The Mediums Help

21

The girl opened her eyes slowly. She saw a room with white walls and curtains that acted like a revolving door. Her attention focused on the man with her back to playing rubik's. Silva didn't know who it was, but the memory of her drowning made her sigh deeply.

Silva touched the part of her head that felt a little painful, her energy dissipated until this moment. She didn't think an incident like that would make her look like someone who was seriously ill. Though it was only drowning, but near death, Silva recognized that part.

"You're finally awake." Resa turned his head without putting the rubik in the desk drawer. He looked at Silva's pale face with mixed feelings, really worried until this moment. "Does anything hurt or do you need water because your throat feels dry?"

"Nothing, I feel fine now," Silva said as she tried to sit up without accepting any help from Resa.

Resa waited and watched as Silva sat quietly and comfortably. "How did you drown, and no one came to your aid?"

Silva paused, her lips starting to look pale now. "I saw someone drowning that day, and when I tried to help, he pulled me away so fast. No sound could come out, I couldn't get to the surface, and everyone just left without ever seeing me in the water."

"I was thinking about the ghost, did you think about that too?"

Silva looked back at Resa with a puzzled look. The pool didn't have anything like that in all the time she had been exercising, even when she was assigned to clean the pool room, she had never seen any ghosts or spirits. "Maybe."

"Maybe there's a ghost wants a sacrifice like that?"

Silva nodded uncertainly. "I don't know, it would be sad if I died like that, wouldn't it?"

"Yes, you're right. Dying in the most pathetic or maybe I should say ridiculous way because you're a good swimmer."

"Thank you for your help, sorry for not saying it earlier."

Resa nodded with a smile that was so sweet. The silence made Resa try to see the energy Silva had, but he couldn't find any. Silva didn't have any special energy like most indigo children, but he thought that was the coolest part because it would be rare for the spirits to realize that the beautiful girl could see them unless Silva couldn't tell the spirits from the humans.

"So you went into the pool?" asked Silva, breaking the silence.

Resa just nodded, then stretched him muscles. "Yeah, you have to live because I want to ask for help, but I will explain later when we meet again. I have to go now, there's an important class that I can't leave. I hope you get well soon, and good bye!"

Silva could only watch Resa leave without ever being able to ask about her intentions. The broad back disappeared behind the door, and Silva let out a long sigh. There were many questions for the boy whose name she still didn't know.

Remembering that her body felt strange from drowning, Silva started to take deep breaths as a preliminary exercise, but her nose ached suddenly. Even when she tried to stretch his muscles it was a little difficult, like something was blocking all her movements.

Silva kept trying to move her right arm without stopping, she endured the pain that kept coming with different flavors. She felt like crying for such a deep wound, but she couldn't make her parents worry. It was possible that home schooling would be reinstated. Silva did not want that to happen a second time, just when she was in elementary school.

Someone placed a tray of healthy food and mineral water near Silva. Her all-white outfit made her look even more beautiful than usual. She was the prettiest doctor in the UKS, and rumors were circulating about Tarisa being close to Tama - the famously handsome counseling teacher.

Tarisa gave a very sweet smile after putting down the tray. "How is she, Silva?"

"Better, Doctor, but who was that guy earlier? The one..."

"Oh, Resa?" Tarisa cut in quickly. "He was the one who brought you here in a hurry, it was obvious he was worried. But from your expression it means you don't know each other, is that right?"

Silva just nodded thoughtfully, she did see that worried expression. However, she never felt she knew the boy named Resa. "Doctor, why do I feel so weak? My muscles also feel stiff and even painful."

"You just need to rest, it's nothing else. You will be fine after resting, I have also prepared pain medication. Take it after lunch!"

"Thank you, Doctor Tarisa."

"Have a good rest, Silva. I'll be in the office if you need any help, just give me a call!" she said before leaving to see another patient.

Seeing her smile made Silva happy too. She turned to pick up her food tray which contained rice, vegetable soup with meatballs, and fried chicken. The food from the UKS was much better than the food in the canteen, and more importantly, it was free.

Silva enjoyed her lunch with gusto, she was already very hungry without knowing it. Maybe she was too focused on Resa earlier, so she didn't think about her stomach which was already starving from playing in the water a few hours ago. Come to think of it she had slept for a long time, having spent three hours in the UKS just sleeping.

"Silva?"

The whisper made Silva turn her head, she saw Tama standing by the slightly opened white curtains. He was sitting where Resa had been sitting, giving him a smile along with worry for his friendless student.

"You don't have class, Mr. Tama?" Silva asked.

"No one asked for counseling, so I went to play around." Tama shrugged his shoulders with his lower lip turned up slightly. "Doctor Tarisa told me you were sick so I came here to see you. You got sick from drowning in the pool, why did you drown?"

Silva chuckled at Tama's expression just now, even the man's gaze looked funnier than usual. "Yeah, I drowned earlier during swimming class. Luckily someone helped me, Doctor Tarisa said him name was Resa."

"Resa?" Tama frowned to remember a student named Resa, but he never remembered a figure named Resa. "I don't know, maybe I'm the one who's insensitive to children?"

"You're too focused on Doctor Tarisa maybe," Silva said with a small laugh that still hadn't stopped.

"Hahaha, you're finally having a good laugh. It makes me happy to share your laughter, and more importantly to see your big smile. This is a rare moment that I had to capture." Tama took out his phone, opening the camera app before he pointed it upwards. "Come on, Silva, smile big!"

Both corners of Silva's lips pulled upwards as she looked at the camera, her right hand also forming a V as the easiest pose. "The photo is good."

"Only one?"

"Yes, how many pictures do you want?"

"I wish there could be many with different styles, but I think you would object to doing that. So one photo is enough, after all you are already beautiful here."

Silva laughed again at Tama's words, she never expected her counseling teacher to be so talkative and joking. "Did you have lunch, Mr. Tama?"

"I had it earlier with Coto Makassar, it tasted very good because it was eaten at noon. Drink orange ice with extra ice cubes, you have to try it later when you recover!"

"Where can I buy it, Sir?"

"There's already someone selling it in the canteen, so you can buy it anytime. I'll treat you if you have friends. If you don't have any friends, I won't treat you, I promise."