I Believe I Can See Ghosts

Recognize Unknown

"Rituals?"

Kala asked Egan on the phone.

"Yes Kal. Chika says she will perform a ritual, to return the creature stuck at your feet to its place. You see he said too, that the creature might like to resemble lo."

"Can Emang Chika?" ask Kala again.

"Say I say, but I don't know. As long as I've known him, we've never done anything like that. Never before have any of us been possessed or in the same delicate creature."

Silence time.

"Gue even thought he wanted to go from here, Gan." he said later.

"Why should you go?" ask Egan wonder.

"Gue doesn't want you to do more harm than this. I don't want to be the unlucky kid." replied Kala.

"Kal, there's no such thing as an unlucky kid. Misadventure can happen to anyone, no one needs to bring. You do not have to think macem-macem and do not be desperate. Where would you live if not Philip?. Your family is so model."

Kala breathed.

"Gue doesn't know where to live either. But I think instead of dad wretched because there was me, let me go somewhere."

"There's no lo yes, like that. Watch out for what happened." Egan threatened Kala.

"If we have already graduated from High School, and already got a massage. Want to run away please, at least you can work somewhere, whatever the salary. Or when you have finished college, do not stay with Philip anymore is also not a problem. There is a provision for you to find life. Now, High School is only first class, where are you going?. What do you want to be out there?. Ignoring education?. Loss Kal."

It was quiet this time. He did think in that direction, but he also could not bear to see his father experiencing bad things due to his existence.

Philip was the only parent he had right now. And probably the only family member to accept her condition. After the mother's family and Philip's own family refused his presence. Kala will not be able to forgive himself, if until something worse happens to his father.

"When?"

Philip knocked on Kala's room door, the teenager put down his cell phone and pretended to be asleep. Philip tried to open the door of the child's room and it was not in the key.

He saw a sleeping Kala, then covered her. He kissed the boy on the forehead, then cleaned up some books scattered on the bed.

Philip took the books and arranged them into a special cupboard, which was also in the room. Then Philip accidentally dropped one of them.

"Rubby."

A photo came out of one of the pages in the book. Philip then grabbed it and,

"Degh."

His mind rumbled, because what was in the photo was Gayatri. Philip does have some pictures of his ex-girlfriend, but this one is different. This is the photo where Gayatri is pregnant with Kala. He seemed to be clutching his enlarged stomach while smiling at the camera.

Philip's heart felt sliced. Gayatri conceived the seed from her alone, and gave birth without accompaniment. Until then the woman was gone forever. He may have aborted the boy from the beginning, but he loved Philip. He wanted the fruit of their love to continue growing in his womb.

Philip put the photo back into the book, and placed it in the closet. Before long the man left, leaving Kala who now opened his eyes again.

***

"Means we have to prepare the flowers so dong, Chik?"

Heru asks Chika, when the next day they meet at school. They were gathered at the corner of the canteen to discuss the ritual Chika would perform. While Kala has not been seen at all, it may still be on its way.

"Yes, that also goes into his list of ritual conditions. Seven-figure flowers, a kiln, incense, and some food and drink." replied Chika.

"This musical isn't it?" Niko whispered in Ben's ear.

"Chika is a believer. Different beliefs are the same as us." replied Ben in a voice that also whispered.

"You told Andi, I wasn't intentionally horrified." replied Ben.

"Well, how is it?. What about his faith?" Again Niko asked.

Andi glanced at them, in order for them to turn down the volume of the sound. For fear that Chika will be offended by what they discussed.

"To my knowledge Kala's faith is different from his father, he goes with his mother. But yes udalah, why also we discuss people's beliefs. Our job desk in the ritual is just keep Kala, so he does not run away if possessed. We are not told to read spells or anything. So don't be afraid." Ben is back.

"Yes." answered Niko.

Soon Egan came, then followed by Kala. Chika then opened the most basic discussion in the conversation that day.

It is about when, where, and what kind of ritual they will undergo later. What conditions should they meet and what kind of security should be done by friends Kala.

***

Meanwhile from a distance, Cindy the prima donna class elder continued to pay attention towards Kala and the others.

He stared even for so long, inviting the attention of his close friends.

"Lo seems to be obsessed with Cin, the same as Kala." said one of his friends.

"Yes from earlier ngeliatin towards there Mulu." other timpal.

"Gue was just surprised by her, sometimes she talked to me. Sometimes I don't know." Cindy finally said.

"Have you ever talked to him?" ask another friend.

"Often." replied Cindy while continuing to pay attention to Kala.

"We often meet at a spot in this school. I'm just the same as him, and we're talking about a lot of things." he continued.

Cindy's friends were staring at each other. This time Cindy told them about it.

"We're both pretty familiar. But when he returned to the middle of the kayak gini, he changed. Sometimes I pass by, he's just like me. I don't know him at all."

Cindy's friends came back to meet each other.

"Lo's no longer shy, is he, Cin?" ask his friend again.

Cindy then opened the mobile phone gallery and showed a photo, where there was Kala beside her. They stood barely even apart. Kala embraces Cindy, and smiles at the camera.

"Seriously lo?"

Cindy's friends still can't believe it.

"Crazy lo gercep really deketin new boy."

His friends are teasing Cindy. Cindy finally smiled.

"But why, he doesn't know that in the middle of the crowd."

"Too, Cin. His name is also class."

One of my friends speculated.

"Yes yes" replied Cindy.

***