Race 4

"W-What's going on" I asked. Dad immediately walked at me.

"R-Red, sweetheart. What's brought you here? " dad asked, not minding my question earlier.

I looked at him puzzled,

"I just want to say hi to you before I go to the testing ground." I explained, looking at my grandfather, then I looked at my father.

"Testing ground? " He questioned,

"Yeah. I have a couple of tests to run for our upcoming sports car models and I needed to try it before launching it. " I answered.

"Oh, that." He nodded his head."You don't have to worry about it sweetie, you can do whatever you want here. "He told me.

"Alright. "

With that, I left for the testing grounds. I reached there and I entered the testing ground through the glass doors. Inside there were several people doing the test.

I walked along the line and observed every test the other testers had to complete in order to earn their own cars, then I observed those other tests that they did together. Some of the tests were pretty simple.I could finish them in no time. However, the ones I was most concerned about were the tests where the other two guys tested together. They both seemed very well acquainted with each other. That was until the last test I was taking.

I tested a racecar model on a straight track.

My test was a race of a hundred miles with only a 3 minute difference. It was an easy test if you wanted to. Of course, if you weren't a race car driver you would probably fail. Then I tried something new. I decided to test a racecar. There are no rules against testing a different type of car besides this one. It was easy since I tested my favorite car , and I know how to control it.I began the process and I started with the front wheel. I took a deep breath and pressed hard on the gas and the engine started.

I accelerated to the maximum speed, which was about 1km per hour, and I let the car fly ahead of me.

Suddenly, the engine started malfunctioning. I couldn't believe it. I kept accelerating till I reached the highest speed. I took another deep breath. I increased my speed until I reached the maximum speed. I pushed the accelerator. The machine roared and flew forward at incredible speeds.

I felt great and exhilarated. This feeling was one I had never felt before. I continued to push the accelerator and I felt the car flying faster and faster. I felt like I was flying. I felt free. I felt alive. I felt like I was flying.

Then suddenly the machine stopped and started malfunctioning again. I continued trying to make it work, pushing the pedal down.This time it took me even longer than before. I gave up and stopped pressing on the gas to stop the machine. All the while, I was staring at the time on my watch, and then my heart skipped a beat. It read 12:00 AM.I looked over to my right and there was my Grandpa sitting on his chair in the corner of the room watching over my test. What is he doing here? My phone ringing caused me to snap out of my trance.

I answered the call,

"Hello? "

"Hey Red, where are you? " Randy asked.

"I'm here in the testing lab, why? "

"Well, I need you to come here to my office immediately, " he commanded.

"Is there something happening? "

"I can't tell you the details over the phone, just get here please, " he said.

"Okay, okay, I'll come over. " and he ended the call.

I hurrily rushed to the testing lab without looking at my grandfather, I could feel him staring at me coldly.

As always.

Randy was sitting behind his huge desk, his arms crossed, as usual.

I closed the door behind me. I approached his desk and stood in front of him.

"So, why do you call me here, Randy? " I asked him, opening. He sighed and opened his drawer. And he got the white folder and threw away his desk.

I got confused and looked at him.

"What's that? " I asked.

He looked at me and shook his head in disappointment.

"Just open it. "

I picked up the folder and opened it. I was shocked when I saw myself in the photos. It was taken when I was at the night club celebrating my victory party.

"H-How—"

"You promise me, Red, that no more scandals and issues for the sake of your smooth career. Do you understand me, you promised me once." I looked at some other shots of the photos. They were all taken without the man's face showing up. I only saw his back and his hand was holding my waist.

"Of course, I don't want to give you any problems, I won't talk to anyone about these."

"It's too late, it's all over on social media.

"

"What!? " I exclaimed in disbelief.

"You can't hide anything from people, Red, since you're a public figure. The only solution is to stay at home until this issue is gone. "

"But…I...I can't do that! I have a race next month, I need to train for that race. " I was starting to panic.

"Then just take a vacation and think about it later. Just don't involve yourself in the scandal anymore. I have already talked to your manager, Daniel. He rescheduled all of your appointments. "

"Daniel? "

"Yes. He agreed. He said it's fine with him, as long as the story stays quiet. "

"But this is crazy. "

" Yes, don't worry, I'll send some of my staff and bodyguards there in case there's a problem happens. "

I sighed, "I'll try my best not to do anything stupid."

"That's all I ask from you, Red, " he smiled.

"Now go home and rest. Tomorrow I'll deploy them, you're gonna need them."

"OK", I nodded and walked out of his office.

The whole day went by pretty fast. I was tired but still I couldn't sleep. I spent all the time watching a movie, watching TV or reading books. And even my photoshoot for the new car gear was postponed.

I was sitting on the couch and finding something to watch on my smart TV.

Gad! How can I kill this boredom?

Until I stop on news channels when they flash on the screen a photo of mine with a guy like what Randy shows me in his office.

Oh holy creep!

"Red Dominggo spotted dating someone outside the bar, "the reporter said.

I immediately called Daniel.

"Hello? "

"Daniel! Daniel! Where are you? " I asked frantically.

"Hey, what's wrong? Is there something happening? I'm at your brother's office. We are discussing your schedule and your competition. Why?" he asked.

"I thought you and Randy stopped the media from spreading photos of mine with someone? "

"Yes we are, " he answered.

"Then what is this? Its all over the news! Any minute the paparazzi will come over to my house. Please do something. " I bit my lower lip because of my frustration.

"Okay, okay, calm down dear. We do everything we can just to stop the mess you made. I will call you later, okay. "

"Okay." and he ended the call.

I stared at my television screen.

Oh gad, I should learn about my previous issues. But why was this current scandal a bigger issue than last time I messed up? What happened to the man I was with that night? I need to find out.

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Third person's POV

"RED DOMINGGO SPOTTED DATING SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE BAR. "The reporter's announcement came on television. He immediately turns it off.

He leaned on the swivel chair with his arms crossed. He didn't expect that it would be a big issue that would happen after he had a one-night stand with that girl. And one more thing, he didn't think that the only daughter of the Dominggos was with him that night.

Suddenly, the door of his office opened and his sister appeared. He couldn't determine what emotion was on her face. It was like a bad mood,it quickly came in front of him.

"What's the meaning of this, brother? " and she showed the cell phone she was holding. He showed a picture that was similar to the news he had seen earlier.

"Are you the man in the picture with that girl?" She asked.

He raised an eyebrow at her.

"Why are you asking that? What do you care if that's me in that picture?"he asked back.

He heard her heavy sigh.

"Do you know this woman?"he shrugged his shoulders.

"Red Dominggo, that's what the news says." his sister leered at him.

"Don't you know that that girl is the daughter of our business opponent? " said his sister.

Yes, he knows everything about that girl. Especially being a rival of his sister in car racing. He knew how annoyed his sister was every time she lost a race.

He shook his head,

"No, why? "

"Just make sure, Brother East, " he grinned at his sister.

"Come on, Einah. I don't sleep with the girl you hate. "

His sister threw a paper napkin at him which was on his desk.

"Sometimes you have rudeness too. " he just laughed at Einah's reaction.

"I'll just leave, sometimes you don't even make sense to talk about serious things. "

"I didn't know that it was such a serious matter that you came here to my office. " she frowned.

"Argh! It's up to you. " and she left his office. He shook his head and just laughed at his sister's behavior. Sometimes he couldn't understand his sister's behavior. Also, he knows that Eianah will feel the pressure now. Because the tournament is approaching and her opponent is the girl she hates. He took a deep breath and took his cell phone from the table.He called his secretary.

"Hello, give all the information about Red Domingo. I want to get to know her more."

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