Comploters Not Afraid of Ghosts

Chapter 68: Ari, Tata, Lisa and Belinda

Although not fully able to digest the words of Mr. Hudi, but from there, Ari now knows, Belinda does not lie about the ghost of one long-toothed eye. And how frightening the ghost of the shadow that turned out to be an outcast ghost, until Ari remembered Mr. Suman who is now critical in the hospital. Then Ari told Pak Hudi about Tata who had killed one of them. Belinda also said that the long-toothed one-eyed ghost is the only one looking for Tata who made it into the school. Belinda said that even though Tata was invisible to them, it still smelled.

“For the time being the necklace will protect Tata,” said Mr. Hudi calming Ari who currently looks tense,” But for a while, tell Tata not to rush to the principal's room first.”

Ari also intends to ask for himself. Because he wanted to quickly tell Tata about the long-toothed one-eyed ghost. But before Ari told Mr. Hudi, Toha emerged from the door. He entered with a face full of sweat and a uniform wet with sweat. Toha looks surprised to see Ari in the living room in front of his father.

“Ngapain Ri, are you here?” ask Toha. His face was full of suspicion.

“Ari is again asking you about the situation at your school,” Pak Hudi explained wisely.

“Not that we agree not to dwell anymore with things like gini,” said Toha a little emotion to Ari regardless of his father's explanation.

“Instead Ari is looking for info to protect Tata,” Pak Hudi tries to explain again.

Although defended by Mr. Hudi, Ari can only be silent. He didn't want to fight with Toha.

“Protect Tata?” guman Toha,” What's up with Astri? What happened in the computer lab? Astri who does not know anything even becomes a victim!”

“Iya sorry I Ha,” said Ari trying to give up.

“Toha! Sit first! You are friends... You should support each other!” Mr. Hudi seemed to be getting angry with his son's attitude.

“Ri, if something happens to Astri again, we better not keep forever!” said Toha who immediately shuddered into the inner room.

“Toha! Here you!” Hudi began to lose his patience.

“It's okay Mr. Hudi,” said Ari neutralize the atmosphere,” Maybe I'm wrong for not keeping my words to Toha. Let me talk to Toha later if he's not emotional.”

Mr. Hudi looked at Ari for a moment. His face looked calm again. Mr. Hudi knows, this child like Ari who will be able to unite his friends, including Toha.

Ari asked herself. He plans, until the house will immediately contact Tata. But once at home, Ari was surprised, because in front of the living room door there was a pair of women's school shoes. Ari knows, and really knows, that's Tata's shoe. Ari quickly entered the house. But in the living room, Ari found no one. There was nobody in the dining room. When she reached the kitchen, Ari saw her mother cooking. And next to her is Tata, who is still wearing her school uniform, helping her mother cook.

“Eh, Ari.. Where have you been?” Said Ari's mother as soon as she saw her son,”Home school instead of going straight home. This is Tata so help mama cook deh.Tuh Tata has brought a lot of mama fruit.”

Ari could only look at Tata who just glanced at him with a smile.

“Udah clean-up first there, same change clothes,” said Ibu Ari,” After this we eat, soon also so.”

The three of them ate at a table. Ari's mother did not stop telling her about Ari's childhood to Tata which she might consider funny. Ari also glared at her mother several times, because sometimes the story makes Ari embarrassed in front of Tata. But Tata even smiles at Ari and sometimes laughs loosely. Actually not only because of the story of her mother Ari considered tacky, which makes Ari uncomfortable. But there is something from earlier that Ari wants to quickly convey to Tata. After the meal, Ari and Tata sat together in the living room. Ari thought, it's time he had to tell Tata.

“Ta, there is something important that I want to convey,” Ari said with a serious face.

“I also have something I want to say,” said Tata also with a serious face or made-to-be serious.

Ari gawking. Never had he seen Tata with such a serious face.

“Ok, if so you used to be Ta,” said Ari relented.

“I just saw a kid who lives in a well..”.

“Ta! You took off your necklace?”

“Get a minute..”.

“Ta! I told you for a second, you can't take off your necklace! It's danger!”

“I also talked to him..”.

“Hah! Talk to him? Ta! You're kidding me?”

“Say him, you are arrogant..”.

“Yes for God! You don't understand..”.

“So he said Belinda never slept in your room.”

“She said about Belinda..?”

“Iya Ri's. How come you never said Belinda slept in your room?”

“Yes, he slept in the same room as me. But he's stuck on the ceiling…. I just can't sleep.”

“It is, Belinda is beautiful.. Room again...”.

“Ah, we are Ta, who never saw him.”

Tata was silent. His face was deliberately cut.

