Mahal

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Piyali is hugging her knees and sat in the corner of the room, when Sakshi walked in.
Others too entered, first Ranvijay and next Rajveer, and last Ekant.
Seeing Ekant Piyali immediately shut her eyes shouting, " ghost!"

Ranvijay and Rajveer frowned,
" Piyali, he is Ekant my cousin.
You saw him only, in the corridor.
He is not ghost, he himself is scared assuming you as ghost.
And the person who misbehaved with you is not him" Sakshi slowly speak walking to Piyali and sat beside her, Piyali immediately hugged her with fear.

" misbehaved? Who?" Rajveer questioned fisting his hand, while Ranvijay frowned, " She mentioned it before also, but I didn't acted on it, as Mrinali is there.
Now I should do something about this" he thought.

Rajveer yelled again, " will you speak or not!".
" Sakshi can you please say us what actually happened!" Ranvijay asked,
Sakshi nodded in yes and eyed at them and said, " first Piyali needs doctor, call her"
Ekant stared at Piyali who is all frightened.
" does she assume, I'm the one who misbehaved with her" he thought.

Piyali got fever by the frightening incident happened with her.
Doctor have her sedation and left prescribing some medicine.
Sakshi took Piyali's hand into her and asked her gently, " Piyali, don't fear but it is needed to catch the culprit.
So please tell me what happened and did you see the person"

" no... but he is a m..male, he is the gh...ghost...
Who is haunting this Mahal." Piyali slurred as the sedative is slowly showing it's effect.
" how can a ghost be physical with someone, unless when it posses someone.
Is this why Guruji asked us to send Piyali away, is this the threat he is speaking about?
But why the ghost is behind Piyali?" Sakshi mind is flooded up with these thoughts.
She felt Piyali's fingers tightening around her hand and stared at her, she is trying to say something,
She listened keenly, Piyali narrated everything in that sleepy state.
" if ghost had possessed someone and did it to her, then who is possessed now?
Because dad is not at home, bhai can't even seen, and Ekant is strolling in corridor,
Bhaiyya is slee...wait, bhaiyya's elbow is injured and Piyali said she pushed whoever it is,
Then is it bhaiyya who misbehaved with her!" Sakshi felt goosebumps over that thought.

Ekant looked at Rajveer's elbow,
" Veer bhai, you're bleeding!" He said, " what?" Ranvijay frowned.
" nothing bhai, I got injured at elbow" Rajveer said pulling down his sleeves covering his wound.
" but how that happened?" Ranvijay asked with concern.
" hearing the shriek I was running in hurry and I slipped down and something sharp pierced" he replied.

" Ekant, can you do first aid to Veer" Ranvijay asked, Ekant nodded and left.

Hasmukh came there and said,
" maalik, as per your orders I checked every door and the back door is open ajar, I clearly remember locking it"
As Ranvijay ordered him to check entire Mahal, immediately when he got to know about the incident happened with Piyali.
Ranvijay asked him to leave.
" I'm sure some thief is behind this or someone is doing this purposely to send us away from this Mahal, to conquer it." he thought.
Ekant came and heard everything, " so someone from outside came and did that" he expressed his doubt.
" I think so" Ranvijay speak while Rajveer is silent.
Sakshi is hearing everything hiding and observing everyone, and she noticed Rajveer being silent, which raised her suspicion as he never keeps mum in Piyali's matter.
Tears escaped her eyes, but she quickly wiped, came out and narrated what Piyali had said to her.
No one seemed to trust her.

" I will check the spot and come" Ekant said after treating Rajveer and left.
Sakshi followed him.

Ekant reached near the window, which is near the staircase.
He examined everything carefully, and find a ring there.
He picked it up and scrutinized it.
" what's that in your hand?" Sakshi asked making him jerk in fear.
She rolled her eyes at him, he sighed and said, " a ring, see " he handed to her.
She took the ring and looked at it keenly.
" have you seen It before?" He asked.
" no, I didnt" she replied and felt confused as ring doesn't belong to her family members.
" are you sure?" He asked to confirm again, " yeah, we should ask others too" she said and they showed the ring to others aswell.