The Gray Autumn's

A Piece of Story

"What?" Autumn. "Patra called you too? What the fuck?" the gray-eyed girl raised a short complaint. "I was hoping you'd refuse, because I didn't want to go out" she lamented Jenna's attitude.

"Come, Elle. How could I possibly refuse if the lure was Aldrin," Jenna said. "That's it. After all, it feels too bad if you don't go anywhere other than to the store, home, then the store again, home, and ...."

"Hey, girls!" exclaim Puspa from the door. "Jenna, Honey. Are you going to stay in the pool?" tanyakanya.

"Hhh, that's my mama. She's so chatty," Jenna grumbled softly. He seemed very disturbed.

However, even though the girl grumbled quietly, Autumn could still hear her. The girl only laughed softly as she responded to her cousin's attitude. "What did auntie say?" ask Autumn to be curious.

"He told me to stop swimming. After that, I have to help her prepare breakfast when in this house there is a waiter," Jenna grumbled again. The short-haired girl immediately went up. "Yes, Mama!" say it loudly while reaching for the towel.

"At any rate, you are just there. Early in the morning like this has been soaking directly in the pool," replied Puspa. "Tell Elle, breakfast will be ready after you come to the kitchen to help Mama" she said, returning home.

"What else did aunt say?" Autumn asked again with a curious look.

"We won't get breakfast if I don't come to the kitchen right away" Jenna said after wrapping a towel around her waist. "You still want to be here, Elle?" tanyanya. However, Autumn did not reply. She simply replied to Jenna's question with a nod. "Yes, already. I go in first, yes," said Jenna. The girl passed by with her somewhat hasty steps.

At that time Autumn only smiled a little when she witnessed the childish attitude of her cousin. He thought for a moment. It is possible that other people feel the same way when they see a childish attitude in themselves. However, whether the adult attitude can be forced so easily. He himself did not even understand, the deepest meaning of a word of maturity.

The bright sky of the capital city. A small smile on the lips without lipstick. The girl could be proud, for it turned out that Benjamin had come before Edgar to look for her. It was very happy news for the gray-eyed girl. Should he relented and immediately returned to France. Oh, so weak was Autumn in the face of a Benjamin's love.

For a moment, Autumn's daydream then turned to something else. Sweet memories in the city of Marseille, at the beginning of an encounter between him and the man who now fills his heart. It all happened so fast. Love grows without expectation. However, who would have thought to be hindered by the blessing of the lover's daughter.

"Why alone?" the greeting of a man's voice, instantly brought Autumn back to her consciousness. He looked at the figure whose presence there had not been noticed. Suddenly the man was standing not far from him, and now he was sitting on the edge of the pool. "Are you in trouble, son?" ask the man who is none other than Moedya. I don't know why he came so early in the morning.

Autumn doesn't know what to answer. He just stared at the man with the tattoo clearly visible on his arm. The gray-eyed beautiful girl smiled slightly. "Did Uncle come here often?" tanyakanya. He didn't answer that question.

"Yes" answered Moedya. "Your uncle and I were best friends a long time ago. A long time ago, even before your mother came back from France," he explained with a look of laughter.

Moedya laughed softly in response to a question from Autumn. The longer the laughter looked more bitter. In the end, the man fell silent and stared at the ripples of pool water. "Yes. My mother and I were good friends. Very well," she answered with a big smile. He then took a slow breath. "How are you doing now?" ask Moedya. Despite trying to fight, but the curiosity of Arumi still remains in her heart.

"Mom's news is very good. She always enjoyed her days in Paris, even though sometimes the mother said that she missed Indonesia. Now I know how Mom feels. For a few days, I missed Paris. Has Uncle been there?" asked Autumn while glancing at Moedya.

"No, I've never been there. Maybe after this, Paris will be on our list of family vacation visits" said Moedya. "So, did you come here yourself just for a vacation?" tanyakanya.

"Um .. yes," Autumn replied hesitantly.

Moedya put on a small smile at the corner of her lips. He then looked at the beautiful girl who had reminded him of the figure of Arumi, a lover from the past. It felt like Moedya stroked the girl's hair, just like she always did to her own daughter. However, the man did not have the courage to do so. He simply clenched his hands over his thighs, holding a bitter feeling in his chest. "I hope you're not avoiding someone" he said slowly, but managed to make Autumn turn his head. The man replied with a gentle smile.

"I mean, Uncle?" ask Autumn.

"Yes, I mean there's no one you're avoiding in Paris?" lure the tattooed man. Autumn chose not to answer. The brunette girl just smiled. The attitude he showed made Moedya able to understand something. For a moment, the man fell silent again and looked straight ahead. I don't know what he's thinking. However, Moedya soon returned, "I used to avoid someone. The woman I love so much" the man smiled slightly. Autumn is just listening.

"I thought that doing so would make us feel homesick and in need of each other. But what I did turned out to be a mistake. I ignored him when he needed support. The biggest mistake I've ever made, and it brings a sense of regret that has no end. However, these are all consequences that I have to accept. So, before the regret comes, it's good to think carefully about the steps you will take," said Moedya at length.

"You lost that woman?" autumn asked with a fixed look at Moedya.

"Yes. I lost him and maybe that should be the way for both of us. I realized that there was nothing to be sorry about, although sometimes I could not deny that deep down inside the heart. "After all, it's just the past."

"I don't want to live in regret, Uncle," Autumn bowed as she played her feet in the pool.

"You don't have to regret anything, as long as what you're doing isn't stupid. Enjoy your day in Indonesia. Moreover, you rarely come here."

Autumn nodded slowly. "I'm very impressed to visit here. Paris is now entering autumn. Actually, it was a season I really liked, but I just had to pass it by" the girl said.