short stories.
story 1:
it happened that afternoon........
It was a lazy afternoon. Mr. Mehta was enjoying it watching TV. After retirement there was nothing left for him to do. He was in a relaxed mood. Then the phone rang and he went to pick it up. He answered it and his expression changed and he slumped to the ground clutching his chest.
Vinod was on his way, he knew his father had had a heart attack. But he was too shocked to grieve. He reached home. It was crowded. Somewhere near he could hear his mother’s wailing. He saw a lot of relatives in a pensive mood. And there lay some distance ahead his father’s dead body. But he was too shocked to look at his father’s face. So he silently went in a corner to get a grip of himself. But then something else caught his attention. A very pale looking man was sitting in his chair alone. Nobody bothered him and he very much looked familiar. He went near and was shocked to find out he was his own father. His father had survived the attack. With trembling feet he went towards the dead body and found himself lying dead.
story 1:
it happened that afternoon........
It was a lazy afternoon. Mr. Mehta was enjoying it watching TV. After retirement there was nothing left for him to do. He was in a relaxed mood. Then the phone rang and he went to pick it up. He answered it and his expression changed and he slumped to the ground clutching his chest.
Vinod was on his way, he knew his father had had a heart attack. But he was too shocked to grieve. He reached home. It was crowded. Somewhere near he could hear his mother’s wailing. He saw a lot of relatives in a pensive mood. And there lay some distance ahead his father’s dead body. But he was too shocked to look at his father’s face. So he silently went in a corner to get a grip of himself. But then something else caught his attention. A very pale looking man was sitting in his chair alone. Nobody bothered him and he very much looked familiar. He went near and was shocked to find out he was his own father. His father had survived the attack. With trembling feet he went towards the dead body and found himself lying dead.
story 2:
when darkness falls.
It was getting dark and we had to reach our village before nightfall. The car’s headlights were down so traveling in dark would have been risky. We all were cramped up in our jam packed sumo. I was sitting at the back with 4 of my cousins. It got dark so my uncle decided to slow down. He decided to follow the car in the front. The car was going with a steady speed. It was a red Zen. After about 5 min the car picked up a little speed. Afraid of falling behind my uncle too picked up speed. The car zoomed ahead and suddenly disappeared. Uncle applied the brakes and the car screeched to a halt. My aunt got down to check out and emitted a blood curdling scream. We all got down and stared at a deep dark valley just inches ahead.
when darkness falls.
It was getting dark and we had to reach our village before nightfall. The car’s headlights were down so traveling in dark would have been risky. We all were cramped up in our jam packed sumo. I was sitting at the back with 4 of my cousins. It got dark so my uncle decided to slow down. He decided to follow the car in the front. The car was going with a steady speed. It was a red Zen. After about 5 min the car picked up a little speed. Afraid of falling behind my uncle too picked up speed. The car zoomed ahead and suddenly disappeared. Uncle applied the brakes and the car screeched to a halt. My aunt got down to check out and emitted a blood curdling scream. We all got down and stared at a deep dark valley just inches ahead.
story 3:
the tree
my grandfather was very little wen this incident occured but he has pretty vivid memories of it, dats wat he tol me.
my grandfather used to live in a joint family. he has 2 elder and 2 younger sisters and a younger brother. also all his 3 uncles used to live in the same house. the eldest uncle was pretty famous for his daredevil activities and bravery. they all used to live in an old house. the house had a verandah and a frontyard and a backyard.
there was a peepal tree in the frontyard. one lazy afternoon my grandpa's elder sisters wer playin in the frontyard. god knows wat got into them, they went and started playing below the peepal tree inspite of being warned not to do so. after an hour or so they both returned. it was lunch time. evryone sat down to eat. both of them started gobbling the food.
they ate and ate and ate and after lunch started defacating in the open. this spooked evryone in the house and they knew something was wrong. such behavior was never seen in the house. the eldest uncle was not home at that time. evryone waited for him to get home. till then noone spoke to the girls. they both sat quietly in the corner with their heads buried under their hands, not makin eye-contact with anyone. they were POSSESSED.
