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CHAPTER 2

Shreya stood like a statue; As an intelligent cop, she got what that family meant. They asked her,

"Tum nahi jaanti thi? But your husband knew everything."

Shreya certainly felt a pinch in her heart when that woman said so; but she knew if Daya hide something from her, he would have a reason, a solid reason which may be for her sake. The eldest of them, came near Shreya and touch near on her shoulder. She in a shivering voice, said,

"It is haunted...You saw her, so be careful..."

Shreya with so many questions faced her. She continued,

"it was about five years ago, she jumped into that. It was a suicide attempt, she wanted to make sure her death, so took poison, and to the darkness of that well."

Shreya's rational thoughts didn't let her to believe it so easily, but her heart was saying her to. She wanted to ignore it, but her eyes were wet and red and they revealed her fear, and it's not written anywhere, that a cop should not fear.

"Ria,"

Ria went inside, she quickly understood why her mom called her. Ria came back with an album and showed that to Shreya, then said,

"This was Isha, hain na didi?"

Shreya nodded in 'yes'. With some kind of pain, Ria said,

"She was my friend...I don't know why was that decision...Didi, I really miss her..."

Shreya looked straight into Ria's eyes, but she wasn't feeling bad for her. What she felt was pure fear. May be Ria understood Shreya, she took Shreya's hands on her. Shreya felt her own hands cold. It was obvious, after all she was frightened.

"It's ok didi, I know, I can feel you...You are fine na?"

She was asking that, fine, really? Can anyone be fine in such situations? Shreya's voice stuck somewhere in her throat. She wanted to shout aloud but couldn't. It was that girl in the photograph, with the same sharp look and smile, came home, opening the 'closed' door. Shreya wanted to run towards Daya and hide herself in his hug. But as a trained and brave CID officer, she was supposed to deal with calmness. She tried her best to calm herself down, but didn't know how.

She just walked towards her home but Ria's granny came behind her and hold her hand to stop her. When she turned back, that woman asked,

"Beta, agar tum chaho tho yahaan ruk sakti ho, You can wait here still your husband comes."

Shreya nodded in 'no', and said,

"it's Ok...Wo...Actually we don't believe in these ghost kind of things...I am okay, thanks"

She wanted to go beyond their eyes, as she said a lie for the first time, that too to some people who honestly was caring her. That whole family smiled, as they very well knew she was lying. Ria went near Shreya and hugged her tightly. Before releasing Shreya from hug, she said,

"Didi, We are here...We will be with you...Don't worry..."

Shreya felt some kind of soothing in that hug, but yet she decided to go home. When she reached home, before getting in she stare at that well, she took eyes back soon and got in quickly and locked the door with key. Ria and her family was staring her till she went in.

It was raining outside. The weather too was acting weird. It made that evening look like night, it was gloom and dark. Shreya sat on the couch with fear, she was all alone in that big house. The only voice she could hear was her own breath, wait, maybe not. She could hear that breathing voice even after she hold her breath. It came from just behind her. Shreya put her hand on her mouth to keep herself from screaming. To hear someone else breathing when you are all alone in a home, is indeed scary. But the scariest is to feel that breath right on your neck, Shreya felt so. She with a scream got up from that couch, and turned back, there was no one. She was about to run towards the door ( Now she got why Daya said to go out on 'feeling bad'.) but before she could reach the door, someone grabbed her feet and made her fall. Even before she could understand what was going on, she was dragged back and got banged to the wall. She was hurt badly, when tried to get up a shadow fell on her. Shreya couldn't move a bit, her whole body was stuck to the floor, even couldn't wag her tongue. That shadow came crawling to her, as it came near Shreya closed her eyes tight. It was a girl in white gown, with frizz all over her face. It went very near Shreya, this near that Shreya felt her frizz on her face. Just centimetres were the difference. Shreya waited for anything, but unexpectedly that girl laughed aloud. The whole house adopted it and echoed everywhere. It was started as one's but sprawled quickly. All over, here and there that laugh, rather shot resonated. It hide Shreya's cry somewhere in it. Shreya was stopping her ears. After sometime, it just stopped all in a sudden. Shreya took back her hands from her ears and opened eyes, it was all normal, no sign of anything. The only mark left was on her body; her forehead was bleeding and lip was cut.

Shreya suppressed her cry and sprawled towards the door, her muscles were not letting her to get up. She somehow reached the door, and lift her hand towards the handle, but again. She felt something weird. With a jerk, she understood that she was latched to something, no she was to someone. Shreya became defenceless, just her tears showed how horrified she was. But in a moment of courage, she flonced away, whatever it was with her. But it beset her again. Shreya twitched to get out of its hold, but more it furled. It took her to a corner of that hall, and smiled with thirst. It's teeth glowed in thunderbolt. Shreya's senses were leaving her, she was about to fain and that evil was to posses her. Its teeth almost reached Shreya's neck vein, but the door got broken, Daya is never late.

