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Real Story Happened in Uttaranchal !@#$%^&*()_+
An ancient stone built mansion located in deep woods of Dirac, which is one of the widest rainforest in Uttaranchal. As popular is the latter for its scenic beauty, botanical wealth and variety of animal species, equally notorious has been the existence of this ill-fated house. After the tragic death of Mr. Kunal Johor, the owner of this mansion, the house was assumed to be deserted. However, there was not a single opinion about this, within the local residents.
Some vouched to have seen lights in the house, which glimmered to show their existence, deep in the midnight. Some sweared that they saw a human figure in the windows. Some claim to have seen Mr Kunal Johri himself. However, nobody could provide for the correctness of any information produced about this house, till date. There was some strange and horrifying enigma associated with this huge mansion, which prevented even most steadfast men to take its concurrent shortcut to Uttaranchal. Apart from 2000 elephants which migrate to Uttaranchal every year through this dense forest, only the men of supreme velour choose to take this route.
Most of them never returned. The ones who returned, either claimed to have seen nothing, or were too frozen to speak anything about the house. Often during the night, strange loud sounds were heard coming from this house. No-one could judge as to what kind of sounds they were. But the sounds came as if they are coming from underground, and were so savage that every time they came, they set chill down the nerves of residents of Dirac. Rumors became stories…and stories became tales….years passed and it became a custom to make travelers aware of the hazardous path and the supposedly haunted mansion…..
Tonight the sky is pouring generously all over Dirac. In fact the stormy winds and the crackling noise of the clouds make it a gruesome night. One light is lit inside the house. Though from outside, it does not give any spectacular view of the interiors of the room, as the window is closed and curtained. However from the glow of the light, it could be clearly stated that it was a reflection of a bon-fire. A critical observer could have even pointed towards the smoke coming out of the chimney. The house was definitely occupied by someone…or something; as for the time being. But difficult to say who or what occupied it…..
A tall, very tall figure was speedily and silently approaching towards the main door. It stopped on the main door for a while, turned left and then right as if it was looking for something then looked at the glowing light intently. Then the figure walked towards the main door. Stood still for a while and then knocked on the door…There was silence after the first knock on the door. For a long time there was no answer. The next knock came more aggressively. A cold voice asked ferociously from inside…“Who? ““It’s me! A lost wanderer in this forest.
Can I seek a shelter for the night?” There came a low, grouchy giggle from inside… and after a few seconds, the door opened slowly…half way. Behind the door, there stood a man of normal height, maybe in his early thirties, average built, dark, curly haired and hazel eyed. His short forehead and broad eyebrows reflected a man of fierce temperament. He raised his lantern and gave an inquisitive look at the figure standing in verandah.
The figure was more than 6 feet tall. His enormous structure, clad in most perfect taste of formal wear and long overcoat, gave him a more massive look. His long straight hair, fair glowing complexion, hawk like nose and straight jaw-line provided him with an expression of domineering, but a resolute man. While he stood expectantly, but as if determined that he will gain entrance to the house, he spoke up further ““My jeep has broken down, a little away on the other side. I saw the light glimmering and thought you might be awake to offer me a shelter in this house, until the rain stopped.”
Pinning his eyes on the intruder, the host replied: “We are ourselves refugees in this god-forsaken house. I don’t see how I can not permit you to come in. But I will let you in on only one condition.”“I think I can come inside the house on any condition” - Intruder“Let me tell you something about the house that you are about to enter. My own house is at quite some distance from this place. Being a local resident, I am aware that this house is popular within the locales, not for its beauty, but for the ill fate that it has brought to its inhabitants.
I am myself willing to quit this place as soon as possible. Had it not been for my companion who cannot stand the stormy rainfall, I would have never come to this house for shelter. You shall not blame me for opening the door and letting you in, should you have to suffer from anything inhuman.” - Host“Oh! Is it just that? I think, instead of dying in a stormy cold night in the forest, I would happily die in some inhuman but warm interiors of a house.” - Intruder On this, the host somewhat reluctantly opened the door and showed him in.
Entrance brought him to a lofty hall. Decorated with a remarkably unique variety of antique furniture and curiosities. Towards the right, there stood a huge mantelpiece with bon-fire underneath it. Apart from the bon-fire, and a couple of candles burning on the center table, rest of the room was completely dark.
And besides the fire there stood the most stunning beauty of Uttaranchal. A blonde young lady, somewhat tall, dainty, and with most winning, spiritual blue eyes. Though she stood remarkably still. Like a statue…or more like dead. Her white face, dry lips and questioning gaze made him feel very uneasy for a moment. He would have continued standing there, wordless, had it not been for this introductory voice which intervened.“She is Preet, my sister; and Preet, this is Mr.…” – Host“K… (Cough) Kabir. Kabir Vora.” “It’s a pleasure to meet you Kabir.
I am Harsh Vardhan.” – The host introduced himself.“Mr. Vardhan….”“You may call me Harsh” – Harsh cut him abruptly.“Okay, Harsh…. If I am not mistaking, aren’t you that popular poet who has given a new dimension to romantic poetries nowadays?” – Kabir asked while taking a seat in one of the huge chairs in the hall. “Nah! It is too exaggerating to say that one can think of any sort of romance or poetries in these horrifying woods of a rainforest.
I personally look at Love as just a change in the hormonal regime.” Harsh took his seat as well, while he continued “We just make up a mediocre peaceful living in the outward bushes of Dirac. And that is all about our life. What do you do, by the way?” “I am a tradesman. I often come here for researching the botanical amusements in these bushes. What I discover, is what I sell for value, to the leading Pharmaceutical companies in India.
I was on such expedition today and my inquisition absorbed me deep and deeper in this jungle. When I realized the time and place, it was too late. It had already started raining.” – Kabir“When do you plan to leave?” – Preet asked too straight-forward a question. Kabir was totally taken aback at this to-the-point invasion. However, he smiled and looked back into her eyes and said mischievously“Now that I am in, I don’t see why I should think about leaving…”
There was something very aggressive and intense in Kabir’s expressions.
Maybe because of the determination or the calmness with which he said it, Preet felt uneasy in her seat. Totally unaware of such unanticipated retaliation, she continued to gaze into his eyes. Though, Kabir had very passionate eyes. They had the potential to swipe any woman off her feet. “Hahaha! I hear you! It will be foolish to think of jumping out in that stormy rain when you have a cozy ambience handy.” Harsh interrupted again. “Mark my words, Kabir.
Now even if you choose to go out, we will not let you go…..” Harsh uttered his last words with immense seriousness. He looked straight into Kabir’s eyes, smiling sarcastically. For a moment they sat staring at each other as two mighty warriors who have entered into a live or die competition. Kabir was trying to evaluate the deeper meaning of this outward hospitality shown by Harsh.They would have continued staring longer, but suddenly roared penetrating till the depths of everyone’s heart, from very underneath the ground on which the Villa stood…that furious and shrill cry.
So vigorous was its intensity that it shook the stone studded walls of the mansion and set everybody’s hearts thrilling within…“What was that?” Kabir asked curiously“I did not expect it to come so early. It hasn’t been long since when we heard it some time ago. That’s what I made you aware of, before entering the house. This entire place is doomed.
Most of them, who entered in this house, never went back. Those who went never spoke to anyone else thereafter.” – Harsh said nervously looking around. Preet’s hands were quivering. She felt totally broken into pieces, by the fearsome sound. She was struggling to gather herself together. But more than that, she was trying to pose a calm expression.
As if nothing matters to her much. Kabir thought of saying some soft words to make her feel comfortable. But something stopped him from doing so. He instead continued speaking to Harsh… “What do you know about the history of this house?” – Kabir“Nothing more than what the local residents talk about this house.
Though what they say, is more than enough for one to conclude.” Getting up from his chair, Harsh started walking within the hall and narrating the myth “This house was owned by Mr. Kunal Johri. A man of principles and the one who contributed most of his wealth towards the well being of the local poor residents. He had a reputation of being a very friendly and cheerful man. Seldom did someone see him annoyed or upset with anything.
But during his last days…” While walking Harsh reached up to an open window of the hall, and leaned against it, looking outside at the pouring rain and dark skies, with an expression of a recalling face, he continued “ …during his last days he was not easy with something. He did not speak to anyone about what is bothering him. He was growing more and more introvert.
Many of his friends, tried to make him speak. But he just plainly continued to assure that nothing was wrong and he was just not keeping well for a few days. During his last two days, he did not meet anybody. There were no visitors to this place. He was all alone, in this huge mansion. That night he asked his staff to take a leave early.
He went to his room, and closed the door. Next day the maid found his dead body in the room. With his pistol sitting in his hand, one shot fired right through his head and blood splashed all over. She ran out to call for help. Within 2-3 minutes she came back with neighbors and all other servants of the house. To their surprise, they did not find any body in the room.
There were of course blood stains on the bed and the revolver too. But body was missing. They all searched everywhere in and around the house. But nobody could ever find out where his body disappeared. Police tried to investigate further, but went clueless. They tested the DNA of the blood stains and compared them with the DNA of the blood on Mr. Kunal Johri’s razor.
It matched perfectly. It could not be understood why Mr. Johri committed suicide. And how his body disappeared in air. Mr. Johri had no rivals. He owned very less, which he had chosen to donate to the needy. This house was inherited from his father and was equally owned by his brother, Karan who was in Gulf for some business. Karan was himself very rich, and cared little about this villa. As soon as the news was out, Karan was wired.
But they just got a reply wired by Karan that he is unable to come instantly and to carry on with the funeral immediately. Karan did not show up, ever again. As there was no dead body, there was neither funeral, nor autopsy.” Harsh now turned towards Kabir and Preet, while he continued to rest against the window. “Later on police closed the investigation on the case.
But ever since the sudden death of Mr. Kunal Johri, there have been strange incidences happening in this villa. Someone vouched to have seen Kunal walking in the woods, and around this house. The spectator later went insane, and was sent to the asylum. There have always been strange noises around the house…just like the one we heard some time ago.
Although these noises kept most of them away to come anywhere near this place, some did choose to inspect the cause. As I told you….very few of them returned, albeit thunderstruck. And now we three are held in this mansion.
That’s all I know about this house.” – Kabir concluded his story.“Three?” – Kabir looked surprised“Yes, three. You, me and Preet. Who else?” – asked Harsh, who was dumbfounded at this question.“So who was the one who just passed from outside the window?”- Kabir asked impatiently. “What are you talking about? There are just we three here. No-one else!” – Harsh was shaken on Kabir’s words. He looked outside, but in vain. There was nobody outside.
“Where is your driver? In the car?” – Kabir continued to question. “Kabir, I don’t understand what is wrong with you” Harsh panicked. He again peeped out of window to see for someone or something. But there was nothing outside. “Preet and I drove together up to here. We have no driver. I can still see my car outside. Come here I will show you…” Harsh waived his hand towards Kabir, asking him to come near the window. Kabir walked up “You see that open hood car out there? That is my car. There is no driver. All is as it was.
You must have had a delusion.” – Harsh was uneasy within. He was not ready to accept the thought that there was someone fourth outside, around the house. “Harsh, I would lay thousand to one, if there was no-one outside. My expeditions to the jungle have gifted me with very strong vision. There is nothing that can escape my sight, or delude me.” – Kabir was firm on his words….“Will you please stop that? There is nobody here, except us” Preet lost her patience. She was already uncomfortable with the ambience of the house.
“I will go out and see for myself” – Kabir started walking towards the door. Preet and Harsh glanced at each other. Harsh ran and got into Kabir’s way.“Kabir, don’t go outside… Kabir, listen to me. If there is something ….or someone outside the house, it is for good that it has not chosen to come inside” – Harsh pleaded“I am not afraid of no man” – Kabir retaliated“Kabir, I don’t know if this sounds correct to you, but whatever is out there, is No Man….and is far beyond our powers. If it invades us, we have the only choice to die, or to fight against it.
And for such situation, we better be prepared. Out togetherness is our strength. If we go individually, we all will die.” - Harsh said in a pleading voice.“Sorry to disappoint you Harsh. But I don’t need anybody. I have the courage to stand alone.” – Harsh was still finding a way to the door.“But I need…” – softly came Preet’s voice. Kabir looked back with surprise.
“I mean…. If you two could sit together, inside the house…without necessarily having to go out and invite troubles, I will feel more comfortable and safe.” - Preet“Am I talking to the girl who was impatiently waiting for me to go out, ever since I have stepped in?” – Kabir smiled at Preet, and stopped trying to go to the door. “If you can understand, Kabir. Your going out at that time, wouldn’t have mattered anyways. It was probably safe for you, and safe for us. But now I am not sure whether you will be safe outside” …and suddenly realizing what she said, Preet changed her words “And so will not be any of us.”
“Are you trying to save me? or save yourself ?” Kabir asked sarcastically.“Whatever you think!!! Just please don’t go out. Do you hear me?” Preet’s patience was at its extreme end. Her eyes were full of tears. Kabir got quite on this extreme resistance. “Okay….only if you say so.” Kabir leaned against the mantelpiece “I don’t stop for everyone though.” – Very keenly Kabir uttered his last words. Preet looked up in Kabir’s passionate eyes.
They spoke more than any words could express. Preet blushed and walked back towards her chair. Harsh relaxed in his chair as well.They all sat silent for a while. Harsh cracked the ice by a sudden unexpected question to Kabir“I sniffed mild fragrance when I was around you. Which perfume was it?Kabir startled for a moment. Slowly he replied in low voice“I was researching antibiotics in the nearby valley. The valley had a lot of small pink flowers, exceptionally fragrant. I must have carried some of them, or their fragrance on my overcoat.”Harsh continued looking suspiciously towards Kabir. He was not happy with Kabir’s answer. Something in Kabir’s answer was not true….
Kabir changed the topic…“Do we have cards to play?”“I don’t know. I don’t carry pack of cards with me, wherever I go” – Harsh replied arrogantly. He was still looking suspiciously towards Kabir.Kabir got uneasy and got up from his chair. “Let’s see if this house has any pack of cards.” – Kabir walked towards a large writing table in the hall. “You are looking for a pack of cards in a haunted house?” – Harsh asked violently.
“Why? Don’t we already have chairs, tables and other amusements? So why not cards? And do we have any other entertainment?” – Kabir replied calmly“Can’t you just sit and talk?” – Harsh got impatient as Kabir started inspecting the drawer of the table, looking for cards. He didn’t find any…So he walked towards the huge Elmira. “Talk about what? Introduction round is over…” In search of cards, Kabir sat down and pulled the bottom-most drawer of the Elmira and found an old album. He curiously opened it…and his eyes gazed wide open on the album.
