The night was approaching the day, as Hiver and Dete did their practice before heading once again to the ‘Milky Way’ for their second performance. This time, they were more confident, more daring and heroic. Orgol was with them, even though they brought the Orgol, but they only used it for some particular time. They wanted to show their magic skills by themselves, without the help of Orgol and beside, their job was to protect Orgol from ‘The Hunters.’
Dete gasped and he grasped his magic wand, the magic wand letting out brownish gases and an esoteric shadow like stars twinkling on in front of him, quickly he arose and threw his hat on the table, he turned his magic wand few times and an eagle emerged from inside of the hat. Hiver smiled, he can’t deny, Dete was improving days by days. So do he, and he wanted to improve more, because he had promise that his magician career would make Autumn felt proud and happy. He thought that both of them had clear about their own feelings and there were nothing that they wanted to hide; it was clear as crystal glasses, you could see everything inside the glass, which was their situation now.
Now, it was Hiver’s turn to practice his magic skills. He took 50 cards and twisted them to form a round shape, and then he took a card out of the 50 cards and he torn it to two. The other 49 was torn too, and then he put the card back, grafted it and the other grafting too. Hiver felt like everyone was clapping at him, so he bowed few times as the credits, then he felt like the audience throwing him roses, then he realized it actually his hat that was thrown by Dete who seemed annoyed and witty watched Hiver tried to felt the real atmosphere.
At 8.30 pm sharp, Hiver and Dete arrived at the ‘Milky Way’ for their second performances. They bumped with Autumn who had arrived earlier but she stood outside the restaurant talking with the bodyguards there. Hiver approached Autumn first and Dete followed him at the back. Autumn acted surprised seeing Hiver came towards her and she laughed few times when talked with Hiver.
At that time, Dete didn’t know what he should react. Did he should feel annoyed, angry or sad? He felt jealous, at the first place because Autumn didn’t treat him like that, she never laughed like that when talked with him, in fact she never talked friendly with him. Dete was dying to be with her, maybe shares some stories that could close his relationship with Autumn.
“So, shall I accompany you to your room?” Hiver’s request blew Dete’s wander mind. Autumn suddenly stared at Dete and he felt quite shy with the look so he pretended to do something else.
“No, I can go by myself, you just go straight to your dressing room, bye.”
Autumn walked away and left Hiver smiled to her.
“I think I’m improving a lot, man! I wish dad can see our performance just now. It was awesome, they would be proud… you know what, after our first salary, let’s call dad and bring them here, what you say?” Hiver asked Dete on their way to the dressing room after finishing their remarkable exceptional performances. Dete only smiled and nodded.
“I miss dad too, we’ll do that with our first salary.” he replied. Hiver nodded to Dete’s replies. Then, he stopped walking. His face was tensed.
“Dete, I forgot! I forgot, man! I left the Orgol on the stage, arghhhh....stupid! Stupid!” Hiver banged his head few times. He ran back towards the stage and took the Orgol while Dete continued his walking to the dressing room.
He passed Autumn’s room and suddenly his heart beating fast. He felt like he wanted to take a peek on what’s Autumn did in her room, maybe she did some makeover before she came out to the stage and singing. As Dete approached the room, he heard some noise, like people were quarreled in the room, he loomed his ears near to the door’s keyhole and he heard this conversation between Autumn and a guy.
“You know, I always wanted you to become mine. Since I knew that the darn little mouse Javier was dead, I ran to you. I want you, I desire you. I lose to Javier on a bid to get you from Corey, but I never give up. The reason is because I want to make you happy; I could give everything in this world if this is what you want!”
Dete could hear Autumn’s howled with the gloomy cried. He wanted to hear more, so he looked his way round and when he sure that Hiver still wandering at the stage, he drew his ear even closer to the door.
“Seth, I can’t and never could! I don’t want to involve on this thing again, it’s enough for me with Javier. It’s give me much-much experience that I think some people never wanted it happen in their life.
I love Corey, that’s why I did what he asked me to do. Now, he’s disappearing. Javier was dead; I wanted to start all over again. With a man who really cares about me, and I think I’ve found one and he’s not you. You already have Linda so stop it with me at once!” suddenly Dete heard someone was walking towards the door and held the door’s handle and tried to open it. Quickly, Dete hide behind the door.
