Goal ~ carlando

4

I put on my headphones trying to focus on my homework and forget about what just happened. Carlos is quickly out of the bathroom but doesn't say anything and just lays down in bed. When I'm almost done with my homework I get a message from max asking if I want to come over and play some video games.

I need to clear my mind so I quickly answers yes, before max can say what dorm number he has I'm already on my way out of the room.

" Hi. Thank you for coming. My roommate is going to a party, he's going to leave soon."  Max say when he opens the door for me. I can't believe how no one wants to be friends with him. He looks so happy just to play some video games. " Come in"

" Thank you for inviting me." I say returning back the same big smile as him. I walk into the room and it looks almost exactly like my room. " So who's the roommate?" I ask. But maybe that was a bad question because one side of the room is filled with football poster just like Carlos's side of the room. But instead of number 55 it's number 3.

" Daniel. The guy from the football team, Ricciardo." Max say, not sound as bothered about it has I thought. Taking from the way Carlos talked about Max, i thought they all would be the same.

" So how's that? He's not being mean or anything right?" I ask worried about him. I can't imagine sharing room with someone that hates you. Before Max can answer we are interrupted by the bathroom door opening.

" Well I wouldn't say I'm mean. We are just not on speaking terms, but I guess you'll hear all about that. Max loves running his tongue." Daniel say as he makes his way out of the bathroom dressed in the red iconic jacket. " But you don't need to worry I guess I'll need to become nicer to him. Don't want to anger Sainz's new little boy."

" Who's Carlos's new little boy?" I ask. He couldn't be talking about me, right. Daniel take some time before answering and is just about to walk out before he answers.

" You. You're already calling him by his first name I see."  He say before closing the door and walking off.

I look over at max confused, searching for an explanation to what Daniel was talking about.

" Ehm, it's a weird thing. Everyone calls the boys that's part of the team by their last name. And just people really close to them usually call them by their first name." Max say but then suddenly looks really uncomfortable and unsure. " I heard some gossip about Carlos trying to sleep with you. People are betting on how long it's going to take before you fall for him."

" What? How could they do that. It's fucked up."

" I know but that's how things work here. I was thinking about not telling you, I'm sorry. I just thought that you and Carlos could keep being on good terms. I don't think you would fall for his games either way." I don't know how to take this. Max was trying to hide it but his point kind of makes sense. Nice of him to think I wouldn't fall for Carlos. I would to but thinking back to the incident back in my dorm I don't know.

" Don't be, I get it. Thank you for telling me. I'll have a talk with him."

" Think about what you say because you are going to spend a lot of time with him." Max has a point but if I know myself I won't be able to keep my mouth in check.

" let's just play some video games, I need to get my mind off it all." Max nods to that and bring me the controller.

Time flys and before I know it the clock is 01:00 and the only thing that stops us from starting another round is max's phone that's ringing.

" It Daniel. I should probably answer. Don't start without me." The thing about calling the player by their last name, max sure does calls Ricciardo Daniel a lot.

" But... no.. we're busy... no... okay I'll ask him, bye" max ends the call giving me a smile that says sorry. " So, Daniel says that he and Carlos is on their way back because Carlos drank way too much and is totally wasted. And Daniel can't find  Carlos's key. He needs us to meet him outside and help him in with Carlos. I know you probably don't want to talk to him but please." He say with pleading eyes.

" Okay, I don't know what you get from this but if it makes you happy. And I'm starting to become a little tired myself. " I would probably have needed to help Carlos in either way so why not now.

" Thank you, thank you. I'll pay you back sometime." He say with a smile. And we start making our way out to meet Carlos and Daniel.

" No need to thank me. So why do you have Daniel's number?"

" For exactly these situations. Happens more than what I would like to admit. You should probably fix Carlos's number."