21

Huguel: Shit

His phone rings and his eyes widen as he sees it's Emil calling. This doesn't happen very often. He answers the call with a smile. "Oye" He greets him with a smile.

"Hello Victor. How are you?"

"I'm fine! Why? Did something happen?" He asked quickly. His face suddenly grows serious. He can feel the dread in his stomach as soon as Emil began to talk. Something has happened at their home and he knows exactly what it means. He can only pray that it hasn't been worse than this. If not, they will have to move out of the country immediately.

He hears the sound of heavy breathing from the other end. "What do you mean by bad?!" Victor asks, his hands beginning to tremble slightly. "Emil? What has happened? Where are you?"

The line goes dead for some seconds before Emil speaks again. "My mother is sick... We need to leave. Tonight." The older man says quickly but calmly.

This time Victor cannot keep the dread in his chest any longer. "No. No no no. You don't understand. I was just on my way back from work..." Victor tries to reason with the younger man. But, he can tell he isn't going to change his mind. "You're coming with me now." Emil says firmly. Victor is about to object when Emil speaks once again. "Listen to me. It won't be safe if we stay here alone… And your father will freak out if you both left…" Emil explains.

Victor lets out a long, shaky sigh before answering softly, trying his best to calm down, and convince the younger man. "Alright then. I'll get ready. Just wait for me outside. Do you know how to reach the city?"

"Yeah. But you'll have to take one of our trains. It's near your apartment building." Emil replies before hanging up. There's another sigh escaped from Victor's mouth as he puts his phone down.

He picks up his bag and heads upstairs to start packing. While doing that, he feels more worry than he already does. Something seems off. The situation is too serious. And he can't stop feeling nervous whenever Emil tells him things are bad.

He takes out the last piece of clothes he needs. He then grabs a blanket and some snacks and places them inside the small bag he prepared a while ago. Then, he starts getting dressed. After that, he exits the room and sees Emil waiting patiently.

Emil stands still and watches Victor put on his shoes. "So where are we headed?" He asks quietly. When Victor looks at him, he's surprised to see that Emil is wearing a mask. Not the normal kind that Emil uses when he goes outside. In fact, he wears a different one everyday. The first thing that crosses Victor's mind is the obvious answer. Emil wants to go there and confront Yuri. He can tell that the younger man has made up his mind. So Victor just shakes his head with a forced smile on his face. "To Russia." The older man says. He's aware that Emil will never agree. That fact should prove to the blonde how impossible it would be to leave town, especially if things have gotten worse. Yet, when Emil finally gives him a nod, Victor breathes a sigh of relief.

Then, they make their way outside to find one of Emil's cars.