family dinner

Chapter 2

It's already La Torre's family dinner, as usual Brother DM is not there.....wait I'm not used to calling him Brother. I prefer to call him by his name without "Brother".

"Where is he?" Don Ignacio asked, referring to DM.

"Leave." Uncle Erick answered.

"Doesn't he really intend to show me?"

"You're not used to him, grandpa." said brother Neiji. "That must have gone to the hacienda."

"At the hacienda or maybe he's racing again. What can he get there from auto racing?" The old man said shaking his head "Well he's famous, maybe auto racing is his fashion." I said. They were silent and looked at me. I bit my lip and wanted to tweak myself. Who am I to interfere in the conversation, I'm not their family. "I-I'm sorry." I said shyly. I breathed a sigh of relief because their topic was different.

I stayed there for a few hours but DM still wasn't there, I thought of going home because daddy had already sent me to pick him up. I avoided my parents because I didn't want to talk about what they were planning, about that man. I just locked myself in the room and didn't realize that what I was watching was Dwayne Maverick's competition. I don't like watching auto racing but now I feel like watching it live.

I've been watching DM's competition for a few days now. When I come home from school, I watch him. I even looked for videos or interviews of him but I couldn't find anything.

"You're addicted to it."

I turned off my cell phone because of the panic. I was still holding my chest. "You scared me Savory." I promise. We are now in the library. Instead of reading I watch.

"You huh, you're already a fan of Brother Dwayne." He says.

I couldn't speak. yes what? Why did I just now realize that I am one of his fans.

"He has a competition in Russia this coming week."

"Russia?"

"Aha! "Is he no longer here in the Philippines?"

"No, he immediately returned to Canada, he was only here for a week." Savory said. That's why when I went to see Maxene, she wasn't there. When I met him that was the first and last time I saw him.

"I want to watch live." I said.

"Oh my gosh!" Savory exclaimed so I looked at him.

"You want to watch? Don't tell me you're going to Russia?"

I nodded and snorted.

"Are you serious Via Kaye?!" He said in disbelief. He even raised his voice so the librarian came and reprimanded us.

"If it's really easy and close to here, I'll definitely go." I said and leaned back.

"But you really want to go?"

I nodded. "I really want to, because we're on vacation next week."

"You really want to go there?"

"Yes."

Savory took a deep breath and nodded.

"Why, what are you planning?" I ask because it looks like he's planning something.

"We will help you."

"Huh? "You want to go to Russia, don't you? To see him. I'll talk to Maxene and we can help you."

"Seriously?"

She nodded.

Come on! He is really serious. "What are you doing Savory, I'm just kidding. I'll just wait for his competition here in the Philippines."

"Via Kaye, I have one word. We will find a way for you to get there."

Good heavens!

So that's it, they took what I said seriously. I didn't think everything was fixed. They also said goodbye to my parents, all they said was that we would stay at the La Torre hacienda for a week. Mommy believed that's why they allowed me.

"Be careful there huh, call us if there's a problem, and if you need anything. Of course call us when you're there." Maxene's language. They took me here to the airport.

I really can't believe this my friends. They will really do everything for me. I also did not think that when I arrived in Russia, someone would meet me and take me to the hotel where I would stay for a week. Maxene even sent the places where I can see DM. Maybe he was asking his brother where he was and where he was going.

I ate at the hotel before I decided to go out. I worked up the courage to take a taxi, I feel a little scared because I might get lost, but of course I have an opening to ask.

I looked up and read the building where I am now. This is a car shop, I went here because DM is said to be here. I entered, someone from my staff greeted me so I pretended to look at the cars. Seeing DM talking to other staff made me smile. It looks like a sports car, as if it can't choose.

"This one suits you." I said and pointed to a car. I don't know why I taught that, I don't know about cars.

He frowned when he saw me. "You look familiar." He said.

My gosh! He doesn't remember me?

"Via Kaye." I said smiling.

It thought more. Looks at me.

"Your sister and cousin's best friend."

"Okay, the one who entered my room without permission." He says.

I bit my lip.

"What are you doing here?"

"To watch your competition." I said, I bit my lip again. Why did I say my goal here in Russia?! It's via!

