Go home and get ready

After about ten minutes, his eyes opened and he regained consciousness. Then he got up and sat up facing us again.
In a slow and solemn voice, he said, "Yes, I will help you. We have a mission to carry out tonight. What a pitiful pair!"
He added, "I will see you under the tamarind tree at midnight, tonight."
So saying, he left and we went home full of hope. We were excited at the event that was to happen tonight but at the same time we were a little scared at the expectation of seeing the ghosts. We exchanged glances and smiles as we went our way home. We were smiling because we knew that half the battle ha\d been won. At the back of our minds, we knew that thee was a bigger and more frightening encounter that was to take place soon.
We promised to meet in front of my house at eleven and go to the tamarind tree. Finally we left.

Questions and more questions

“How?” Guna asked.
“That’s the problem. I need your advice.” I pleaded. “She asked me to get the Indian priest from the local temple tonight.”
“Tonight?” Thaila asked.
I answered, “Yes, tonight.”
“Then how can we help?”
“I don’t know the priest but you do. So please help me. Can you help me?
Gopal asked, “How can we do that?”
“Well, we have to convince the priest to go there; I mean the tamarind tree tonight and help the poor souls.” I said.
Thaila volunteered, “I’ll do the talking and persuading but I need you support. But how can we prove it to him? He wouldn’t just believe our words.”
“Ah… I nearly forgot. She told me to look for two rings under the staircase at the back of her house.”
Ravi quickly added, “Let’s go now. It’s still early and bright. It’s not so scary.”