in the evening, finally uncle got home. strangely, seeing the uncle both the girls got scared. they started shivering. they started making unusual noises. mixed voices started escaping their throats. uncle got spooked. he had encountered such things in the past but in his own family it had happened for the first time. he came to know they had been possessed.
the tree
my grandfather was very little wen this incident occured but he has pretty vivid memories of it, dats wat he tol me.
my grandfather used to live in a joint family. he has 2 elder and 2 younger sisters and a younger brother. also all his 3 uncles used to live in the same house. the eldest uncle was pretty famous for his daredevil activities and bravery. they all used to live in an old house. the house had a verandah and a frontyard and a backyard.
there was a peepal tree in the frontyard. one lazy afternoon my grandpa's elder sisters wer playin in the frontyard. god knows wat got into them, they went and started playing below the peepal tree inspite of being warned not to do so. after an hour or so they both returned. it was lunch time. evryone sat down to eat. both of them started gobbling the food.
they ate and ate and ate and after lunch started defacating in the open. this spooked evryone in the house and they knew something was wrong. such behavior was never seen in the house. the eldest uncle was not home at that time. evryone waited for him to get home. till then noone spoke to the girls. they both sat quietly in the corner with their heads buried under their hands, not makin eye-contact with anyone. they were POSSESSED.
in the evening, finally uncle got home. strangely, seeing the uncle both the girls got scared. they started shivering. they started making unusual noises. mixed voices started escaping their throats. uncle got spooked. he had encountered such things in the past but in his own family it had happened for the first time. he came to know they had been possessed.
he decided to flush out the spirits. but how, dat was the question. he made them both stand in the frontyard, as if punished for commiting a sin. both the girls were not making any eye contact with him. he brought a thick cane from inside n asked in the harshest possible voice of his -
what do you want?
there was no response.
if u dont leave the body i'll whack u with this stick till u turn sore. NOW GET OUT. and when u do go jus give us some sign that u have left, break 2 leaves of the peepal tree.
after some anxious moments the spirits left. evryone turned towards the peepal tree. 2 leaves silently fell on the ground.
god knows how the spirits left the bodies so early. its good dat they did, but then wat did they want from the girls.
uncle had been scared the whole time but he didnt show it coz he knew if the spirits sense his fear he wudnt have been able to save the girls.
what do you want?
there was no response.
if u dont leave the body i'll whack u with this stick till u turn sore. NOW GET OUT. and when u do go jus give us some sign that u have left, break 2 leaves of the peepal tree.
after some anxious moments the spirits left. evryone turned towards the peepal tree. 2 leaves silently fell on the ground.
god knows how the spirits left the bodies so early. its good dat they did, but then wat did they want from the girls.
uncle had been scared the whole time but he didnt show it coz he knew if the spirits sense his fear he wudnt have been able to save the girls.
Story 4:
alter
This happened to one of my friend. He narrated the whole incident to me.
We both went home together as usual after a half day in college. Before goin home he lit a cigarette to get high. After reaching home he dozed off and then after getting up he went out for a stroll. He didnt smoke when he was out . When he came back, he performed his regular evening ‘pooja’ and after sometime he went in the kitchen to have a glass of water. He smelled gas and so told his sister to check if nothings leaking. His sister passed a comment – wat a fattu (wet pants). And dats wer it all started. He found himself getting totally pissed off at her. He was about to hit her with his cell phone when his dad intervened. His elder brother took him to his room to calm him down. On his way to his room he recollects dat he was abusing his sister and threatning dat he is gonna kill her, a thing dat he has never done in his life. He himself stated dat he didnt want to say all those things but the words just came out.
When he reached his room he started shivering from head to toe. He wanted to tell something to his brother but the words wer not coming out of his mouth. He wanted to scream out to evryone dat something is not rite but he jus cudnt do so. He is a very calm and non violent kinda person and is a very short and thin guy, and i know him personally so dis kinda behavior from him came as a shock to me. Anyways, dis behavior of his spooked out evryone from his house and so his father asked him if he shud call back his mother who was out of of station. The reply was positive.
This happened to one of my friend. He narrated the whole incident to me.