"What?" because I went on vacation for a while, this is the country I chose to go to "I'm not asking why you're here in Russia, I'm asking why you're here at the car shop?"

"Ahhh!" I laughed. "Well uhmm, I was looking at the cars. Actually I passed by here and I saw the beautiful cars you–."

"You love cars?"

"Of course."

"Do you know how to drive?"

"Eh?" I scratched. "N-no."

"So you don't love cars."

"Huh?"

"If you love cars you should know how to drive." He said and spoke to the staff again. It's a good thing people here don't understand Tagalog, otherwise I would have been embarrassed by what Dwayne said.

"I'll get this one." Dwayne said, I can't believe that the car he is going to buy is the one I pointed out. "Don't think about anything, this is really my first choice." He turned to me. "But your taste is okay." He said and walked over to a man who had just arrived. He's a friend. I just stood there and watched him.

"Wait Dwayne!" I stopped him when I saw him getting into the car. He just looked at me, waiting for what I had to say. nothing, be careful." I said.

He just nodded and got into the car. I followed the departing car. The competition is open, I hope he wins.

I woke up early the next day. I was excited to watch, so I was already at the venue an hour before the game started, I thought I would be the first but there were others ahead of me. The fighters have arrived, my eyes searched for Dwayne, I smiled when I saw him. I'm nervous when the racing starts, I can't breathe properly because of the nervousness. My eyes were only fixed on DM. I hear everyone shouting his name.

I stood up near the end. The three of them were in the lead, which is why my heart beat faster. I prayed in my mind that DM would win. I closed my eyes, I just woke up when everyone was shouting. I even screamed for joy, he won!

I was surprised because he left in a hurry, with a man, this is the one he was with yesterday. It seems like something bad happened so it left suddenly.

I thought of following them. I immediately stopped a taxi and followed the car in which they were riding. I stopped because of the gunshot I heard, the taxi I was riding stopped suddenly. Someone blocked DM's car, there were men holding guns and pointing it at the car.

"Let's go back, it's not safe here." Said the driver. I said I would get off there but the driver did not agree, he backed off and we went back to where we came from. I want to go back, I want to see DM. Maybe what they did to him! Who are they?

Via Kaye Pov

I can't rest here in the hotel. I'm worried about DM, maybe later there will be news about him, bad news.

"Via why were you summoned? Is there a problem?" Maxene asked.

"Could you call your brother? Ask him if he's okay and where he is now."

"Wait where are you? Didn't you follow?"

"I watched, I'm here now at the hotel, because a while ago after the competition ended, he left immediately, he left in a hurry." I said. I didn't know what happened, I know my friend panicked. Maxene said goodbye because she was going to call her brother.

I just walked around the room, waiting for Maxene's update. I stopped, realized everything. Why am I super worried about DM? We are not close. Oh maybe because I'm already his number 1 fan?

I looked at the cellphone when it rang, I immediately answered the call. "Maxene, what did you ask?"

"Good news, he is in the hotel where you are now. Room 218."

"Seriously?"

"Yes, do you think I'm kidding? I didn't tell you that he also stayed there, he and his friend brother Leon."

"O-oh...okay. Can I go see him?"

"Why not, he already knows you. Come and say hello, ganern!"

"Maybe I don't remember." I promise. "Like yesterday he doesn't remember me." I said in a whisper.

"Huh? "No, okay, thank you. I'll just go see him for dinner tonight. Uhmm, what's his favorite food?"

"Why? Are you going to buy him?"

"I-I wish...."

"Beer."

"Hey? "Give him beer, that's what he wants. From breakfast to dinner, that's what's in his tummy."

"Like that?"

"Just kidding. He'll eat any food. He's not picky. Or I'll call him and ask him what he wants to eat so you can bring him later." It said. He said goodbye again, he just sent a message asking his brother what he wanted to eat.

I didn't know where to buy the food he wanted so I just delivered. I fixed myself before leaving the room. I was still nervous while heading to DM's room I let out a breath, taking a bite before knocking on the door. I didn't ring the doorbell anymore. It wasn't long before he opened the door but it wasn't DM, it was a man. This is the one with him. Maybe this is Leon?

