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Purvi found herself in her bed next morning as soon as she opened her eyes. She felt her head still heavy and a bit of pounding around the temple. She tried to move and sit right up in her bed.
" Hey, it's okay."
She heard her husband as Kavin hurried towards her, sitting next to her in bed. He wrapped an arm around her, pulling her gently into his embrace.
" Kavin, tum kab aaye?" Purvi asked, glancing up at him.
" Aaj subeh." He answered.
Purvi stared at him for a moment before all the incidents of last night flooded back in her mind, making her unusually uncomfortable.
" Kavin, where did you find me?" She asked, pulling back from his embrace.
" In the living room. You know, waiting for me to come home is romantic. Waiting for me to come home in the living room and passing out on the cold floor without anything warm to cover you up, not romantic at all. You could've fallen sick, Jaan-"
" Wait, what? living room?" Purvi's eyes went wide.
" Yeah, I came home this morning and you were on the floor like you passed out or something. Are you okay?" Kavin enquired.
" But how can you find me in the living room when I was locked in the basement!" Purvi spat, unable to figure things out.
" Basement? Purvi, the basement is locked and the keys are in my drawer. You were on the floor this morning, completely unconcious. Moreover there was nobody except you in the house to lock you up in the basement."
Purvi ignored her husband's words as she jumped out of the bed, rushing downstairs towards the basement. She couldn't believe her eyes as she stared at the locked door of basement.
" Purvi, what's wrong with you? You-you don't seem okay to me. I think we need to see doctor Desai." Kavin spoke, soft with his words as he neared his wife.
" Kavin, I swear I took the keys from your drawer last night and went down in that basement. There were women inside there, crying and yelling! They were warning me about this girl, what's her goddamn name, haan! Re-sham!"
Kavin didn't understand a word coming out of his wife's mouth, to be honest he didn't like it either. He was an agnostic man to his core and so was Purvi, her blabbering about such silly paranormal stuff dismayed him.
" Okay just, just relax. Let's get you some rest. You're not feeling well, Jaan. All the women and Resham stuff must be nothing but a nightmare." Kavin held Purvi by her shoulder blades, directing her back to their bedroom.
" You don't believe me, do you?" Purvi stopped in middle of her tracks.
" Jaan, come on. Do you really wanna have this talk right now? Look, this might be a little harsh for you but why won't you just agree to go upstairs and sleep for a while till you get all of this rubbish out of your head." Kavin was blunt with his words.
" You think I'm mad?" Purvi glared at him.
" When did I say that? Purvi, please! Do you even hear yourself when you talk? Who are you? You're a cop! Our duty is to stop people from believing in all this stupid ghost shit. What ever happened to the Purvi I've been knowing all this time? The one who was an agnostic like me! Who didn't pay one shit to all these non existing paranormal stories?"
" Kavin, I've seen her. I've felt her presence in this house, around us. She's watching us, she's after us! In middle of the night, I feel like there's someone walking around the house when you're sleeping right next to me. Our bedroom feels too humid in the month of January. I see a girl staring right at me from a corner. Then all of a sudden she starts crying and-and crawling towards me! I've seen all this with my own eyes and after what happened last night I'm pretty sure that all these things are real! I'm not unwell nor am I dreaming.. Why won't you even consider what I'm saying for once?"
Purvi was disturbed, and tired. At that moment, all she wanted was Kavin to just believe her. Kavin on other hand was still firm on his opinion.
" I wish I could, Purvi. I won't though. Ghosts, witches, spirits and even god, do not exist for me. So I'm booking an appointment for you with doctor Desai and you're coming with me."
That was it. Purvi was too mad at him to face him any further moment. She walked off, leaving him alone in front of the locked basement.
Purvi found her way to a church nearby. Now this was a very difficult call for Purvi, as she had been an absolute non-believer of god as well as ghost throughout her life. In fact that was the prime point which connected her to Kavin before anyone else. Both of them strongly believed that anything which cannot be seen to eyes or heard to ears, does not exist. Considering which Kavin's arguement wasn't totally wrong. After all, he didn't come across any paranormal activity, she did.
" Father, I need your help."
An hour later, Purvi returned home along with father Christopher De souza, a priest from the church she went to earlier.
" Please have a seat, father. I'll get you some water." Purvi offered kindly, before walking to the kitchen.
Kavin already waited for her in the kitchen. She glanced at him once before grabbing an empty glass from the shelf.
" Seriously Purvi? You bring a priest to our home? For what? For helping you with your stupid hallucinations? Isn't it getting a bit too much?"
" Listen, if you don't believe me, I can't help it. I won't force you. But I'm definately not gonna let that bitch get to you or me, and for that I'll do every possible thing that I can. Got it?"
Purvi was a stubborn lady, she was the one who never gave up. She'd fight till the very end, when it came to her and Kavin's safety.
" Father?" Purvi called for father D'souza when he wasn't seen in the living room.
" Over here."
She heard his voice and followed it which lead her to the basement. Father D'souza stood in front of the locked basement. She kept the glass of water aside before walking up to him.
" Father, this place is exactly where I saw her for the first time. I heard loud bangings from the other side of door, and then I saw her, she was in that corner next to staircase." Purvi told him.
" This basement.. it has a lot of negative energy in it. I can sense it." Father spoke.
" Like what?" She asked.
" Death. A lot of people have died in there, including her. Their spirits are caged in there, they want to be set free. Who else stays here with you?" Father enquired.
