~Who is Seth?~

“Can you please leave this place?” it was Autumn who opened the door and the man called Seth left the place. Dete heard Autumn sighting after the man left. He wanted to know more, so he came closer to her. She looked surprised when she saw him came to her, with a curious look on his face.
“What happen? You look anxious, does he do anything harming you?” he asked. Autumn only shook her head.
“I think you’ve heard all of it, so you don’t have to pretend asking me about it.” she went back to her room and Dete followed her.
“Yes, and what does he relate to you? Is he just the same man like Javier? I heard the he wanted you badly, and why you didn’t follow him?”
“Why I didn’t follow him it’s up to me, Dete… leave that matter alone. He just part of my unwanted past, I don’t even want to remember that again, please don’t tell Hiver anything about this.” she took her purse and left the room.
But, Dete still unsatisfied, he still following her. He needed the truth, he wanted some more explanation. This was the only way for him to get to know her better.

Dete chased her until the exit door, the back door at the ‘Milky Way’. He held her hand and stared at her, she was quite discomfort with his action and tried to get away from him. She tried to push him with her vigorous effort but didn’t work. They continued struggling at the outside and Seth’s was driving passing them. He quickly got out into his car when he thought Dete was trying to hurt Autumn.
A solid strike came to Dete’s cheek and he was shocked, blurred for a while but then he stroke back to the man who hit him just now. Seth responded the clout from Dete with a flying kick but Dete managed to avoid the attack. Autumn yelled to both men to stop fighting but nothing seemed to work. She interfered in the fight and held Seth’s beefy chest to calm him.
“Seth! Stop it, go!” she yelled it again. Seth held his breath and gasped back while gave a thorny looks to Dete.
“He tries to harm you, what the hell do you think that I would react?!” he shouted back at Autumn. She just shook her head.
“He is my friend!” she unyielding it, harshly.
Seth nodded his head, now he got it cleared in his mind. This was the man that Autumn talked about, the man who so-gonna-care about her. He looked cynically to Dete and gave a cynically smile.
“He’s nothing compares with me, Autumn. Nothing! I can’t believe that you choose him than me. I’m better, richer…and he what? You’ve made the very wrong choice, and I’m waiting for you to return back to me, the door is always open… but for now, you’ve to get out from the door! Bye!”
Seth got into his MERCS car and drive away from the place, leaving Autumn and Dete in the confusing circumstances. Dete walked closer to the woman who looked really upset and devastated.
“Once again, don’t tell Hiver about this.” she then left Dete alone.

