"Why don't you come to the library with my laptop? " Braylan asked Samuel in the school ground. It was dispersal time and the boys were taking their cycles out of the stand.
"I can, but why don't you come over to my house? " Samuel asked.
"I don't want your mom to become suspicious. I am almost living in your house." He replied with a smile.
"Come on. She loves you. She could have you for the whole day. " Samuel said, laughing.
"Okay I will come to your house before Jayden returns. "
"Agreed." The boys paddled their way home. Braylan changed into comfortable clothes and grabbed some snacks from the cabinet and walked towards Samuel's house.
"What happened? You didn't say anything. " Samuel asked while Braylan opened his computer.
"I will show you. I hope something is caught on the camera. " He replied and started replaying the recordings. To his disappointment, nothing suspicious was recorded. Jane walked downstairs and opened the door for him. He could only see her in the living room recording. He closed the recordings and turned towards Samuel and narrated the whole story.
"You know I am scared to live in our house. The place is crawling with unseen people. I don't know what to do. " He added . He looked very close to collapsing. "I am scared, Sam. I really am!"
"I know it is really hard. Especially on you. But if we want to drive those spirits out, we have to be patient. I know you can do it. You just have to make sure your mom and dad know everything about this. It will help us. " Samuel tried to comfort his friend who was pale. He nodded in reply and sat there in silence.
"Let's check today's recordings. " He said after 10 minutes. They heard the conversation between Roger and Jayden live. None of them was surprised. They exchanged knowing glances, their face showing the expression of someone who had just revealed the biggest mystery of time.
"We need more cameras. " Braylan said after seeing the while thing.
"What do you mean? "
"I need three more cameras. One for attic, one for corridor and one for the stairs. " He elaborated.
"How are you going to pay? " He asked Braylan who shifted his legs guiltily.
"I.. willsteaitfrodad" He mumbled.
"Didn't catch a word! Repeat please. "
" I.. I will steal it from dad. Charge it on his card. " He said, looking guilty and not meeting Samuel's eyes.
"No way! I won't let you steal anything at all. Talk to them. " Samuel said, his eyes clearly showing how shocked he was.
"They will never believe me. "
"You didn't even try. I will help you with this. But I won't support you in stealing something."
"You don't understand, Sam! Mom and dad will never believe me. " Braylan said heatedly.
"Did you try speaking to them? " Samuel said stubbornly.
"No but.. "
"Exactly! You are just assuming it, aren't you? " Samuel spoke before Braylan could finish his sentence.
"But they didn't believe Jayden, did they? "
"Did Jayden have some thing to prove his words? " Samuel asked looking sternly in his friend's eyes.
"No he didn't. " Braylan replied looking away from his friend's eyes.
"You are just assuming things. You should try, buddy, you should. Go speak to them. Speak to either your mom or dad. Whoever you are more comfortable with. Show them these footages. If they don't believe you, then we will see what can be done. But you should go speak to them. How can you assume that they won't believe you? They are your parents after all. They won't allow anything to harm Jayden Would they? " Samuel tried to reason his friend.
"Samuel someone's at the door. I think he is one of your friends. " Samuel's mom called him from downstairs.
"Alright mom, send him to my room. " Samuel shouted from his room.
"God! Kids these days are very lazy. " His mom said and opened the door. After sometime, Jacob entered the room.
"Hi guys. I am in a big hurry. I am here to tell that this Roger is bothering me. Jayden says he trusts him. I have a bad feeling about this." He started speaking even before they could greet him.
"Yeah Jacob we know. There are some footages. You should see it when you are free." Braylan replied.
"Okay. Mail them to me. I have to be at home. Jayden will come to my place any time now. All the best guys. "
"You too. Try to be casual around him. We have to hide almost everything from him." Braylan said and Jacob left as quickly as he came. Braylan didn't speak. He was trying not to meet Samuel's eyes but he was staring him intently. Flake entered the room and Braylan picked her and started stroking her smooth fur.
"Well? " Samuel said after a long silence.
"I don't know. I will try speaking with dad. But not in our house. I have to speak somewhere else. I can't trust a single thing inside our house. Can you believe that? I have to hide stuff from my house. " He replied and sighed.
"I know it sucks. But you are doing the right thing." Samuel patted his back and he nodded.
Braylan decided that he would ask his dad to listen him outside the house, before he would enter the house. He was busy collecting all the important recordings and Samuel was helping him out. Pretty soon, it was time for Marco to return and Braylan was ready with all the necessary information. He was nervous and he had rehearsed the conversation with Samuel.
"Here we go! " He said after hearing the car park.
"You've got this buddy! You can do it! " Samuel encouraged him and he nodded in reply. He walked out, clutching his computer in one hand, feeling very nervous. The possibility of Marco believing him was really small in his head. But he had to at least try it. If one of his parents believed him, the other would believe him too. He had proves, he had the whole story, he had explanations to some weird things. He was going to try it.
"Hi dad! " He said as Marco was just getting out of his car.
"Hey Braylan. What are you doing here? " He replied, locking his car.
"Dad we need to talk. " He said nervously.
"Okay, let's talk in the house. "
"No dad! We have to talk right now and right here! " He replied firmly and Marco looked at him with raised eyebrows.
"Okay, so what is it? " He asked, curiously as it was not ordinary for his son to stop him on the road and ask him to listen.
"Can we sot somewhere? " Braylan asked in a small voice.
"Come inside! " Marco replied with a sigh, he unlocked the car and they both climbed the back seat.
"So tell me. What is so important and so secretive? " He asked once again, scanning the pale, small and sweaty face in front of him.