" My husband." Purvi answered.
" Did anyone of you open this door?" He asked.
" Yes, my husband did for cleaning and pest control. After that, I went down there too. That's when I saw all those women dressed as brides, crying and mourning." Purvi shivered at the memory.
" You guys gave them access to the whole house."
" Who do you mean by them?" Purvi asked.
" Those spirits. Let's go, I'll explain you."
A while later, both of them were seated in the living room sipping on some hot tea.
" I see you don't have a single religious symbol in here. You're a hindu right? Don't you have an idol of lord Ganesha or Om over here?" Father asked.
" Nope, my husband and I are atheists." Purvi answered.
" See, that's the problem with people. You don't have to be a blind worshipper to have these things at your home. You see, Jesus, Allah and Ishwar are one and the same. We call them gods but what is god? He's not a person or an entity. God is an energy." Father explained.
" God is a powerful, positive energy which protects us from the evil and negative energy. There's no such thing as ghost either. Those are the spirits which are ruled by one powerful source of negative energy. It's totally upto us, humans, whether we let these energies take over us or keep them beneath us. That's why we teach people to embrace the positive energy, the energy of god. That's what the Geeta, Kuraan shareef and Bible say."
Purvi listened to Father's words very carefully.
" This house is under demonic haunting. There are lot of negative energies in here, trying to get to yot two. Since there's no sign of god, that only makes them stronger." Father said.
" So, what can we do?" Purvi asked.
" We need an exorcism. You'll have to meet a paranormal team to collect evidences of this house being haunted. The church wouldn't allow an exorcism without evidences. You're a cop, right? You'll have to collect a bit of back history of this house."
" I'll do it. But father, all of this will take time. What if she tortures us till then? How can we fight with her?" Purvi asked.
" I'll suggest you some solutions to keep you and your husband protected from those evil energies till we get to the actual exorcism." Father assured.
" That'll be great." Purvi sighed in little relief.
" First things first, you need to keep some religious symbols in your home. Specially in this living room, your bedroom and kitchen. It could be anything, idols of hindu gods or Jesus, or even holy cross. Remember, they're one and same. The fight is between good and evil, not any specific god and evil. Make sure you get those idols blessed from the temple and church."
Purvi nodded taking a note of it.
" Negative energy is represented by darkness, and darkness can only be defeated by light. Whenever you feel the energy or the spirits around you, say "In the name of God" I ask that a capsule of light be cast around me to seal and protect me from any energies, entities or influences that may be detrimental to me. Fill my aura with the light and love of God! You can use any prayer but you must say " In the name of God" and visualize the white light filling your body." Father explained.
" Yes father." Purvi replied.
" Light sage or incense and walk through every room, making sure to trace every doorway, window and all entryways. Pay special attention to closets, corners, including ceiling corners. Let the smoke fill the area, to make sure every part of the house has been smudged. You can also pray while doing this. You can use incenses like Frankincense, Myrrh, Sandalwood and Pine. Note it down."
Purvi noted everything down on a paper.
" Lastly, holy water. Catholics and non-Catholics use holy water as protection from ghosts and evil entities. Cast the water in the sign of a cross in front of entryways, windows and throughout the entire house while , Purvi.. all these things will only spread positive energy around this place and it'll piss the hell out of those negativties." Father smiled, making Purvi chuckle.
" I'll get all of this and start implementing from today itself." She smiled.
" You seem very strong, my child. Good for you. You gotta be fearless, 'cause your fear will only strengthen those negative energies. Also, try to convince your husband too. He's unprotected and in danger. They might get to him before you even know."
Around seven in the evening, Purvi left with Father D'souza to get the needed stuff. Kavin was still very annoyed and disturbed by Purvi's behaviour. To him, all of this was needless. Purvi was hallucinating and she needed to see a doctor in stead of a priest or shaman. Kavin was going to talk to her about it and change her mind.
He walked downstairs to make himself a cup of tea. He entered the kitchen and started preparing for the tea, he was taking out the tea bags when his hand found a small piece of paper over the shelf. He pulled it out and it had something written over it.
I'm sorry.
Kavin kept the note in his pocket assuming it to be from Purvi. He made the tea and sat over the table. That's when another note caught his attention.
I love you, I want you.
Kavin couldn't help but let his cold demeanour melt down a bit, after all they loved each other. He kept that note in his pocket as well. The unusual change in temperature didn't go unnoticed by him as the humidity started bothering him. He left half of the tea unfinished before walking upstairs to take a cold shower. To grab some fresh clothes he opened the closet, only to come across another note.
I'll get you.
" Yeh Purvi bhi na.. Pehle ladhti hai aur phir achanak se kuch zyada hi romantic ho jaati hai." Kavin mumbled before placing all three notes on his nightstand.
Grabbing the clothes he stepped into shower, stripping off his clothes he turned the shower on. Cold water soothed him as he couldn't stand the humidity. He was scrubbing himself when he heard the bedroom door open.
" Purvi, Jaan you're back?" Kavin called from the shower.
He heard the door being shut before heavy footsteps approached to his direction.
" I got your notes. I think we both need to sit and talk it out. How about going out for dinner?" Kavin asked.
"Got you."
A voice whispered in his ear and he knew, it wasn't Purvi's.
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A/N : Okay! Yes, there will be a third part to this, which will be the final one.
Stay tuned.
I'll update soon!
- Divyaa26 :)