Then next morning, Hiver entered their apartment after a trip to the bank. He held Dete and his very first salary as a magician, he smiled to Dete. Dete replied the grinned lazily. Last night incident still haunted him, the more he thought about it, the more desire he felt to be with Autumn. Days by days it grew even larger and deeper, his feeling towards Autumn was different each day. He never felt her as his friend, but more than that. But, each time he remembered Autumn said that ‘don’t let Hiver know about this and that’ really bothered his mind.
It was obvious that Autumn only cared about Hiver because Hiver was special to her, and not him. But, she was special to him. Dete was certain that he had already fallen in love with Autumn, even that she never felt a thing but he felt it.
Hiver gave the money to him, he counted it and nodded his head as the sign of satisfying. He stared at his first salary as the magician, that was classic… his memories to his father appeared in his mind. That was the feeling when you got a gift on half of your effort, he always watching Jack received his salary, he was so happy and treated everyone. Dete smiled, only he knew how bad he wanted to call Jack at that time. Hiver stared at his best’s friend and he could guess what had wandering in his friend’s mind. He surely missed his father and so does him…
“We’ve already promise that we’ll call our father and inform them that we still alive and safe.” Hiver spoke up, Dete looked at him.
“No, I want that we’ve enough money, have a big luxurious bungalow then we’ll call him. At that time, they would be very-very proud and happy to have a son like us. Hiv, I also want to liberate you from the murder accusation. When we are rich enough, let’s go back to Mundas, judging you back, prove that you’re innocent.”
Hiver was quite touched when he heard Dete’s thought. He felt a little bit shy with Dete, he knew that he shouldn’t bother Dete and separated him from his father but he was helpless at that time, he was innocent but who wanted to hear that? He was scare if Jack’s luck also befalls on him.
“You’ve done a lot, Dete. I shouldn’t trouble you anymore. It’s enough when you runaway with me too,” he held Dete’s shoulder.
“Hiv, that’s nothing. I only care about our relationship.” he smiled and Hiver smiled reluctantly.
Their conversation stopped there when the door bell rang, letting out it’s piercing voice. Hiver went to the door and opened it. It was Autumn with her luggage, stood in front of him. She looked embarrassed with Hiver, which was the first time she looked like that. Hiver stared at her luggage.
“I rent a house and the owner chase me out,” she spoke.
“That was amazing, please come in!” Hiver took her luggage.
Dete stood up from the chair and he was astounded when he saw Autumn came in with luggage. Hiver looked at Dete, giving him a sign. Half whispered.
“She had been chase out by the owner of her apartment,” Hiver whispered it towards Dete. Dete looked confused.
‘But for now, you’ve to get out from the door! Bye!’
He remembered the part of Seth’s conversation after they fought. Maybe, the apartment that Autumn said she rented it, was sponsored by Seth at the same time and after the fight last night, the next morning Seth had chased her out from the apartment.
Hiver nodded his head after hearing Autumn’s telling her story on how she got chased away by the owner. But, Dete only smiled…half skeptic because he knew the whole true story. He understood Autumn, and that’s making him became more and more in love with Autumn.
Hiver held Autumn’s hand. He stared at her with a soft looks on his brown eyes. She was beating so fast when he looked at her like that, Autumn was smiling and then she looked down to the carper, she didn’t want to look at him at that moment because she felt shy moreover it was in front of Dete.
“You’ll be alright here, you’ll be safe.” Hiver said with a softened voice. Then, he embraced her. Dete’s heart was on flame, he felt a hotness burning inside his heart and he couldn’t hide it anymore. He left the couple alone.

Autumn had live with them, Hiver never felt as happy as this when Autumn arrived at his house. That was the chance for him to get closer with Autumn. They were sealed now, more understanding and protective again each other. Autumn felt she was on top of the world, she could meet Hiver everyday, cooking him special food and chat with him until the midnight. After that, they were together will traveled together to the ‘Milky Way’ and doing performances. They just like a couple but not official yet and Autumn like it on this way. Maybe, Hiver will portray his feeling to her sooner, she would wait and she doesn’t mind. Hiver was better than Corey, she slowly forgetting about Corey now. Corey wasn’t existed in her mind, never again.
Autumn stopped writing, she closed her diary and brood over her mind for a while, she never stopped grinning now. Suddenly, her diary slipped from her hand. Autumn awoke from her wandered and she bowed down to take the diary on the floor. But, someone had reached it first. It was Dete, he gave the diary and stared at Autumn. Autumn looked down, lately she never felt comfortable with Dete. He was quiet and made she thought that he never like her presence in this house. Dete always stared at her, with his sharp grey eyes.
“I never thought that you also write the diary,” he sat beside her and that was enough to make her felt nervous.
“In Papricorn I don’t have anyone to talk with. So, I consider that writing in diary could lessen my burden.” she replied it back.
“Well, you have Hiver now so you need to throw this diary.” he joked.
“No…Dete, I felt that you never like me since I live here. I’m sorry, I will leave this place at once, just tell me.” she looked at him and that was the wrong decision when she decided to look straight to him because his eyes were killing her.
“I like you.” then, he left.
Autumn wondered, did he got her some meaning on his conversation? What did he tried to say or express? What’s up with all his looks? His cynical smile that killed her feelings? Autumn’s minds were wandering again.