PITBABE - ENGLISH - Chapter 50: Chapter 50

A luxury Ferrari stops in front of a house Babe doesn't recognize. The area around the house to the long path from the gate is full of small and large trees, in fact it is like entering a forest. If it weren't for the tall fence outside, Babe might have thought Charlie was up to something. How about tricking him into doing strange things in the forest?
"We have arrived." said Charlie, who was the driver today, smiling and parking his car in front of the house in the middle of the forest. He didn't quite believe it and raised his neck to look out the window.
"Is this really the place?"
"Yeah, here it is."
"This is scary, like a witch's house" Babe made a scared face and Charlie chuckled before opening the car door and getting in without caring what Babe thought about this place. "Hey! You stupid kid!"
The owner of the thin body hurriedly opened the door, got out of the car and ran after Charlie into the house because he didn't want to sit in the car alone. He was afraid that something mysterious would happen like in western films which usually actually happened.
The young man rang the doorbell casually, as if he was very familiar with this place. Yes, it wasn't strange because he had lived here during his death charade.
When Charlie told him, Babe still didn't understand why this uncle would do this. He is very kind and willing to help someone who comes from nowhere like Charlie and Jeff. But Charlie said Uncle was very nice, so Babe thought he'd better come see him and say thanks.
At least, thank him for giving food and water to that stupid kid. "Come in!"
Charlie walked over and opened the unlocked door. The owner of the house seemed to already know who was coming. Babe guessed that Charlie must have called beforehand and said that he would stop by today. Judging from his accent, he must be a kind uncle who is close to Charlie.
Is it true?
"Come on..." Charlie turned and nodded as he took Babe's hand and pulled him to follow him into the house.
As soon as he entered, he could tell that this house was a house where his parents lived because the decoration was just old objects in classic shapes and had the same smell as his grandfather and grandmother's house in another province (Actually, he had never been there, but I think it was there there is the same as this.) From the waiting room, they walked straight a little further and there was an arched door. Charlie took his hand and led him until he found that inside it seemed to be a living zone. There was a sofa and a low table in the middle of the room and there was a man by the window. He stood up and cut a tree branch. Apparently, it was the landlord's uncle who saved Charlie.
"Uncle," Charlie gently called out to the homeowner before the old man slowly turned around.
And the first moment when Babe saw the uncle's face clearly, Babe stood still for a moment as if cursed.
"Pha..." Babe said softly.
He couldn't believe that the person he had just seen actually existed. The old man's expression was calm, as if the person had already known that he would be here. But at the same time, Babe's eyes, which looked very sad, changed. He immediately knew something was wrong. How could his father be here after dying more than twenty years ago?
"Babe..."
The more he heard his father's voice, the more depressed and afraid he felt. This voice he had never heard since he was discharged from the hospital, so he could barely remember his father's voice being louder and hoarse than when he was little. And that fact made Babe realize how much his father was getting older.
"How are you, son?"
'How are you?'
He thought it wasn't a good greeting at all. In fact, he himself doesn't know what to convey in a good sentence?
"I'll wait outside." Charlie whispered in Babe's ear while his large hand stroked his head gently. He seemed to say that Babe could spend as much time here as he wanted.
Babe nodded slightly, then Charlie walked out to wait in front of the house. Meanwhile, the old owner of the house stretched out his hand towards the sofa, indicating that Babe could sit there, while he himself walked over and sat in the chair next to him. The man was calm, different from his father when he was ten years old.
"I thought Pha was dead." That sentence became the first conversation starter, even though he was still confused about what was happening.
"I thought so too," said the father in a whisper. "It would have been better if we died sooner."
"But Pha didn't die."
"Well, as you can see."
"So, isn't Pha planning to look for me?"
The old man sighed softly. He already knew that this question would come, but as soon as it came out of his only son's mouth, the sentence still pierced deeply into his heart, as if he had not prepared himself beforehand.
"Of course I wanted to look for you. But I couldn't do it."