“Ta, tenser yes!” this time Ari's voice was somewhat emotional,” Belinda that night came to me. He said there's a ghost looking for you, who has made it into our school. The ghost is one-eyed, the teeth are long. I deliberately didn't tell you because I didn't want to worry you. And just now, said Mr. Hudi, the ghost is now in the principal's room. So from now on you do not rush to the principal's room first. You've killed one of them. And how many times have I told you, don't take off your necklace for a second!”

Hearing Ari's emotional voice, Tata so edged feeling guilty.

“Sorry..” says Tata shirih.

Ari remained silent. But looking at Tata with a sulking face, Ari so do not have the heart.

“Iya Ta.. Sorry I was emotional. But this is for your safety..”.

A few moments they both fell silent. Then Ari's mother entered the living room with a cake and cold drinks.

“This is cold drinking. Let the head get cold,” said Ari's mother quipped while putting her luggage in front of Ari and Tata. Then Ari's mother leaves Ari and Tata together again. Ari's face and Tata become red. Ari poured the drink into two glasses. One glass he gave to Tata. They drank while staring at each other. Until their glasses were empty, Ari and Tata were still silent. Then Tata looked at his watch.

“Eh Ri, I think I should go back,” said Tata,” earlier said to mama, I went to Astri.” house

Ari nodded while thinking of something.

“You were ushered using ojek online?” ask Ari smile.

“The usual ojek thing is right?” ask Tata. His smile is broken.

“Iya dong,” says Ari with a cheerful face.

Hurry Ari to her neighbors to borrow a jacket and helmet ojek online. Then with his mother's motorbike, Ari shook Tata down the city road. From the beginning of the road, Tata has been holding Ari tightly. And Tata won't let go until they're near Tata's house. This afternoon, Ari and Tata discover both their worlds. And for a while they forgot the long-toothed one-eye ghost.

***

This afternoon is bright. Finished delivering Tata, Ari returned to his home. Ari's mother was in the living room sewing.

“Where? Princess has been delivered safely?” ari's mother asked as Ari passed by the living room.

“Udah Ma,” Ari replied briefly.

“Not lacking anything right him?” ask Ari's mother again.

“Mama calm ajalah,” replied Ari who seemed to start renting with her mother's questions.

Then there's a call on Ari's phone. Ari thought of Tata. Ari quickly lifted him up. It was from Lisa.

“Halo..” Ari replied.

“Halo Kak Ari,” said Lisa on Ari's phone,” Nothing will I call?”

“Nnothing Lisa...” Ari replied.

“Kak Ari, I want info..”.

“Info what yes?”

“Info about the ghost of the shadow that Ari said..”.

“O, so.. so how's Lisa?” Ari was getting enthusiastic.

“Gini Kak Ari. Yesterday when Ari called, Bi Tumi was next to me. He was following. Bi Tumi's tomorrow tells me. Bi Tumi has been with my family for a long time. He knows about the ghost of the shadow, because my grandmother and mother once helped a brother whose house is haunted by this ghost. Said Bi Tumi, she really likes nyaru, so my grandmother had a hard time tracking her. Keep saying again, that ghosts like to carry other ghosts. So my brother's house is full of ghosts.”.

“Terus..?” Ask Ari curiously.

“But Bi Tumi said, grandma I know the weakness of this ghost..”.

“What's the weakness?” Ask Ari again.

“Weakness of moringa leaves. But the moringa leaves should be thinned first with a peed child who is still a virgin.”

“Means?” Ari was confused.

“Iya it's Ari... So yesterday I just inget, when I was a child, I was told to pee with grandma on moringa leaves.”

“Terus..?”

“Iya so Kak Ari, finally the ghost can be pulled, continue to be thrown away the same grandmother.”

Ari is sure, Lisa's grandmother must have dumped the ghost into the harbor.

“Easy-easy infonya useful huh Kak Ari. From yesterday I thought of Ari. So now I have to say. Hopefully can make up for my past mistakes.”

Ari thanked each other before saying goodbye on the phone.

“Who is Lisa?” Ask Ari's mother who had been listening to Ari's conversation on the phone.

“Had been Ari's younger brother,” replied Ari flatly,” now he has moved to Papua.”

“You guys seem familiar?” ask Ari's mother again pretentiously suspicious.

“Then, she considered Ari like her dead sister.” Ari tried to explain her mother's nosy questions.

“O, so... But you know right?” again Ari's mother asked.

“Iya Ma…. Tata lah Ma...” replied Ari while leaving his mother in the living room.

In the room, Ari started thinking. The longer, the more info Ari received. Everything is becoming clearer. But Ari just felt more and more do not know what to do. Ari has to hurry to see Mr. Riza tomorrow. And Ari hopes it rains tonight. He hoped Belinda would come. Looks like Ari has a lot to say to the blue and red-eyed teenage ghost.