Chapter 25. I see you. I see you. Tra~lalala~lalalala

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" I will stay here... in the center." She went and sat there. "You guys... make a circle around me. Sit down and hold the hand of the person sitting on your sides."   We did as we were told. 

We were seated in this order:

Carlo

Didi

Big Mama

Patty

Maku

Donna

LJ

Jackie

and me.

Freya is sitting inside the circle we made by joining hands. She took another mysterious object inside her bag. It's  a string with a crystal-like object at the end. I wonder what that is. Wait. Aren't we going to talk to them?  So, there should be an board with letters. I think it's called an Oi-

"We are going to do a different approach. We.... won't be using the OIJA board. Instead, we'll use this."  She raises the object so we could see it. 

"What's that?" LJ bravely inquired. I can see that a part of the old LJ is back now. Thank goodness.

"This is a dowsing pendulum." A what? English please.

"Ahm...how do we know if they answered?" It was Donna's turn to ask. Sigh. I'm glad she looks calmer now. She was still shaking when she bandaged my arm earlier. 

"Like the other methods of talking to spirits, this here will also move. It will not move to a yes or a no  sign, though." She clarified. Then how are we-

"It will sway." A series of "Ah's and "Oh's could be heard from the group. "Actually, it depends on the condition you say. You can ask them to move it for a "yes" and the opposite for  a n". That explains it.

"Would they harm us?"

That hit home. The question that's been bugging me for a while and the same question that I'm sure all of us are thinking is finally asked. As I said before, this is not a game. We shouldn't think of it that way. We might become tangled in a bigger mess than in what we already are. It may be not be too late to stop this absurdity if I just convince them to stop this insanity. I shou-

"Maybe". That is not convincing at all.  "It depends on their nature so I can't guarantee that they wouldn't-

"Why are we doing this, then? For suicide? Because I should be finding Maki instead of this stupidity." Carlo continued. He was about to stand up and leave when-

"We are safe." She grabbed his arm. "I cannot lie and tell you that they have pure intentions...but I can assure you that we are safe here." For some reason, she needed to emphasize "here" in her statement. Now, that I think about it. She's been telling us to remain inside this big circle that we made. Ask her. I'm afraid to know.. You keep on having these questions but you don't have the balls to "blurt" it out. I know that. I already know that.. so..

"Why would I believe you?" He accusingly asked her. Relax dude. She's a girl. Try to be calm. Speak for yourself. Your shaking. What? My hands. Yes. I really am trembling. This does not look good.

"Because if you don't, you might lose the only chance you get to find your exNow sit." I am still amazed at how commanding this girl is. I think even LJ is no match for the sense of authority she has. 

"I agreed to be part of this but maybe we shouldn't do it here...because they might be watching us... now..." Just the thought of their lifeless eyes looking at me is giving me the chills. More chills.

They might even be.. next to you.

STOP THAT!

YOU'RE SCARING YOURSELF!

"Actually Patty.."

...they are

 

...very closely."

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