Way to the Glory [Max Verstappen]

Chapter 23 - "I have noticed"

Flashback (7 years ago [age 16] 07.09.2015)

"Charlie, Arth, Enzo are you now coming please? We have to cook, mom and dad are meeting some friends. Now get your ass up and come over to the kitchen, we are cooking together." I called my lovely brothers and a few minutes later all three are already in the kitchen.

"I would suggest we make some Lasagne and for dessert a chocolate cake." I told them and they all nodded, not looking as motivated as me. Except Arthur, he also looked quite happy and was already asking, what he had to do. So I gave everyone some work to do and began making the dough for the cake.

"ARGHHH! What should I do?" Charles exclaimed completely struggling with the food in the pan and I bursted out in laughter next to him. "Oh come on it isn't that hard, let this roast a bit." I looked over to him and then I saw a finger in the bowl with the dough. So I looked up to see both my little and oldest brother tasting the mixture. "HEY!" I said eyeing both of them, with a grin and they also smirked at me. "Please just one more time." Arthur pleaded and was about to gab some dough again. I let him take one more time, before filling it in the backing tin and then placing it in the oven.

Then I turned around and a big cloud of flour flew right into my face. So I slowly and carefully opened my eyes and saw Arthur smirking at me. "Oh you chose death Arthur." Lorenzo spoke up when he saw my not so amused look. This was right before the youngest of us, got the same portion, if not even more in his face.

Now we all laughed inclusive Arthur and me and what do you think, how this ended? Right, in a big fight with much flour in our faces and clothes. We don't talk about the mess we left, but I can tell you, cleaning everything up took quite some time. While the lasagne and cake where still in the oven, I was the first one to take a shower and get into new comfy clothes. When I returned the others also freshened up and then we ate together dinner.

After that we wanted to watch a movie and it took years to decide which one. Like literally it took nearly as long, as the movie is. In the end it got the standard you can always watch, which is "Harry Potter" today it was the sixth movie 'Harry Potter and the half-blood Prince'.

Together we made ourselves comfortable on the couch. My head rested on the chest of my older brother Charles and my feet laid on the lap of my oldest brother. Also I was lying over my younger brother, but for my defense it is really cozy. Charles also braided my hair into a little braid while the movie.

Yea this are my wonderful brothers and I really love them. I think at the end of the movie I fell asleep, but surprisingly I didn't wake up on the couch, but in my bed. So after a few more minutes of starring at the ceiling, I got up and went down. Charles was also up already as well as Lorenzo, it is just Arthur who is still sleeping. In fact he is in 99% of the cases, I mean if he could sleep half of his life, he probably would. But at least he isn't tired then, I think him and I were always the most energetic kids in our family.

"A wonderful morning you two!" I exclaimed happily and grinned at my elder brothers, who are now also smiling at me. "Morning sleepyhead" Charles returned and Lorenzo laughed about his comment "Cha, you woke up only 10 minutes ago. I think you shouldn't call her like that, if you nearly slept as long as her." he chuckled

"Morning sleepyhead!" I greeted my younger brother who wandered down the stair about 20 minutes later than I did. "Oh guys, I told you, not call each other like this. Ane you just woke up 20 minutes earlier." we all laughed, only Arth looked a bit confused. He was still really tired, but it was already about 9:40am, so he really needed to get up.

"By the way, how did I land in my room? I'm quite sure I didn't go there myself." "About that, you fell asleep on the couch and nobody of us wanted to wake you up. So I carried you upstairs in your room." "Thanks Charlie, that's already what I thought, but I just wanted to ask. I think I really needed the sleep." "You definitely needed it! This whole week you barley slept, because of training and school." and when I opened my mouth to contradict "And you don't have to disagree, I know you slept just about 3 hours every night." he said with a more strict voice.