"And make sure you call me if anything happens, okay?" Becky said to Autumn for the last time that evening. Autumn nodded her head and suddenly, Becky pulled her into a hug. 　　"I won't miss you. I won't miss you at all. But this is for the best, I guess," she muttered as she sniffed and used her free hand to wipe her teary eyes.　　"Mum, are you crying?" Autumn asked, a look of surprise on her face. "You never act like you care and all that stuff, and now you're crying because I'm going to live somewhere else?"　　"I'm not crying, and I won't miss you at all," she defended herself quickly. "I'm only seeing you off."　　"Then, why are you hugging her that tightly if you're never gonna see her again?" Elise, who was standing in the sitting room, staring at her mum and sister's drama, replied with a disgusted look on her face. "You look like you're going to follow her to her new house if you have the opportunity. "　　"Hey!" Becky snapped at Elise, then released Autumn from the hug. "I was

　　Autumn's eyes opened wide in awe, as she got down from the car and looked at the gigantic building in front of her.　　The mansion was all concrete and tall glass windows that gave a view of the mountains, a chance to relax and take in the changing of the seasons from the comfort of an easy chair.　　Its windows were as shy as eyes, large enough to welcome any ray of sun. The rock walls belonged right where it was as if perchance it had grown up right from that hallowed ground.　　"Woah," she muttered to herself as she admired the beauty of the mansion.　　Each corner of the wall was beautifully carved, and the designs were made with complete care. With the combination of dark green and spotless white paint, it was looking like a palace from a fairyland. Greeneries around the mansion were adding more beauty to it.　　As she admired the mansion, she recalled the small house she lived in with her mum and sister, in which some of the roofings in some parts of the house often leaked during ra

　　Autumn stared at him suspiciously, then shrugged before opening the book given to her. Her facial expression changed as she flipped through the pages of the book. 　　When she got to the last page of the book, she flipped it on the kitchen lab and turned to him. "What the fuck is that?" She yelled at him.　　Perry loved the way she was reacting, so he smiled as he watched her and sipped his juice without saying a word to her.　　"There are like a thousand rules in that book, what the hell?" She glared at him. "Am I here to live as your slave or something?" She scoffed. 　　"Even a slave doesn't have to go through so many rules to live with his master!"　　"You're already disobeying one of the rules," he replied calmly and dropped the empty glass of juice on the slab. "Why are you shouting?"　　"Why wouldn't I shout?!" She raised her voice again. "Dude, those rules are ridiculous. Didn't you read them to yourself?"　　He shrugged. "Well, it's my house. And guess what? My house, my rules."　　

　　Autumn made sure to wake up very early the next morning, even earlier than she normally wakes. 　　She had planned the night that she'd leave for work before Perry woke up. She didn't want to have any reason to follow him to work so that gossip and rumors wouldn't fly around about them.　　As she stood up to prepare for work, her mind went to the event from yesternight. When Perry threw the remote control on the television, the remote fell to the ground and shattered, making the batteries in it scatter around the sitting room.　　 As he passed by her and walked upstairs, she noticed how red his eyes were, coupled with the anger on his face. She knew better than to ask him further about what was wrong.　　When he was out of sight, she picked up the remote's batteries and fixed them back into the remote control. Then she placed it on a stool and switched off the television before going to bed.　　"I wonder what happened to him and why he acted like that," she muttered as she yawned and stre

　　Autumn covered her mouth with her hand, as the realization of what had just happened hit her.　　"I'm so sorry, I had no idea you were behind me," she apologized to the lady sincerely.　　"Oh my God!" The lady yelled as she looked at her soiled top. It wasn't all that stained, but she wanted to create a scene out of it.　　"You wench!" She yelled at her, the whole cafe now looking at both of them.　　"I am so sorry, I promise I didn't know you stood so close," Autumn continued to apologize to her with a sincere look on her face. "I could get your shirt cleaned up in the bathroom immediately. There are spare clothes in the women's closet, in case of stuff like this."　　The lady scoffed at her, then stared at her scornfully. With her attitude, Autumn knew she was in for it that afternoon.　　"What gave you the audacity to speak to me?" She asked her. "Next, you're telling me to change my clothes to the clothes in the closet," she chuckled lightly. "Me?" She pointed to herself, then turned a