My Grandma
Shruti was sitting on the seat. She could still feel that someone was watching her. Shruti turned her head. No one was behind her. But the planchet performed by her was still fresh in her mind. She can see the face of her friends in those candle lights. There was strange glow on them. She was very sure that she was going to have nightmare to night.She kept ringing the bell. Finally her mother open the door for her. Mom" What's wrong with you Shruti? Why are you pressing the bell like this are you out of your mind?" "sorry beta." said Shruti and she went inside. Mom" why did you called me beta? this is too much Shruti. I am not going to tolerate such nonsense." "opps! What I have done? to get such hyper." " You called me Beta." Mom's voice was ringing in her head like sword." I never call you that. Will you stop pointing finger at me? May be you should go and check your head" "where did you learn to speak like this with your mother?Go to your room. You are going anywhere today. Nomore friends and no more cinema. That it." Shruti was very angry.She just stormed out of the room.Shruti was crying on her bed. No one was in the room but she still feel the presence. She wanted to tell her Mom about it. But after the fight she was not ready to discuss the issue with her. Her younger sister priya entered the room. " what happened? why mom was such angry?" " I don't know." To avoid further talking she started to go out. But suddenly Priya cried" Didi why are you taking Grandma's Mala with you?"Shruti looked at her hands and she was shocked to see the mala was actually in her hand.
Shruti's heart was biting loudly now.She did not remember taking that mala in her hand at all. Before the planchet everything was fine.She should not have perform it.After all it was quite risky.She still remember that things clearly. She was sitting with her friends the Oaja board with alphabets.Then the cup started moving. First little bit then faster; then more faster.She was very tense. She wanted to run away from there. But her friends warned her against it. If she ran away the spirit would come after them.It was an warning given to her from beginning. She could not back out now. She did not want to show others that she was coward so she pretended that she was okay. Then suddenly the cup turned towards 'Y'. Her friends were happy to notice it.But in her stomach she started feeling pains. She could not bare it so she ran away from the place like a mad woman.She stopped only. When she reached home. Now she was in worst position. She could not face her friends and may be the ghost was also with her.She should have listen to her mom when she told her not go there.Now she was in biggest mess of her life. Slowly she once again pick up the mala and began chanting unknowingly.
At her house Shruti's friends were laughing behind her back. Meena" It's a joke of the year." Uma" And Shruti was joker of the year. If she is such coward, why was she trying to show off." Bina " She is born show off. Now she learned a lesson of lifetime. May be she do not follow us like dog." Meena " Ya. Always after us.You know many times I tried to tell her to stop chasing us. Have her own life. But she never listen to me so finally I found this way." Uma " My god !! what a wise trick. She could have never guessed that you were actually pushing the cup."Bina" We must say three cheers to Meena." Meena" No. Three cheers to my baby brother's ouja board." They all started laughing.Meena " mom was throwing it in dustbin. When I saw it I got this idea in my head. You know best out of waste." They all were very happy because they thought that they finally got rid of Shruti.But they did not know they invited a biggest trouble of their life.
Shruti's mom called Shruti for lunch.Every one was on table. On every Sunday it was their tradition to sit for lunch with each other. So whole family was already sitting on the table except Shruti. She was not there. So mom called her. But no one answered. So finally youngest member of family Priya have to leave the table.She was very angry with her didi. Why Shruti was acting like this and creating the troubles? May be just to get attention.She did not know.But she was very angry with her.She went inside the room.But Shruti was not in the room.She searched every corner of the room.But she was not there.She came out.Priya "Didi is not in the room."Mom" But I told her not to go out of her room. How dare her act like this?" Papa "Do not worry.She must be inside somewhere.You just go and search." At same time phone started ringing.Papa" Hello, Who is speaking?" "Hello, I am Mr.Shukla.Your mother-in-law's neighbour." "Yes." "Someone has just entered in your flat. You know after what happened with your mother-in-law. We are paying attention on every flat.Better to be safe than sorry. Watchman said someone entered your flat. She was wearing sari.Actually it strange but I must mention it. But we all think the same colour and type of sari which your mother-in-law use to wear." " What? It's impossible!!" " You know people began to think it's ghost. So it's better if you come and end this story before it starts to create trouble for all of us."" Ok." Papa immediately told Mom everything. Mom"Now what do we suppose to do? First Shruti has gone missing. Now this woman." Papa "I will go there.You search for Shruti.I think this time she is going to get punishment which she remember for lifetime." Angrily after wearing the footwear Papa went away.
