“hey! Cool man…nw tat calls for a party” said Akash…”offcourse! I wil give a party wen we’ll buy our new home…dis one is a rented so no party…”You r such a micer…” taunted Akash…”ok! y don’t you come n visit my so called new home first…” said Cherry….”you clever dog..ok…if tats wat we hav to do to get a party den lets go nw…” said akash…”now? I hav nt even stayed a single full day in tat house….hmmm…fyn…lets go” said Cherry…So Akash,Cherry,Ankush and Shipra left for cherry’s house in Akash’s car…
“haunted house? ..oops! Don’t mind Cherry …it lookes scary…neways u r no less than a ghost…neways I don’t xpect a party nw…” said Akash and den everyone was laughing aloud …”oh!! Shut up…wat cn I say…tat was solely my parent’s decision to live in dis house…Shama n I were nt willing to shift…enough of laughing nw…common lets move in guys….” Said cherry…all of dem entered in d house…
Shama was cherry’s 8 yr old sister.Cherry’s house was surrounded by hospitals from two side..dere was only one more vacant house along wid that…it luked vry old….”mom told me it was build in preindependence era….” Said Cherry… After having aloo pakoras n cold drink…dey all were chatting…”cherry..I m gng 2 d market along wid shama …wil be back soon…bye children..” said Cherry’s mom…“cherry…cn we visit your backyad?? “ asked shipra…”sure…cum guys…”said cherry and al of dem followed him….”hey!! I knew u r stil a child…u hav got a blackboard…” said Akash and he sarted laughing….”gosh! ur poor jokes…tat belongs to people who were staying here before us…dunno y dey left it….Ankush picked up d chalk and started writing on tat…
Suddenly Cherry came near d blackboard and stopped Ankush by holding his hand and den pushed him aside….everyone was shocked…”wat happened man…r u in ur senses? Y u pushed me?“ said Ankush….bt cherry kept mum…he sat on d chair tat was lying in d backyard itself…..and started murmuring…he was talking to himself….”cherry?…cherry?….wat happened…say something…Shipra, go quickly and bring a glass of water” said Akash…and shipra rushed to d kitchen n brought a glass of water….cherry first hav some water man….”said Akash bt cherry was stil murmuring…and den Akash splashed the water on cherry’s face…and cherry came out of his trance…”r u mad?? Wat u did…” said Cherry…”oh! I m sry cherry…and den Akash signalled everyone to keep quite…suddenly the door bell rang…”man!! Dis bell scared d hell out of me…I almost had an heartattack” said Akash while putting his hand on his chest…Shipra opened d door…it was cherry’s mom…”Guys! I think we shud leave nw..” said Ankush….”bro…take care of yourself….bye..” said Ankush and den all of dem left in Akash’s car….
“Man! Wat happened to cherry…I am confused…do u guys understood nething?? Neways I want you guys to keep mum on this…don’t tel cherry wat happened…fyn?” asked Akash…”fyn!” said Ankush n Shipra together….
Next day In college…
dey were having a pool campus…and al of dem were giving xms bt d teacher caught Akash cheating from cherry’s paper and disqualified both of them…. d thing tat was pinching him was tat he was called a cheater besides d fact he had never cheated… Cherry was very angry … bt didn’t uttered a word...so after d xm al of dem went to d canteen…
“so…done wid d lunch..common Cherry…lets go for a stroll” said Akash…”you moron…shame on you…u r d one who smokes den y u ask cherry to keep your cigarettes wid him? Dis is nt done..u r taking advantage of him…said Shipra….”chillax! babe…cherry doesn’t have a problem wid tat…so y r u getting angry…” said Akash…Shipra was so angry tat she left…”shipra! Wait…I’ll go n stop her” said Cherry….”yaar!! give me a cigarette first n go wherever u want to..”said Akash while stopping cherry..so cherry gave him 1 cigarette and ran to stop shipra…”yr its been an hour…where r dey…lets go n find dem” said Ankush and so dey left to search for Cherry n shipra….dey were continuously trying Cherry’s fone bt he was nt picking it up..”call!! shipra from ur fone Ankush” said akash…
Ankush-”hello! Shipra is cherry wid u??”
Shipra-“No! y wud he be wid me?”
Ankush-“Actually he ran to stop u…so we thot he wud b wid you..
”Shipra-“I had nt met him since I left..is everything alrite?
