The ghost tells the boy that he's not brave enough to pretend to be someone he isn't. He's just waiting for something to happen. The boy asks why the spirit chose him, and the ghost tells him that it's because of the "ripple rooter" . The ripple rooter is a symbol of fate, and it tells the story of a person's fate. It's also a metaphor for the way in which the world works. If you live in the world alone, you're going to get caught up in bad things. The children are missing, there's a fire in the house, and everyone is in critical condition. The ghost wants to know why they're leaving someone in such a critical condition, since he got "shocked" by the fire. The fire was caused by a spontaneous combustion, the ghost says, and that's why the children aren't there. He wants to find out what happened, but he can't find the door to the house because the fire started from the chief's door. He asks the boy to knock on the door of the house so that he can find the missing child. The kid has come back, he says, just like he did when he was with the ghost. He hopes that the next few days don't be too bad for the boy.