We both went home together as usual after a half day in college. Before goin home he lit a cigarette to get high. After reaching home he dozed off and then after getting up he went out for a stroll. He didnt smoke when he was out . When he came back, he performed his regular evening ‘pooja’ and after sometime he went in the kitchen to have a glass of water. He smelled gas and so told his sister to check if nothings leaking. His sister passed a comment – wat a fattu (wet pants). And dats wer it all started. He found himself getting totally pissed off at her. He was about to hit her with his cell phone when his dad intervened. His elder brother took him to his room to calm him down. On his way to his room he recollects dat he was abusing his sister and threatning dat he is gonna kill her, a thing dat he has never done in his life. He himself stated dat he didnt want to say all those things but the words just came out.
When he reached his room he started shivering from head to toe. He wanted to tell something to his brother but the words wer not coming out of his mouth. He wanted to scream out to evryone dat something is not rite but he jus cudnt do so. He is a very calm and non violent kinda person and is a very short and thin guy, and i know him personally so dis kinda behavior from him came as a shock to me. Anyways, dis behavior of his spooked out evryone from his house and so his father asked him if he shud call back his mother who was out of of station. The reply was positive.
His father told him to lie down on the bed. Sometime after he lied down he felt some type of energies from his body moving towards his stomach region. He felt a huge knot in his stomach. He cudnt say anything or do anything. He felt nauseated, so he went to wash his face. But he jus wasnt able to open the tap, his hands jus kept sliding off it.
Soon his father realised somethings wrong. They all being very religious he told his son to say some mantras or holy chants. First of all he was finding difficulty in speaking, imagine his condition wen he was told to recite Sanskrit scriptures. He was finding it very difficult.
Suddenly he found a current passing thro his body to his neck, and he found his neck slumping down as if it had been made of elastic. He found himself goin down of exhaustion but was forced by his family members to recite the holy chants. Even after all dis he wasnt feeling good. His dad asked him if he shud call the family doctor but he kept saying no, dat he was alrite. After sometime he became normal. nobody could explain his behavior.
that incident haunts him to this very day.
Soon his father realised somethings wrong. They all being very religious he told his son to say some mantras or holy chants. First of all he was finding difficulty in speaking, imagine his condition wen he was told to recite Sanskrit scriptures. He was finding it very difficult.
Suddenly he found a current passing thro his body to his neck, and he found his neck slumping down as if it had been made of elastic. He found himself goin down of exhaustion but was forced by his family members to recite the holy chants. Even after all dis he wasnt feeling good. His dad asked him if he shud call the family doctor but he kept saying no, dat he was alrite. After sometime he became normal. nobody could explain his behavior.
that incident haunts him to this very day.
story 5:
it was way too late to get a bus. grandpa was hurriedly running towards the shore to catch the last ferry to his village.
in those days workplaces used to be too far from homes n the limited transport used to make it more difficult.
to reach the shore grandpa knew that he wud have to cross the woods dats y he was walkin fast. the woods after sunset were pretty famous for scaring travellers. strange incidents had taken place in that area. some people felt being stalked, some had seen a pale girl dancing on a metal fence, some had heard an old man calling out for help.
grandpa reached the woods. he was skeptical of crossing them but he had no other choice. he decided to walk fast n not stop at any sound or voice calling out and thus the journey started. the ground was moving pretty fast beneath his legs, the cool breeze was feeling cold on his sweaty forehead. he had this strange urge of lying down n takin a nap in the cool breeze, but he brushed off the temptation n kept moving ahead. after some minutes or so he saw an extremely old woman selling fruits. he was surprised. wat was she doin at such an hour n dat too selling fruits.
but he didnt stop n ask questions. the woman looked at him with her sad moist eyes. he turned his gaze away and kept walking. after 10 mins into the forest he saw another woman selling fruits, when he passed by he looked at her face and his jaw almost dropped to the ground.
it was the same woman that he had seen few minutes back. how did she get here so fast. she is damn old.
keep walking, dont look back, keep walking, dont look back. these thoughts kept repeating in grandpa's mind. after some seconds he heard footsteps behind him..........
it was way too late to get a bus. grandpa was hurriedly running towards the shore to catch the last ferry to his village.
