Haunted By Unknown

6. The party

After writing the diary, Samyuktha took a plain sheet to draw her attacker. A woman around thirty years wearing a faded blue frock with her hair almost covering her face. She wore a chain with locket but she has not seen it clearly. So she did not draw it.

"Why did my architect daughter has drawn a scary girl picture? Are you working secretly for a horror film? " Samyuktha's mother rupa surprised to see her daughter sketching. She had a doubt that must be the ghost but she wanted to confirm before commenting on the picture.

"It's nothing ma. I wanted to do something"

"If you want to kill the time, go with your friends to a movie or restaurant. Or else come with me for your engagement shopping"

"Hmm....I will come for shopping and go with friends later"

Her mother is shocked to hear the words from her daughter. She expected some fight or maybe push her outside and lock the door. She never thought for a second her daughter is ready for the marriage. So her mother excitedly did the shopping. Samyuktha was so tolerant the whole time. She felt lucky to divert herself from the bitter memory.

The doctor who visited her in early morning was completely shocked to see her. He almost called the police when she told him the truth. He did not believe her and thought to refer her to a psychiatrist. But she can't scratch herself on her back. Though the cuts on her wrist are from fingernails, nobody has such a sharp nails in her family or her fiancé. He did not believe her but he felt she must be observed before concluding she is mentally disturbed.

After shopping, she met her friends and told the whole story. At first they said she is the luckiest girl. Then the idea of celebrating her luck came into their minds. Without informing her parents she went to pub with her three close friends smrithi, jyotsna, disha. Pooja, smrithi's classmate joined them later in the pub. They were enjoying the music and danced happily.

It is around 10 pm now. Her father is calling her. Well she is in party mood and she was worried her freedom will be lost in few days if not her marriage is set in few months. So she did not answer the calls.

"Arey yaar if you don't answer your father, he might come here and grab your shirt saying...'you are grounded. You will not be allowed to go outside' " said pooja.

"I don't think so. Her father might say 'you have enjoyed too much. Now come with me because you are getting married tomorrow' " laughed disha.

"Come'on girls. Don't make her feel sad. Maybe her fiancé will come here. Get shocked and break the marriage. Or..." jyotsna looked at the girls to see their reaction.

"Or he will join us and enjoy the night. Maybe he will just enjoy you " smrithi completed the sentence.

Samyuktha got shy and her friends teased her more. So she decided to get scolded than be very shy. She only spoke with him last night but she felt she spoke with arjun almost ten years before. She wanted to call him a few times in that day but thought he will only show sympathy towards her. she felt it better not to talk with him.

Her phone is vibrating in her hands but the music is too loud. She has no fear of her parents knowing where she is. They must have realized it soon. She walked towards the washroom to speak with her father. Her friends followed her to hear what she will tell her parents. But the whole group stopped suddenly when they saw arjun looking at them. He is too surprised to see Samyuktha in the pub. He expected she must be taking rest. But looks like he is absolutely wrong.

"You are following us!" Pooja said though she knew it is just a coincidence.

"Who will drink in front of their future wife?" Arjun said before finishing his drink. His surprise got replaced with nervousness as he saw Samyuktha blushing.

"Didn't I tell you sam that your fiancé is alcoholic" continued pooja.

"So you came here to break my marriage? " arjun asked pooja.

"What are you girls doing in this pub?" Sampath asked them.

"I don't think this pub is meant only for boys" smrithi glared at sampath.

"Anyhow this pub belongs to my brother...." pooja interjected.

"So these girls came with you so you can escape the bill? "

"Excuse me guys, I have to speak with my dad" Samyuktha left them.

"I studied in IIT kanpur just to own this bar?" Arjun pinched his sister pooja. Disha and jyotsna looked at each other. Smrithi who know about the cousins just laughed at them.

"I'm sorry. Samyuktha does not know I am your little sister. So I acted" pooja explained but her brother pulled her cheeks hard before looking at the other girls.

Her friends spoke with arjun though they were smiling in between. He spoke with them but he wanted to speak with Samyuktha. He did not speak with her much. He wanted to get acquainted with her before they get married.

After half an hour, Samyuktha came to them. Again her face is pale. He got to know her parents are not informed of their party. Maybe her parents are worried.

"I have to go" is all she could say.

Arjun offered to drop her at home. She said okay and they left in his car.

"Don't worry, parents will be worried every time. You can say you are with me so that your parents will not scold you" Arjun gave her a nice suggestion but there is no response from her.

"So tell me how Dr. Harish reacted after seeing your wounds" arjun tried to divert her. He was not prepared for her answer though.

"He is dead"

Arjun pressed the brake. The car stopped suddenly. He did not care about the car stopped in middle of the road. He is shocked to see Samyuktha's eyes filled with tears.

"She killed him. And I am enjoying his death"

"What happened? " he thought the devil will not kill anyone. Unfortunately he is wrong just as Samyuktha is wrong.

Author's note :

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