"Why couldn't you do it?"
"Because Pha made a mistake." Revus replied with a look full of worry because he felt guilty for the child he carried for more than twenty years and thought that things would continue like this until he left this world. "Pha thought that you would have had a better life if you lived with Tony. "
"You would have ate until you were full at every meal and you could eat delicious snacks like other children and sleep in a comfortable bedroom"
"Pha wanted you to study like the high school student you always wanted to be. I knew you always went out and saw those students coming home from school every day."
"Pha wanted Babe to be happy. Then Pha realized that Tony was the one who gave something like that to you. Although it turns out, not at all." The father's voice trembled. Those red eyes stared at him as if they just wanted to tell him the truth.
"I explained it to you, so you could understand. But I dare not hope for forgiveness from you. Pha admitted that Pha really made a mistake. I think if you stayed with Tony, you'd be better off. But I didn't think to look closer to see whether the man who said he would take good care of my son actually did or not. And after knowing everything, I can only regret it and think, what kind of person is he?"
"Pha has wanted to go see you many times. But he won't let me see you. Pha went and waited in front of the house almost every day, but he sent someone to chase me away. He said that if Pha came back again, he wouldn't guarantee your safety."
"When he threatened me like that, Pha didn't dare do anything."
'Am I born to forgive everyone?'
"Bygone, let it pass, Pha."
'But what is this? This is his life. Why does everyone always make decisions for me. Can't I choose?'
"I never thought about looking for Pha either."
"It's okay, kid. It's not your fault."
"I haven't thought about you in a long time. So I'm not angry or hate you because I know you regretted it." Babe wiped his tears and spoke in a manner that looked so mature, even his father was shocked because they had been apart for so long that he forgot that now Babe was no longer a ten year old child. His son had really grown up. "When I went with Tony, I made my own decision to go. I lived comfortably in that house for so many years that I forgot to think about Pha. So it wouldn't feel right if Pha only blamed himrself."
"Even though there isn't much time left, if Pha still wants to be my father, Pha can still do it."
"Babe..."
"Before Pha really dies, I want Pha to always be by my side."
The old man let tears roll down his face as he nodded quickly, as if he was speechless from joy. The guilt he had carried for decades seemed to disappear with just one word or another, and it made him realize that the reason he chose to live out bad days rather than die, was because he was waiting for this to happen.
"Thanks, Babe." the father said while crying, before turning to look out the window, then he laughed softly when he saw the tall boy stand up and turn around to catch a small butterfly. "Thank you, son-in-law...."
"Son-in-law?" Babe asked in a high pitched voice, raising his eyebrows. "What do you mean, stupid boy Charlie?"
"Is not it?"
"Uh, I don't know."
"Pha Thinks he's a good boy. Looks like he really loves you."
Babe answered his father in a not very confident tone and looked out to see the stupid boy turning left and right chasing the butterfly. Everything stuck in his own head, making him feel even more insecure.
"Pha, do you think he could be your son-in-law?"
"Why not?"
"Yeah, you're right, stupid kids like that are easy to raise."
Hiss
At least, this idiot loved him.
Loud cheers echoed throughout the stadium, amidst the hottest atmosphere of The Hollows' latest season finale. Now the track is full of cars and from the last driver to make it through the grueling tournament, within minutes, they will know who will be the KING of the season.
"Will a new King be born or will the old King remain on the throne? Let's find out today."
At the forefront are two luxury cars which are considered favorites this season. The first is the car King of all time, Pit Babe, who today brought a white McLaren to defend his throne. The car next to it is no less interesting, as this is almost the first time a major competitor has used the same car model in such an important race.
If you're not a Pit Babe fan, you'll probably be a fan of the black Back Laren owner. The person who really wants to defeat the King.
The countdown signal sounds. Every car started to accelerate and prepare. No one's face looked tense, including the two cars in front who were still secretly glancing at each other, even though the competition would start in a few seconds.