Shruti suddenly came to her senses when she heard loud banging on the door. She looked around her she was not in her room.She was standing before the mirror, she was shocked to see herself. She was wearing her grandma's sari. The banging on the door was increased. Suddenly her Papa's voice came from outside. Papa" Who is inside? Come out or I will call the police." Shruti was very nervous. What did her Papa think when he saw her like this. But there was no escape now. She thought it's better if she changed her clothes so she changed her clothes as fast as she could.Then she opened her door. Shruti" Papa what is it?" Her Papa was outside with many neighbours. " Shruti what are you doing here at this hour?" Shruti " I was practicing for my drama." " At this hour." Instead of answering her father.Shruti just kept walking she was literally pushing her way through the people. It seemed that whole society was there.Papa was very embarrassed. He just kept following Shruti. He did not ask anything until they reached to Riksha .Papa " Shruti what kind of behaviour is this?" Shruti did not say anything she just kept quit.
Finally they reached home. Everyone was angry and surprised by her behaviour. But Shruti did not answer their questions, she just went sleep. After sometime they were forced to leave the issue and went to sleep. But before going to sleep it was decided that tomorrow Shruti was not going anywhere. So she was house arrested until further notice. She was upset by this but it was expected after the problem she created last night and she still had a phone to talk with friends which would solve her problem. When everyone slept she phoned her friend Meena. She told her everything. But Priya was not asleep. She was pretending . She did not want to talk to her didi. But after listening to her conversation Priya felt that her nightmare was started. After all she was sharing room with a ghost. It did not matter to her that whose spirit it was. The spirit was spirit and it was dangerous in her eyes. She was very angry with her didi for putting everyone in a such mess. She still remembered the day her grandma died. For many days Police use to came in their house. Mom used to cry in nights. After sometime it finally stopped. But Shruti brought that matter in their life once again. Then Priya suddenly felt some one's hand was moving in hairs which reminded her of grandma.Then she moved to watch who was doing it. It was Shruti. That's it. She started running out of room and she was crying loudly.
After hearing Priya's cries her parents came running out to her. Papa"What's problem?" Priya"Papa look at Shruti." All the eyes were turned in the direction of Shruti. She was wearing the sari.She was dressed just like her Grandma. When she talked even her voice resembled to voice of her grandma.Priya " It's Grandma's ghost inside Shruti." It took sometime to her parents to recover. But when they recovered they forced Shruti to go to her room. They strongly objected the idea of ghost. Mom" What nonsense you talking about Priya? there is no thing as ghost and why do your grandma turned in to ghost?" At the same time Shruti entered the room. Shruti" Because she was murdered.I can remember perfectly. How much she use to love the Ramu?! She treated him like a son. She gave him cycle, shirts, toys everything. Even sometimes I used to get jealous of him Because of the love she was giving to her.She must need a revenge." Mom" Shut up!!Shruti your grandma was kind. She never seek any revenge." At same time Shruti's friends & their parents came inside and then her friends confessed everything.Shruti was shell shocked after hearing to them. She did not understand what was happening to her.
Shruti's parent took her to Psychiatrist. Shruti "I loved my grandmother from my heart. But always care more about Ramu than me.She used to give him everything and he used to tease me by showing it.When one day I went visit my grandma.I saw the door was opened. There was blood everywhere. I can still see it.Then grandma's body in blood.I saw Ramu was running away. I wanted to catch him. But my legs did not support me. Instead of catching him I fainted there. I thought Police would catch him. But That did not happen. So he is enjoying his life and my grandma is dead. It's not fair. Bad people should suffer not good one." Psychiatrist" Who told you that always bad people suffer and not the good one. Shruti in real life many times good people also suffer. You should have to accept it. It's truth of life."Shruti" So you are telling me there is no justice in world." Psychiatrist"No Shruti you are wrong again.After losing his godmother what will be his future. He will suffer but not before your eyes.Justice will be done by god if not by law. But not before your eyes. Now Shruti go and seat outside. I will talk with your parents."
When Shruti went outside, her parents came inside."What happened to our daughter?" " It's Post traumatic stress disorder. It happened to a person who experienced such violent situation with his or her dear one's. Do not worry slowly slowly. She will get over it. Thank god you came on time. I am giving you some medicines---" Psychiatrist suggested proper treatment to her. But after hearing Doctor counselling Shruti was already started feeling better. First time after her grandma's death. She felt burden free.
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