He sat there …totally speechless… There came a horrifying crackling noise of the clouds and flashes of lightening from outside which, for a moment, clearly reflected Kabir’s dreadful expressions. Kabir got up and said “….or maybe there should be another round of introduction”Walking slowly ahead towards the center table, where Harsh and Preet were sitting, he turned the album towards both of them. On the first page of the album, there was Harsh’s photograph…and below was written… With a big sigh, shrugging his shoulders, Harsh leaned little forward, resting his elbows on his laps, he sank his face in his palms.
As if he thought for a few seconds and then stood up, smiling towards Kabir and Preet. Both Kabir and Preet were surprised at his smile, but they pinned their eyes on Harsh. Smiling to himself, Harsh walked slowly towards the window, passing Kabir…..while Kabir walked opposite to Harsh, towards the chair in which Harsh was sitting. Kabir and Harsh were now standing back-to-back, while Preet sat completely thrilled, between them, in her own chair.
The silence broke with Harsh’s voice“I should admit. It does not make sense to escape the fact. After all, I don’t have to be afraid of anything! What will you do? Hang me you cannot!! “Then he turned towards Kabir and Preet and with dreadful expressions on his face, Harsh concluded “Because I am already dead! “Preet gazed at Harsh with terror in her eyes.
This statement shook her nerves. “Meet me! The very soul of Kunal Johri! Ha ha ha ha ha!!!” – His loud laughter roared throughout the hall. Preet alarmingly got up and ran behind her chair, near the fire. She was dropping down terrified. “Prepare to die, or run you stupid fool!!! “ – Harsh continued Kabir, still standing with his back towards Preet and Harsh, was humming some song very calmly…the tune was vicious and humming very low…Harsh got furious.
He repeated “I give you the last chance to leave, or thou shall die!!”On this, Kabir stopped humming his song and roared“Stop kidding, will you? I know that you are no the devil in this house!!” then with his eyes closed and brows knit closely, Kabir turned his face towards Harsh and Preet………and said”Because the devil, is ME !”Upon this, Kabir opened his eyes. And for a minute, both Harsh and Preet stood like statues with their eyes wide open…looking at Kabir.
The pupils of Kabir’s eyes had become flaming blood red in color. Kabir bore the most disturbing expressions on his face. Loosing her cool, Preet ran away from Kabir. But that only brought her near Harsh. She stopped and shook with double fear. With bated breath, Preet ran back towards the fire and picked out a small piece of burning wood and with shaking hands she held it against both of them one by one.“D. Don’t come nun... Near me.” Preet was trembling with fear.“Stay out of this, Preet. I don’t intend to hurt you. My prey is in front of me.” Kabir said, looking towards Harsh.
“You think you can scare me with that? I think it’s time for you to die. I give you the last warning!!! Don’t mess with the walking dead, Kabir” – Harsh retaliated.“You have seen me smile! Now see me laugh!!” – Kabir laughed a wide roaring laughter. And there were clearly visible, his excessively grown pairs of Canine teeth. Kabir stood there posing like a perfect Vampire …. Or more perfectly like a red eyed savage hound eager to pounce on its prey.
“Do you believe now??? I am the ghost!! And I am sick of the games that you are playing in my jungle!!!” – Kabir said furiouslyHarsh stood calm and still. Finally he said.“Is that all you got to show? Those lenses and those fake Dracula teeth which you put up when we were talking back to back?? Bad show, Kabir…. You want to see a real time evidence for a ghost? I will show you…” – Harsh then looked at Preet and said to her “You may choose to come with me or to stay here…whatever you wish. I know I can deal with you later. But currently I don’t want to unnecessarily scare more crap out of you. What I am going to show to Kabir is….”Then Harsh turned again towards Kabir and said
“…. my own dead body! Which had disappeared in the air, after my death? After showing that to Kabir, I am going to kill him. “Kabir was taken a back. Preet’s heart was set pounding. She looked at Kabir. Kabir shrugged his shoulders and with a sigh, he removed his red lenses and the teeth. But within himself, he was still happy with something. He said to Harsh – “Show me….where is your dead body. ?” Kabir then walked towards Preet and whispered in her ears “You should be safe here.
Stay here for another 15 minutes. If I don’t return, run for your life….out of this house, into the woods in front of the house.”“I am coming with you, Kabir. I can’t let you go with him alone” – Preet rejected Kabir’s plan.Kabir held Preet by her shoulders and said in a convincing voice “I will be none the worse into a trouble alone, if I don’t have a companion. Please wait here…”Preet was not convinced. But she knew that it was the only option at that point.
She agreed to stay back.“Let’s go Kabir!! My dead body is awaiting you! “Harsh said sarcastically.Kabir picked the album, and started walking towards the door, anticipating Harsh to come with him. Harsh stood where he was…and said: “Not outside, Kabir. My body does not have a grave as yet. It is inside the house. Follow me!!” Kabir curiously followed Harsh. Together they took up the broad hallway, adjacent to the other side of the hall.
There were rooms on both sides of the hallway. As they walked through the passage, darkness surrounded both of them, cutting their connection with the outside world. Kabir lit his cigarette lighter…and in that little light, they walked ahead to the end of the passage. A big door opened with creaking noise inside the bedroom of Mr. Kunal Johri. Harsh switched on the light of the room. Kabir took a glimpse of the room.
This was the same room in which Kunal’s body was found, and later disappeared. There was a huge bed on one side of the room and towards the other there was a big Elmira made in costly teakwood and carved artistically. All the little curiosities in the room had a touch of antiquity and style. An old telephone was sitting next to the bed, on a small table. Harsh walked to the phone and dialed a secret number without picking up the receiver.
And Viola!With creaking noise, there opened a small door on the floor. “Enter that pit, and you will see my dead body” – Harsh.“You go in first” – Kabir objected“The ball is in your court now. Take it or leave it. Whether you get to see my dead body or not, does not make a trifle of difference to me. You are going to get killed anyways.” – Harsh was adamant on his side.
Kabir thought for a while. He walked near the entrance, and sitting down, he peeped in. He just could see a small foldable wooden stairway going deep down. Nothing else could be seen inside. Time was running out. Kabir had no time to decide. He looked up towards Harsh, who stood their smiling at Kabir. Deciding to him, with the album still held in one hand, Kabir entered through the door and took the stairs down. He had yet not climbed far down when he heard Harsh’s voice from upstairs: “Enjoy your death Kabir! Good bye!!”
And the door closed behind him. Kabir climbed up and tried to push the door. But in vain. In this attempt, he missed a step and came tumbling down from the stairs. Stairs ended in air, and Kabir dropped further around 10 feet down….but not on ground. He had fallen on a polythene bag, stuffed with something.Kabir rolled aside and tried to search the album which he dropped while falling down. But it was too dark. He tried to check with his hands, as to what he fell upon. But he could understand nothing. The stuff was long, broad and fully wrapped in polythene.
He switched on his cigarette lighter. And what he saw in that light was terrible!He was lying besides the dead body of Mr. Kunal Johri, wrapped in a polythene bag. For a moment, Kabir felt that it is dead body of Harsh. But then he had seen Harsh just a moment ago, who had closed the door behind him. Kabir could not understand a thing out of this. Was it really a ghost of Kunal Johri? He looked around for the album so that he could match Kunal’s photo with the dead body.
He found the album just besides the body of Kunal Johri. He opened the first page and matched the photograph with the dead body. The dead body was indeed, Kunal’s dead body. Confused, Kabir turned to the next page. And there revealed the mystery.Next page of the album had photograph of Kunal and Karan, together. They were twins! Kabir got entire picture clear in his mind. With the album in one hand and lighter in the other, Kabir looked around the room.
The scene would have sent chill down the nerves of most fierce men. All around Kunal’s dead body were scattered…dead bodies of many men who had come to evaluate the house. Kabir was about to proceed ahead with his inspection, when again, he heard that shrill fearsome cry which the house was very famous for. This time it was the loudest. As if it was coming from just besides Kabir.
Kabir raised his light high in the air, which spread the light farther in the room. And he was stunned! Dropping his jaw and with terrified face, Kabir stared in total amusement. What Kabir saw, couldn’t help him but utter “ Now, what the HELL are YOU???? “In front of Kabir there stood a huge, gigantic beast, rusty brown in color, around 15 feet tall, with its two enormous teeth protruding out, each teeth at least 2 feet long, and his flaming red eyes pinned upon Kabir.
It was none other than one of the mightiest and most huge wild Savannah Rainforest Elephant. And to add up to the plight, the beast was angry! He was held there for years, fed with less / very less food which just kept him alive and was made to roar every now and then. He had marks all over his body, which clearly stated that he was beaten mercilessly sometimes, to make him give that shrill cry. Whatever was tossed down from the door above, the Elephant had pounced on it. None of the men which came tumbling down could ever win a battle with this huge beast. It was apparently no match to their strength.
And now, Kabir was standing against him, fully astonished.“Absolutely Macho!!” Kabir exclaimed to himself the elephant pounced on him and Kabir started running around the room for his life. There was very less room available to run. Kabir switched off the lighter, thinking that elephant will not be able to see him in dark. He was right. The elephant was surprised by the sudden darkness for a while. But he got further agitated and sniffed Kabir out.
The elephant did not take too much time to corner Kabir. All in panic, Kabir removed his overcoat and flung it across on the elephant’s face. The elephant raised his trunk and pulled the overcoat away from his face. But before the elephant decided to pounce on Kabir, as if a miracle happened, the elephant calmed down.
He placed the overcoat gently down on the ground and started sniffing it. The overcoat was carrying the fragrance of his most beloved flowers, which were in the nearby valley. Years ago, he had come sniffing these flowers, away from his family and friends, and had got lost in this jungle. And then for years thereafter he had not been able to smell them or taste them. The mighty beast totally mellowed down and came down on his knees.
He continued sniffing the overcoat and Kabir alternately. Kabir gave a big sigh of relief. At least he didn’t have to worry about a beast in that dark room anymore. All that he needed to now was to find a way out. Kabir took a detailed inspection of the room. He found 3-4 microphones hanging over the place where the elephant stood. The wires of these microphones were penetrating through amplifiers which amplified the elephants roar into hundreds of decibels and passed it on the several small hidden speakers situated outside the above house.
This loud noise could have definitely created a terrific impact on the audience. Though there was no way Kabir could follow the wires and find a way out. The walls of the room were very strong. Ones which even this giant elephant couldn’t break down in so many years. But how could the elephant be brought into such a room? He could not have been dropped from the above door, definitely. Kabir looked further and he found a huge door made of steel.
The door was strong and flexible to any thundering smashes that the elephant could have given to it. Moreover it had pointed projections all over, which prevented the elephant to try to break the door. Time was running out and Kabir had to find a way out of the room, back into the house…where Preet was awaiting for him.Suddenly his eyes caught a glimpse of small ventilation situated high above on the wall adjacent to the door. Kabir was sure that he could pass through it. But the question was how he will reach up to that window. He thought to himself and then smiled happily.
He went near the elephant that was meanwhile sitting on his knees and looking at what Kabir is up to. “Macho! I have a proposition… You get me out here, and then I get you out this room! Deal?” – Kabir Macho sat there, looking confused. But he shook his head as if he understood that Kabir needed his help to get out of the room. Kabir then sat on Macho’s back and asked him to stand up. “Stand Macho! Stand! Yes …That’s perfect…..just near that wall.
Take me there! Good! Now stand still here…that’s it! Excellent!!” - Kabir stood on Macho’s back and reached the window. In one jump he was half way through….Hanging in the window, half in and half out…Kabir looked outside. A long time after, he was breathing fresh air again. The rain had stopped. There was no guard around. The window, although on the top of the room…was just leveling against the ground. Kabir had just to slide his way out.
As soon as he came out, he looked back and Macho was looking expectantly towards Kabir. Foolishly he was thinking that Kabir will find a way to drag him out through that ventilation. With his big eyes pinned on Kabir, innocently he was waiting for Kabir’s next move. Kabir smiled back at Macho and said “Hang on a little more buddy. I can’t pull you from here. I will open the door for you”
Macho stepped back and looked towards the huge door. And sat there waiting for it to open. Kabir crawled swiftly towards the other side where the door was located. The door being just beneath the ground level, a sliding trench was dug from a little away from the door, up to it. Due to heavy rainfall, the trench was full of water. If the door was locked, Kabir would have had to dive into the water and open the lock. Kabir was expecting at least one guard at this door.
He looked around expectantly, and there he found one guard sitting with his back towards Kabir, totally unaware of what has happened, smoking his cigar heartily. Kabir took swift steps up to the guard and before the guard could understand anything, Kabir knocked him unconscious. Then rapidly he searched the guard’s pockets for any keys which he may have.
He found one big key which must have been for a big lock on the big door. He happily grabbed that key and came back to the door. Now this was a real challenge. Kabir had to jump into the trench full of eater, search for the lock, and unlock it. Ideally he wouldn’t have done that. But Kabir had given a gentleman’s word to Macho. He took a deep breath and jumped into the pit.
Struggling for some while, he found the lock and he immediately unlocked it with his key. As soon as he unbolted the door, the water pressure flung the door open inside the strong room and along with the water, through the open door, Kabir got drained back into the room, just in front of Macho! Macho was looking with joyful eyes towards Kabir. “So we here….meet again!” – Kabir said happily, looking towards MachoMacho curled his trunk and gave a happy roar!
Kabir and Macho rushed out from the door. Kabir bade a happy good-bye to Macho and rushed from behind the house, to the main entrance. He had to take care of Harsh now, and save Preet from his hands. When Kabir reached the entrance, he saw Harsh pulling Preet forcefully towards the car. Preet was trying to resist, but her strength was no match to Harsh’s powers.
“Are you forgetting something?” – Kabir shouted at Harsh.Harsh turned and looked surprisingly towards Kabir. “What will I do alone in this house. Lets all three of us go together” – Kabir said to Harsh sarcastically.“There is no place for three here, Kabir. I did not expect you to win the battle against that mighty beast. But although now that you managed to escape him, I am sure you will not be able to escape my bullets” – Harsh pulled out his revolver and pointed it towards Kabir“I should have killed you long time before.
Now I will not waste time in talking” –Harsh said frantically and prepared to shoot. Kabir still stood there, laughing heartily at Harsh. Before Harsh could understand why Kabir is laughing his heart out, as if by magic he got lifted in air. He dropped his gun and lost the grab on Preet’s hand. Preet escaped quickly and ran towards Kabir.Both Kabir and Preet stood looking at Harsh who was hanging in air….grabbed in the trunk of Macho!!
Kabir whistled his secret tune and out came from the bushes in front of the house, a team of armed policemen. “Now would you like to give up and confess, Mr. Karan Johri? – Kabir asked calmly“Who are you?” – Harsh asked ferociously“ACP Kartik Raj!” Kabir answered Preet and Harsh gazed at Kabir with amazement. “You didn’t tell you were a cop!” – Preet“I was on my mission” – Kabir“Will you bring me down please?” - Harsh“Not until you confess.