Pit Babe looked at the young man in the car next to him and a friendly smile curved his lips. Meanwhile, the black McLaren youth looked very stressed, did he really want to beat him?
"Go!!!"
The start signal sounds along with the voice of the stadium announcer.
He is the driver of the race car at Taekai Field, which takes off from the starting point. The White and black Twins have been riding together since the beginning, creating a different atmosphere. Many people even used their phones to record pictures because they were so excited.
Even though the situation within the team is not very encouraging, this season should probably be given to X-Hunter because what makes everyone excited is that this is not just a competition between racers from the same team. But it's a competition between the most watched couples right now. And a lot of rumors are flying among shareholders and people in the industry. Some say that Pit Babe intends to retire from the industry so that he loses the competition. And in order to satisfy his fans, he made his partner race instead. Some say that Babe's body hasn't fully recovered yet, so this competition might just be a face-saving competition for Babe who never loses.
While the people on the sidelines are busy interpreting and making up stories, the person behind the wheel has no intention of doing anything according to these people's random predictions. Babe went at full speed and was able to overtake Charlie.
The audience cheered loudly. As for the person who was overtaken, he seemed suddenly worried. Charlie was very upset. His large, new gloved hands clenched the steering wheel tightly, while the soles of his feet exerted force to press the accelerator pedal deeper until almost reaching maximum speed.
"Stupid kid!!"
Babe said while laughing in his throat. After seeing that, Charlie tries to be as good as Babe and he never gives up. It seemed like the kid really didn't want to lose to him, to the point of accelerating faster several tens of meters before a corner like this. If he made even the slightest mistake, it would definitely be the end of the game.
Both the commentators and the spectators on the sidelines cheered with joy when they saw the two cars enter a corner together, in the same position. Plus both can corner beautifully. But what makes the crowd's cheers loud like this? That's the arena. As soon as the corner is finished, the car goes far and he climbs to the top position. This means that Charlie managed to overtake Babe at a dangerous corner.
"Did I see correctly? Charlie overtook Babe at a dangerous turn? Is this a sign that today we will really get a new king?"
The host's words stimulated the audience's excitement and cheers. The reason is, during the race, Babe and Charlie drive side by side. They took turns leading and following each other along the way. The rhythm of each race makes the audience's hearts beat faster. Charlie overtook Babe on the corner, before being blocked directly by Babe and overtaking him on another lap. Then, Charlie was able to make Babe back off again, until the current situation now... Charlie and Babe were driving together with results that were almost impossible to predict.
So, whose car will reach the finish line first?
"Let me win, P'Babe!!"
Charlie gritted his teeth and said to himself, as they finally reached the last straight section, before reaching the finish line. Until now, he had not been able to overtake Babe, even though the front of their cars were parallel to each other. Charlie didn't even dare glance at Babe because he was afraid that for a second his attention would be diverted and that would make him a loser.
"The last fifty meters! Let's see who will be the King this season."
A little bit more....
Hurry up....
Charlie stepped on the accelerator to bring his car to the finish line before the Pit Babe, but he still couldn't leave his tail as he wanted, because Babe himself was also rushing after him. So now they could only hope to see who would cross the finish line first.
"Pit Babe and Charlie cross the finish line!"
Seen from a spectator's perspective, Charlie's car and the Pit Babe cross the finish line at once, meaning one of these two cars will be the king of the season and the other will drop to second place.
As soon as the car stopped, Charlie made a pit stop and immediately took off his helmet and looked at the giant digital screen on the side of the field, even though he didn't have time to catch his breath because he still didn't know who actually crossed the finish line first.
"The judges have checked the results and we have this year's King..."
Who's name is at the top of the billboard?
"The winner is...Pit Babe!!!"
Loud cheers resounded throughout the stadium. Meanwhile, Babe, the winner, just breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't competed so passionately for a long time. To be honest, he was secretly afraid that he would really lose to Charlie.
Knock...Knock...Knock...
