...Hauntings..

...Convincing Lie...

"Convincing Lie" Delhi , India (2010)

Antriksh was sitting and working in his office. It was nearly seven in the evening and it had become dark already. While working on his desktop Antriksh had a habit of video chatting with his best friend; Sooraj

That day was also similar like all other days. Antriksh was completing his reports for the day and was video chatting with his best friend when suddenly Sooraj asked a rather weird question

"Antriksh, I do not see the man who generally sits next to you when you work. It's actually good he is not there today, otherwise the way he stares while we are talking.... Kind of gives me the creeps"

Antriksh knew his friend had a nag of freaking him out with his small horror anecdotes. Like always Antriksh did not believe him, smiled, and answered back

"You crazy fuck, do not try to scare me again, there is no way in which you can scare me"

Antriksh was very confident that Sooraj as usual was making a fool of him till Soorajs' reply completely changed the state of his mind

"Antriksh, I am not joking this time. I sware to God, I have seen him. He has thick curly hair. Always wears a white shirt. Has a rather bushy moustache and yeah! He wears an anklet on his right wrist"

The description that Sooraj had given did not match any person Antriksh had ever met in his life. Women flanked Antriksh's office space on either side. Never in his life had he seen the person his friend had been describing for so long.

Suddenly, there was a massive power cut in Antriksh's office. His computer was still on thanks to the CPU and he was using a wireless net pack so the Internet was also not a problem.

"Why is everything around you suddenly gone dark" asked Sooraj

"Nothing there has been a power cut, let me just go and check what has happened, I will be right back" replied Antriksh

Antriksh left his cabin and walked out of the office. All his colleagues had huddled up in the open space outside the office. It was dark and Antriksh could not make out who was who but he asked a person standing close by what had happened.

"There has been a transformer burst somewhere close by, looks bleak that we would have power back today"

Antriksh started walking back to his cubicle. Just as he was about to enter the cubicle, He hear the noise of laughter coming from the speakers of his computer, Sooraj had been talking to somebody all this while...

"Who were you talking to?" asked Antriksh, taking his seat

"The same guy I told you about my friend" replied Sooraj

Antriksh's marrow froze for a while; he became speech less just then as if it was not enough his friend gave him another miniature heart attack

"Antriksh why don't you talk to him, he is standing right behind"

Sooraj had hardly completed his dialogue when Antriksh's CPU gave way and the monitor screen shut down leaving Antriksh's cubicle absolutely dark and desolate.

Antriksh was rooted to his spot. He did not even wish to turn back. Sweat was flowing down in mysterious drops from either side of his forehead and his hear was beating faster than it generally did.

A loud vibration broke the silence of the darkness. Antriksh's phone was vibrating inside his pocket but Antriksh did not have the nerve to even receive the call. The phone buzzed thrice and then died down