Tere hid behind a sizable mango tree. Her attention was focused on the long-haired girl near the school gate. Since earlier, Tere, did not see the conversation between Silva and Supri. Both of them were silent, Silva seemed to be waiting for a pickup that was not sure when it would come, and Supri was busy listening to music from an old tape inside the security post. Waiting for Silva's movement, made Tere sigh irritably. She had been standing behind the tree for a long time, and the girl never got picked up. Even though they had waited for a long time, even the beautiful ghost's legs were aching now. However, Silva seemed fine until this moment. "When did that girl leave?" muttered Tere irritably. She felt like taking Silva home, but she didn't have enough strength to make herself human. Tere tried to be patient again, eliminating the annoyance that had been building up for so long in her heart for her own good. Fortunately it paid off, the car stopped in front of Silva, and the g

The sunlight creeps in slowly, touching every strand of hair, eyebrows, and now the rays are touching the eyes of the boy who is sleeping soundly. Both eyebrows furrowed in discomfort from the sunlight. Resa opened his eyes, and was surprised to find Tere sitting beside the bed with a flat stare. It was surprising because it happened suddenly, and Resa had never thought about the strange behavior of the female ghost. His sleeping position changed to sitting when Tere chose to sit on the edge of the bed. The female ghost's face didn't look good, but it didn't look bad either, and Resa felt confused about it. He tried to gather herself first, folding the thin warm blanket quickly. "What are you doing here?" Resa asked finally. He looked at Tere intently, as if searching for the real reason for the expression on the ghost's face. "And where have you been all this time, Tere?""Silva's house.""What? How come?" Resa was very surprised for him latest news this morning. "I didn't do any

The school looked very quiet from the second floor balcony. There were no more people other than Silva, and the security guard at the security post. Sh quickly left the balcony for the school swimming pool room on the third floor. Along the way, the sound of her steps was loud, a rhythm that accompanied Silva as she walked. She pushed the glass door quite slowly, there was no one there. Not even the male ghost who appeared in her dream. Silva chose to sit by the lockers, she looked at the calm water of the pool. Her memory of the drowning incident made her grimace, quite painful for an introductory session between a human, and a ghost. And that had been his first time drowning, and almost dying from lack of breath. "Sorry." Revelation came out of the pool like a ghost in a movie, looking like a ghost that could fly. He was very wet with a pale face, and red eyes. It looked pitiful in Silva's eyes at the moment. Silva just looked at him silently, there was no sentence in her head t

Silva could see the tea gardens along the way from inside the car. The sunless weather made her think of the cold air in the village. There was no energy to start the activities she longed for, it felt like her enthusiasm disappeared as soon as she entered the car. She was the most excited when Tengku said they were going to Maryani's house - Tengku's mother whom they had missed for so long. The last time Silva visited her grandmother's house was when she was in junior high school, several years ago. Tengku, and Sofi found it very difficult to get leave, they could only take leave when it was really urgent, but this time they were able to take some time off instead. Silva let out a long sigh as she leaned back, reaching for the water bottle on the car door. Gulping down water when the car was traveling on a road full of rocks was not fun, it spilled a few times. However, Silva continued to drink until her throat didn't feel dry. The car stopped in front of a house that was not very

"Why do we have to walk when there are pedal bikes, Grandma?" Silva tried to avoid the puddles. All the way from home to the tea garden she had to look at puddles, and it was hard to find good roads like the ones in her neighborhood. Maryani was still leading at the front, her hands behind her as she hummed. This 76-year-old woman looks very healthy, and still quite young. It could be said that she is ageless because she lives in a village, but Silva doesn't want to take her word for it because she believes there is something that keeps her grandmother looking young. Like a secret recipe, or a family recipe. "Grandma, why is there a hole in the road? Why don't you fix it?" shouted Silva, this time louder than before."I'm not deaf, Silva.""Ehehe! I'm like that because Grandma won't answer my questions.""Firstly because walking is much healthier, it burns more fat than cycling. Secondly, this road has been repaired, but it's a big loss because a lot of big trucks pass by," Maryani