We are all eager to hear!” – KabirHarsh gave up and started to speak…“Okay okay…. ! I tell ya the entire truth. My brother, Kunal, was an idiot. I had come to him with a golden proposition. It would have made us so rich. But he had to refuse. And so he died.”“What proposition?” – Kabir interrupted“This forest has a treasure which no other forest can ever provide to us. 2000 elephants traverse through this forest to migrate to Uttaranchal, every year.
Imagine the amount of Ivory that could be traded across to gulf, if we could kill even 1% of elephants every year. Within no time, we could have been millionaires! But he never agreed to it.One day I asked to have a word with in person, over this issue, discreetly. Nobody knew of my visit to him that day. He was so overconfident that he will convince me out from this. But he had to die! I had planned everything. Only Kunal and I knew of the secret entrance to the strong room. That night I shot him with his own revolver and created a suicide scene.
I wanted someone to vouch for his death. Hence I awaited the first spectator. When the maid saw the dead body, she ran out calling for help. I took the opportunity and wrapped the dead body in polythene and dropped him down in the strong room. Then I locked the door and fled from the window out in the forest. I had hired a private chopper which will take me back from the forest to gulf.
When I received the wire, I replied purposely asking to continue with the funeral. I wanted to be the least one that is suspected in Kunal’s death. All sailed well and things settled down in a week. I had to now scare the residents in the nearby vicinity, so that they desert the place …and nobody else thereafter, would dare to come back to this place. I could have then carried on with my Ivory trade without interruptions. This elephant was not included in my plan.
But when I saw that God had sent him to just contribute to my existing plan…..I was overjoyed. I locked him in the strong room and made him shout every now and then. My small hidden speakers amplified the noise and sent frightening signals to the nearby villagers. Most of them called off from the place. A few of those who chose to come to the house and see what the noises are all about…..were shown to the strong room where they died.
Preet was a real time intruder, whose car had broken down. She required shelter, and unaware of the history of the house, she came inside the house. When I was about to kill her, you knocked on the door. I threatened her to not speak a word about me, to you. Or else I will kill both of you. She remained quite throughout the whole scene.Rest is what you all know for yourself….But one thing that I didn’t understand is, how on earth, did you come out of that strong room?” – Karan ended his confession and looked curiously towards Kartik.
“I would explain…..but your brain will explode” – said Kabir sarcastically.Holding Preet’s hand in his, Kabir glanced passionately towards her. Preet blushed and smiled back. “Okay buddies! I think you can take him to the cell now…!” – Kabir ordered his men but before they could step ahead, Karan got smashed down to ground with tremendous velocity. With his body all aching and bruises all over, taking his last breaths, Karan curled over to see Macho…his death. Macho raised his foot, and with all hatred filled in his eyes, he pounded it on Karan.
With his leg on Karan’s dead body, Macho curled his trunk and gave a hearty satisfied roar of his revenge!
Some vouched to have seen lights in the house, which glimmered to show their existence, deep in the midnight. Some sweared that they saw a human figure in the windows. Some claim to have seen Mr Kunal Johri himself. However, nobody could provide for the correctness of any information produced about this house, till date. There was some strange and horrifying enigma associated with this huge mansion, which prevented even most steadfast men to take its concurrent shortcut to Uttaranchal. Apart from 2000 elephants which migrate to Uttaranchal every year through this dense forest, only the men of supreme velour choose to take this route.
Most of them never returned. The ones who returned, either claimed to have seen nothing, or were too frozen to speak anything about the house. Often during the night, strange loud sounds were heard coming from this house. No-one could judge as to what kind of sounds they were. But the sounds came as if they are coming from underground, and were so savage that every time they came, they set chill down the nerves of residents of Dirac. Rumors became stories…and stories became tales….years passed and it became a custom to make travelers aware of the hazardous path and the supposedly haunted mansion…..
Tonight the sky is pouring generously all over Dirac. In fact the stormy winds and the crackling noise of the clouds make it a gruesome night. One light is lit inside the house. Though from outside, it does not give any spectacular view of the interiors of the room, as the window is closed and curtained. However from the glow of the light, it could be clearly stated that it was a reflection of a bon-fire. A critical observer could have even pointed towards the smoke coming out of the chimney. The house was definitely occupied by someone…or something; as for the time being. But difficult to say who or what occupied it…..
A tall, very tall figure was speedily and silently approaching towards the main door. It stopped on the main door for a while, turned left and then right as if it was looking for something then looked at the glowing light intently. Then the figure walked towards the main door. Stood still for a while and then knocked on the door…There was silence after the first knock on the door. For a long time there was no answer. The next knock came more aggressively. A cold voice asked ferociously from inside…“Who? ““It’s me! A lost wanderer in this forest.
Can I seek a shelter for the night?” There came a low, grouchy giggle from inside… and after a few seconds, the door opened slowly…half way. Behind the door, there stood a man of normal height, maybe in his early thirties, average built, dark, curly haired and hazel eyed. His short forehead and broad eyebrows reflected a man of fierce temperament. He raised his lantern and gave an inquisitive look at the figure standing in verandah.
The figure was more than 6 feet tall. His enormous structure, clad in most perfect taste of formal wear and long overcoat, gave him a more massive look. His long straight hair, fair glowing complexion, hawk like nose and straight jaw-line provided him with an expression of domineering, but a resolute man. While he stood expectantly, but as if determined that he will gain entrance to the house, he spoke up further ““My jeep has broken down, a little away on the other side. I saw the light glimmering and thought you might be awake to offer me a shelter in this house, until the rain stopped.”
Pinning his eyes on the intruder, the host replied: “We are ourselves refugees in this god-forsaken house. I don’t see how I can not permit you to come in. But I will let you in on only one condition.”“I think I can come inside the house on any condition” - Intruder“Let me tell you something about the house that you are about to enter. My own house is at quite some distance from this place. Being a local resident, I am aware that this house is popular within the locales, not for its beauty, but for the ill fate that it has brought to its inhabitants.
I am myself willing to quit this place as soon as possible. Had it not been for my companion who cannot stand the stormy rainfall, I would have never come to this house for shelter. You shall not blame me for opening the door and letting you in, should you have to suffer from anything inhuman.” - Host“Oh! Is it just that? I think, instead of dying in a stormy cold night in the forest, I would happily die in some inhuman but warm interiors of a house.” - Intruder On this, the host somewhat reluctantly opened the door and showed him in.
Entrance brought him to a lofty hall. Decorated with a remarkably unique variety of antique furniture and curiosities. Towards the right, there stood a huge mantelpiece with bon-fire underneath it. Apart from the bon-fire, and a couple of candles burning on the center table, rest of the room was completely dark.
And besides the fire there stood the most stunning beauty of Uttaranchal. A blonde young lady, somewhat tall, dainty, and with most winning, spiritual blue eyes. Though she stood remarkably still. Like a statue…or more like dead. Her white face, dry lips and questioning gaze made him feel very uneasy for a moment. He would have continued standing there, wordless, had it not been for this introductory voice which intervened.“She is Preet, my sister; and Preet, this is Mr.…” – Host“K… (Cough) Kabir. Kabir Vora.” “It’s a pleasure to meet you Kabir.
I am Harsh Vardhan.” – The host introduced himself.“Mr. Vardhan….”“You may call me Harsh” – Harsh cut him abruptly.“Okay, Harsh…. If I am not mistaking, aren’t you that popular poet who has given a new dimension to romantic poetries nowadays?” – Kabir asked while taking a seat in one of the huge chairs in the hall. “Nah! It is too exaggerating to say that one can think of any sort of romance or poetries in these horrifying woods of a rainforest.
I personally look at Love as just a change in the hormonal regime.” Harsh took his seat as well, while he continued “We just make up a mediocre peaceful living in the outward bushes of Dirac. And that is all about our life. What do you do, by the way?” “I am a tradesman. I often come here for researching the botanical amusements in these bushes. What I discover, is what I sell for value, to the leading Pharmaceutical companies in India.
I was on such expedition today and my inquisition absorbed me deep and deeper in this jungle. When I realized the time and place, it was too late. It had already started raining.” – Kabir“When do you plan to leave?” – Preet asked too straight-forward a question. Kabir was totally taken aback at this to-the-point invasion. However, he smiled and looked back into her eyes and said mischievously“Now that I am in, I don’t see why I should think about leaving…”
There was something very aggressive and intense in Kabir’s expressions.
Maybe because of the determination or the calmness with which he said it, Preet felt uneasy in her seat. Totally unaware of such unanticipated retaliation, she continued to gaze into his eyes. Though, Kabir had very passionate eyes. They had the potential to swipe any woman off her feet. “Hahaha! I hear you! It will be foolish to think of jumping out in that stormy rain when you have a cozy ambience handy.” Harsh interrupted again. “Mark my words, Kabir.
Now even if you choose to go out, we will not let you go…..” Harsh uttered his last words with immense seriousness. He looked straight into Kabir’s eyes, smiling sarcastically. For a moment they sat staring at each other as two mighty warriors who have entered into a live or die competition. Kabir was trying to evaluate the deeper meaning of this outward hospitality shown by Harsh.They would have continued staring longer, but suddenly roared penetrating till the depths of everyone’s heart, from very underneath the ground on which the Villa stood…that furious and shrill cry.
So vigorous was its intensity that it shook the stone studded walls of the mansion and set everybody’s hearts thrilling within…“What was that?” Kabir asked curiously“I did not expect it to come so early. It hasn’t been long since when we heard it some time ago. That’s what I made you aware of, before entering the house. This entire place is doomed.
Most of them, who entered in this house, never went back. Those who went never spoke to anyone else thereafter.” – Harsh said nervously looking around. Preet’s hands were quivering. She felt totally broken into pieces, by the fearsome sound. She was struggling to gather herself together. But more than that, she was trying to pose a calm expression.
As if nothing matters to her much. Kabir thought of saying some soft words to make her feel comfortable. But something stopped him from doing so. He instead continued speaking to Harsh… “What do you know about the history of this house?” – Kabir“Nothing more than what the local residents talk about this house.
Though what they say, is more than enough for one to conclude.” Getting up from his chair, Harsh started walking within the hall and narrating the myth “This house was owned by Mr. Kunal Johri. A man of principles and the one who contributed most of his wealth towards the well being of the local poor residents. He had a reputation of being a very friendly and cheerful man. Seldom did someone see him annoyed or upset with anything.
But during his last days…” While walking Harsh reached up to an open window of the hall, and leaned against it, looking outside at the pouring rain and dark skies, with an expression of a recalling face, he continued “ …during his last days he was not easy with something. He did not speak to anyone about what is bothering him. He was growing more and more introvert.
Many of his friends, tried to make him speak. But he just plainly continued to assure that nothing was wrong and he was just not keeping well for a few days. During his last two days, he did not meet anybody. There were no visitors to this place. He was all alone, in this huge mansion. That night he asked his staff to take a leave early.
He went to his room, and closed the door. Next day the maid found his dead body in the room. With his pistol sitting in his hand, one shot fired right through his head and blood splashed all over. She ran out to call for help. Within 2-3 minutes she came back with neighbors and all other servants of the house. To their surprise, they did not find any body in the room.
There were of course blood stains on the bed and the revolver too. But body was missing. They all searched everywhere in and around the house. But nobody could ever find out where his body disappeared. Police tried to investigate further, but went clueless. They tested the DNA of the blood stains and compared them with the DNA of the blood on Mr. Kunal Johri’s razor.
It matched perfectly. It could not be understood why Mr. Johri committed suicide. And how his body disappeared in air. Mr. Johri had no rivals. He owned very less, which he had chosen to donate to the needy. This house was inherited from his father and was equally owned by his brother, Karan who was in Gulf for some business. Karan was himself very rich, and cared little about this villa. As soon as the news was out, Karan was wired.
But they just got a reply wired by Karan that he is unable to come instantly and to carry on with the funeral immediately. Karan did not show up, ever again. As there was no dead body, there was neither funeral, nor autopsy.” Harsh now turned towards Kabir and Preet, while he continued to rest against the window. “Later on police closed the investigation on the case.
But ever since the sudden death of Mr. Kunal Johri, there have been strange incidences happening in this villa. Someone vouched to have seen Kunal walking in the woods, and around this house. The spectator later went insane, and was sent to the asylum. There have always been strange noises around the house…just like the one we heard some time ago.
Although these noises kept most of them away to come anywhere near this place, some did choose to inspect the cause. As I told you….very few of them returned, albeit thunderstruck. And now we three are held in this mansion.
That’s all I know about this house.” – Kabir concluded his story.“Three?” – Kabir looked surprised“Yes, three. You, me and Preet. Who else?” – asked Harsh, who was dumbfounded at this question.“So who was the one who just passed from outside the window?”- Kabir asked impatiently. “What are you talking about? There are just we three here. No-one else!” – Harsh was shaken on Kabir’s words. He looked outside, but in vain. There was nobody outside.
“Where is your driver? In the car?” – Kabir continued to question. “Kabir, I don’t understand what is wrong with you” Harsh panicked. He again peeped out of window to see for someone or something. But there was nothing outside. “Preet and I drove together up to here. We have no driver. I can still see my car outside. Come here I will show you…” Harsh waived his hand towards Kabir, asking him to come near the window. Kabir walked up “You see that open hood car out there? That is my car. There is no driver. All is as it was.
You must have had a delusion.” – Harsh was uneasy within. He was not ready to accept the thought that there was someone fourth outside, around the house. “Harsh, I would lay thousand to one, if there was no-one outside. My expeditions to the jungle have gifted me with very strong vision. There is nothing that can escape my sight, or delude me.” – Kabir was firm on his words….“Will you please stop that? There is nobody here, except us” Preet lost her patience. She was already uncomfortable with the ambience of the house.
“I will go out and see for myself” – Kabir started walking towards the door. Preet and Harsh glanced at each other. Harsh ran and got into Kabir’s way.“Kabir, don’t go outside… Kabir, listen to me. If there is something ….or someone outside the house, it is for good that it has not chosen to come inside” – Harsh pleaded“I am not afraid of no man” – Kabir retaliated“Kabir, I don’t know if this sounds correct to you, but whatever is out there, is No Man….and is far beyond our powers. If it invades us, we have the only choice to die, or to fight against it.
And for such situation, we better be prepared. Out togetherness is our strength. If we go individually, we all will die.” - Harsh said in a pleading voice.“Sorry to disappoint you Harsh. But I don’t need anybody. I have the courage to stand alone.” – Harsh was still finding a way to the door.“But I need…” – softly came Preet’s voice. Kabir looked back with surprise.
“I mean…. If you two could sit together, inside the house…without necessarily having to go out and invite troubles, I will feel more comfortable and safe.” - Preet“Am I talking to the girl who was impatiently waiting for me to go out, ever since I have stepped in?” – Kabir smiled at Preet, and stopped trying to go to the door. “If you can understand, Kabir. Your going out at that time, wouldn’t have mattered anyways. It was probably safe for you, and safe for us. But now I am not sure whether you will be safe outside” …and suddenly realizing what she said, Preet changed her words “And so will not be any of us.”
