The Rituals

Come or not?

"That's just Mika's with Cindy! Not all of us, Len!" Ardhan who was now sitting on the couch reminded Glen that only Cindy and Mika were visited by ghosts, while the others were not.

The words that Ardhan said had a point. But even that speech seemed to describe the egoism of an Ardhan.

He seemed to not care about this problem, as long as it was not him who experienced the incident.

Glen and Alvaro were actually quite furious when they heard Ardhan's statement.

Glen, who can control his emotions, prefers to be quiet. While Alvaro was different, he could not let Ardhan with his selfishness just like that.

"When do you want Dhan? Want to get this ghost first? Just found out and asked us to help you, Elo?" The question that came out of Alvaro's mouth was like a bullet that shot directly into Ardhan's head, which managed to make him speechless and silent.

That is Alvaro, he will immediately give reprimand to anyone who is wrong, but not by violence but shame.

Shame is a very good thing to make anyone feel deterred.

"No, Al. Just, I'm afraid that this ritual is putting us all in danger! You've seen it in the movie Calling Spirits, how one by one of them…"

"This is not a Dhan movie! Then Arina also knows the risk, yakan Ri?"

Glen, hearing Ardhan's silly reply, soon convinces the man that the things they are about to do are not entirely harmful to them.

Because it was Arina who proposed the ritual, and she would unlikely let them be in danger.

Arina raised both eyebrows as Glen suddenly said so, "I-iya. This is not as dangerous as the Ritual Film and other seance." Replied Arina, although she was stammered at the beginning.

Ardhan sighed, he then glanced at Sinta and Mika who seemed to give up and would participate in the ritual later.

Ardhan scratched his head in frustration and looked at Arina who was still looking at him.

"Well, what kind of ritual is this? And what's the biggest risk we'll take if we do this ritual?" That question was the weighty question that Ardhan first asked them all.

Ardhan's childish nature seemed to disappear at this time, and was replaced with an adult nature that he could not possibly have.

"This ritual was made by my Nyokap and not the same as other rituals. The biggest risk I know of, we're all just gonna see a lot of ghosts being called out at the same time."

"But when the ritual is complete, there will be no other consequences that we receive. The ghosts won't follow us to our homes or into any of our bodies." Arina explains what rituals they will actually perform and what risks they will receive after performing the ritual.

Ardhan, Sinta and Mika reconsider after knowing how the ritual they will do later.

"We only need five candles, three incense sticks, one coconut and a bowl of seven flowers. There's nothing else we need other than that." Arina again explained and told them what were the items needed to perform the ritual.

"just that? No media to communicate with them?" ask Sinta who felt surprised because of the absence of media such as communication boards, dolls and others like that.

Arina shook her head, a sign that there was indeed nothing else they needed anymore to perform the ritual.

"Gue's coming!" They heard a loud sigh before hearing Sinta's decision.

Ardhan and Mika look quite surprised because the woman chose the decision very quickly.

Mika played the sofa cushion she was currently hugging, she considered all this slowly.

But when he remembered the beginning of this matter, he felt bad because it all started from him.

So Mika finally agreed to participate in this seance ritual, even though no one actually forced her to come along.

"Yes, I'm coming too" he said without being excited, but he kept trying to smile at all of them.

Sinta nodded and hugged Mika happily, as Sinta knew for sure the decision was very heavy for the very timid Mika.

And now it's Ardhan's turn to decide whether or not he will participate in the ritual.

They all simultaneously stared at Ardhan, while people who get the gaze try to avoid their gaze all by looking the other way or pretend to think by staring at the ceiling of the middle room of the cream-colored Cindy's house.

"Where's Dhan?" Glen raised his eyebrows, asking the man who was shorter than himself.

Glen's question seemed to ask the man to condemn his decision quickly.

And succeeding in making Ardhan feel as though he was pressed with that one-word question, the man then clucked hard and hit the back of the sofa he was sitting on.

"Okay, I'm coming!" answer with steady.

They were all silent for a moment, as Ardhan said that he would go with them all.

Only the sound of the clock ticking and the tv lighting up could they hear right now. Ardhan was surprised by the reaction of his companions and addressed them in turn.

"All of you why?" asked Ardhan who was confused by their currently silent attitude, staring at him without blinking even as if doubting the man's decision.

"L-Lu said what was Dhan?" Sinta who was beside Ardhan's right turned around, to ask the man with a slightly stamped speech, describing that the woman was quite surprised by what she had heard earlier.

Ardhhan narrowed his forehead hearing Sinta's question, as if his decision was being doubted.

"Gue come, Ta!" Ardhan again repeated his answer to Sinta for the woman to believe.

And after Ardhan said that, he heard a loud sigh from Alvaro and Glen sitting on the carpet, making himself immediately glance at the two men.

"Why again?" ardhan asked his two Companions, but simultaneously the two men chose to shake their heads.

It made Ardhan feel annoyed and threw a sofa cushion at the two. While Mika, Sinta and Arina were just laughing looking at Alvaro and Glen who were grimacing in pain.