in those days workplaces used to be too far from homes n the limited transport used to make it more difficult.
to reach the shore grandpa knew that he wud have to cross the woods dats y he was walkin fast. the woods after sunset were pretty famous for scaring travellers. strange incidents had taken place in that area. some people felt being stalked, some had seen a pale girl dancing on a metal fence, some had heard an old man calling out for help.
grandpa reached the woods. he was skeptical of crossing them but he had no other choice. he decided to walk fast n not stop at any sound or voice calling out and thus the journey started. the ground was moving pretty fast beneath his legs, the cool breeze was feeling cold on his sweaty forehead. he had this strange urge of lying down n takin a nap in the cool breeze, but he brushed off the temptation n kept moving ahead. after some minutes or so he saw an extremely old woman selling fruits. he was surprised. wat was she doin at such an hour n dat too selling fruits.
but he didnt stop n ask questions. the woman looked at him with her sad moist eyes. he turned his gaze away and kept walking. after 10 mins into the forest he saw another woman selling fruits, when he passed by he looked at her face and his jaw almost dropped to the ground.
it was the same woman that he had seen few minutes back. how did she get here so fast. she is damn old.
keep walking, dont look back, keep walking, dont look back. these thoughts kept repeating in grandpa's mind. after some seconds he heard footsteps behind him..........
..................he stopped and stood there with bated breath. one more sound and he
was going to turn around. seconds later he heard a rustling of leaves nearby. he immediately turned around. but to his surprise there was no one there. not even an animal. this scared him even more. immediately he resumed his journey.
after some tense moments he finally reached the shore. but there was no boat in sight. he looked around but neither was there any boat nor were there any people. the waves were making a splashing sound as they hit the shore. the wind was whooshing through the trees. the moon hid behind the clouds and the stars sparkled high in the sky. far away an animal howled. grandpa got scared. he had to get out of
this place. but how - that was the question.
he started moving in the direction of his village along the shore hoping that he would see some small boat that would take him across. but something in the far corner of the beach caught his attention.
someone was waving at him. with squinted eyes in the low light surroundings, he tried to figure out who the person was. he decided to go towards him thinking he would probably help. some few yards to reach that person and the guy just took off in the woods.
grandpa was confused. what happened. had he scared the guy or was someone toying with him. suddenly he heard growling noises at a distance and they were getting closer after every passing second. at that time it struck him something that is terribly dangerous lurks around in this part of the world. he just took off.
he ran wildly towards the shore and in the water. he decided to swim across
to the other side when suddenly out of nowhere a boat arrived. without asking anything he just hopped in it. the boatman without uttering a single word rowed the boat and took him across to the other side. as grandpa reached his village shore he offered the boatman some money but he refused to take it. grandpa was adamant but still he refused. grandpa had to give up.
was going to turn around. seconds later he heard a rustling of leaves nearby. he immediately turned around. but to his surprise there was no one there. not even an animal. this scared him even more. immediately he resumed his journey.
after some tense moments he finally reached the shore. but there was no boat in sight. he looked around but neither was there any boat nor were there any people. the waves were making a splashing sound as they hit the shore. the wind was whooshing through the trees. the moon hid behind the clouds and the stars sparkled high in the sky. far away an animal howled. grandpa got scared. he had to get out of
this place. but how - that was the question.
he started moving in the direction of his village along the shore hoping that he would see some small boat that would take him across. but something in the far corner of the beach caught his attention.
someone was waving at him. with squinted eyes in the low light surroundings, he tried to figure out who the person was. he decided to go towards him thinking he would probably help. some few yards to reach that person and the guy just took off in the woods.
grandpa was confused. what happened. had he scared the guy or was someone toying with him. suddenly he heard growling noises at a distance and they were getting closer after every passing second. at that time it struck him something that is terribly dangerous lurks around in this part of the world. he just took off.
he ran wildly towards the shore and in the water. he decided to swim across
to the other side when suddenly out of nowhere a boat arrived. without asking anything he just hopped in it. the boatman without uttering a single word rowed the boat and took him across to the other side. as grandpa reached his village shore he offered the boatman some money but he refused to take it. grandpa was adamant but still he refused. grandpa had to give up.