“Are you trying to save me? or save yourself ?” Kabir asked sarcastically.“Whatever you think!!! Just please don’t go out. Do you hear me?” Preet’s patience was at its extreme end. Her eyes were full of tears. Kabir got quite on this extreme resistance. “Okay….only if you say so.” Kabir leaned against the mantelpiece “I don’t stop for everyone though.” – Very keenly Kabir uttered his last words. Preet looked up in Kabir’s passionate eyes.
They spoke more than any words could express. Preet blushed and walked back towards her chair. Harsh relaxed in his chair as well.They all sat silent for a while. Harsh cracked the ice by a sudden unexpected question to Kabir“I sniffed mild fragrance when I was around you. Which perfume was it?Kabir startled for a moment. Slowly he replied in low voice“I was researching antibiotics in the nearby valley. The valley had a lot of small pink flowers, exceptionally fragrant. I must have carried some of them, or their fragrance on my overcoat.”Harsh continued looking suspiciously towards Kabir. He was not happy with Kabir’s answer. Something in Kabir’s answer was not true….
Kabir changed the topic…“Do we have cards to play?”“I don’t know. I don’t carry pack of cards with me, wherever I go” – Harsh replied arrogantly. He was still looking suspiciously towards Kabir.Kabir got uneasy and got up from his chair. “Let’s see if this house has any pack of cards.” – Kabir walked towards a large writing table in the hall. “You are looking for a pack of cards in a haunted house?” – Harsh asked violently.
“Why? Don’t we already have chairs, tables and other amusements? So why not cards? And do we have any other entertainment?” – Kabir replied calmly“Can’t you just sit and talk?” – Harsh got impatient as Kabir started inspecting the drawer of the table, looking for cards. He didn’t find any…So he walked towards the huge Elmira. “Talk about what? Introduction round is over…” In search of cards, Kabir sat down and pulled the bottom-most drawer of the Elmira and found an old album. He curiously opened it…and his eyes gazed wide open on the album.
He sat there …totally speechless… There came a horrifying crackling noise of the clouds and flashes of lightening from outside which, for a moment, clearly reflected Kabir’s dreadful expressions. Kabir got up and said “….or maybe there should be another round of introduction”Walking slowly ahead towards the center table, where Harsh and Preet were sitting, he turned the album towards both of them. On the first page of the album, there was Harsh’s photograph…and below was written… With a big sigh, shrugging his shoulders, Harsh leaned little forward, resting his elbows on his laps, he sank his face in his palms.
As if he thought for a few seconds and then stood up, smiling towards Kabir and Preet. Both Kabir and Preet were surprised at his smile, but they pinned their eyes on Harsh. Smiling to himself, Harsh walked slowly towards the window, passing Kabir…..while Kabir walked opposite to Harsh, towards the chair in which Harsh was sitting. Kabir and Harsh were now standing back-to-back, while Preet sat completely thrilled, between them, in her own chair.
The silence broke with Harsh’s voice“I should admit. It does not make sense to escape the fact. After all, I don’t have to be afraid of anything! What will you do? Hang me you cannot!! “Then he turned towards Kabir and Preet and with dreadful expressions on his face, Harsh concluded “Because I am already dead! “Preet gazed at Harsh with terror in her eyes.
This statement shook her nerves. “Meet me! The very soul of Kunal Johri! Ha ha ha ha ha!!!” – His loud laughter roared throughout the hall. Preet alarmingly got up and ran behind her chair, near the fire. She was dropping down terrified. “Prepare to die, or run you stupid fool!!! “ – Harsh continued Kabir, still standing with his back towards Preet and Harsh, was humming some song very calmly…the tune was vicious and humming very low…Harsh got furious.
He repeated “I give you the last chance to leave, or thou shall die!!”On this, Kabir stopped humming his song and roared“Stop kidding, will you? I know that you are no the devil in this house!!” then with his eyes closed and brows knit closely, Kabir turned his face towards Harsh and Preet………and said”Because the devil, is ME !”Upon this, Kabir opened his eyes. And for a minute, both Harsh and Preet stood like statues with their eyes wide open…looking at Kabir.
The pupils of Kabir’s eyes had become flaming blood red in color. Kabir bore the most disturbing expressions on his face. Loosing her cool, Preet ran away from Kabir. But that only brought her near Harsh. She stopped and shook with double fear. With bated breath, Preet ran back towards the fire and picked out a small piece of burning wood and with shaking hands she held it against both of them one by one.“D. Don’t come nun... Near me.” Preet was trembling with fear.“Stay out of this, Preet. I don’t intend to hurt you. My prey is in front of me.” Kabir said, looking towards Harsh.
“You think you can scare me with that? I think it’s time for you to die. I give you the last warning!!! Don’t mess with the walking dead, Kabir” – Harsh retaliated.“You have seen me smile! Now see me laugh!!” – Kabir laughed a wide roaring laughter. And there were clearly visible, his excessively grown pairs of Canine teeth. Kabir stood there posing like a perfect Vampire …. Or more perfectly like a red eyed savage hound eager to pounce on its prey.
“Do you believe now??? I am the ghost!! And I am sick of the games that you are playing in my jungle!!!” – Kabir said furiouslyHarsh stood calm and still. Finally he said.“Is that all you got to show? Those lenses and those fake Dracula teeth which you put up when we were talking back to back?? Bad show, Kabir…. You want to see a real time evidence for a ghost? I will show you…” – Harsh then looked at Preet and said to her “You may choose to come with me or to stay here…whatever you wish. I know I can deal with you later. But currently I don’t want to unnecessarily scare more crap out of you. What I am going to show to Kabir is….”Then Harsh turned again towards Kabir and said
“…. my own dead body! Which had disappeared in the air, after my death? After showing that to Kabir, I am going to kill him. “Kabir was taken a back. Preet’s heart was set pounding. She looked at Kabir. Kabir shrugged his shoulders and with a sigh, he removed his red lenses and the teeth. But within himself, he was still happy with something. He said to Harsh – “Show me….where is your dead body. ?” Kabir then walked towards Preet and whispered in her ears “You should be safe here.
Stay here for another 15 minutes. If I don’t return, run for your life….out of this house, into the woods in front of the house.”“I am coming with you, Kabir. I can’t let you go with him alone” – Preet rejected Kabir’s plan.Kabir held Preet by her shoulders and said in a convincing voice “I will be none the worse into a trouble alone, if I don’t have a companion. Please wait here…”Preet was not convinced. But she knew that it was the only option at that point.
She agreed to stay back.“Let’s go Kabir!! My dead body is awaiting you! “Harsh said sarcastically.Kabir picked the album, and started walking towards the door, anticipating Harsh to come with him. Harsh stood where he was…and said: “Not outside, Kabir. My body does not have a grave as yet. It is inside the house. Follow me!!” Kabir curiously followed Harsh. Together they took up the broad hallway, adjacent to the other side of the hall.
There were rooms on both sides of the hallway. As they walked through the passage, darkness surrounded both of them, cutting their connection with the outside world. Kabir lit his cigarette lighter…and in that little light, they walked ahead to the end of the passage. A big door opened with creaking noise inside the bedroom of Mr. Kunal Johri. Harsh switched on the light of the room. Kabir took a glimpse of the room.
This was the same room in which Kunal’s body was found, and later disappeared. There was a huge bed on one side of the room and towards the other there was a big Elmira made in costly teakwood and carved artistically. All the little curiosities in the room had a touch of antiquity and style. An old telephone was sitting next to the bed, on a small table. Harsh walked to the phone and dialed a secret number without picking up the receiver.
And Viola!With creaking noise, there opened a small door on the floor. “Enter that pit, and you will see my dead body” – Harsh.“You go in first” – Kabir objected“The ball is in your court now. Take it or leave it. Whether you get to see my dead body or not, does not make a trifle of difference to me. You are going to get killed anyways.” – Harsh was adamant on his side.
Kabir thought for a while. He walked near the entrance, and sitting down, he peeped in. He just could see a small foldable wooden stairway going deep down. Nothing else could be seen inside. Time was running out. Kabir had no time to decide. He looked up towards Harsh, who stood their smiling at Kabir. Deciding to him, with the album still held in one hand, Kabir entered through the door and took the stairs down. He had yet not climbed far down when he heard Harsh’s voice from upstairs: “Enjoy your death Kabir! Good bye!!”
And the door closed behind him. Kabir climbed up and tried to push the door. But in vain. In this attempt, he missed a step and came tumbling down from the stairs. Stairs ended in air, and Kabir dropped further around 10 feet down….but not on ground. He had fallen on a polythene bag, stuffed with something.Kabir rolled aside and tried to search the album which he dropped while falling down. But it was too dark. He tried to check with his hands, as to what he fell upon. But he could understand nothing. The stuff was long, broad and fully wrapped in polythene.
He switched on his cigarette lighter. And what he saw in that light was terrible!He was lying besides the dead body of Mr. Kunal Johri, wrapped in a polythene bag. For a moment, Kabir felt that it is dead body of Harsh. But then he had seen Harsh just a moment ago, who had closed the door behind him. Kabir could not understand a thing out of this. Was it really a ghost of Kunal Johri? He looked around for the album so that he could match Kunal’s photo with the dead body.
He found the album just besides the body of Kunal Johri. He opened the first page and matched the photograph with the dead body. The dead body was indeed, Kunal’s dead body. Confused, Kabir turned to the next page. And there revealed the mystery.Next page of the album had photograph of Kunal and Karan, together. They were twins! Kabir got entire picture clear in his mind. With the album in one hand and lighter in the other, Kabir looked around the room.
The scene would have sent chill down the nerves of most fierce men. All around Kunal’s dead body were scattered…dead bodies of many men who had come to evaluate the house. Kabir was about to proceed ahead with his inspection, when again, he heard that shrill fearsome cry which the house was very famous for. This time it was the loudest. As if it was coming from just besides Kabir.
Kabir raised his light high in the air, which spread the light farther in the room. And he was stunned! Dropping his jaw and with terrified face, Kabir stared in total amusement. What Kabir saw, couldn’t help him but utter “ Now, what the HELL are YOU???? “In front of Kabir there stood a huge, gigantic beast, rusty brown in color, around 15 feet tall, with its two enormous teeth protruding out, each teeth at least 2 feet long, and his flaming red eyes pinned upon Kabir.
It was none other than one of the mightiest and most huge wild Savannah Rainforest Elephant. And to add up to the plight, the beast was angry! He was held there for years, fed with less / very less food which just kept him alive and was made to roar every now and then. He had marks all over his body, which clearly stated that he was beaten mercilessly sometimes, to make him give that shrill cry. Whatever was tossed down from the door above, the Elephant had pounced on it. None of the men which came tumbling down could ever win a battle with this huge beast. It was apparently no match to their strength.
And now, Kabir was standing against him, fully astonished.“Absolutely Macho!!” Kabir exclaimed to himself the elephant pounced on him and Kabir started running around the room for his life. There was very less room available to run. Kabir switched off the lighter, thinking that elephant will not be able to see him in dark. He was right. The elephant was surprised by the sudden darkness for a while. But he got further agitated and sniffed Kabir out.
The elephant did not take too much time to corner Kabir. All in panic, Kabir removed his overcoat and flung it across on the elephant’s face. The elephant raised his trunk and pulled the overcoat away from his face. But before the elephant decided to pounce on Kabir, as if a miracle happened, the elephant calmed down.
He placed the overcoat gently down on the ground and started sniffing it. The overcoat was carrying the fragrance of his most beloved flowers, which were in the nearby valley. Years ago, he had come sniffing these flowers, away from his family and friends, and had got lost in this jungle. And then for years thereafter he had not been able to smell them or taste them. The mighty beast totally mellowed down and came down on his knees.
He continued sniffing the overcoat and Kabir alternately. Kabir gave a big sigh of relief. At least he didn’t have to worry about a beast in that dark room anymore. All that he needed to now was to find a way out. Kabir took a detailed inspection of the room. He found 3-4 microphones hanging over the place where the elephant stood. The wires of these microphones were penetrating through amplifiers which amplified the elephants roar into hundreds of decibels and passed it on the several small hidden speakers situated outside the above house.
This loud noise could have definitely created a terrific impact on the audience. Though there was no way Kabir could follow the wires and find a way out. The walls of the room were very strong. Ones which even this giant elephant couldn’t break down in so many years. But how could the elephant be brought into such a room? He could not have been dropped from the above door, definitely. Kabir looked further and he found a huge door made of steel.
The door was strong and flexible to any thundering smashes that the elephant could have given to it. Moreover it had pointed projections all over, which prevented the elephant to try to break the door. Time was running out and Kabir had to find a way out of the room, back into the house…where Preet was awaiting for him.Suddenly his eyes caught a glimpse of small ventilation situated high above on the wall adjacent to the door. Kabir was sure that he could pass through it. But the question was how he will reach up to that window. He thought to himself and then smiled happily.
He went near the elephant that was meanwhile sitting on his knees and looking at what Kabir is up to. “Macho! I have a proposition… You get me out here, and then I get you out this room! Deal?” – Kabir Macho sat there, looking confused. But he shook his head as if he understood that Kabir needed his help to get out of the room. Kabir then sat on Macho’s back and asked him to stand up. “Stand Macho! Stand! Yes …That’s perfect…..just near that wall.
Take me there! Good! Now stand still here…that’s it! Excellent!!” - Kabir stood on Macho’s back and reached the window. In one jump he was half way through….Hanging in the window, half in and half out…Kabir looked outside. A long time after, he was breathing fresh air again. The rain had stopped. There was no guard around. The window, although on the top of the room…was just leveling against the ground. Kabir had just to slide his way out.
As soon as he came out, he looked back and Macho was looking expectantly towards Kabir. Foolishly he was thinking that Kabir will find a way to drag him out through that ventilation. With his big eyes pinned on Kabir, innocently he was waiting for Kabir’s next move. Kabir smiled back at Macho and said “Hang on a little more buddy. I can’t pull you from here. I will open the door for you”
Macho stepped back and looked towards the huge door. And sat there waiting for it to open. Kabir crawled swiftly towards the other side where the door was located. The door being just beneath the ground level, a sliding trench was dug from a little away from the door, up to it. Due to heavy rainfall, the trench was full of water. If the door was locked, Kabir would have had to dive into the water and open the lock. Kabir was expecting at least one guard at this door.
He looked around expectantly, and there he found one guard sitting with his back towards Kabir, totally unaware of what has happened, smoking his cigar heartily. Kabir took swift steps up to the guard and before the guard could understand anything, Kabir knocked him unconscious. Then rapidly he searched the guard’s pockets for any keys which he may have.