The sound of knocking on the car window made Babe, who was sitting talking to himself, a little surprised. He turned to look in the direction of the voice before realizing that the person knocking on the glass was shouting at him.
"Happy..."
Charlie smiled broadly at Babe as soon as the person who opened the door got out of the car. The man smiled sweetly but he tried not to make out at this time, because he himself knew that Charlie intended to compete and how much he wanted to win against him.
"Are you upset?" Babe took the young man's hand, which was wearing the new gloves he had bought him, and held it loosely.
"A little" Charlie answered honestly. He always had a friendly smile on his face. Even though he lost, that doesn't mean he wasn't happy with Babe's victory. "But I'm also happy with your victory. Being King next season sounds great."
"Oh, why are you so cute?"
Babe reached out and squeezed the good boy's cheek, even though he already knew the boy's personality. But however, when the young man was sweet to her, he couldn't help but feel bitter. It's hard to believe that Pit Babe could have such a good boyfriend.
The picture of the first and second place winners having fun on the field is considered to be a picture that makes everyone smile when they see it. Whether it's the spectators who come to help throughout the tournament, or even other racers who lose to both.
Why?
Winning or losing only exists in competition. But Charlie is still the winner in his relationship with Babe because he can make everyone jealous.
"I feel bad for Charlie" said Jeff, who was standing on the sidelines watching his brother. "He has competed with all his might."
"I don't feel sorry for him at all. Charlie looks happy" protested Alan who was standing next to him, taking the lollipop out of his mouth.
"I know, but it's really hard to deal with this news."
"But I think he has won."
"What wins? Look at the scoreboard, Uncle!"
"Is that so?" The older man chuckled, looking at Babe and Charlie. The two of them looked so happy that they forgot the feeling of winning and losing. "But, have you ever heard of this rule?"
"What rules?"
"Rules in racing?" Alan smiled slightly and turned around to meet the eyes of the little boy who was standing and looking at him with wide eyes "Many years ago, there was a racer who said that if you want to be the king of this track, There are two methods. The first is to win and suppress others. And the second thing is that if you lose, you can do what you like."
Jeff blinked at the strange rule before looking back at Charlie. Now he looks like a very happy Babe. Jeff had never seen him like that before. And at the same time, the whole stadium was shocked because this was the first time anyone had heard Babe's laughter this bright.
"It's okay to lose the race" Alan said quietly. His face was still decorated with a faint smile, happy with the view in front of him. "But by winning the heart of Pit Babe, the king of the track... then he can be considered the real king."
Love and competition seem to be opposites. When competition turns to defeating each other, then love is caring, showing affection and supporting both partners to walk together, looking after the losers and the winners.
But even so, in every competition there will only be rivalry and hatred. There are always challenges, intentions and ambitions that can happen to anyone. But with love, we will be able to smile sincerely at someone's victory. That's when love will bloom in our hearts
"Yes, it is okay. Let's do it again next season." Babe hugged Charlie's waist and spoke in a small voice, which sounded so cute that Charlie couldn't help it. "During the competition break, I will train you."
"It feels like going back to when we first met." Charlie chuckled. "What did I say then? I'm willing to do anything. I just want you to accept me into a team like this. Isn't that right?"
"Yes." Babe laughed, remembering the first time they met, "You said that next season you would be King."
"P'Babe..."
"How did you do it?"
"I am willing to do everything. I just want you to accept me into the team."
Until now he still couldn't believe that this was from a kid named Charlie, who didn't know anything about the racing that day, now he was able to stand next to Babe who was accepted and respected by everyone. And from what he initially thought was just getting close to Babe because he wanted to protect him, in the end he fell in love with the guy and he was so determined that he couldn't get anywhere.
"You have to satisfy me first, then I will let you join the team."
They continue to reminisce about their first meeting, including how Charlie gave up his body and had sex with Babe for the first time.
And now, he doubted he would ever be able to leave the King's room again...