Haunted By Unknown

5. what happened in the night

The day ended with no others getting hurt. It is also clear that she has no curse except being haunted by unknown ghost. Samyuktha never saw her before. But she is being haunted since her birth. So it is impossible for her to know about the ghost. Arjun left her only after informing her mother what he saw. She got frightened and went to her room. The police left the house before arjun came down. So they had no problem in attending their daughter. Arjun and his father decided to not tell his mother. Arjun's mother jyothi is very emotional. Hence the problem has temporarily got down.

The police were persistent on the case their reasons being unknown. Samyuktha woke up the next day. She was too scared of the events happened yesterday. She took the diary kept beside her and started writing.....

March 31, 2016

Hi dear diary,

Yesterday is the worst day in my life. I got to know I am being haunted by a ghost. Who can expect that?

At 12 o clock in the hotel room, I got a call. When I answered the call no one replied me. So I slept again. After a few minutes I heard a sound very near to me that I got up scared. I saw a woman sitting on the table!

Her hair is touching her knees. Though the room is dark, I can see her face clearly. She looked deep into my eyes for a long time. I did not move fearing she will kill me. She spoke something which was not clear. I did not answer her. She waited for few seconds and started screaming in frustration. Even walked around.

I stood up still not understanding what she wants. Then she slowly turned towards the bed and sat beside arjun. She looked at him puzzled. Slowly she placed her hands on his face. But he did not wake up. I went near her. Till then I had no idea what she wants. But when I went near her, she slapped me and placed her finger on her mouth. ...

"Shh.....I want him to die in his sleep...."

I got scared and called arjun. He did not wake up. I pushed her beside feeling he was dead. But luckily he is alive. Only he is in a deep sleep. I don't know what to do. She suddenly pressed my throat. I could make no sound.

She did not try to kill me. After a few minutes she released her hands. I coughed badly. Then the lights turned on. I raised my head to see the woman coming towards me with something in her hand. I screamed covering my head for the blow. Nothing happened.

The room became so dark it took me some time to get adjusted to the dark. The woman started crying. I felt irritated for her behaviour. She wept badly like a child. I went to her to clarify whether she is a ghost or a girl.

She moved away from me and ran to the balcony. I thought she is trying to escape and I caught her. Instead of screaming or trying to get away, she pushed me onto the wall. I fell down. She kept her hand on my neck and pulled me up. Then it suddenly occured to me that there is no balcony when I entered the room.

I was shivering with fear. She smiled and her eyes gleamed in moonlight. She broke the glass window behind me and pushed me down. I screamed till my throat went dry. I opened my eyes after she stopped pressing my windpipe. Only to be surprised to see myself sitting near the bed. The room is quiet except for Arjun's breathing. I got up thinking I had a nightmare.

I sat on the sofa and was about to sleep when I felt something wrong. I went near the bed. Suspiciously I removed the blanket. I do remember then that arjun did not had a blanket as I took it. To my horror the woman is under the blanket. She had a horrible smile on her face making me to scream spontaneously.

"Well well my dear, how can you come near a boy? You are supposed to hate him"

My hands got numb. I moved back very slowly. She got up from the bed stalking me.

"How many times did I tell you not to get close to the boys. How many times! " her shouts made me shiver more. Even the room is getting colder. I thought to call arjun but my mouth did not open.

"You have disrespected your father. You are a disgrace to us...."

Fearing she is about to kill me, I turned around and ran to the door. I tried to open the lock but it did not open. She separated me from the door and slapped me on my face. I called arjun for several times.....till I felt she disappeared.

I cried for a long time. When I felt confident she left me I got up. The room is still silent. the room is also cold. I sat on the sofa and suddenly she appeared beside me. I got stiff. She took my hand singing a song....

She sliced my skin with her nail. The blood came out instantly. she did not stop singing. I can feel the pain but did not move. She sang few songs cutting my skin with her sharp fingernails. I cried silently. Slowly I felt the weakness. My eyelids got heavy. I feared I will die closing my eyes. So I tried hard not to close my eyes. I don't know when I slept but when I opened my eyes, I am in the hospital. The doctor was so worried about me. He asked me several times what happened in the night but I didn't say anything.
The doctor left the room and arjun came in. He was in bad mood and yelled at me. But I am already in shock of night events. I am not sure he would understand me. So I did not tell anything.

Dad and mom came to me after sometime. Even I didn't tell them when they asked me. I decided to go to my room and shut myself from the questions. The doctor gave me permission only on condition that he will come to me everyday. He spoke as if he has doubt on arjun. He will know that he is wrong later.

I came to my room shocked to know the police are persistent on punishing the attacker. But how can they punish a ghost? They will not even believe me. I slept on coming inside my room. I was asked not to lock my door. Though I am habitual of locking the door, I did not lock it this time for my parents sake.

When I got up the sun has already left the sky. The room is getting darker so I switched on the lights which is near to the door. On turning around I was shocked to see the woman looking angrily at me. i did not move from the door. She yelled at me for not behaving properly. She pushed the mirror onto the ground causing it to break into pieces.

She dragged me and thrown me onto the pieces. To my luck only my right hand is injured. She made me stand acting as if she has mistakenly pushed her. She sniffed even though no tears are formed in her eyes. She made me sit on the bed. She rubbed her hand to my bloody hand. She then sat on the ground taking the pieces one by one and writing something on them.

I have no idea what she wrote as it was written in a code language which I don't know. I slowly moved back making sure she did not notice me. But she saw me when I was in middle of the bed. I moved quickly but she was behind me when I was about to keep my feet on the floor.

Her breath was too cold. Though her smell has not stimulated my gag reflex but it made my stomach uncomfortable. At that moment arjun opened the door. The woman got angry and screamed in my ears to get him out of room.

I asked him to leave but he is too stubborn. The woman pulled me with her as if she is afraid of him. She repeatedly said to get him out. And also wrote that she will kill him.

How he got to know I have no idea but when he asked if the woman is behind me, she screamed. One of the glass windows broke and she left through it. I hugged him and cried openly. He took care of my wounds and stayed with me for sometime.

I understood one thing that the woman did not harm him or she stood near him. Maybe I have to stay with him. It is funny that his presence alone has driven her away. What could be the reason behind it?

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