He found one big key which must have been for a big lock on the big door. He happily grabbed that key and came back to the door. Now this was a real challenge. Kabir had to jump into the trench full of eater, search for the lock, and unlock it. Ideally he wouldn’t have done that. But Kabir had given a gentleman’s word to Macho. He took a deep breath and jumped into the pit.
Struggling for some while, he found the lock and he immediately unlocked it with his key. As soon as he unbolted the door, the water pressure flung the door open inside the strong room and along with the water, through the open door, Kabir got drained back into the room, just in front of Macho! Macho was looking with joyful eyes towards Kabir. “So we here….meet again!” – Kabir said happily, looking towards MachoMacho curled his trunk and gave a happy roar!
Kabir and Macho rushed out from the door. Kabir bade a happy good-bye to Macho and rushed from behind the house, to the main entrance. He had to take care of Harsh now, and save Preet from his hands. When Kabir reached the entrance, he saw Harsh pulling Preet forcefully towards the car. Preet was trying to resist, but her strength was no match to Harsh’s powers.
“Are you forgetting something?” – Kabir shouted at Harsh.Harsh turned and looked surprisingly towards Kabir. “What will I do alone in this house. Lets all three of us go together” – Kabir said to Harsh sarcastically.“There is no place for three here, Kabir. I did not expect you to win the battle against that mighty beast. But although now that you managed to escape him, I am sure you will not be able to escape my bullets” – Harsh pulled out his revolver and pointed it towards Kabir“I should have killed you long time before.
Now I will not waste time in talking” –Harsh said frantically and prepared to shoot. Kabir still stood there, laughing heartily at Harsh. Before Harsh could understand why Kabir is laughing his heart out, as if by magic he got lifted in air. He dropped his gun and lost the grab on Preet’s hand. Preet escaped quickly and ran towards Kabir.Both Kabir and Preet stood looking at Harsh who was hanging in air….grabbed in the trunk of Macho!!
Kabir whistled his secret tune and out came from the bushes in front of the house, a team of armed policemen. “Now would you like to give up and confess, Mr. Karan Johri? – Kabir asked calmly“Who are you?” – Harsh asked ferociously“ACP Kartik Raj!” Kabir answered Preet and Harsh gazed at Kabir with amazement. “You didn’t tell you were a cop!” – Preet“I was on my mission” – Kabir“Will you bring me down please?” - Harsh“Not until you confess.
We are all eager to hear!” – KabirHarsh gave up and started to speak…“Okay okay…. ! I tell ya the entire truth. My brother, Kunal, was an idiot. I had come to him with a golden proposition. It would have made us so rich. But he had to refuse. And so he died.”“What proposition?” – Kabir interrupted“This forest has a treasure which no other forest can ever provide to us. 2000 elephants traverse through this forest to migrate to Uttaranchal, every year.
Imagine the amount of Ivory that could be traded across to gulf, if we could kill even 1% of elephants every year. Within no time, we could have been millionaires! But he never agreed to it.One day I asked to have a word with in person, over this issue, discreetly. Nobody knew of my visit to him that day. He was so overconfident that he will convince me out from this. But he had to die! I had planned everything. Only Kunal and I knew of the secret entrance to the strong room. That night I shot him with his own revolver and created a suicide scene.
I wanted someone to vouch for his death. Hence I awaited the first spectator. When the maid saw the dead body, she ran out calling for help. I took the opportunity and wrapped the dead body in polythene and dropped him down in the strong room. Then I locked the door and fled from the window out in the forest. I had hired a private chopper which will take me back from the forest to gulf.
When I received the wire, I replied purposely asking to continue with the funeral. I wanted to be the least one that is suspected in Kunal’s death. All sailed well and things settled down in a week. I had to now scare the residents in the nearby vicinity, so that they desert the place …and nobody else thereafter, would dare to come back to this place. I could have then carried on with my Ivory trade without interruptions. This elephant was not included in my plan.
But when I saw that God had sent him to just contribute to my existing plan…..I was overjoyed. I locked him in the strong room and made him shout every now and then. My small hidden speakers amplified the noise and sent frightening signals to the nearby villagers. Most of them called off from the place. A few of those who chose to come to the house and see what the noises are all about…..were shown to the strong room where they died.
Preet was a real time intruder, whose car had broken down. She required shelter, and unaware of the history of the house, she came inside the house. When I was about to kill her, you knocked on the door. I threatened her to not speak a word about me, to you. Or else I will kill both of you. She remained quite throughout the whole scene.Rest is what you all know for yourself….But one thing that I didn’t understand is, how on earth, did you come out of that strong room?” – Karan ended his confession and looked curiously towards Kartik.
“I would explain…..but your brain will explode” – said Kabir sarcastically.Holding Preet’s hand in his, Kabir glanced passionately towards her. Preet blushed and smiled back. “Okay buddies! I think you can take him to the cell now…!” – Kabir ordered his men but before they could step ahead, Karan got smashed down to ground with tremendous velocity. With his body all aching and bruises all over, taking his last breaths, Karan curled over to see Macho…his death. Macho raised his foot, and with all hatred filled in his eyes, he pounded it on Karan.
With his leg on Karan’s dead body, Macho curled his trunk and gave a hearty satisfied roar of his revenge!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
To be Continued ....@@#$#$#$#$#$%%%%&&&
Somehow chapter was closed and no one was questioned. Not even that senior too as he belonged to sum very influential family. And later on it was heard that something very mysterious was happening there at his room. Students nearby use to hear sum strange sounds there. Eventually after too much controversy over that room was sealed. What thing made us more scared, was that all those seniors who were involved in beating gaurav up were dead in sum car accident.
It was later on found that it was one among them only who had stolen the cell of his senior. He was been the victim of misunderstanding and also sum foul play. But one thing still was not cleared that why his spirit was behind us. What wrong we had done to him. Whatever, we heard the story and were totally scared as if our destiny has decided to finish us. We cud see the "yams". My roommate started crying and by seeing him crying I too cud not control my self and tears came out from mine eyes too.
It seemed as if all our dreams were going to shatter, our senior frnd somehow consoled us. Sardar again started shitting out his philosophy. He made a bet that this night he goanna visit that room and if something went wrong he goanna do anything we ask him to do. We asked him not do such silly things but he was no one to give up that damn easily. We also thought that we must give him a chance and let him ease.
One thing that really confusing me is that, that I was not feeling afraid at al. all my n my friends' fear was completely vanished. We were completely relaxed despite knowing that we were in a big damn trouble. It seemed as if nothing had happened. I could go for a stroll around my floor all alone. I went to terrace that evening alone and nothing happened to me there.
I was mentally prepared to face the spirit. And I suppose this kind of attitude really making her scared to cum in front of me. But all of sudden all that misunderstanding vanished. We again had an encounter with her. And this time it was damn horrible. It was around 11 pm. I n my frnd went to bathroom. Suddenly all the lights went off.
We cud hear those snobs again and this time they were quite horrifying. My room mate shouted at that spirit and all of sudden it just appeared in front of us. And it was not just in the disguise of simple guy but a very terrifying creature. I cannot mention her looks. Really can’t. I still remember those things and my heart starts pounding. All that I can say is that it was all white with blood red eyes.
Now you can better imagine what could have been our condition. I wish I cud have gone unconscious but that damn thing also didn’t happen. It seemed he goanna kill us guys. But suddenly sum1 entered the toilet and it got disappeared and lights were resumed. It was none other than gurpreet standing there. We didn’t feel to tell him anything. He just enquired about why we shouted.
As we moved out everyone was standing outside. They all came on hearing our shrieks. We just bowed her heads and rushed to our room. Sardar came behind and told us that he wants to visit that damn room. Bet was that he would go there all alone. But we didn’t feel like sending him alone there and decided to accompany him. But after that scene in toilet my roommate turned down to accompany him and also didn’t let Sardar go there.
We all sat back and at the same time our senior entered the room. Then we told him about all that happened in toilet coz it was only he whom we cud trust and who cud trust we people. He just stood and shouted, "Enough is enough. Now I want to end this mystery here itself". He asked us people to get prepared to go to roomno.15. I and my roommate were not having any guts at all to again encounter that damn thing. We were really damn scared.
But Sardar was Eveready. He stood up and told our senior that he is ready to accompany him. Our senior once again b4 leaving 4 that place asked us that whether we want to join them or not and we just turned down shamelessly as we were quite aware of all that took place and goanna take place. They were enthusiastic because none of them had encountered that spirit b4.
We tried our best to stop them. But they didn’t listen and went to Himachal hostel. We both were left alone and for the first time after cumin to college we started praying to god. I wonder y we didn’t do this b4? My roommate took out chalisa and started reading t loudly. I also started chanting all those mantras which were known to me. Suddenly someone came running to us he was a roommate of our senior frnd. We asked him what had happened.
He said nothing and just asked to cum along with him. We went with him. He took us to the corridor of Himachal hostel 1. Our senior was lying unconscious there. We came to know that something had gone wrong with him. We somehow were able to bring him back to his senses.
The moment he got up, he just hold me tightly and told me to go upstairs and help gurpreet.
I was stunned. In all that hustle we forgot about gurpreet. Without giving any second thought I and my roommate rushed to the upper floor where room no.15 was. We found no one there. Gurpreet was not there. We became bit tensed. Suddenly my eyes turned to room no.15.
I saw a sum body hanging there. Gurpreet too was there inside. My roommate too saw the same thing but we were totally helpless. Again we heard those snobs.
Gurpreet lying there fainted. Gurpreet was lying fainted and we were not having any option other than to go in and took him out. But none of us was that gutsy enough. Also we were not sure whether he was still alive or not. We didn’t dare to take any risk. We went back to our senior and told him about the condition above.
At the same time all the students gathered there and we decided to go together there inside and bring gurpreet back. As we headed towards that room. All of us heard sum noises cumin from that room. I suppose we were 25 students there at that time. Still we all were scared. But somehow we went towards that room and found gurpreet talking to him. Sometime crying and sometimes laughing.
It seemed as if he was talking to someone. I called up on gurpreet from door. He stared at me and said nothing and then again he started chatting with sum1 in Punjabi. We cud not understand. Somehow we entered the room and brought him out. We took him to the doctor but to no avail. He had lost his mental stability. He was gone mad.
Next day his parents arrived and took him away. I cud not see him going that way. A handsome young Sardar was over now. We lost our frnd. We three cud not stop crying. After few days college was off for seniors. All were going back to home. Only the students of +1 & +2 were putting up there at hostel. Our senior decided to not to leave us alone there at hostel. So he opted to go back with us as after 3 days our classes too were going to complete.
It was around 11 pm I suppose. My senior was cumin back to his room and something very strange happened to him. Someone called him from back. As he moved he went fainted. He was admitted to pgi chndgrh in ICU. We too packed our bags that night itself and went straightway to pgi. We handed over our application to our superintendent.
He didn’t ask us any reason coz it was known to him all that happed to us. He said two words that washed the entire anguishness we had for him. He said that he was sorry for all that happened. We just stared at him and ran out of the campus. We went to pgi. Our frnd was still lying there unconscious. His mother was attending him. They asked us about the reason but we were helpless to tell anything... after one month we again visited him he was recovering and just asked him all that happed.
He could not remember anything. There was no any information about gurpreet too. We were not sure whether he was alive or not. Then we just had a very touching farewell and we all got separated for ever and ever...
6 months ago I happened to visit that place again. Superintendent saw me and called me to his office. He told something that really made my heart shirked. My senior frnd had lost his memory. And gurpreet was still mad and there was no possibility of his to recover. But now a big change was there at hostel. Some pooja was performed there by our college administration and regular yagnas are there at hostel still. I don’t know whether still any1 else has become victim to that spirit or that spirit is gone now forever.
I still don’t have any idea. But it had ruined our lives forever. I lost my two friends and I’m not sure whether I’m goanna get them back again or not. That’s all friends. This incidence had ruined our careers, our lives and the peace of our mind. Since then we have never met again and I don’t think we goanna meet in future too. Gurpreet was the only son of his parents. I don’t know what cud have been the condition of his family if he is really dead.
I went to gurdaspur two three times. But cud not reaches him. For our senior frnd the world was totally unknown. He can’t recognize we people and also didn’t remember all that happened to him. Thank god. But I and my roommate somehow were lucky to survive. I don’t know how n y? But one thing is clear these things are not to be taken no seriously. Ghost and spirits really exists!!
It was later on found that it was one among them only who had stolen the cell of his senior. He was been the victim of misunderstanding and also sum foul play. But one thing still was not cleared that why his spirit was behind us. What wrong we had done to him. Whatever, we heard the story and were totally scared as if our destiny has decided to finish us. We cud see the "yams". My roommate started crying and by seeing him crying I too cud not control my self and tears came out from mine eyes too.
It seemed as if all our dreams were going to shatter, our senior frnd somehow consoled us. Sardar again started shitting out his philosophy. He made a bet that this night he goanna visit that room and if something went wrong he goanna do anything we ask him to do. We asked him not do such silly things but he was no one to give up that damn easily. We also thought that we must give him a chance and let him ease.
One thing that really confusing me is that, that I was not feeling afraid at al. all my n my friends' fear was completely vanished. We were completely relaxed despite knowing that we were in a big damn trouble. It seemed as if nothing had happened. I could go for a stroll around my floor all alone. I went to terrace that evening alone and nothing happened to me there.
I was mentally prepared to face the spirit. And I suppose this kind of attitude really making her scared to cum in front of me. But all of sudden all that misunderstanding vanished. We again had an encounter with her. And this time it was damn horrible. It was around 11 pm. I n my frnd went to bathroom. Suddenly all the lights went off.
We cud hear those snobs again and this time they were quite horrifying. My room mate shouted at that spirit and all of sudden it just appeared in front of us. And it was not just in the disguise of simple guy but a very terrifying creature. I cannot mention her looks. Really can’t. I still remember those things and my heart starts pounding. All that I can say is that it was all white with blood red eyes.
Now you can better imagine what could have been our condition. I wish I cud have gone unconscious but that damn thing also didn’t happen. It seemed he goanna kill us guys. But suddenly sum1 entered the toilet and it got disappeared and lights were resumed. It was none other than gurpreet standing there. We didn’t feel to tell him anything. He just enquired about why we shouted.
As we moved out everyone was standing outside. They all came on hearing our shrieks. We just bowed her heads and rushed to our room. Sardar came behind and told us that he wants to visit that damn room. Bet was that he would go there all alone. But we didn’t feel like sending him alone there and decided to accompany him. But after that scene in toilet my roommate turned down to accompany him and also didn’t let Sardar go there.
We all sat back and at the same time our senior entered the room. Then we told him about all that happened in toilet coz it was only he whom we cud trust and who cud trust we people. He just stood and shouted, "Enough is enough. Now I want to end this mystery here itself". He asked us people to get prepared to go to roomno.15. I and my roommate were not having any guts at all to again encounter that damn thing. We were really damn scared.
