Chapter 3
"Khalaaa!", Tanveer cried out, fear visible in her voice.
No answer.
"Najmaa!"
No answer.
"Asad! You there?"
Still no answer.
Trembling like a leaf.. distraught.. tears rolling down her cheeks, Tanveer let out a loud cry which made Zoya come rushing to her room.
"Tanveer! I'm really sorry to tell you that no one's home..Phoopi & Najma are at the market and Asad is at work.. So.. shouting like a freak won't by any means be of any help to you..
Okay! So, tell me, what's your problem?"
"Zoya...please...help me! Some ...one...is try..trying...to...to...kill...mee...ove..over...there... I saw... some..one..passing by.. my roo..room...window..I...I..thi..think..it...wa...was..a ...gho..ghost..it..was..all..white..and..her..her..face..wa..was..cove..covered with her..hairr..there..was..blood..all over..her...hands...and..and... her..her...teeth were...as..red...as blood... Zoya!.. please..call khaalaa!.. I need to..talk..to her..please..please...Zoya..", Tanveer begged.
"OMG! You saw her?...Did you..see her? That woman!?? Allah Miyan! Tell me this is not true! I can't believe it!" Zoya replied, making Tanveer shiver with fear.
"Yes...I...did...see...her...Who...who...is...she...?..? please...tell...me...who... is...she? Do...you...know...her...?"
"Of course I do! Who doesn't anyway!?", Zoya replied.
"She's actually a wandering spirit,..she has a goal to achieve before leaving Bhopal..I mean...this...garden...it's..haunted!... You know..she's really dangerous...after hearing her story, I couldn't sleep for 3 months..I was so scared that I had to sleep in Phoopi's room.
I have seen her several times staring at me..with her big round bloody eyes...and bony fingers pointed towards me as if threatening me...
I once went through a near death experience..Luckily, Asad came in time and I was saved from being thrown off a really high building..umm..she was actually pushing me..I still don't know why she was trying to kill me... but.. yes...I know something about this room.. I'm not sure if I should be revealing this to you right now..well..umm..but..you'll have to promise me one thing!..No one! Absolutely NO ONE in this house should come to know about all this. This should remain a secret between us! If you ever commit the mistake of revealing this truth to someone, then, she...will...make...your...LIFE...a...HELL...got it?
Okay...now...I'll continue..if you want me to.."
"I promise,I won't tell this to anyone...Please tell me now! I need to know more!" Tanveer said, still petrified.
"So, this room...it's.."
But before Zoya could complete her sentence, a voice interrupted her.
"Tanveer!? Zoya!? What's the matter? Why is this room in such a mess?", a confused Dilshad asked, entering the room,followed by Najma.
"Oh Phoopi! You're back! Umm.. Actually...we're..." Zoya started stammering.
"It's nothing Khaala.. I was just looking for my earring..It got lost.. and..umm..my room got into a mess while the search was on..I'll clean this up in a jiffy.. don't worry.", Tanveer replied hesitatingly.
"Okay beta.. If Najma can be of any help to you, then don't hesitate to call her and yes, Zoya, I've bought something for you from the market, come to my room please." Dilshad said,leaving the room.
"Okay! I'll be there in 2 mins, Phoopi!" Zoya answered.
"See you later, Tanveer!"
"But...what..about...the secret...? You have not yet revealed it to me!", an upset Tanveer asked.
"Oh! I know! But Phoopi needs me right now. She might suspect something is fishy.. I'd better go and see her. We'll talk afterwards. Okay.." Zoya replied and made her way to Dilshad's room, trying to control her laughter.
"I feel so sad for you MissRat! hmm.. anyway..you deserve this.." Zoya thought to herself.
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Tanveer: "Oh no! What should I do now!? What if that creepy woman shows up again!?...Zoyaaa! Please come back soon!"
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While sitting on the couch in front of the mirror and adjusting her veil, Tanveer suddenly heard some whispers. The curtains started to fly due to the breeze and her veil slipped from her hands and got carried away by the wind. She felt her hair stand on end and she froze to the spot.
"Tan...veerr... Tan..veer...Tann...veerr...go...away from..here...leave...this..place...before it's too ...late...Tanveer...go...go,...away..." the voice whispered in her ear.
Determined to escape from the evil spirit, Tanveer rushed to the door and turned the doorknob.
"THE DOOR IS LOCKED!"
"OH no! I'm surely going to die now.. Nothing can be done..", Tanveer said to herself, knocking hard on the door, crying like a rainstorm.
To be continued..
Ignore spelling mistakes..Thanks for reading..😊
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