The Mediums Help

17

She put a bouquet of white lily flowers next to the yellow frangipani tree. Silva gave a wide smile while giving a prayer for Juwita who is already in the afterlife. She wanted the girl to meet her family soon, especially her parents, whom Juwita had missed for a long time.

The lesson that Silva got for this case is sincerity. Ikhlas accepts all forms of violence even though there is an intention to take revenge. She was happy to meet Juwita, and get many stories that she never got from other ghosts. The time was neither litle nor long, but it felt like I had known Juwita for a year. Though only a few days.

Silva took a deep breath, she kept both of her hands in front of her skirt while she continued to pay attention to the fresh lily flower. She likes to give something she shouldn't give.

"What are you doing?"

The sound made Silva quite surprised because suddenly Tama was beside her. Even though it's still very early in the morning, there should only be Silva and the school security guard on duty to open the fence. However, this one man had already come.

"Did you come early in the morning because of the doctor at the UKS?" inquired Silva.

Tama laughed at Silva's question just now, he never thought this girl who didn't have any friends could ask quite funny questions. "There's no way I could do that. It's true that I interest, but that doesn't mean I don't have time for my job."

"But I often see you at the UKS, in Doctor Tarisa's room to be more precise."

Again Tama laughed, but this time him laugh was quite loud. "It's not like that Silva, besides you don't see it 'every day'. You say 'often', so it doesn't mean every day."

"That's true, but why did you come so early in the morning?"

"Just curious."

Silva's forehead knit together, she looked at her teacher when she changed her position to face Tama. She could never understand Tama's way of thinking from the past, even just to find out the intentions and goals of this man for herself. Her counseling teacher seemed very curious about Silva's life, so much so that she often asked some of her classmates about Silva, who really didn't have any friends.

Silva shook her head in disbelief. "Intrigued by me again, Sir?"

"Oh?" Tama raised his eyebrows with a surprised expression. "You already know that. I was really curious about your early arrival and late go home. It's not every day, but it's odd to me to think. Then today you brought a bouquet of flowers, for whom?"

"Something you can't know."

"You suspect too much of me, isn't that right?"

"Of course not Sir, but I am surprised that you are curious about my activities. Wherever I am, you will definitely be there."

"Not really, I'll never be around if you're in the toilet."

Silva frowned even more at Tama's words. She started to justify the sentence, and declared his words just now to be a fatal error. She should have been able to think more slowly, and be smarter at sorting out her memories.

Tama patted Silva's right shoulder with a faint smile. "This afternoon please come to my office, I have something to talk to you about."

"Why not now?"

"Now?" Tama thought for a while, took a few minutes to think about it, and finally he nodded. "Come on, come with me now!"

***

The counseling office that Tama lives in looks much cleaner than usual, but the stacks of files on the table are still messy. Silva thinks the cleaning workers don't have the courage to move or tidy up the things that are here.

She started to sit on the soft black chair after looking around, even then when Tama motioned for her to sit down. Silva began to sit quietly, her eyes were busy looking at Tama without a smile or words coming out of those thin lips.

"Good morning, Silva," said Tama as soon as he was ready to sit together with a piece of paper in his right hand.

"Greetings in the morning?" asked Silva, and Tama gave a smile. "Good morning, Mr. Tama."

"How are you today?"

"Very good."

Tama nodded a few times, he leaned back on the soft chair. He looked at the thick white paper while occasionally turning to Silva in front of him.

"I saw data from children a few months ago again, regarding statements made by friends towards classmates. They say that you are very arrogant because you are always alone, and then now you are starting to prefer not to be in groups. Why did you do that?"

Silva frowned, she put her lower lip forward a little while thinking about Tama's statement just now. If she remember, she was indeed arrogant, very arrogant because she didn't need friends. "Don't you already know my reasons for not having friends?"

"Yes, I know that very clearly. But it's about you not wanting to group up for this class assignment that I'm confused about."

"Teachers give group assignments by giving freedom to students. They are free to choose group mates, and in the end there must be discarded students. Smart kids with smart kids, diligent kids with diligent ones, then what about the others? I don't like that ," Silva explained so quickly.

Tama knows about this unresolved problem, and he knows very well that group assignments are not something good. "Silva, this group assignment provides space for students to get to know each other."

"They are only friends when the task sir, then return to being strangers when the task is completed." Silva took a breath, she also leaned on the chair like Tama. "The most important thing is that the assignment is finished, I can do all the assignments without needing the help of others. The teachers should be happy for that one thing."

"I know you're smart, but have you ever thought about the intelligence you don't have?"

"What is it that I don't have?"

"Social science."

Silva stared at Tama silently, she didn't want Tama to speak about it anymore. She should have known what Tama was going to talk about when she invited her to the office, as usual when discussing friends without a pause. Then she was always in the corner like a depressed person, never had a chance to win this argument. Tama can always win in her own way, and Silva loses without a score.

"If your classmates don't interest you, try building relationships with friends from different classes. Maybe they're from the class next door, or your seniors," Tama said, giving a friendly smile. "Anyone can be home when you feel a match."