But Sardar was Eveready. He stood up and told our senior that he is ready to accompany him. Our senior once again b4 leaving 4 that place asked us that whether we want to join them or not and we just turned down shamelessly as we were quite aware of all that took place and goanna take place. They were enthusiastic because none of them had encountered that spirit b4.
We tried our best to stop them. But they didn’t listen and went to Himachal hostel. We both were left alone and for the first time after cumin to college we started praying to god. I wonder y we didn’t do this b4? My roommate took out chalisa and started reading t loudly. I also started chanting all those mantras which were known to me. Suddenly someone came running to us he was a roommate of our senior frnd. We asked him what had happened.
He said nothing and just asked to cum along with him. We went with him. He took us to the corridor of Himachal hostel 1. Our senior was lying unconscious there. We came to know that something had gone wrong with him. We somehow were able to bring him back to his senses.
The moment he got up, he just hold me tightly and told me to go upstairs and help gurpreet.
I was stunned. In all that hustle we forgot about gurpreet. Without giving any second thought I and my roommate rushed to the upper floor where room no.15 was. We found no one there. Gurpreet was not there. We became bit tensed. Suddenly my eyes turned to room no.15.
I saw a sum body hanging there. Gurpreet too was there inside. My roommate too saw the same thing but we were totally helpless. Again we heard those snobs.
Gurpreet lying there fainted. Gurpreet was lying fainted and we were not having any option other than to go in and took him out. But none of us was that gutsy enough. Also we were not sure whether he was still alive or not. We didn’t dare to take any risk. We went back to our senior and told him about the condition above.
At the same time all the students gathered there and we decided to go together there inside and bring gurpreet back. As we headed towards that room. All of us heard sum noises cumin from that room. I suppose we were 25 students there at that time. Still we all were scared. But somehow we went towards that room and found gurpreet talking to him. Sometime crying and sometimes laughing.
It seemed as if he was talking to someone. I called up on gurpreet from door. He stared at me and said nothing and then again he started chatting with sum1 in Punjabi. We cud not understand. Somehow we entered the room and brought him out. We took him to the doctor but to no avail. He had lost his mental stability. He was gone mad.
Next day his parents arrived and took him away. I cud not see him going that way. A handsome young Sardar was over now. We lost our frnd. We three cud not stop crying. After few days college was off for seniors. All were going back to home. Only the students of +1 & +2 were putting up there at hostel. Our senior decided to not to leave us alone there at hostel. So he opted to go back with us as after 3 days our classes too were going to complete.
It was around 11 pm I suppose. My senior was cumin back to his room and something very strange happened to him. Someone called him from back. As he moved he went fainted. He was admitted to pgi chndgrh in ICU. We too packed our bags that night itself and went straightway to pgi. We handed over our application to our superintendent.
He didn’t ask us any reason coz it was known to him all that happed to us. He said two words that washed the entire anguishness we had for him. He said that he was sorry for all that happened. We just stared at him and ran out of the campus. We went to pgi. Our frnd was still lying there unconscious. His mother was attending him. They asked us about the reason but we were helpless to tell anything... after one month we again visited him he was recovering and just asked him all that happed.
He could not remember anything. There was no any information about gurpreet too. We were not sure whether he was alive or not. Then we just had a very touching farewell and we all got separated for ever and ever...
6 months ago I happened to visit that place again. Superintendent saw me and called me to his office. He told something that really made my heart shirked. My senior frnd had lost his memory. And gurpreet was still mad and there was no possibility of his to recover. But now a big change was there at hostel. Some pooja was performed there by our college administration and regular yagnas are there at hostel still. I don’t know whether still any1 else has become victim to that spirit or that spirit is gone now forever.
I still don’t have any idea. But it had ruined our lives forever. I lost my two friends and I’m not sure whether I’m goanna get them back again or not. That’s all friends. This incidence had ruined our careers, our lives and the peace of our mind. Since then we have never met again and I don’t think we goanna meet in future too. Gurpreet was the only son of his parents. I don’t know what cud have been the condition of his family if he is really dead.
I went to gurdaspur two three times. But cud not reaches him. For our senior frnd the world was totally unknown. He can’t recognize we people and also didn’t remember all that happened to him. Thank god. But I and my roommate somehow were lucky to survive. I don’t know how n y? But one thing is clear these things are not to be taken no seriously. Ghost and spirits really exists!!
The story of guy is like that ~!@#$%^&*()_+
He was a student of baII yr. his name was gaurav and he was from kullu. They were a gang of 3 4 guys. They use to steal mobiles from hostels and use to sell them off to sum agent outside the college campus. In this way they looted at least 30 sets from college campus. One day they were caught red handed. Gaurav too was there.
But people say that he was not involved in that gang rather it was his friends who use to do such things. Somehow gaurav was spared but his friends rusticated and were handed over to the police. Few months later it was gaurav's b'day. Everyone was there in his room to give him b'day kicks. They opened the door and brought gaurav out for this spcl ritual that we have in our college still.
After b'dy kicks he cut the cake. As the party was on its full pace, sum unexpected thing took place. it was sum senior who entered the room and went strait way to gaurav and slapped him hard on his face. Every one there was wonderstruck. No one was believing to his eyes that gaurav was being beaten up. No one tried to interfere but someone dared to go to warden and report about all that’s been taking place there. Warden came in with sum security guards. He enquired about the matter.
He asked gaurav but he did know nothing. Then he asked that senior who gave all that bashing. What he told was really very surprising. He told warden that his cell has been stolen and there is no one other than gaurav who cud do this as he was earlier too involved with such guys. Warden asked for enquiry and next day reported it to superintendent and dean. Students in college and hostel started doubting him again and again.
He was getting mentally tortured. He was totally depressed. The senior there reported the case to police. Gaurav was summoned and his parents were called up on. And now gaurav was totally depressed. One night after having his dinner he went to his room and hanged himself to ceiling. He was found dead next morning by sweeper there.
But people say that he was not involved in that gang rather it was his friends who use to do such things. Somehow gaurav was spared but his friends rusticated and were handed over to the police. Few months later it was gaurav's b'day. Everyone was there in his room to give him b'day kicks. They opened the door and brought gaurav out for this spcl ritual that we have in our college still.
After b'dy kicks he cut the cake. As the party was on its full pace, sum unexpected thing took place. it was sum senior who entered the room and went strait way to gaurav and slapped him hard on his face. Every one there was wonderstruck. No one was believing to his eyes that gaurav was being beaten up. No one tried to interfere but someone dared to go to warden and report about all that’s been taking place there. Warden came in with sum security guards. He enquired about the matter.
He asked gaurav but he did know nothing. Then he asked that senior who gave all that bashing. What he told was really very surprising. He told warden that his cell has been stolen and there is no one other than gaurav who cud do this as he was earlier too involved with such guys. Warden asked for enquiry and next day reported it to superintendent and dean. Students in college and hostel started doubting him again and again.
He was getting mentally tortured. He was totally depressed. The senior there reported the case to police. Gaurav was summoned and his parents were called up on. And now gaurav was totally depressed. One night after having his dinner he went to his room and hanged himself to ceiling. He was found dead next morning by sweeper there.
PRANAV --- CHANDIGARH (No 15)
Friends I have always been a fun loving guy and was habitual of hearing scary stories from my room mates but I never gave them any thought cozz I believed them to be sum bloody crap n nothing else and yap there were many such craps. But honestly speaking I had that ghostly experience when I was there at DAV College Chandigarh for my provisional admission in +1.
It was 4th April 2004 and I was there at college with my dad. I happened to meet a guy who was from Himachal (my home state) and we had a brief introduction and then we just started up a new chapter of friendship. We both went for sum frappe at nearby cafe and decided to put up there at hostel itself rather opting for pg as we both never had a hostel life b4. After having our frappe we went straight away to superintendent and asked him to allot us one room at hostel.
We paid the dues and he gave us a room no.15 in Himachal hostel 1.
We both were damn excited to start a new beginning. I went to dad and told him all about our planning to put up at hostel. He allowed me and helped me in bringing my baggage to college campus. After that my family left and we both started moving towards the hostel. As we were heading forward I heard someone calling us from behind.
We looked back and found it was superintendent who was calling us guys back to his office. There we found two three other staff members sitting and chitchatting something as if something had went wrong. Superintendent told us that we can’t get hostel as the room allotted to we people was under renovation. He was tensed while speaking up this crap. I was loosing my temper as we were having no place to go.
It was already 5 pm and it wasn’t that damn easy thing to find a pg or room. He paid our dues back and asked that we will be intimated if sum room is there. Fortunately one man entered the room and told suprtndnt that a room in new hostel is free now. We felt bit better and superintendent allotted that room it was our first night in hostel. We both were busy setting up our room and making new friends. Suddenly we got a call from our seniors.
We were asked to cum in a group to introduce ourselves to them (ragging!!!). We were bit scared but didn’t mind much. As we moved on through corridor we all felt a gasp of cool breeze passing across us. We wondered that how cud that be possible in such a hot month. But really enjoyed it allot. I and my friend discussed about it with our other group mates and they started laughing at us. They didn’t feel anything like that.
They asked us that how cud that be possible in this closed corridor with no windows. But we told them that we both felt it really. And let me tell u that it was too few seconds b4 but suddenly when we felt that breeze it seemed as if we have been locked in sum refrigerator. Then we all decided to go back to the same place. I again experienced that breeze but no one else did. Despite the matter I made them to stand on the same place where I was experiencing it. But..... I didn’t give it a thought and we all went to our seniors.
We introduced ourselves to them and after sometime we all started chatting with each other. Well all of sudden I told my seniors about the drama that took place in evening while booking a room in hostel. All of my seniors went silent and asked us to not to discuss it anymore and also not to give it a thought again. It really brought me goose bumps. I started wondering what cud be the reason behind all that.
After sometime our meeting was concluded and we left for our rooms. But again while passing that corridor I and my friend felt that breeze and now we both were damn scared. But somehow pretended that as if nothing had happened and continued to our room. We both laid down a mat and started discussing about the assignments we got. Then after sometime we felt going for sleep and as we moved to our beds someone knocked at the door. I went and checked out.
It was a guy standing out totally expressionless with a water bottle....I saw him staring at me n my roommate as if we had done something wrong. Then I just went in a moment and brought my bottle. I gave it to him. Then I asked him his name. He didn’t tell anything n moved on. While going back he yelled and told that he won’t goanna return our bottle. Then I thought its kindaa another ragging and went back to my room without questioning.
I discussed it with my roommate and he just laughed and said in this way we goanna donate our everything. I thought to be better careful next time. Then we went back to our job and completed all those assignments. My friend use to sleep b4 I do as I was habitual of studying at night. It was around 1 am. I found sum1 knocking at my door. I went to open but found no one there. I came back thinking that sum1 mite be playing a prank.
After few mints again same thing happened. I again went n found none. I was bit irritated and went straightway to the next room. I found it locked. Then I checked all the rooms there but found all of them locked. Then I went back to my room and asked my room mate to get up. I asked him about other people there in our hostel. He said that all of them are off to fun republic to watch late night show. I told him all about those knockings.
He told me the same thing that sum1 mite be playing a prank. But after sometime again same thing happened but this time it was much louder than b4. I ran towards the door and opened but again none. I wondered how the hell the person could be so fast. And there was no place to hide. I kept the door opened and went back to my table. Then I found sum1 calling me by my name. The voice was quite strange. I went outside and saw sum boy standing at the corridor.
The moment I was going to answer his call he started going back. I ran behind him to know really who the hell he was. He started moving upstairs. I too went behind. But to my surprise I reached the terrace. I searched every corner there but I found no one. I was really scared and was stumbling. Somehow I moved back slowly. Moment I started going back, I heard sum snobs. I was completely baffled. I again made sum guts and went to that place from where those snobs were coming from. But as I moved on, the snobs started getting more fainted.
The moment I reached there I found none n seriously my condition went shabby. I sat there and closed my eyes started praying. Then at the same time someone hold me from back. It really made me to shriek. I looked back it was my roommate. It just got on my nerves and I hit him hard on his butts. He stood there completely confused. But thank god he didn’t mind.
Very calmly he looked at my blood red face. Mere shekel outré hue thi. I told him everything all that happened. He consoled me and said it cud be sum hallucinations. But I was not going to believe as I was in my all senses. We argued for while. Then went back to room and slept. Next day he started passing comments. I was fuming then. I didn’t go to college that day and preferred to go for sum movie late night. I asked my roommate. He just refused as he had got lot many assignments to complete.
I didn’t ask him again and asked my other friend to join me. We decided to watch 9 pm show. We both took our bicycles and went to batra. Movie was fantastic (main hoon naa). I and my friend was cumin back totally mesmerized by the looks amrita rao and sushmita. We made back entry to hostel as main gate was closed. Then we parked r cycle and strait to our room as we have also brought sum chicken and thought we must enjoy it together with my roommate at my room. But as I went to my floor I found lot many seniors and class mates standing outside my room. I ran towards smelling something wrong.
I found my roommate totally unconscious and doctor attending him. I enquired about all that happened. No one knew wt really had happened. It was our super senior who found him lying unconscious in bathroom. He brought him in. then we decided to intimate his parents but I thought it must be better to not make them tensed at mid night. So I thought I must give them a call Next day after sometime all went back to there rooms.
But one of our super senior decided to put up in our room itself as he was from our native place as well as our good friend too. It was around 2 am my roommate got up. I gave him sum cold drink and sum chicken to eat. He was still not in his senses. We didn’t talk to each other for at least 15 mints. We were looking at him wondering what cud had been the reason.
He was a damn healthy guy and was a boxing champ too. Then after he completed his meal I just asked about what had happened with him. He stared at m4 as if I had asked sum thin that I should have not. He didn’t tell me anything just continued to stare at me. After few mints he told me one thing that really did confuse me. He asked me to shift somewhere else.
I asked him the reason. He didn’t say anything. Then our senior asked him to tell what had happened to him. He started crying and said that he can’t put up here. He told us something so scary that really we were going to piss in our pants. Let me tell u al that happened to him. It was around 11:30 pm he went to take bath at night. He put on the tap of his bathroom.
Suddenly sum1 knock at the door he just shouted at the person outside. Suddenly the lights of the bathroom turned off. He went outside and saw sum shadows moving around him. He thought the same thing (prank. he challenged the guys out there. Suddenly he found sum1 entering into his bathroom. he just went in to grab him but that person disappeared in bathroom itself. now he was confused. He saw the same guy that had came to our room for water crying out there and telling him that he want o go back to home.
He tried to console him and went to him as he tried to touch him he got disappeared and heard sum more snobs after that he cud not remember anything. we all were damn scared. our senior was not in a condition to go back to his room. We spend our night just staring at each other and wondering that whether it is a nightmares or really sum thing.