”Ankush-“yup! U don’t worry..bye”Shipra-“bye”
“Hey!! Ankush I m hearing d same ringtone like d one cherry uses…its cmg from nearby only…” said Akash n dey ran in d direction from were d sound was coming…and dey saw…cherry was sitting under a tree…he was….he was…Smoking?….Akash rubbed his eyes in astonishment…dey ran towards Cherry…and Ankush noticed…burns on Cherry’s hand…so he took the cigarette from Cherry’s hand and threw it away…”r u mad?? U r smoking?…you?…and luk at your hand…hav u gone crazy…” said Ankush….bt again cherry was in a trance…”dude!! Dere is something wrong..he is out of his senses…bring some water…” said Akash….
Again dey splashed water on cherry’s face and he was out of his trance…”where is shipra??” asked cherry…”shipra? She’s gone.” Said Ankush and before he cud finish Akash stopped him and said…”he means she jst left..few minutes before…u were feeling tired so we thot we shud rest for sometime..”…”y don’t I remember al dis..”asked Cherry….”dude! it happens sometimes..neways lets go..”…”ahh!!! my hand…my hand…is paining a lot…burns?? Hw cum?? “ said cherry who was in hell lot of pain…”ok! I’ll tel u d truth..actually…I tried 2 wake u up wid a cigarette…sry…” said Akash…”r u mad?? MAD!! Waking me by burning me wid a cigarette…” said Cherry….”I m leaving…n no need for u two top cum along…understand?….”said cherry and he left….
After few days………..
Ankush messaged to Akash n Cherry…“guys! My parents r off to rishikesh…y don’t u cum over for a nightout…we’ll hav a super gaming session..” So Akash picked Cherry from his house and went to Ankush’s house…After long gaming session…”hey!! Ankush…its been a long time since u played guitar for us…common play…” said Akash…”ok!! Lets make maggy den I’ll play d guitar for u guys…” said Ankush…So Akash n Ankush went into d kitchen….After few minutes..”dude! I wil b bak…u continue cooking..” said Ankush and he left…after few seconds…Akash heard d guitar sound…”dog! Sitting n Playing d guitar n asking me to make maggy…bt he plays so well…” said Akash to himself and he went in d drawing room and he saw tat cherry was playing d guitar…Ankush came out of d store room…wid a bottle of beer in his hand…”cherry…u r playing tat…wow!! Man…awesome…wen u learnt to play tat…” said Ankush…bt Cherry Didn’t even luked at dem and continued playing….Akash pulled Ankush while saying..”Ankush! d maggy is waiting for us…”…both of dem went into d kitchen…”dude!! I m telling you…dere is something wrong wid him…we shud inform his family bout it…sry! Bt its nt possible for me to stay over…2mrw I’ll b telling it al to his mom wen u al wil be in clg…for nw I wanna go home…”…
Again a splash of water….cherry cmg out of trance…after tat Akash left along wid cherry widout even having nething …
Next day….
matter?? “asked cherry’s mom…”something very important…I’ll b dere within half an hour..” said Akash..
he met cherry’s mom and told her everything…”god!! My poor child is under gng al dis and I don’t even knw dis… We need to leave dis house asap…we need to…” said Cherry’s mom n she was sweating badly…“but wat al dis had to do wid d house…and y u luk so worried?…he’ll b fine aunty” said Akash…Cherry’s mom hesistated…”Actually…from d day we came to dis house…I m also experiencing horrible things…every time I told myself tat I m hallucinating bt after hearing you …I m sure there is something wrong wid dis house…d day u ppl left… I wake up at night to have some water…suddenly I heard foot steps in d corridor…and I saw a headless body roaming in d veranda…I cud nt even shout..I quickly bolted al d doors n windows….and yesterday in d evening….I heard some noise as if someone is jumping on d roof tiles and wen I went out and luked up…I saw a head on d chimney….and I fainted…wen I woke up I saw shama was sitting besides me n she was crying…As soon as his father is bak from his office trip we r nt gng to stay here any longer…”Akash got Goosebumps after listening al dis…”Aunty I think we shud leave nw..I’ll drop u home…So he drove to cherry’s place… “Aunty take care of yourself n your family…if u need any kind of help do let me knw…n pls don’t tel nething to Cherry…I wud advice you to get some puja done…bye aunty..” said Akash …but suddenly dey heard a shriek….so both of dem ran into the bakyard and wat dey saw was something dey cud have never imagined…dey saw tat shama was lying on d ground…she was tied and Cherry was standing besides her with a bread knife in his hand…
Cherry-”don’t move u old lady…
”Cherry’s mom-“hav u gone mad,cherry, I m ur mom..
