The Mediums Help

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Silva followed Resa lazily as she had to go to the roof with the stairs. So many stairs that she had to climb one by one with almost no energy, while the guy in front of her looked fine.

Silva knew their conversation would be safe if no one overheard, but she didn't think the rooftop was the safest place. There were other places like the back garden of the school that was rarely used, and the library that could talk in whispers. Unfortunately, Resa still chose the rooftop because he said the weather was nice. There was plenty of sunlight up there, and it could make anyone's skin turn dark.

Silva let out a long breath of exhaustion, unable to walk anymore. She chose to stop for a moment without saying anything. For a few minutes Resa finally realized no one was following him behind. Sighing before walking down, he saw the exhausted Silva fanning herself with both hands. A faint smile spread across Resa's lips, he thought Silva looked cute.

"If you're tired, tell me," Resa said before sitting down next to Silva.

"Hehehe, I'm not strong, I'm sorry I didn't tell you," Silva said, massaging her legs slowly. Making Resa feel guilty for taking a weak girl to the rooftop.

They didn't continue the conversation, choosing to stay silent with their own thoughts. Silva was lost in the feeling of her not-so-strong massage, while Resa stared straight ahead expressionlessly. Both of them felt strange, this kind of situation was not to Silva's liking when she wanted to ask a lot of questions.

It was honestly the first time Silva wanted to talk to someone else in a long time. Talking to a friend of the same age that she missed so much, and finally found in Resa. However, the boy didn't seem to be talking much now, unlike the Resa Silva had met some time ago.

Silva sighed deeply, the silence making her look around. It was just the two of them, and every movement Silva made sounded quite loud. Whether it was wiping the fabric of her skirt, or smacking her lips for a moment, it all sounded quite loud.

"Resa?" Silva looked at her interlocutor with curiosity, and the courage she had gathered since then.

"Yes?" replied the owner of the name without turning his head.

"What grade?"

"Your senior year."

"Ha, seriously?" Silva was surprised, and once again she took a closer look at Resa's face. "But you look like a second-year student, so I thought we were in the same class. It turns out we're not, I'm sorry, big brother, because your little sister is not friendly."

"I didn't invite you here to talk about that." Resa turned his head finally, but with a regretful expression.

"Ehehe, I really wanted to ask, because we've just been silent here. It's uncomfortable."

Resa realized that he had spent a lot of time for nothing. His precious time just disappeared because of his own stupidity. "I'm sorry, it was my fault for thinking too long. I apologize for wasting your precious time too."

"Oh, no problem. I really don't care about that, and all the time I have isn't important anyway," Silva replied quickly. Her hands waved with an expression of surprise and confusion, but ended with a clumsy smile.

"Why do you say it's worthless? Is it because you don't have any friends?"

Silva nodded without taking offense. She changed her sitting position to make it more comfortable. "I've spent my whole life just studying so far, with no play with my peers. I'm alone, and you should already know that."

"Yes, I know, but I didn't really believe it. Now I'm starting to believe it because you said so yourself," Resa said. "Let's get to the important part. Here I have a mission to help a female spirit named Tere. She's been trapped in our world for a long time, and she wants to go home. The problem is, I don't know what to do because I've done everything I can, but I've gotten zero results."

"Is she still around?" Silva looked right and left, but found no one. I wonder where the ghost Resa told her about went.

"Of course, but it doesn't always follow me," Resa said as he understood Silva's movements.

Silva refocused on Resa's serious face. "How long has she been here?"

"Very long, I don't remember exactly. The point is that she asked for help on my first day of school. Unfortunately, I still can't go home, but the hope of going home is growing because we found you. You're so great because you can bring spirits back to the afterlife, and I couldn't do that for Tere."

"How did you know?"

"Do you remember the person who passed in front of the class when you helped bring the spirit home?"

Silva tried to recall which spirit she had helped, and whether she had seen anyone else at the time. Silva's eyebrows knitted together as she recalled someone passing by her classroom at that time. "Yes, I remember now. It was you, huh?"

"Since then, I've been looking for a way to tell her about my problem. But unfortunately, I didn't have much courage, and I didn't have much information because you seemed invisible."

Silva smiled slightly, realizing that it wasn't just ghosts that were difficult to meet, but humans as well. "So how can I help you, Resa?"

Resa sighed as he gathered everything in his head that couldn't be turned into sentences. "Please help Tere to go home, I'll do whatever you want in return."

Hearing that request made Silva think for a moment. She had never had a friend to send a ghost home, and this was her first time seeing someone exactly like her who had such a strong determination. Resa really wanted to fulfill him promise to Tere's spirit.

There were many possibilities in Silva's head, but she still didn't know for sure before asking Resa. However, unfortunately she found it difficult to ask even though she felt fine earlier.

"You just need to help me get Tere home," Resa said.

"Will you do anything?"

"Anything," Resa replied confidently. So sure.

"Okay, be my friend and team for the ghost repatriation mission." Silva gave a handshake with the biggest smile, while Resa froze in place.

The boy stared at Silva for a few seconds before returning the handshake. Resa gave a big smile with sincerity, him mixed feelings turned into excitement. "Thank you very much."

"Sure, but what are your plans now? For our first step?"

"Ah, you're right about that. I was thinking about telling Tere's background, but the documents are at home. It's actually on my phone, it's just that I saved it in a memory card for safety. I'll bring it later."

"Later?" Silva's forehead knitted. "So you're saying not now?"

"Do you want to speed things up? But I can't guarantee it because there's a lot of schoolwork, and there are a lot of exams. I don't know if I can or not."

"You're right, you're a third grader, and you have to obey everything the teacher says. No problem, I'll wait until the time comes," Silva replied with a nod of her head. "Tomorrow is a holiday, where are you going?"

"Don't have any plans for a vacation, just at home."