The Mediums Help

24

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 anything in your room, Resa. I was just sitting here trying to wake you up, but you only woke up because of the sunlight. The answer to the third question is that I followed Silva, and found out where she lives, who she's with and what she does at home."

"Wow! You're crazy," Resa said shaking his head quickly. He never thought that Tere could do crazy things, but if he thought back it seemed strange. Tere had never done strange things like this before, and now she was doing it just because she wanted to go home with Silva's help. Quite suspicious.

"She didn't do anything for two days, but she got the mission through a dream. She can do things you can't, Resa." Tere turned her attention to the floor tiles, she was so serious with an added expression of amazement for Silva's prowess. "She's very cool, but unfortunately she's not as smart as you. She's too stupid, she should be smarter if she has that much power. I'm a little annoyed, but it comes back to my mission that needs to be completed."

"She didn't do anything, but was able to get a dream?"

Tere nodded, she recalled the unexpected events of that time. A quiet night with a dark room, she could only hide on top of the closet while watching Silva's activities with boredom that had peaked, even feeling like vomiting. Silva studied too much, ate, drank milk, and then slept. There was nothing interesting until another ghost came with water dripping from his clothes.

The figure didn't look very tall, but his face looked miserable. He entered without opening the door, piercing through Silva's bedroom door without any guilt. The sad look in the eyes without pupils lasted for a long time. He ended up sitting on the floor, watching Silva with eyes that had become normal like any other human.

Nothing was done for that long, and Tere was bored. Especially bored because she couldn't do anything right now, but she was also curious. "What did he do during that time?"

For a long time the male ghost sat without doing anything, and now he chose to move. Sitting beside the bed, he could see Silva's beautiful face even more closely now. There was no smile in sight, but the different expression made Tere suspicious.

Tere continued to watch silently, her curiosity making her unable to calm down. Fortunately the strange activity didn't take long, Silva woke up with a lot of sweat on her temples. Even she was surprised when she saw the male ghost, as if a nightmare had come and felt real.

"I don't understand the dream part, but it felt strange to me. I did the same thing when the male ghost left, but unfortunately nothing worked. The girl stayed asleep despite the occasional frown, probably having another nightmare," Tere told Resa. There was no longer any excitement in her face, she looked annoyed now.

"That's it?"

"Of course not," Tere said unhappily. "I was there for a long time, several days. After that incident, Silva seemed to have no appetite for anything. The male ghost was also always behind hervwithout being seen, and always sat on the edge of the bed without thinking about the water he was carrying. I don't know if there was a second dream, but Silva said she was willing to help after waking up in the middle of the night."

"Why didn't she want to help in the first place?"

"Didn't you realize that the ghost was out to kill, Silva?"

Resa was surprised, he hadn't thought that far ahead. It was just that she thought that there was a watcher in the pond, but not a ghost who wanted to ask for help. It was strange to think about, they could have come in a nice way, but this time it was in a creepy way.

"His face looks strange with that look, he always gives the same look when the girl is fast asleep. I don't know what his intentions are, but it's seriously quite strange. Very strange for me who has never done such a crazy thing."

"You're right." Resa nodded his head while searching for the answer to Tere's question just now. The curiosity was starting to rise even though there was no courage to ask Silva directly. They had already met, but Resa felt bad.

"Do you often see them interact?"

"No, only a few times when the male ghost asked for help, Silva's refusal, and then Silva's willingness to help. There were no other explanations, no dark stories, and no unnecessary conversations. That's all."

Resa turned his gaze to the window of the room, nothing special really. However, it felt good to think while looking that way. His brain felt like it was working.

"She will perform the ritual today."

Resa turned his head quickly, his eyes rounded just like that. "How could it be so soon?"

"I don't know, but as usual she will perform the ritual when the school is quiet. Do you know where it is?"

"It can't be in the classroom, but if she went to the pond, would it be safe?"

Tere shrugged her shoulders uncomprehendingly, she couldn't give an answer that might turn out to be a fatal mistake later in the afternoon. "What's in your head right now?"

"I think she performs the ritual when she gets disturbed in a place, and helps the spirit or ghost return home where the ghost is trapped. So the most appropriate decision today is to go meet Silva at the pond, I hope there are no additional tasks today."

"Is your schedule always so tight? I always get annoyed whenever you come home late, students in the final year should get a lot of time off so they don't feel stressed," Tere said annoyed, and sad at the same time.

"Hahaha, you're right on that part, but unfortunately it won't happen. Third graders have to complete all the assignments, and all the exams before they graduate. I hope all my grades are satisfactory so I can go to college."

"You're going to college then?" Tere looked at Resa with both eyebrows deeply knitted.

"Of course, I want to make Mom proud, and I want to realize all the dreams I've been saving. So what?"