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Alexander Albon slowly approached the window, gently placing one soft hand against the cool glass. He gazed dreamily at the darkened world outside, seeing the stars twinkling above in the inky night sky.
Resting his elbows on the windowsill, Alex let out a gentle sigh and glanced at his watch. Noticing the time, his eyes widened slightly and he froze, feeling horrified with himself.
'How can it be four already?!' thought Alex, backing away from the window and sitting down on his bed.
A wave of emotions took over him:
Anger. How could he have been so stupid to stay up so late?
Regret. He had training to do tomorrow and he was going to be exhausted for it!
Sadness. Why couldn't he just sleep at a healthy time like everybody else?
Fear. Would it always be like this?
'Stop it, Alex.' muttered the Thai to himself, realising his thoughts were taking over again.
He knew that if he wanted to sleep, the thoughts needed to be silenced. He couldn't let his mind run away with him again, not when he needed to sleep.
Sliding off his shirt, and changing into a comfier one, he hesitantly climbed into his bed. He tried to get comfortable in the bed, wriggling his body a little until he was satisifed.
'Aaaaand sleep!' thought Alex to himself.
'You're never going to be as good as Max,' replied his mind.
'Sleep! Now! Please!' thought Alex to himself.
'You don't deserve your Red Bull seat,' taunted his mind.
'Come on, now isn't the time for this!' thought Alex to himself.
'You only got into Formula 1 because nobody else could fill the gap,' laughed his mind.
"Shut up, stupid brain!" begged Alex out loud, clutching his bedsheets in desperation.
Alex's thoughts went quiet and he stared up at his darkened ceiling, listening to the deafening sound of silence once again.
It felt like it would never end.