he got down, thanked him and said goodbye. not more that 5 seconds would have passed, grandpa turned around to look and his mouth just fell open.
the boat and the boatman were not there. they had disappeared into thin air.
the boat and the boatman were not there. they had disappeared into thin air.
story 6:
the urge
omi had always been a bright fellow. he had scored good marks in his hsc exams and
easily gained admission in a prestigious hotel management university. it was in khandala.
though it meant omi had to stay away from his parents he finally hadsomething on his hands dat he had always dreamt of. so der he was in his hostel room with his new friends, enjoyin the evening. it had jus been a few days since he had taken admission. they had some assignments to complete, but had a week before submissions. also it had been a tiring day. so omi was jus sitting by the window side lookin towards the woods. he had always wanted to be close by nature. he had since childhood felt a strange attraction towards woods and forests. he decided to check out the woods the next day.
the urge
omi had always been a bright fellow. he had scored good marks in his hsc exams and
easily gained admission in a prestigious hotel management university. it was in khandala.
though it meant omi had to stay away from his parents he finally hadsomething on his hands dat he had always dreamt of. so der he was in his hostel room with his new friends, enjoyin the evening. it had jus been a few days since he had taken admission. they had some assignments to complete, but had a week before submissions. also it had been a tiring day. so omi was jus sitting by the window side lookin towards the woods. he had always wanted to be close by nature. he had since childhood felt a strange attraction towards woods and forests. he decided to check out the woods the next day.
the next day was sunday n so omi after completin his assignment work went for a stroll alone in the woods. it was 4:00 pm and the chilly winds had already started blowing. omi had heard strange stories of the woods being haunted, but rebuked all the theories thinking dat each n evry place has its stories. he took a narrow path leading into the forest. he had always loved walking by himself and this place was jus god's gift to him. he was enjoyin the cool breeze the swayin of the trees and the noises made by the rubbin of the leaves. suddenly he felt an uneasiness in his body, like someone was watching him constantly, he turned around to check whether nobody was followin him. but there was noone around. he kept walking. the air was gettin chillier. he put his hands in his pockets. suddnely something zoomed past him with super-sonic speed. somethin white, something cold. he thought it to be some sort of bird. but birds don't fly dat low. he froze for a moment. he decided to follow the thing dat had spooked him. gathering some courage, he started jogging towards right where the thing had suddenly disappeared. he suddenly came toward a clearing with trees all around and with him alone staring at them. he heard a low gruntin noise behind him. grrrrrrrrrrr. less animal more human. dat was it. he without lookin bak ran through the woods like an animal. it took a while for him to find his way back, but it was worth the effort. he ran towards the dormitory. but den somethin strange happened. something forceful. he had to do it. he felt compelled to do it. to give one final glance towards the woods. he looked. a eerie chill ran down his spine. he started
shivering and ran back to his room.
shivering and ran back to his room.
the next few days were just normal, but evryday he felt dis strange urge to go into the woods. he tried to brush it away but it went escalating with each passing day. finally one evening he decided to give it a try one more time. he couldn't believe he was gonna do it inspite of wat had happened the last time. but the urge was gettin stronger. he reached the opening of the woods. a chill ran down and he entered. he was alert now. even to the slightest sound and movement.
he kept walking. he reached a metal fencing when he suddenly saw it....the thing....it was the ghost of a boy ,it was dancing on the fence with arms swinging wildly from side to side, impossible for a living man to do dat feat. it had a broken skull and half its brain was dangling out of it. it had a pale skin and it was snarlin and smiling wickedly with blood shot eyes and calling out taunting sounds. his tongue was so long dat it
touched the ground. it was movin his hands so wildly dat it cud have taken off like a bird if it wer alive. it had no legs but jus bones, cracked bones instead oflegs which wer making strange noises when they hit the metal fence. it had no toes. no toes at all. it was now rotating his head and screaming and wailing and squirting blood out of its mouth.
