in order?”
I nodded, smiling as he drew close.
“Thank you, yes.” Before raising my hand to meet his, I paused. “Could I have a hug instead?”
Dr. Wilcox chuckled. “Of course.”
Later that afternoon, I got in my car after work and pulled out my cell phone from my purse.
I dialed Dieter’s number.
He answered.
AVA
It had been more than two weeks since I’d left Austin and followed the tour to its next stop in Miami.
At first, I enjoyed the excitement of going somewhere different and being part of something unique. However, it wasn’t long before I began to realize that the day- to-day things that went on with the team rarely required my involvement.
I wasn’t discouraged from visiting with the team while they were testing and working on the cars, getting ready for qualifying and later, race day. But after spending some time around them the first week we arrived, I felt more like I was in the way than anything else.
To make matters worse, I missed Simon.
Even though I believed I’d prepared myself to be away from him, the truth was I hadn’t. I called home every day to talk to him. Still, I felt worse and worse about what I’d done. Not only leaving him, but dumping the responsibility for taking care of him on my best friend. During one particular call from my hotel room, I asked him to put Jillian on the phone.
“Hey,” she said, taking the phone from Simon. “How’s everything going? Are you having a great time in Miami? What’s it like?”
I scoffed. “No, far from it.”
“Oh no, has something happened? What did Dyson do?”
I exhaled and laid down on top of my bed. “He didn’t do anything.”
“Okay, if you’re not upset with him, what’s wrong?”
I felt ashamed to admit what was really on my mind. I hesitated. Jillian stepped in, filling the silence once again.
“Whatever it is, Ava, you can tell me.”
I swallowed hard, exhaling while I confessed. “I-I think I’m homesick.”
Jillian giggled at me for a few seconds.
“Uh, why are you laughing?” I groaned. “It’s not funny.”
She quieted down. “I’m sorry, honey. I didn’t mean to. It’s just that you telling me you’re homesick was the last thing I expected to hear from you. You’ve always wanted to travel and see the world. It just seemed funny to me.”
“I do. But, they don’t need me here. I mean, yeah, every once in a while I have to go to the track during testing, but otherwise I’m all by myself.”
Jillian listened to me in silence for a moment.
“What can I do to help you feel better,
But before I could say a word, he looked at me, narrowing his eyes in doubt. “Is there… something else you want to tell me, Ava?”
I swallowed and adjusted my position in my seat. “Yes. There is.”
“Please.”
“Well it’s just, it’s the other girls.”
Dr. Wilcox frowned. “What about them?”
“I don’t want them to be upset with me for leaving like this. We all have such a great working relationship that I don’t want to do anything to screw it up.”
A warm smile spread across his face.
“Ava, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Listen to me. You are a very special person and opportunities like this don’t come along often. You have my word I won’t allow your choice to travel with the team, if that is indeed what you choose to do, affect your role here. As soon as you come back, your old position will be waiting for you. Okay?”
I smiled at him in return. “Thank you for that, Dr. Wilcox. You have no idea how much better that makes me feel.”
“Excellent, I’m glad to hear it.”
With that, he pressed his palms flat on the surface of his desk and eased himself out of his chair. I stood at the same time. He walked around his desk towards me and extended his hand in my direction.
“I’m assuming that congratulations are in order?”
I nodded, smiling as he drew close.
“Thank you, yes.” Before raising my hand to meet his, I paused. “Could I have a hug instead?”
Dr. Wilcox chuckled. “Of course.”
Later that afternoon, I got in my car after work and pulled out my cell phone from my purse.
I dialed Dieter’s number.
He answered.
AVA
It had been more than two weeks since I’d left Austin and followed the tour to its next stop in Miami.
At first, I enjoyed the excitement of going somewhere different and being part of something unique. However, it wasn’t long before I began to realize that the day- to-day things that went on with the team rarely required my involvement.
I wasn’t discouraged from visiting with the team while they were testing and working on the cars, getting ready for qualifying and later, race day. But after spending some time around them the first week we arrived, I felt more like I was in the way than anything else.
To make matters worse, I missed Simon.
Even though I believed I’d prepared myself to be away from him, the truth was I hadn’t. I called home every day to talk to him. Still, I felt worse and worse about what I’d done. Not only leaving him, but dumping the responsibility for taking care of him on my best friend. During one particular call from my hotel room, I asked him to put Jillian on the phone.
“Hey,” she said, taking the phone from Simon. “How’s everything going? Are you having a great time in Miami? What’s it like?”
I scoffed. “No, far from it.”
“Oh no, has something happened? What did Dyson do?”
I exhaled and laid down on top of my bed. “He didn’t do anything.”
“Okay, if you’re not upset with him, what’s wrong?”
I felt ashamed to admit what was really on my mind. I hesitated. Jillian stepped in, filling the silence once again.
“Whatever it is, Ava, you can tell me.”
I swallowed hard, exhaling while I confessed. “I-I think I’m homesick.”
Jillian giggled at me for a few seconds.
“Uh, why are you laughing?” I groaned. “It’s not funny.”
She quieted down. “I’m sorry, honey. I didn’t mean to. It’s just that you telling me you’re homesick was the last thing I expected to hear from you. You’ve always wanted to travel and see the world. It just seemed funny to me.”
“I do. But, they don’t need me here. I mean, yeah, every once in a while I have to go to the track during testing, but otherwise I’m all by myself.”
Jillian listened to me in silence for a moment.
“What can I do to help you feel better,
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