The man frowned. It looked down at what I was holding. "Deliver? DM did you deliver?" He asked.

"Uhmm no, c-because Maxene sent it for her brother. She begged me to bring food to DM." I said. Lies!

"Oh you're a Filipino?" He said. "Then come in." He said, leaning over to let me in. I saw DM playing cards. It's fine! Nothing happened to him. He is very well He looked up. No emotion is shown.

"Hi." I am shy to say hello. I raised my hand. "I-I brought here what Maxene said you wanted to eat." I said and put it on the table.

"This looks delicious, maybe it's not just another person?" Leon asked.

"Of course." I said smiling.

"Have you eaten yet?" Leon asked as he brought out the food.

I nodded.

"Thanks." Dwayne said sparingly. He doesn't think I'm on the cards.

"Do you know how to play?" Leon asked.

"Of? "Like tong its, just a game–."

"Sure, I know." I interrupted what he was saying. It's true that I know when it comes to cards, I learned that from daddy. When I was young, I used to watch them play together as friends.

"That's right, it's boring if it's just the two of us. Join us." Leon said. I looked at Dwayne, he was silent.

I don't have anything to do either, so I'll play with them. I sat next to Dwayne, I shouldn't have sat there but I couldn't help but the vacancy was next to him.

I don't know how many hours I stayed in DM's room, because I was enjoying playing with them so I didn't realize the time.

"Oh! You're good, you beat us several times," said Leon.

I just smiled shyly.

"It's already late, aren't you going home yet?" Dwayne asked. Miracle and it spoke. Until recently, he was speechless, Leon was the only one who talked.

"Just a little later, my room is just downstairs." I said.

"I thought you had relatives here and you stayed there?" He asked.

Ooppps! Yes it is! "Uhmm k-because I'm just moving here. It's embarrassing to live with them because there are so many of them there. I don't want to be crowded." where i

Reasons!

"How good of a friend are you to Maxene?" Leon asked.

"It's been a few years."

"So you've known him for a long time?" It asked Dwayne.

"No." Dwayne gave a short answer and it flared up. I'm getting sleepy.

"If that's the case, how can you meet him when you only come home once. You don't stay long in the Philippines." Leon promised.

"I'm leaving, maybe you guys can go to sleep." I say goodbye to them.

"My room is also downstairs, so let's go together, ah yes, by the way, can't we have coffee?" He asked Dwayne who was leaning back with his eyes closed. closed eyes

"M-looks like he's sleepy." I said weakly but he woke up and stood up. He walked to the cabinet, took a jacket.

"Let's go." It said nothing.

"You want to come?" Leon asked me.

"It's already late, let's go." DM said.

"Y-yeah even if it's just you, hin–."

"Come on, of course you're our friend now so it's fine to come along." It looked at DM. "Let's take him with us."

Dwayne just shrugged, he went out first, we followed. I just quietly followed them. There is a cafe near here so we just walked. I was about to pay for the coffee and cake I ordered but Dwayne paid for everything we ate.

"When is your next fight?" I asked Dwayne.

"Next month." He answered without even looking at me.

"Where?"

"In Korea." Leon answered.

"Really?" I just said and nodded. Oh my gosh I want to go to Korea next month to watch him.

I looked at Dwayne's cellphone that was on the table. It lit up, someone was calling him.

Jelai? Who is Jelai?

Dwayne stood up. "Excuse me." He put us aside. He walked away to answer the call.

"Who's Jelai?" I asked Leon.

"You don't know her?"

I shook my head

"Jellavin Javier."

I was like oh. The famous designer.

"His girlfriend?" I will ask.

"Bestfriend. Dwayne's girlfriend is different."

I just smiled. Yes, I know that DM has a girlfriend, Maxene mentioned that to me "Are you a fan?"

"Huh?"

"Are you a fan of Dwayne?"

I looked at Dwayne, just as he turned around so our eyes met, he was still talking to his best friend. He also looked away.

"Honestly, I'm a new fan of his. I don't like auto racing, but because I'm curious about him, I watched him on the internet, because of him I've become interested in watching." my story

Dwayne is really the reason why I always liked his sports.

To Be Continued...