he kept walking. he reached a metal fencing when he suddenly saw it....the thing....it was the ghost of a boy ,it was dancing on the fence with arms swinging wildly from side to side, impossible for a living man to do dat feat. it had a broken skull and half its brain was dangling out of it. it had a pale skin and it was snarlin and smiling wickedly with blood shot eyes and calling out taunting sounds. his tongue was so long dat it
touched the ground. it was movin his hands so wildly dat it cud have taken off like a bird if it wer alive. it had no legs but jus bones, cracked bones instead oflegs which wer making strange noises when they hit the metal fence. it had no toes. no toes at all. it was now rotating his head and screaming and wailing and squirting blood out of its mouth.
omi jus froze. he wanted to scream. he wanted to run.
but he jus stood der. watchin in horror. suddenly the ghost disappeared. omi didn't even waste a second. he jus took off. but when he started running he jus couldn't find a way out. he was lost. and den dat uneasy feeling came again. it grew and he started to walk. he didnt know where he was goin but felt he was doin the right thing. he kept walking until he came to a cliff. and then god knows how he did dat gave an animal-like howl which peirced the valley. he felt as if he was gonna burst. he heard a sound in his head "DO IT" and he jumped to his death. he felt his bones hitting the ground. his skull cracking, his knees breaking. but he felt he had done the right thing. the pain shot up and he drowned in it.
a day later they found his body. but there wasn't even a single bone in it.
but he jus stood der. watchin in horror. suddenly the ghost disappeared. omi didn't even waste a second. he jus took off. but when he started running he jus couldn't find a way out. he was lost. and den dat uneasy feeling came again. it grew and he started to walk. he didnt know where he was goin but felt he was doin the right thing. he kept walking until he came to a cliff. and then god knows how he did dat gave an animal-like howl which peirced the valley. he felt as if he was gonna burst. he heard a sound in his head "DO IT" and he jumped to his death. he felt his bones hitting the ground. his skull cracking, his knees breaking. but he felt he had done the right thing. the pain shot up and he drowned in it.
a day later they found his body. but there wasn't even a single bone in it.
story 7:
the old man
samir and jinal were on the way to their friends place. they were a bit
lost and samir was finding it a bit difficult behind the wheel to locate
the address. it was almost 8. the night was dark, there was no
moon in the sky and an eerie silence had spread far and wide.
suddenly they reached a huge banyan tree. an old man was sitting under it.
samir asked him the address. the old man didn't look up and muttered
something. samir took off. after a while he again came to a banyan tree
asked the address to an old man, he muttered something and the car sped
away. this kept on repeating. both samir and jinal were in some kind of
trance where they were moving in circles and asking the same man for the
address and he too kept muttering some things which were inexplicible
but still samir understood it and sped away to do the same thing again.
this happened for the next one and an half hr, until jinal's phone rang
and both of them came out of their trance. they realised what had happened
and resumed their journey without asking and stopping for anyone.
the old man
samir and jinal were on the way to their friends place. they were a bit
lost and samir was finding it a bit difficult behind the wheel to locate
the address. it was almost 8. the night was dark, there was no
moon in the sky and an eerie silence had spread far and wide.
suddenly they reached a huge banyan tree. an old man was sitting under it.
samir asked him the address. the old man didn't look up and muttered
something. samir took off. after a while he again came to a banyan tree
asked the address to an old man, he muttered something and the car sped
away. this kept on repeating. both samir and jinal were in some kind of
trance where they were moving in circles and asking the same man for the
address and he too kept muttering some things which were inexplicible
but still samir understood it and sped away to do the same thing again.
this happened for the next one and an half hr, until jinal's phone rang
and both of them came out of their trance. they realised what had happened
and resumed their journey without asking and stopping for anyone.
story 8:
crazy night
sujoy was going home from work. it was way past midnight. his driver raju
was at the wheel. they were on the most deserted highway. the trees were
just whizzing away. suddenly raju applied the brakes. sujoy was suddenly
woken up form his deep slumber. wat happened - he asked.
saab, i see someone standing in the middle of the road. she is staring at
our car. i can't see her face. what are you saying, i don't see anyone,
sujoy said. saab she is coming towards our car. i can see her face,
her eyes and nose are bleeding, maybe she needs our help.
