A Plan

How surprised he was when he saw his brother was out there. Even though he also knew that his older brother had just entered the house, and he himself opened the door for his older brother. Then, who is it? Or who exactly is in the house?

Rio's body trembled violently. He was confused about what decision to make. He didn't dare to open the door, afraid that what was now outside was a real ghost.

Rio, open it!

Someone who was outside the house said. From those words, Rio could conclude that his real brother was outside the house. He immediately opened the door of his house.

"Too long. What are you doing?"

"Brother," Rio called. His face looks pale.

"What's wrong with you?"

Rio didn't answer. He just sat there staring at his brother's face. Her eyes showed that she was frightened.

"Rio, who's coming?"

Thomas, who had been sitting in the living room, also checked out of the house while asking Rio. Before he could get an answer from Rio, he was first surprised by what he saw.

"Rio ... That ... That's your brother? Then, who just entered the house?" he asked.

"What?" The man who was older than the two of them asked as if he couldn't believe it. Then after that, he immediately entered the house.

Thomas followed the man, while Rio was still frozen in place. It turned out that the intended place was a room close to the kitchen.

"Which room did he go into?"

"I don't know, Sis. It seems to be in this room," said Thomas.

The man chuckled. Without responding to what Thomas said, he immediately checked into other rooms and also throughout the house. But he found nothing. Thomas was also able to conclude that the person who had arrived earlier was actually a ghost in disguise. He was annoyed with himself, did not expect to be tricked by a ghost.

"What you saw earlier was not human," said the man.

"Yes I know too. But at least the ghost is gone now," said Thomas.

"Earlier, before this incident, Rio had also seen a ghost in this house. That's why he asked me to stay here to accompany him," continued Thomas.

"Huh! Rio... Where is he?" asked the man a little panicked.

Thomas suddenly panicked. He hadn't noticed Rio's presence since earlier. He and the man who was several years older than him immediately jogged towards the front door, and they could finally breathe a sigh of relief when they found out that Rio was closing the door.

"Don't forget to lock it!"

"Yes bro."

The atmosphere at home was tense again. Even though now, there are three people living in it. But recent events have changed everything. Fear returned. Especially for Rio, who really didn't want to meet the ghost from the start.

"Hey, why are you scared? Come on, Rio. This is actually good. With him daring to come, that means we can reveal why he terrorized this village," said Thomas.

"Reveal? You mean?"

"It is impossible for this terror to have no cause. There must be one or even many reasons why this could happen. I'm sure something bad has happened so that the ghost appears and terrorizes this village," said Thomas.

"I think you're right, Thomas. This must have something to do with one of our villagers, so the ghost got angry and terrorized our village. But the problem now is who exactly is the ghost?"

"That's why I wanted to investigate. But, I don't have the courage to do it. Ha ha ha."

Rio's brother chuckled too. He was a little amazed by Thomas's thoughts. He also saluted what Thomas would do even though it was still only an intention.

"Actually, I already have an idea about who the ghost really is. But until it's proven, I don't dare to say it."

"After all, I'm also still a little doubtful. As far as I know, dead people can't become ghosts. If he dies, then the realm is different. There is no such thing as a wandering spirit. It's just a genie that resembles the dead man. I think so," continued Thomas.

"Hey, come on! Don't talk about ghosts all the time. It will only invite her to come here," said Rio.

Rio, who had been behind the door all this time, now he also came closer to Thomas and his older brother.

"In fact it's good if she came," said Thomas.

"Good your head. You can pass out later," said Rio.

"This time I won't be afraid," said Thomas.

"Okay, we'll prove it later."

"That's enough. Thomas, so what do you plan to do?"

Thomas stroked his beard. he thought. Thinking about what to do after this. To be honest, he didn't have a plan. He only has a wish.

"It seems, I have a good plan," said Thomas.

"What plan is that?"

"Let's just sleep," said Thomas.

"Damn it! The way I wanted to unravel this mystery, it turned out that in the end, I was scared and wanted to sleep immediately," said Rio.

"Do not take it wrong! Listen this! If we deliberately wait for the arrival of the ghost while still awake like this, it is unlikely that the ghost will appear. But if we sleep, maybe the ghost will come with the intention to disturb us. And when it does, that's the only chance for us to unravel this mystery," said Thomas.

"Yes, I agree. We'd better sleep now. And not in the same room. We have to sleep separately."

"Are you crazy, Brother? The ghost just came into this house, and you even suggested that we should sleep separately. No, I don't agree," said Rio.

"Do you want this mystery to be solved quickly? And you want to be free to play at night like before? If you want, just do this!" said his brother.

Rio gritted his teeth. Between fear and anger. That's how he felt right now. However, he had never seen with his own eyes how ghosts looked like. Terrible, that's all he knew. And now, he is required to face the ghost again.

"Okay. Then, what should I do if the ghost comes later? Should I cry?" he asked.

"Hmm. I see. As much as possible throw away the fear. And then you just keep quiet when he comes. Understand what it means to come. If you still don't understand, just ask him directly. That is if you dare," said Thomas.

"Then, what if the ghost attacks me?" Rio asked again.