RAISINS (Mystery Stories)
Misunderstanding

"**He's Handsome, smart, sociable. I thought after I died there would be someone who would talk good things about me.

Turns out I was wrong. Me and her are twins. Why can't I draw attention...?"

"Hey! Have heard you always vent, making me dizzy! I have to share my pill story with whom**?" The ghostly speech that cuts off the ghost speech of a boy named Randy.

"**hehehe. Sorry I'm too noisy, huh?"

"Don't laugh! If you laugh, but your heart is sad, it's very sad. Especially if you're dead. Oh yea. My name is Andy, by the way.

I'm the ghost of a student here who died of illness. I study too often without rest. After school, I'll go to lessons and piano lessons**." Ghost boy named Andy.

"Well! You deserve to die! You're treated like a robot! How tea!" Randy's Ghost Speech.

"yeah. That's how it is, but it seems my father and mother are deeply sorry for my passing."

"How do you know that?"

"**I heard their cries. Not infrequently after school, they would come to school and pray for my calm.

They will pray for the bench I once occupied. They are sure, I still often sit lamenting my fate here huh! How ridiculous**!"

Randy's ghost is silent. He was confused as to what to answer.

"What about you, Randy?" Ask Ghost Andy.

"**Entahlah. You see that student? Name's Ryan. Now he's sitting on the 2nd grade of High School. Maybe if I were alive, I'd be with him because we're twins.

He's just getting brighter. Not like me. I'm sure he didn't feel at all sad after his twin died**." Randy's ghost spoke in despair.

"Are you sure? Have you ever stopped by your house?" Ask Ghost Andy.

"Yet. I'm too afraid to accept the fact that I'm dead."

"How did you die?"

"**I had a fight with Ryan. I decided to run away from home. I'm upset. Because it's... Only Ryan was given special treatment from both my parents, and I didn't.

It was raining and the road looked foggy. I ran while crying, subconsciously running to the road, just as the truck was passing by.

The accident was witnessed by Ryan himself. After I died my spirit came out and I didn't dare go home. I was afraid to see my own body stiffen.

I decided to bind my spirit in this school**."

Andy's ghost heard Randy's story seriously. He also listened to Randy's story.

"Randy. Would you like to hear my advice?" Andy said with a smile.

"**Huh? Hey don't smile! You're a ghost! Just make me scared."

"Basic! You're a ghost too. Huh! Look, I don't think my time is much. Have you ever heard? People say, the spirit of a dead person, can only survive in the world for up to 40 days.

This is the 40th day of my death. Tomorrow I won't be here. My spirit is beginning to fade. I can't hear your curses anymore.

if you look at your spirit energy, today is the 7th day of your death. You died not long before class.

You still have plenty of time. At least you saw your family. Before you really leave.

Because if you keep harboring your feelings, you'll only be sorry. Frankly. I just realized, if my mom and dad really regretted after my departure, yesterday.

Before I hated seeing them, because my spirit would not be seen by them. I always avoid them when they come to school.

When I know and hear everything I already know. The reason they educated me so hard, asking for study lessons hard, was only for my good in the future, but they also regretted, they never knew if I was tired.

I never complained to them. I can't say if I want to rest. That's because they're too busy with their work. To the point of not having time to look at and ask my situation.

Randy's... I think it's the right time. I-i know. You look at your twin brother's success with a look of hatred and envy. But... If I see his eyes... It's like he's hiding his true feelings**."

Hearing Andy's Ghost speech, Randy just fell silent. He scrunched his forehead in disbelief.

Randy recalled his dark days when his parents paid more attention to Ryan.

Randy's ghost leaves Andy's pensive ghost, counting his last time in the world.

Time is late afternoon. Randy's spirit flew up the roof. Exactly at 3pm. Time to come home.

From a distance Randy's spirit sees Ryan say goodbye to his friends before returning home.

After Ryan's friends left Ryan, Ryan's face suddenly changed from a happy face, to a lethargic and sad face.

Seeing the look on his twin brother's face that suddenly changed, made Randy very surprised. He decides to follow Ryan back home.

Ryan walked home in a daze. As he walked, he took out a daily test paper from his bag. The exam paper reads 65.

"Oh! I thought you were sad because of me! It was because of the exam! Fuck up!"

After Randy looked at Ryan with an annoyed face, Ryan suddenly muttered as he reached the gate of his house.

"Did? Already arrived? This snail is fast walking too!"

"Sister Randy. We've reached home. I can feel your sadness getting grades we don't want.

Older brother. Do you know! The house becomes deserted when you are not around! I'm not excited to learn! If you don't learn without you!

I'm afraid to go home! You will always call my name your name wrong! Do you know! Dad's not working too!

She is always late for work, always crying in your room! He always carries your pictures everywhere!

Older brother. Don't you know, Mom and Dad love you more! When you get low grades, they'll be sad!

When I get high marks! They don't praise my name! They praised my grades by saying your name!

Mom and Dad always wish you'd made it! Come back! Please please! Give happiness to our family again!

BROTHER RANDY!!!!!" Ryan knelt down and cried in front of the house.

The house looks dark. People passed by Ryan who was still outside the house.

Ryan paid no attention to the gazes of those around him who saw him crying in front of the house.

Seeing Ryan cry, Randy was petrified.

Not long after, Randy's mom comes out holding a picture of Randy.

"Randy. Why are you here? Comein. Where's Ryan?" Said their mother who mistook Ryan for Randy.

Hearing his mother's words, Ryan did not dare to be angry. He immediately wiped his tears and answered the words of his mother who was unable to distinguish the face of her own son.

"Yes mother. I'm already home. Just before I got home, I saw Ryan go out with his classmates for group work." Ryan lied while holding back his tears.

Randy and Ryan's father came home soon. The father, who understood his condition, said the same thing to calm his wife.

He also did not forget to bring a sedative recommended by a psychiatrist who did therapy for his wife.

"Randy, mom... Dad's home. Randy, let's get your mom inside. We're going to dinner." Say father slowly.

"Come Randy! We'll prepare dinner while we wait for your twin brother to come home!" Mama said in a cheerful tone.

He also took his wife into the house. Before entering, Ryan wiped away her already dripping tears and went straight into the house with a smile for her mother.

Randy's spirit who saw his mother's condition, fell silent. Her tears broke when her family entered the house.

He then remembered the words of Ghost Andy that turned out to be true.

After seeing everything, the resentment towards his twin brother that he kept until he died, had already begun to fade.

Randy's spirit doesn't want to continue to see his family suffer.

Before he left, Randy went into the house to say goodbye.

Randy, hugging Daddy and Ryan. Not forgetting he hugged his mother warmly, although his family no one could see her whereabouts.

After hugging his mother, he kissed her cheek and whispered a word... "I love you, mother..."

The mother, who was arranging the dishes at the table, suddenly felt something cold touch her cheek and heard a whisper similar to her beloved son.

Her tears started to flow unstoppably. He then knelt down while crying. He could feel the presence of his beloved son for a moment.

Father and Ryan who saw mother kneeling down in tears, immediately ran towards her while hugging her tightly.

Crying, the mother called out to her dead son with a soft tone and trembling lips.

"Randy..... Forgive mom... Hope you calm down there..... I love you... Randy..."

...~Tamat~...