Dahil hindi ko nasulit ang F1 experience kahapon, I will definitely do it today!
I'm currently in line at the gate when my phone vibrated, I have a notification from Instagram.
cl16priv: Later.
rose_edeline: got it good luck!
Since I have Paddock tickets, I will maximize my experience now. Inisa isa ko ang mga restaurants at bars. Hindi naman ako gaano ka-foodie kaya naman ay konti lang ang mga kinakain ko.
The sound of zooming cars fill up the whole circuit. Minsan ay nag-oobserve din ako kahit wala naman akong masyadong alam.
Lunch time, I went to a restaurant that serves Japanese food. I had sushi and sashimi. I must say, panghigh-class talaga ang mga pagkain dito! Most people are also obviously rich, or else paano nila ma-aafford ang Paddock club tickets.
Hapon na ng mapag-isipan ko na i-visit ang mga merch booths. Bibilhan ko sina Tori at Lily ng mga pasalubong.
I didn't expect the prices, grabe lahat na lang mahal 'pag nandito! I decided to buy them caps na lang dahil yun lang ang afford ko.
I went to the Alpine tent to get Pierre's cap for Tori. Parang nahihilo ako as soon as they gave me the receipt. 1 down, may isa pa.
I went to the Ferrari tent, thankfully wala masyadong tao. Busy na din kasi ang iba na pumunta sa mga grandstand para sa qualifying race. Tinuro ko ang cap ni Carlos and sinabi sa nagbabantay na bibili ako ng isa. I paid for the cap without even looking at the receipt. Parang na trauma ako.
"You only bought Carlos' cap?" I heard a voice from behind. When I looked back, I saw a familiar structure. A tall man that is covered with mask, glasses and cap.
"Charles," I whispered carefully, trying not to gain any attention.
"You bought something from Alpine as well," I can see the knot in his brows behind those glasses. "Who's your dude there?"
"I don't have any dude," I answered quietly, "These are for my friends, they are fans of Pierre and Carlos."
We sat by the bench, he's still thoroughly covered. Kahit na konti na lang ang tao, he needs to be cautious pa din.
"Why are you here? You have a race," I asked.
"I wanted to see you first," I felt a familiar sensation in my stomach. Am I having butterflies because of him?
"You should go," I tried to put authority in my voice.
He slowly removed his cap and glasses, leaving his mask to cover his face.
"Hey, put those back!" But it's too late, he already dropped his stuff on the bench. He has beautiful eyes, it looks mesmerizing. Pwede pala ipaghalo ang colors na brown, yellow, at green? Dahil iyon ang nakikita ko sa mga mata niya!
I heard him sigh deeply, "It was a rough day."
"Tell me more," I can see na parang madami siyang problema na tinatago. Somehow, I want to ease his pain.
"I feel useless for the team, I only had few podiums this season." He started talking while looking afar.
"For some reason, I rarely get poles too."
"Hey, don't say that. Maybe you'll bounce back starting this GP," he laughed at my reply. Seeing him smile also made me to do the same.
"Thank you for saying that," his expression turned bitter. I want to hug him, I know how powerful hugs can be.
I slowly opened my arms, wide enough for him. He looked at me with caution, trying to understand what I'm doing. I moved my hands trying to gesture that he should come closer, for a hug.
After contemplating, his shoulders dropped and went between my open arms. I hugged him tightly which he also returned. I rubbed his back gingerly, trying to comfort him.
"Thanks," He said after finishing our hug.
"I got you," I said while smiling.
His phone rang which caused him to stand up. "What the," he said in disbelief.
"Why? Something's wrong?" I asked in concern.
He look at me with great apologies. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to drag you with my stuff." He showed me his phone. A conversation from his assistant, informing him that we were caught by a paparazzi.
There's also a photo attached of us hugging. Shuta, ang bilis naman kumalat ng chismis dito! We hugged only 2 minutes ago! I started panicking as well, madaming fans si Charles! Baka apihin ako dito!!!
He noticed how I tensed up. "Hey, hey, it's fine. I'll get it covered," he tried to ease my worry.
"What if awayin nila ako?" I said unconsciously.
He's busy calling somebody kaya hindi niya ako narinig.
"But Alex, we need to take down that post!"
"What? That fast?!"
"Then we should deny it!"
"I don't want to drag her into this."
"Alex, listen."
"Do something!"
"Why are you doing this to me?"
"I said, don't drag her into this mess!"
"Don't we have other options to control this?"
"I'll try, but do not expect too much."
"Please try to fix this without using her."
"Got it," he ended the call with great frustration evident in all his face.
"What's wrong?" I asked him as he slowly sat back beside me.
"I know this will sound like an excuse but can you hear me out first?" He asked with wary. I only nodded.
"So, seems like the news of having a 'secret date' with you is gaining a lot of attention."
"They're mad at me, aren't they?"
"Quite the opposite actually,"
"What do you mean?"
"Ferrari is satisfied with all the engagements they've been getting because of this scandal. This season has been very bad for us, people rarely talk about the team." I carefully listened to every word that is coming out of his mouth.
"Fans are happy, that I finally have the inspiration to aim WDC."
So, F1 fans like it when their favorite drivers are dating? That's new... because as someone who has been in the KPOP community for a long time, I'm kind of familiar to negative reactions from delusional fans.
"They do?" I confirmed by asking him.
"They do. So here comes my favor, and I'm really sorry for what I'm about to ask you."
"Can you pretend to be my girlfriend for a while?"
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