” Cherry-“surely u r cherry’s mom bt I m nt ur son…and don’t u move a single step”
Suddenly Cherry’s mother started chanting hanuman chalisa…suddenly cherry’s body appeared to be melting… a big blow……..”I’ll b bak…” said a fainting voice repeatedly… and den Akash saw Cherry lying on ground…Cherry’s mom rushed and untied shama who was scared to hell….so d nly thing dey cud do was to tie cherry wid a chair…and den dey went to d nearby temple to called d priest….he came and chanted mantra’s and sprinkled gangajal in d house…but wen he came face to face Cherry said wid an evil smile on his face…”I am not gng to leave him so easily…”
The priest sprinkled gangajal on Cherry…he shrieked so badly that d windowpanes broke….suddenly everything seemed to be bak to normal…bt it was nt so…Cherry started crying and said…”I am struck over here…dig d backyard, punish him …”…and den cherry was unconscious…”
Suddenly someone rang d doorbell…It was cherry’s father…his wife told him everything bt he was nt ready to believe her…bt wen he saw cherry and asked akash he was bound to believe…”akash! Thanxs a lot son…I think u shud go bak home nw….” said Cherry’s father and akash left….
On d next day dey called 2 labourers and asked them to dig d backyard….and soon dey found something….it was a red cloth…wen dey unwrapped it dey were horrified…it was a human skull…Cherry’s father quickly called d police…wen further excavation took place they found a headless skeleton….d police arrested d owner of d house….
After days of interrogation d owner told them..” many years back A guy named shivam used to live in my house with his wife, daughter and younger brother.One day he was thrown out of his job…he was accused to stealing money from d bank’s safe…A case was lodged against him…every evidence was against him…he was nt given a job newhere …his wife and daughter left him…he was in depression..so all day he was sitting at home playing guitar and smoking…One day I visited him to ask for d rent….I saw he was sitting on a cot…and was so lost somewhere tat he burnt his fingers…I felt bad for him so I adviced him to visit a nearby tantrik…bt suddenly his younger brother came to me and slapped me and said “how dare u give such an advice to my brother…go nw…don’t worry for ur rent…we’ll b leaving your house soon..” …shivam also joined his brother in abusing me….So I said “u r such a fool…Shivam ur brother is ur enemy…if u want ur life to b bak to normal do visit tat tantrik…” and nw I jst wanted a revenge. Dey had dared to insult me in my own house..dey had to pay for it…So I immediately went to tat tantrik and gave him Rs.1000 and asked him to tel shivam..”your brother is responsible for your downfall…he had always cherished d moments when u were in pain …do one thing..at night wen he is sleeping kill him and bring his head to me..i’ll perform a puja and den everything wil be fine…ur happiness,house,ur wife,daughter…all wil b bak…and don’t worry about my fees u cn give me d money whenever u r having some...but remember u have to do all dis today only…” …D brainwash proved to be effective. Shivam made his mind…his brother’s life appeared too small in front of his own happiness…So at night wen shivam’s brother went to sleep…he smothered him and den cut his head apart with a saw…took it to d tantrik..he wrapped d head in a red cloth and dramatized a puja and asked him to bury the head and d body separately in d backyard..
The next day I called d police…dey found traces of blood in house bt didn’t bothered to check d Backyard…Shivam was arrested and was sent to jail….few days bak he was given bail bcoz his brother’s body was nt found bt d case was stil on….he came bak home and killed himself in d same house…I was happy to take my revenge. bt den whomsoever came to stay in dis house left within few days…”
Wen All dis was told to Cherry’s family…Cherry was taken to d nearby temple…a special puja was performed…after few days d owner was given death sentence…
Few days later in the college…
“hey! Guys….wat bout a party??…” said Cherry…”I m gud…hw r u dude? party? U r saying tat? Am I hallucinating guys?? “ said Akash…”no..My dear friend Akash ….remember I said I’ll give a party wen we’ll buy a new house…so tat calls for a party coz we have bought a new house….." said Cherry
***********THE END*************
