I Believe I Can See Ghosts

The Sticking Figure

Kala and Egan fell silent, facing a sharp glare. Of two doctors who were none other than their own fathers.

Just moments ago both were on the phone and asked to come to the hospital immediately. Otherwise, both are threatened with severe punishment.

"How many times did you say, Egan. Hobbies may, but don't put anyone else in danger."

Enrico spoke first with his arms crossed over his chest. Philip looked at Kala inexhaustibly.

"Father it's okay, if the item has to be lost. Ten units of dad can still buy more for you. But here I'm asking for your responsibility as the owner of these things."

Philip told Kala, while the boy was silent. The things he and Egan were looking for, were already in front of the two of them.

"You can't go like this to dad. I know I'm not a good father, because I didn't take care of you from childhood. But that does not mean you ignore the same father's gift. This is your right and you should be responsible. There are many children out there who dream of buying their parents expensive goods, but can not."

"Well, you forgot, yeah. Just inget earlier, that was also reminded of Egan."

"You also forgot om, just remembered earlier."

"Why are you going there?" Enrico went back to looking for his son and also the son of his friend.

"The place was long abandoned and dark. The lighting is only from street lamps. What if you were in the back of people?. Or suppose there is a snake. Have you ever thought about it, Egan?"

"And you lied, Kala." Philip chimed in by scolding the child.

"You're never honest about where you're going. Bener who said om Rico, if there is anything the same you how?. Where would you go, if only we didn't know where you went."

"Well, would Philip let us both go, if we're honest?"

This time it was Egan who turned their corner.

"Yes anyways why do you go to an abandoned hospital. Want to test your guts?. Or what the hell?" Enrico was upset.

Egan was silent, and so was Kala.

"You can take Kala for both of you. Because you guys haven't believed in what we've seen and felt for a while." Egan finally told me the truth.

"Kal?" Philip called Kala, asking for further explanation.

"That's a fact, well, we both have plans to have the same father as Rico. But we went to that hospital. We felt already here, we squirm father and also om Rico. But you know the place turned into that place." said Kala.

Philip and Enrico sighed. It was as if the two did not believe in what Kala and Egan were saying.

"So yeah, I'm not lying."

"That's really koq om, pa." Egan.

The two doctors breathed back.

"Yes, you guys rest first. Eat there in the cafeteria. Later it comes back home, and do not crawl again." said Philip.

"Yes yeah."

"Yes, um."

"Once again you guys are like gini, papa your brackets in the barn." threatened Enrico.

"Yes pa."

"Yes, um."

The two children had no other answer but rich "Yes". Because their position is now very desperate. Egan codes Kala to move on, and Kala agrees.

Better to go somewhere else, rather than continue to get scolded he thought. Egan stepped first, Kala followed. But suddenly, though,

"Aarrggh."

Kala felt a great pain in his leg.

"Why you?"

Philip and Enrico asked at about the same time. While Egan stopped his steps and approached Kala.

"It's okay, um." He was still trying to cover everything.

"No need to lie, why your feet?" Philip looked at his son and Kala finally could not dodge anymore.

Moments later Kala was under the care of an orthopedic specialist. He was handed over, as that part was neither Philip's nor Enrico's authority to handle.

***

"How many times, Egan. Since Kala was here, how many times have you harmed him. He's new here, you should take good care of him."

Egan looked down inside. Indeed, everything that happened to Kala during his time in this city, was indeed the result of his ignorance.

"Anything for the next week. You papa forbid to go anywhere, except school."

Enrico told his son. Egan looked at his father, for he was unprepared for the punishment.

"But pa."

"You go home from school, straight home. Papa will assign Marni to take care of you. If you break, Marni's bik will papa fire."

"Well, why is the punishment going to other people?" ask Egan wonder.

"If you are recalcitrant, you will cause others to lose their source of work and finances. You will be haunted by guilt for the rest of your life. Catch that...!"

Egan sighed, and then he could do nothing more.

***

After the examination, Kala was declared not to experience anything serious. He was just a little sprained and it shouldn't hurt too much.

But Kala said that he was in a lot of pain in his leg. This certainly invites a question mark. Neither the doctor who handled it, Philip himself, nor Enrico.

"Maybe it's your feeling" Philip told Kala, as he approached the boy in a nursery. His legs appear to have been clad in brown gauze.

"It could be your mind exaggerating the pain you feel. Though the original may be mild, or not sick at all." continued Philip.

"Paychosomatic likes?" ask Kala.

"Do you know that?" Philip asked back.

Kala nodded.

"Yes, that's the way it is." replied Philip.

When he sighed, he now only hoped that the pain he felt could be over soon.

***

"Gue wasn't so sure, but that's what I saw."

Chika tells Egan on the phone. Shortly after he informed his friend, if possible he could not participate in community activities for the next week. For he was being punished by Enrico, because Kala was again wounded by his actions.

"What's it like, Chik?" ask Egan to Chika.

"Just like a serem, but it's vague. It's not clear, it's not 3D. But he stuck it in Kala's leg that hurt" Chika said again.

Egan let out a breath.

"But koq, didn't Kala say anything to me?" Egan asked again.

"It could be that she wasn't squirming."

"Those who can see ghosts, can't squirm?" ask Egan wonder.

"Can dong, depending on the entity wants to show themselves or not."

Egan took a breath back.

"Yes, I want to try to talk about it first with Kala" he said again.

"Yes, I'm just as patient as I am. Greetings to Kala, if I have time to go there."

"Ok it up."

"Bye Egan."

"Bye Chik."

Egan then closed the connection, now he headed to the room Kala.