I don’t remember any of us sit out anything till morning. We got ready 4 we were not able to concentrate on our lectures. Somehow we completed r lectures and went straightly to mess to have our lunch. We both sat together along with our senior. As I took my first bite I saw the same guy sitting in front table staring and passing very evil smile.
I just ignored and kept eating. Then after sometime couldn’t control and without telling anything to my friends I went to our mess in charge and enquired that whether the person up there use to cum there daily. He said something that gave me Goosebumps. He could not see anything there. I didn’t say anything n went back to my table and now he was not there.
We went back to our room and hesitatingly I told them all that had happened. At first none of them told anything but after few mints my roommate told that he too had seen the same guy at mess. But our senior didn’t see anything and he just kept listening to us. In evening we planned to go out t cheer up. We went 2 sec 17d and had some beer there.
When we returned back we found our new neighbor. A tall Sardar from gurdaspur. He introduced himself and gave us "pines" that he had brought. Slowly we got free with him and my roommate told him everything that had happened to us. He was jolly kind person. He didn’t believe us n said that he goanna prove us wrong 1dy that this place is haunted. We 4rgt everything in his company and nothing had happened since then also.
Next week he came to us with newspaper in his hand and told us about the eclipse that goanna take place that night. We all planned that we'll certainly be watching it happen. All of us that night after having our lunch sat there at my balcony and started staring at the sky and waiting anxiously to watch that big Astor phenomenon. It was around 1:30. My senior asked me to go to his room in himachal hostel 1 and bring sum snacks and breezes.
I went straightway to his hostel but by mistake I went to wrong floor and happened to cum across room no.15. I felt the same breeze that I had felt few days b4. Then I heard someone shouting inside," don’t make false allegations on me. I’ve not done anything" I stood there for mint and suddenly the lights of that floor went off. Then I rushed to my senior's room and took those breezes etc and went back to my hostel.
I told my senior that sum1 was arguing there in room no.15. He stared at me and said that I’ve completely gone out of my head. I didn’t ask him anything and started drinking breezes. Suddenly one thing stroked my mind. I remembered all that our superintendent told us on first day. He told us that room was under renovation and no one is putting up there. I doubted something wrong but suddenly that thing happened for which we were waiting eagerly. Venus was in front of moon. I forgot everything and started staring at sky.
Then after sometime we all went back to our rooms. My roommate asked me to cum along with him to terrace to get sum fresh air. I took my mat with me and we laid down on that. Then he started remembering his gf and started planning to visit her cumin Sunday. Suddenly we saw sum1 cumin to the terrace. We cud not see his face. He went strait to one corner and sat there. We also didn’t mind alt and kept discussing with each other. All of sudden that person called up on us and asked us whether we r from h.p. we nodded our heads in response.
We asked him the same question but he didn’t say anything. He changed the topic and asked that what would we do if someone frame false allegation on u. we stared each other and my roommate told that he would screw those persons. Listening this he laughed like hell. We too joined him. But suddenly I remember the same drama going there at room no.15.
Then I thought that what the hell he is doing in our hostel. I asked him that whether he is from himachal hostel. He said yes. Then after sometime I cud see his face and my friend too cud see. He was the same bloody guy. We cud not help it out and remained calm. Then he disappeared and that made us so scared that we both stumbled down with fear. We rushed back to our room and closed the door. We decided that we goanna tell this to our seniors and would ask them about room no.15 and the guy there.
After sometime again those knockings occurred but this time we were not daring enough to turn up. And we kept sitting inside. Soon we find sum1 yelling outside. It was our Sardar friend gurpreet. I went and opened the door hesitatingly. He sighed for a while and asked the reason for not opening the door. We both were drenched with sweat.
He asked the reason for this and we told him all that happened but like b4 he dint believe and started making his own calculations. But this time we were not impressed as this was for the first time that we both together had seen it all happening. Then we decided to call upon our senior friend but he was off to Ambala to visit his relative’s there. We cud not tell him anything but just asked him that if he cud cum or not? He said that he'll be there 2mrw.
We were not getting what to do. Then we decided to put up at Sardar's room that night. it was around 12:45 I went back to my room to collect my books but to my surprise I found all the things in my room helter shelter. I rushed back n called both of my friends. We wondered who cud have done this but this time we were not pretty much surprised as we were sure that something was getting wrong over here.
But again Sardar.... well leave it. I and my frnd decided to visit superintendent office next morning and decided to tell him all that’s been happening. Next day we went to his office and told him all that happened to us. At first he didn’t say anything but later on he just told that we must report it to our proctor n warden as some1 mite be playing the prank.
Then we came to know that he wont goanna tell us anything. B4 leaving his office my roommate asked him something that made him to fume high. He asked him to tell us about the person putting up at room no 15 of himachal hostel. At first he looked as if we had lost all his senses then after few seconds he got up from his chair and started shouting at us that we r trying to befool him. He ordered us to get out from his office.
We could not understand all that was taking place. It was morning time. Our senior frnd was back and we told him all that happened at night and about the response that superintendent gave. He asked me in very calm way,” Did u really see someone inside room no15". I told him all that I heard that night. He also asked me about that guy.
What was he wearing n about his looks. We told him everything. Then he went strait to his room and brought one album and asked us to recognize that guy if he is there. We found him there in his album. He was the same guy. I and my frnd relaxed for a while thinking that there is nothing wrong as we thought he mite perhaps be playing a prank.
Then our senior asked us again that whether we r sure that the guy is same that we were looking a night. And we both nodded our heads. It made his face to turn blank and he started vacillating around the room. We asked the reason and he told us that really cud have brought us all a heart attack. But somehow we controlled ourselves. He told that the guy was "dead".
I stood up and was really confused. I just begged him not to play any prank as we were already been there in sum trouble. His swear by his parents. But still I doubted him. We all went to sardar's room and told him al that our senior told us. This time again Sardar passed a silly comment. This time we didn’t mind listening to him. I n my roommate went to canteen.
There again I met our senior. He was sitting along with his friends. An idea came to my mind. I went to him and asked him for his room's keys. I told him that I had left my watch there. He handed over the keys and got busy in discussing same thing with my roommate n other fellows there. I rushed to his room and found that album lying there.
I took that album along with me then I returned to canteen and returned his keys. After having sum cold drinks and snacks. We got up and went for sum nap. But I and my roommate were not daring enough to go back to our room and we went to gurpreet's room. There I took that album out and told both of them that now we goanna verify that whether the guy was really dead or not. We made up our mind and started the hunt.
And this time Sardar too was there with us. First we approached sum seniors. Some were reluctant to give any response and sum responses were really nerve shakers. All of them had the same reply that the guy was dead. We still were not satisfied and eventually we approached the guard there. He just refused to say anything about that. Then at last gurpreet offered him some whiskey. Guard turned up and said the same thing.
He told that person did suicide in room no.15 and he was the one who brought his body out. Then we just came back staring at each other. We didn’t tell guard anything about all that. We went straightly to our senior and elaborated all that guard had told us. He simply nodded his head and said nothing. Then I thought that it was enough and more. I insisted him to tell all that happened last year. First he hesitated then he was ready to share everything with us.
To Be Continued..........................
It was 4th April 2004 and I was there at college with my dad. I happened to meet a guy who was from Himachal (my home state) and we had a brief introduction and then we just started up a new chapter of friendship. We both went for sum frappe at nearby cafe and decided to put up there at hostel itself rather opting for pg as we both never had a hostel life b4. After having our frappe we went straight away to superintendent and asked him to allot us one room at hostel.
We paid the dues and he gave us a room no.15 in Himachal hostel 1.
We both were damn excited to start a new beginning. I went to dad and told him all about our planning to put up at hostel. He allowed me and helped me in bringing my baggage to college campus. After that my family left and we both started moving towards the hostel. As we were heading forward I heard someone calling us from behind.
We looked back and found it was superintendent who was calling us guys back to his office. There we found two three other staff members sitting and chitchatting something as if something had went wrong. Superintendent told us that we can’t get hostel as the room allotted to we people was under renovation. He was tensed while speaking up this crap. I was loosing my temper as we were having no place to go.
It was already 5 pm and it wasn’t that damn easy thing to find a pg or room. He paid our dues back and asked that we will be intimated if sum room is there. Fortunately one man entered the room and told suprtndnt that a room in new hostel is free now. We felt bit better and superintendent allotted that room it was our first night in hostel. We both were busy setting up our room and making new friends. Suddenly we got a call from our seniors.
We were asked to cum in a group to introduce ourselves to them (ragging!!!). We were bit scared but didn’t mind much. As we moved on through corridor we all felt a gasp of cool breeze passing across us. We wondered that how cud that be possible in such a hot month. But really enjoyed it allot. I and my friend discussed about it with our other group mates and they started laughing at us. They didn’t feel anything like that.
They asked us that how cud that be possible in this closed corridor with no windows. But we told them that we both felt it really. And let me tell u that it was too few seconds b4 but suddenly when we felt that breeze it seemed as if we have been locked in sum refrigerator. Then we all decided to go back to the same place. I again experienced that breeze but no one else did. Despite the matter I made them to stand on the same place where I was experiencing it. But..... I didn’t give it a thought and we all went to our seniors.
We introduced ourselves to them and after sometime we all started chatting with each other. Well all of sudden I told my seniors about the drama that took place in evening while booking a room in hostel. All of my seniors went silent and asked us to not to discuss it anymore and also not to give it a thought again. It really brought me goose bumps. I started wondering what cud be the reason behind all that.
After sometime our meeting was concluded and we left for our rooms. But again while passing that corridor I and my friend felt that breeze and now we both were damn scared. But somehow pretended that as if nothing had happened and continued to our room. We both laid down a mat and started discussing about the assignments we got. Then after sometime we felt going for sleep and as we moved to our beds someone knocked at the door. I went and checked out.
It was a guy standing out totally expressionless with a water bottle....I saw him staring at me n my roommate as if we had done something wrong. Then I just went in a moment and brought my bottle. I gave it to him. Then I asked him his name. He didn’t tell anything n moved on. While going back he yelled and told that he won’t goanna return our bottle. Then I thought its kindaa another ragging and went back to my room without questioning.
I discussed it with my roommate and he just laughed and said in this way we goanna donate our everything. I thought to be better careful next time. Then we went back to our job and completed all those assignments. My friend use to sleep b4 I do as I was habitual of studying at night. It was around 1 am. I found sum1 knocking at my door. I went to open but found no one there. I came back thinking that sum1 mite be playing a prank.
After few mints again same thing happened. I again went n found none. I was bit irritated and went straightway to the next room. I found it locked. Then I checked all the rooms there but found all of them locked. Then I went back to my room and asked my room mate to get up. I asked him about other people there in our hostel. He said that all of them are off to fun republic to watch late night show. I told him all about those knockings.
He told me the same thing that sum1 mite be playing a prank. But after sometime again same thing happened but this time it was much louder than b4. I ran towards the door and opened but again none. I wondered how the hell the person could be so fast. And there was no place to hide. I kept the door opened and went back to my table. Then I found sum1 calling me by my name. The voice was quite strange. I went outside and saw sum boy standing at the corridor.
The moment I was going to answer his call he started going back. I ran behind him to know really who the hell he was. He started moving upstairs. I too went behind. But to my surprise I reached the terrace. I searched every corner there but I found no one. I was really scared and was stumbling. Somehow I moved back slowly. Moment I started going back, I heard sum snobs. I was completely baffled. I again made sum guts and went to that place from where those snobs were coming from. But as I moved on, the snobs started getting more fainted.
The moment I reached there I found none n seriously my condition went shabby. I sat there and closed my eyes started praying. Then at the same time someone hold me from back. It really made me to shriek. I looked back it was my roommate. It just got on my nerves and I hit him hard on his butts. He stood there completely confused. But thank god he didn’t mind.
Very calmly he looked at my blood red face. Mere shekel outré hue thi. I told him everything all that happened. He consoled me and said it cud be sum hallucinations. But I was not going to believe as I was in my all senses. We argued for while. Then went back to room and slept. Next day he started passing comments. I was fuming then. I didn’t go to college that day and preferred to go for sum movie late night. I asked my roommate. He just refused as he had got lot many assignments to complete.
I didn’t ask him again and asked my other friend to join me. We decided to watch 9 pm show. We both took our bicycles and went to batra. Movie was fantastic (main hoon naa). I and my friend was cumin back totally mesmerized by the looks amrita rao and sushmita. We made back entry to hostel as main gate was closed. Then we parked r cycle and strait to our room as we have also brought sum chicken and thought we must enjoy it together with my roommate at my room. But as I went to my floor I found lot many seniors and class mates standing outside my room. I ran towards smelling something wrong.
I found my roommate totally unconscious and doctor attending him. I enquired about all that happened. No one knew wt really had happened. It was our super senior who found him lying unconscious in bathroom. He brought him in. then we decided to intimate his parents but I thought it must be better to not make them tensed at mid night. So I thought I must give them a call Next day after sometime all went back to there rooms.
But one of our super senior decided to put up in our room itself as he was from our native place as well as our good friend too. It was around 2 am my roommate got up. I gave him sum cold drink and sum chicken to eat. He was still not in his senses. We didn’t talk to each other for at least 15 mints. We were looking at him wondering what cud had been the reason.
He was a damn healthy guy and was a boxing champ too. Then after he completed his meal I just asked about what had happened with him. He stared at m4 as if I had asked sum thin that I should have not. He didn’t tell me anything just continued to stare at me. After few mints he told me one thing that really did confuse me. He asked me to shift somewhere else.
I asked him the reason. He didn’t say anything. Then our senior asked him to tell what had happened to him. He started crying and said that he can’t put up here. He told us something so scary that really we were going to piss in our pants. Let me tell u al that happened to him. It was around 11:30 pm he went to take bath at night. He put on the tap of his bathroom.
Suddenly sum1 knock at the door he just shouted at the person outside. Suddenly the lights of the bathroom turned off. He went outside and saw sum shadows moving around him. He thought the same thing (prank. he challenged the guys out there. Suddenly he found sum1 entering into his bathroom. he just went in to grab him but that person disappeared in bathroom itself. now he was confused. He saw the same guy that had came to our room for water crying out there and telling him that he want o go back to home.
He tried to console him and went to him as he tried to touch him he got disappeared and heard sum more snobs after that he cud not remember anything. we all were damn scared. our senior was not in a condition to go back to his room. We spend our night just staring at each other and wondering that whether it is a nightmares or really sum thing.
I don’t remember any of us sit out anything till morning. We got ready 4 we were not able to concentrate on our lectures. Somehow we completed r lectures and went straightly to mess to have our lunch. We both sat together along with our senior. As I took my first bite I saw the same guy sitting in front table staring and passing very evil smile.
I just ignored and kept eating. Then after sometime couldn’t control and without telling anything to my friends I went to our mess in charge and enquired that whether the person up there use to cum there daily. He said something that gave me Goosebumps. He could not see anything there. I didn’t say anything n went back to my table and now he was not there.