He broke the door, got in and ran to Shreya. He took her in his hands and patted on her cheeks to bring her back to sense, and he did it. Shreya opened eyes and they still had fear. But she could feel the safety his hands offered. Daya hugged her tightly and kissed again and again on her forehead. Then he said,

"it's ok, it's ok Shreya...I am her...it's all fine...I am sorry.."

He too was feeling the fear, after all it was something he never encountered. He kept patting on her head to sooth her. He saw the immense terror she was having in her face, so kept her close to him. Shreya was starting to feel everything safe then, but suddenly a figure which came inside through the doorway and staring at them took the hell out of her, again. It was Isha. Shreya once again went back to the previous state of mind. She pointed her and said to Daya,

"Daya, wo...She is there...she is..Can you see her?..."

Daya turned back to see what made Shreya scare again. But by then, Shreya took out Daya's service revolver from his pocket, aimed Isha and all of a sudden shot!

"Shreya, kya kar rahi ho tum?"

Daya snatched the gun from her and ran to Isha, who on time jumped aside to keep herself safe from bullet. Shreya was shocked to see Daya helping Isha to get up. He asked her,

"Isha, are you fine? Lagi tho nahi na?"

Isha was certainly frightened, but said,

"Yep, but why me?"

Shreya was not out of that 'shock'. Daya went back to her, and made her sit on the couch and sat near her. Then asked,

"Shreya, tum ne goli kyun chalaayi? Ye Isha hain, she is our neighbour."

Shreya suffused her head to tell him he is wrong.

"Nah..nahi Daya...She is..She is ..how can she...They told me that she is no more.."

Daya looked confusingly at Isha, but Isha wasn't that much clueless. She took a sigh and went near Shreya, as expected Shreya leaned back and hugged Daya. Isha stood in a 'safe' distance as she didn't want Shreya panic again. But it was important to make her clear, about everything. Isha asked,

"They told...Who?"

Shreya didn't answer her, but Daya repeat it.

"Shreya, Come on, kissne aur kya kaha?"

She looked at his face and then said,

"That family...wo...Ria...Ussne aur usske pariwaar ne kaha ki paanch saal pehele.."

Before she complete, Daya in a shock stare Isha. Isha too was in a terror. Both were helpless, as they too was feeling the same fear, Shreya felt before.

"Shreya, that..that house, no one is living there..."

Shreya nodded in 'no' and tried to make her husband understand,

"No Daya, they are...I saw them..They told me.."

Daya with shivering hands cover her and said,

"Shreya, not Isha, but Ria...She is the one committed suicide...And her family too wnet behind her.."

Shreya went blank. Her mind wandered through the memories. That meeting, those words, touch, hug everything came before her and it made her shiver till core. Those words they said, echoed all around,

"She wanted to make sure the death..."

"We are here...We will be with you.."

Shreya fainted into Daya's hands...

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"Shreya, kya hain yaar,"

She turned around and looked Daya, who was getting ready to complain like a child. He said,

"See, Siya tho so gayi, mein ne ache se khela bhi nahi isske saath..."

Shreya smiled and turn back to the window, she was listening the music of rain, or was in some thoughts. Daya went near her, leaving little Siya's cradle. He hugged Shreya from behind then in a low voice asked,

"Kya soch rahi ho?"

She kept silence. He very well knew what it may be. So said,

"I know Shreya...I should have told you about it..."

She smiled and without turning to him, said,

"No...Agar aap olte tho kya mein maanti?"

He had nothing to say on it. But after some minutes said,

"Tum sab kuch bhool kyun nahi deti? I know it is not easy...but it is all over. The very next day, we changed home. Chaar saal beet chuke hain, nothing repeated..Then why carry those freaking memories?."

Shreya this time turned to him, she was still in his hug, and said,

"They all are not freaking Daya..."

He raised his eyebrow. She looked into his eyes and continued,

"I can forget it, if I want to, but you know what, I don't want to forget...I truly don't want. ..You know something, whenever I think about that evening, I remember when you came for me...Daya it was the perfect timing...If you were late even for a minute, I would have.."

Daya put his finger on her lips to prevent her from completing it. She removed it slowly and leaned to his chest. Then said,

"you are always there for me Daya...I love to remember that you were there.."

He just smiled and hugged her. Shreya was feeling the safety LOVE have...

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.HERE IT ENDS...

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