but why the hell can't i see her then. what have you been smoking? asked
sujoy. wait saab i'll talk to her. raju went to talk to her but she
suddenly thrust her hand in his chest and ripped his heart out. he died
on the spot. sujoy saw raju slumping to the groung with a loud thud.
he got scared. he locked the door on his side and turned to lock the other
when he saw a heart oozing out blood beside him.
he opened the door and starting running. but he couldn't run fast.
someone was chasing him, he could feel it but was too afraid to look.
suddenly he was picked up high in the air and dropped. he landed hard and
cut his head. he dizzily stood up and gathered some strength when someone
pushed him from behind. he felt a jerk and suddenly woke up. the car had
halted. it was all a dream. he heaved a sigh of relief. it had just
seemed so real. he asked raju - wats the matter?
raju turned to him and a whimper escaped sujoy's mouth. raju was bleeding
from his eyes and nose. 'saab, i need my heart back'.
crazy night
sujoy was going home from work. it was way past midnight. his driver raju
was at the wheel. they were on the most deserted highway. the trees were
just whizzing away. suddenly raju applied the brakes. sujoy was suddenly
woken up form his deep slumber. wat happened - he asked.
saab, i see someone standing in the middle of the road. she is staring at
our car. i can't see her face. what are you saying, i don't see anyone,
sujoy said. saab she is coming towards our car. i can see her face,
her eyes and nose are bleeding, maybe she needs our help.
but why the hell can't i see her then. what have you been smoking? asked
sujoy. wait saab i'll talk to her. raju went to talk to her but she
suddenly thrust her hand in his chest and ripped his heart out. he died
on the spot. sujoy saw raju slumping to the groung with a loud thud.
he got scared. he locked the door on his side and turned to lock the other
when he saw a heart oozing out blood beside him.
he opened the door and starting running. but he couldn't run fast.
someone was chasing him, he could feel it but was too afraid to look.
suddenly he was picked up high in the air and dropped. he landed hard and
cut his head. he dizzily stood up and gathered some strength when someone
pushed him from behind. he felt a jerk and suddenly woke up. the car had
halted. it was all a dream. he heaved a sigh of relief. it had just
seemed so real. he asked raju - wats the matter?
raju turned to him and a whimper escaped sujoy's mouth. raju was bleeding
from his eyes and nose. 'saab, i need my heart back'.
story 9:
the fateful night
ramu used to work on the farm all day and then at night even used to sleep there. the village had a lot of miscreants and someone had to keep a watch on the crops at night. every night after supper he used to take his huge bamboo stick and leave for the farm. the forest was full of coyotes but ramu was afraid of nothing. there was no one that could come between him and his sleep. there was a 'khatiya' in the middle of the farm with black sky and shimmering stars above. it was peaceful.
one night just like any other, ramu was sleeping soundly. a light breeze was flowing through the field. an animal was howling somewhere in the woods. when suddenly ramu felt something beneath his cot. he was half asleep when suddenly a hand appeared and grabbed his leg. startled by it he woke up but found nothing. he brushed off the incident thinking it was a dream.
strange things started happening during the next few nights. some nights later ramu was in a deep slumber and suddenly felt the urge to pee. he got up and was shocked to find the cot with him was floating in mid air. the next night he saw a little girl playing in the field. surprised he went towards her, she looked at him and the next thing he remembers is getting up in the woods by the river. he didn't have any recollection of how he got there. some nights he could feel someone breathing on his neck. being a brave man he continued sleeping on the farm.
but one morning when he was not seen working, some of his relatives went to look for him. he was found dead, fallen face down in the woods. their were no bite marks, no scratch marks and no heart failure that led to his death. it still remains a mystery as to how he died.
the fateful night
ramu used to work on the farm all day and then at night even used to sleep there. the village had a lot of miscreants and someone had to keep a watch on the crops at night. every night after supper he used to take his huge bamboo stick and leave for the farm. the forest was full of coyotes but ramu was afraid of nothing. there was no one that could come between him and his sleep. there was a 'khatiya' in the middle of the farm with black sky and shimmering stars above. it was peaceful.