We went back to our room and hesitatingly I told them all that had happened. At first none of them told anything but after few mints my roommate told that he too had seen the same guy at mess. But our senior didn’t see anything and he just kept listening to us. In evening we planned to go out t cheer up. We went 2 sec 17d and had some beer there.
When we returned back we found our new neighbor. A tall Sardar from gurdaspur. He introduced himself and gave us "pines" that he had brought. Slowly we got free with him and my roommate told him everything that had happened to us. He was jolly kind person. He didn’t believe us n said that he goanna prove us wrong 1dy that this place is haunted. We 4rgt everything in his company and nothing had happened since then also.
Next week he came to us with newspaper in his hand and told us about the eclipse that goanna take place that night. We all planned that we'll certainly be watching it happen. All of us that night after having our lunch sat there at my balcony and started staring at the sky and waiting anxiously to watch that big Astor phenomenon. It was around 1:30. My senior asked me to go to his room in himachal hostel 1 and bring sum snacks and breezes.
I went straightway to his hostel but by mistake I went to wrong floor and happened to cum across room no.15. I felt the same breeze that I had felt few days b4. Then I heard someone shouting inside," don’t make false allegations on me. I’ve not done anything" I stood there for mint and suddenly the lights of that floor went off. Then I rushed to my senior's room and took those breezes etc and went back to my hostel.
I told my senior that sum1 was arguing there in room no.15. He stared at me and said that I’ve completely gone out of my head. I didn’t ask him anything and started drinking breezes. Suddenly one thing stroked my mind. I remembered all that our superintendent told us on first day. He told us that room was under renovation and no one is putting up there. I doubted something wrong but suddenly that thing happened for which we were waiting eagerly. Venus was in front of moon. I forgot everything and started staring at sky.
Then after sometime we all went back to our rooms. My roommate asked me to cum along with him to terrace to get sum fresh air. I took my mat with me and we laid down on that. Then he started remembering his gf and started planning to visit her cumin Sunday. Suddenly we saw sum1 cumin to the terrace. We cud not see his face. He went strait to one corner and sat there. We also didn’t mind alt and kept discussing with each other. All of sudden that person called up on us and asked us whether we r from h.p. we nodded our heads in response.
We asked him the same question but he didn’t say anything. He changed the topic and asked that what would we do if someone frame false allegation on u. we stared each other and my roommate told that he would screw those persons. Listening this he laughed like hell. We too joined him. But suddenly I remember the same drama going there at room no.15.
Then I thought that what the hell he is doing in our hostel. I asked him that whether he is from himachal hostel. He said yes. Then after sometime I cud see his face and my friend too cud see. He was the same bloody guy. We cud not help it out and remained calm. Then he disappeared and that made us so scared that we both stumbled down with fear. We rushed back to our room and closed the door. We decided that we goanna tell this to our seniors and would ask them about room no.15 and the guy there.
After sometime again those knockings occurred but this time we were not daring enough to turn up. And we kept sitting inside. Soon we find sum1 yelling outside. It was our Sardar friend gurpreet. I went and opened the door hesitatingly. He sighed for a while and asked the reason for not opening the door. We both were drenched with sweat.
He asked the reason for this and we told him all that happened but like b4 he dint believe and started making his own calculations. But this time we were not impressed as this was for the first time that we both together had seen it all happening. Then we decided to call upon our senior friend but he was off to Ambala to visit his relative’s there. We cud not tell him anything but just asked him that if he cud cum or not? He said that he'll be there 2mrw.
We were not getting what to do. Then we decided to put up at Sardar's room that night. it was around 12:45 I went back to my room to collect my books but to my surprise I found all the things in my room helter shelter. I rushed back n called both of my friends. We wondered who cud have done this but this time we were not pretty much surprised as we were sure that something was getting wrong over here.
But again Sardar.... well leave it. I and my frnd decided to visit superintendent office next morning and decided to tell him all that’s been happening. Next day we went to his office and told him all that happened to us. At first he didn’t say anything but later on he just told that we must report it to our proctor n warden as some1 mite be playing the prank.
Then we came to know that he wont goanna tell us anything. B4 leaving his office my roommate asked him something that made him to fume high. He asked him to tell us about the person putting up at room no 15 of himachal hostel. At first he looked as if we had lost all his senses then after few seconds he got up from his chair and started shouting at us that we r trying to befool him. He ordered us to get out from his office.
We could not understand all that was taking place. It was morning time. Our senior frnd was back and we told him all that happened at night and about the response that superintendent gave. He asked me in very calm way,” Did u really see someone inside room no15". I told him all that I heard that night. He also asked me about that guy.
What was he wearing n about his looks. We told him everything. Then he went strait to his room and brought one album and asked us to recognize that guy if he is there. We found him there in his album. He was the same guy. I and my frnd relaxed for a while thinking that there is nothing wrong as we thought he mite perhaps be playing a prank.
Then our senior asked us again that whether we r sure that the guy is same that we were looking a night. And we both nodded our heads. It made his face to turn blank and he started vacillating around the room. We asked the reason and he told us that really cud have brought us all a heart attack. But somehow we controlled ourselves. He told that the guy was "dead".
I stood up and was really confused. I just begged him not to play any prank as we were already been there in sum trouble. His swear by his parents. But still I doubted him. We all went to sardar's room and told him al that our senior told us. This time again Sardar passed a silly comment. This time we didn’t mind listening to him. I n my roommate went to canteen.
There again I met our senior. He was sitting along with his friends. An idea came to my mind. I went to him and asked him for his room's keys. I told him that I had left my watch there. He handed over the keys and got busy in discussing same thing with my roommate n other fellows there. I rushed to his room and found that album lying there.
I took that album along with me then I returned to canteen and returned his keys. After having sum cold drinks and snacks. We got up and went for sum nap. But I and my roommate were not daring enough to go back to our room and we went to gurpreet's room. There I took that album out and told both of them that now we goanna verify that whether the guy was really dead or not. We made up our mind and started the hunt.
And this time Sardar too was there with us. First we approached sum seniors. Some were reluctant to give any response and sum responses were really nerve shakers. All of them had the same reply that the guy was dead. We still were not satisfied and eventually we approached the guard there. He just refused to say anything about that. Then at last gurpreet offered him some whiskey. Guard turned up and said the same thing.
He told that person did suicide in room no.15 and he was the one who brought his body out. Then we just came back staring at each other. We didn’t tell guard anything about all that. We went straightly to our senior and elaborated all that guard had told us. He simply nodded his head and said nothing. Then I thought that it was enough and more. I insisted him to tell all that happened last year. First he hesitated then he was ready to share everything with us.
To Be Continued..........................
My house in Delhi - The Untold Story
Before I start writing this thread, there are a few things I need to mention. Many of you might believe after reading this thread that I have written nothing but a mere story and nothing is true in this. Of course, I can't (and do not intend to) influence your thought process, but I wasn't the only witness to the following incidents. My mother and my sister had all witnessed and experienced these along with me.
I was living in Delhi with my mom and sister, my father is in marine so he was mostly away. On a winter night in January 2002, I finished my studies for the upcoming college exams and lied on my bed. The time was around 11:30pm; I switched off the light and stretched my body under the blanket. Not even a minute had passed when I felt someone slapping on my feet. I jumped up and switched on the light. No one was there. I thought my sister was playing a prank on me. I went to her room and found her and my mother fast asleep. Thinking that it was my mistake, I went back to my room and slept.
The next night when as I lay on my bed I felt as if someone was there in my room - a feeling that you get when someone is looking at you from a distance. I got up and as expected found no one. After that for a few nights it seemed as if some shadows were walking around my room at night, the moment I used to get up they vanished. I told my mother about it and she said I was over-stressing myself and should take my studies and life a little easy.
Mom and sister
Ten days after this incident started I fell very sick and the doctor declared that I had typhoid. He gave me a lot of medicines to take and one dose was at 1:30 at night. Mom asked me to sleep in their room so that she can get up at night and give me the medicine. That night mom put the alarm for 1:30 and we went to sleep.
When I woke up the next morning I found my mom sitting on the bed with a grim face. I asked her what happened. She looked at me and told me (in a way that she herself wasn't believing what she was saying) that when she opened her eyes last night at the sound of the alarm she saw a huge shadow on the ceiling (the bed lamp was on) and it seemed that the shadow was staring down at us hanging from the ceiling. There wasn't a thing in the room that would have created such a shadow. She got so scared that she hid herself in the blanket and went to sleep.
My sister laughed at her and said she would wake up that night and give me the medicine. But she saw the same thing that night - a shadow on the side wall staring down at three of us.
Becoming more obvious the next morning mom went to office and my sister went off to college. I was lying on my bed trying to read something when I heard our pet dog Popeye yelling at the top of his voice in the drawing room. I jumped up and ran to him. I found him running around the room and shouting at 'someone' invisible in the room. As if someone was walking all around the room and Popeye was trying to chase and bite him. When I called his name he literally jumped on my lap and started crying. He was shivering and he didn't stop until I put him on my bed and sat beside him hugging him tight.
Every night we used to take him on our terrace after dinner. From that night he started to run in the terrace chasing and barking at someone. He used to get furious if we tried to stop him or bring him down.
After that things like these became more regular. We had instances of the pressure cooker falling in the kitchen, the chopping board falling from the hook all by itself. My mom continuously told us that it was her fault that she didn't keep the things properly in the kitchen but me and my sister knew she herself wasn't convinced a bit with her explanations as we were.
We used to get up in the morning to find out the sofa's position was changed in the drawing room, the chairs had moved at two corners of the room all by themselves and many more things like these. My mom finally called a priest from the nearby temple and did a 'haven' at home. For seven days everything was normal, from the eighth day it started again.
Living with the Unseen
One evening mom came home early. The door was locked as both I and my sister were away. She said as she opened the main door of the house she saw a little boy, around two year’s old running inside the house towards the kitchen. My mom ran behind him and found no one in the house. The same evening I found two handprints of a baby on the dust that gathered on my wardrobe. This was the time I did the Blood Mary thing and my mirror got cracked.
To cut this short, many more incidents happened like,
I . My five goldfishes died mysteriously on the same night
ii. Mom saw a figure walking down from the terrace and walking in the balcony
iii. We heard someone stomping and jumping on the terrace at night
iv. Someone broke a solid steel rod on our terrace that was used for drying clothes
v. My sister saw a shadow behind her in one afternoon and fainted
The Reason
Finally we thought of asking the neighbors around. We feared that they would simply laugh at us and think we were mad, but what they told us made a lot of sense. They said the entire block where we lived was built on a Muslim graveyard and some of them had seen shadows outside their homes at night. Then we knew the reason why things were happening.
Soon I left for Bombay and we left the house for good. Our floor has new tenants now but I do not know whether they are having similar experience or not. Thankfully whatever happened in the house, we were not harmed physically. This was my story. If you want to ask me anything or leave any feedback, please feel free to do so!!!
I was living in Delhi with my mom and sister, my father is in marine so he was mostly away. On a winter night in January 2002, I finished my studies for the upcoming college exams and lied on my bed. The time was around 11:30pm; I switched off the light and stretched my body under the blanket. Not even a minute had passed when I felt someone slapping on my feet. I jumped up and switched on the light. No one was there. I thought my sister was playing a prank on me. I went to her room and found her and my mother fast asleep. Thinking that it was my mistake, I went back to my room and slept.
The next night when as I lay on my bed I felt as if someone was there in my room - a feeling that you get when someone is looking at you from a distance. I got up and as expected found no one. After that for a few nights it seemed as if some shadows were walking around my room at night, the moment I used to get up they vanished. I told my mother about it and she said I was over-stressing myself and should take my studies and life a little easy.
Mom and sister
Ten days after this incident started I fell very sick and the doctor declared that I had typhoid. He gave me a lot of medicines to take and one dose was at 1:30 at night. Mom asked me to sleep in their room so that she can get up at night and give me the medicine. That night mom put the alarm for 1:30 and we went to sleep.
When I woke up the next morning I found my mom sitting on the bed with a grim face. I asked her what happened. She looked at me and told me (in a way that she herself wasn't believing what she was saying) that when she opened her eyes last night at the sound of the alarm she saw a huge shadow on the ceiling (the bed lamp was on) and it seemed that the shadow was staring down at us hanging from the ceiling. There wasn't a thing in the room that would have created such a shadow. She got so scared that she hid herself in the blanket and went to sleep.
My sister laughed at her and said she would wake up that night and give me the medicine. But she saw the same thing that night - a shadow on the side wall staring down at three of us.
Becoming more obvious the next morning mom went to office and my sister went off to college. I was lying on my bed trying to read something when I heard our pet dog Popeye yelling at the top of his voice in the drawing room. I jumped up and ran to him. I found him running around the room and shouting at 'someone' invisible in the room. As if someone was walking all around the room and Popeye was trying to chase and bite him. When I called his name he literally jumped on my lap and started crying. He was shivering and he didn't stop until I put him on my bed and sat beside him hugging him tight.
Every night we used to take him on our terrace after dinner. From that night he started to run in the terrace chasing and barking at someone. He used to get furious if we tried to stop him or bring him down.
After that things like these became more regular. We had instances of the pressure cooker falling in the kitchen, the chopping board falling from the hook all by itself. My mom continuously told us that it was her fault that she didn't keep the things properly in the kitchen but me and my sister knew she herself wasn't convinced a bit with her explanations as we were.
We used to get up in the morning to find out the sofa's position was changed in the drawing room, the chairs had moved at two corners of the room all by themselves and many more things like these. My mom finally called a priest from the nearby temple and did a 'haven' at home. For seven days everything was normal, from the eighth day it started again.
Living with the Unseen
One evening mom came home early. The door was locked as both I and my sister were away. She said as she opened the main door of the house she saw a little boy, around two year’s old running inside the house towards the kitchen. My mom ran behind him and found no one in the house. The same evening I found two handprints of a baby on the dust that gathered on my wardrobe. This was the time I did the Blood Mary thing and my mirror got cracked.
To cut this short, many more incidents happened like,
I . My five goldfishes died mysteriously on the same night
ii. Mom saw a figure walking down from the terrace and walking in the balcony
iii. We heard someone stomping and jumping on the terrace at night
iv. Someone broke a solid steel rod on our terrace that was used for drying clothes
v. My sister saw a shadow behind her in one afternoon and fainted
The Reason
Finally we thought of asking the neighbors around. We feared that they would simply laugh at us and think we were mad, but what they told us made a lot of sense. They said the entire block where we lived was built on a Muslim graveyard and some of them had seen shadows outside their homes at night. Then we knew the reason why things were happening.
Soon I left for Bombay and we left the house for good. Our floor has new tenants now but I do not know whether they are having similar experience or not. Thankfully whatever happened in the house, we were not harmed physically. This was my story. If you want to ask me anything or leave any feedback, please feel free to do so!!!
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