one night just like any other, ramu was sleeping soundly. a light breeze was flowing through the field. an animal was howling somewhere in the woods. when suddenly ramu felt something beneath his cot. he was half asleep when suddenly a hand appeared and grabbed his leg. startled by it he woke up but found nothing. he brushed off the incident thinking it was a dream.
strange things started happening during the next few nights. some nights later ramu was in a deep slumber and suddenly felt the urge to pee. he got up and was shocked to find the cot with him was floating in mid air. the next night he saw a little girl playing in the field. surprised he went towards her, she looked at him and the next thing he remembers is getting up in the woods by the river. he didn't have any recollection of how he got there. some nights he could feel someone breathing on his neck. being a brave man he continued sleeping on the farm.
but one morning when he was not seen working, some of his relatives went to look for him. he was found dead, fallen face down in the woods. their were no bite marks, no scratch marks and no heart failure that led to his death. it still remains a mystery as to how he died.
story 10:
that night
it was late and all the lodges and hotels were booked. there was no place to stay for the night for nikki and her family. while they all sat in a dejected mood discussing their problem, a funny looking guy came forward and offered to help. he said he pitied their condition and wanted to help them. he gave them keys to his 2 bed room apartment (which he apparently had kept only for tenants) and told them to return them in the morning before they left.
nikki just couldn't believe what had happened. a 2 bedroom apartment was just perfect. it meant she could sleep with her little brother josh in one bedroom and her parents would get to sleep in the other. the apartment was in a good condition. the foursome didn't waste anytime and just hit the covers. at around 2 noises started coming from the bathroom. but nobody was bothered much by it, when suddenly someone banged really hard on the front door.
nikki's dad got up to check who it was at such a late hour. he was about to open the door when a scream echoed through the bathroom. everyone was up now. someone started banging the bathroom door from the inside. everyone got confused. who is exactly in the bathroom. there was no one in the house when they got in. suddenly the front door banged again. nikki's dad wasted no time and went out to check. their was no one.
it was cold outside and the street below the building was empty. not many people lived in the neighborhood it seemed. the noise from the bathroom started getting louder. but everyone decided not to open it. the night was progressing slowly until all this finally stopped at around 5 in the morning.
in the morning nikki's dad asked the waiter in the restaurant where they were having breakfast about the apartment and the waiter's jaw fell to the ground. he replied the flat hadn't been used since the last 4 years since its owner passed away under mysterious circumstances. hurriedely nikki and her dad went to take their stuff which was still in the apartment.
that night
it was late and all the lodges and hotels were booked. there was no place to stay for the night for nikki and her family. while they all sat in a dejected mood discussing their problem, a funny looking guy came forward and offered to help. he said he pitied their condition and wanted to help them. he gave them keys to his 2 bed room apartment (which he apparently had kept only for tenants) and told them to return them in the morning before they left.
nikki just couldn't believe what had happened. a 2 bedroom apartment was just perfect. it meant she could sleep with her little brother josh in one bedroom and her parents would get to sleep in the other. the apartment was in a good condition. the foursome didn't waste anytime and just hit the covers. at around 2 noises started coming from the bathroom. but nobody was bothered much by it, when suddenly someone banged really hard on the front door.
nikki's dad got up to check who it was at such a late hour. he was about to open the door when a scream echoed through the bathroom. everyone was up now. someone started banging the bathroom door from the inside. everyone got confused. who is exactly in the bathroom. there was no one in the house when they got in. suddenly the front door banged again. nikki's dad wasted no time and went out to check. their was no one.
it was cold outside and the street below the building was empty. not many people lived in the neighborhood it seemed. the noise from the bathroom started getting louder. but everyone decided not to open it. the night was progressing slowly until all this finally stopped at around 5 in the morning.
in the morning nikki's dad asked the waiter in the restaurant where they were having breakfast about the apartment and the waiter's jaw fell to the ground. he replied the flat hadn't been used since the last 4 years since its owner passed away under mysterious circumstances. hurriedely nikki and her dad went to take their stuff which was still in the apartment.
he opened the door and gasped. the apartment lay covered in dust and cobwebs
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