Haunted By Unknown

28. curse

Arjun searched every corner of the room to find anything that might help him. He couldn't find the diary or any book which had the numbers to which she might have called. But the room is swiped clean of all the evidence that related to ghost. He sat on the bed, tired and still heart broken to lose his sister.

"We are leaving Arjun" keerthi told him as she entered the room. Arjun noticed a hesitation in her voice.

"Do you have any problem keerthi? Is anyone hurting you?" Arjun asked her. She came near him and took his hand....

"Will you promise me something? "

"Tell me....."

"Will you promise to avenge our sister's death? She doesn't deserve to die.....she doesn't deserve to be choked and hit on the head......" arjun closed his eyes unable to hear what caused his sister's death. He had sworn to pooja and he will swore to his younger sister.

"I will avenge our sister's death" he promised her. Then she gave him a piece of information he was searching since two days....

"I heard pooja booking a cab to go to airport. She was saying that she has flight at 8 pm...." keerthi informed him. Finally getting some information he called his friends and told them what he just got to know.

"My father knows few officers working in airport. I will call you after I get to know where she went" danush promised his friend.

Arjun got relaxed and took a deep breath. He did not notice his mother sitting next to him.

"I never thought she will be too careless" jyothi said.

"She was only eager to help her friend ma" he supported his sister.

"She could have taken our help and not decide herself Arjun. You too know that" jyothi said for which Arjun could not argue. He would've helped if she told him everything. Instead she has taken her own decisions and died at the end.

"You should think twice before taking your own decisions" jyothi suggested him.

"Do you want me to stop what I am doing?" Arjun asked her.

"I don't mean that. What I want to say is....you have to be careful this time....I can't lose you too Arjun. I have nobody other than you here" jyothi said honestly which made him look at his mother.

"You know your father doesn't like me. If it wasn't for you, he would've left me long ago...." her words angered him. He did not like his father or like his coldness towards his mother.

"Already I lost a child. I don't want to lose you....will you promise me arjun if you will be safe in your quest? I will not block your way but you can't go away from me...." jyothi said with emotion.

"I will be careful ma...this time no one will die.....no one" he promised her.

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Pooja kept all her strength in separating her body from the ropes. It felt hard to see her body amongst many others. She wanted to cry looking at her battered body. But no even a single drop fell down. It confused her and made her scream. She did not stop working on the ropes though.

The patients who heard her did not dared to go near her. Her screams echoed in the silent hallway frightening everyone. So few stood outside the scary room while others hid under beds, tables and anything which gave them protection.

Pooja was finally able to free her body. Her pain came out in form of screams. She did not feel fatigue. Did not feel her throat get dry. She actually felt less after dying. She stopped breathing. Is not hungry anymore and worst was her touch sensations are almost lost. She can only feel things but cannot know if it is cold or hot. So she missed enjoying the weather. Now.....she is missing her tears which were supposed to bring out the pain and calm her.

Nandana came inside the room which other patients call it as the scary room. Only two enter this room and now someone has entered the room and is now heart broken.

"It's okay pooja" nandana tried to calm her.

"No. It's not!" She screamed.

"My body is hanging amongst these rotten matter! What should I do? Be happy? " pooja asked her angrily.

"Those rotten matter are our bodies! We are seeing it every day!" Nandana yelled. It only made pooja to feel more sad as she realised what are those half rotten half frozen things hanging from the ceiling.

"It's okay pooja..." Nandana comforted her. Pooja tried to cry again but not even a single drop came out. Nandana called two of the patients who were watching them. They shook their heads loosing all their courage. They turned back to run but Nandana spoke to them personally.

Though the patients don't like pooja as their mother hates her, seeing her scream badly they nodded their heads to help her. They walked into the room shivering with fear. Nandana seperated pooja from her body and ordered the men to lift her body. They lifted it effortlessly and brought the body out. all the patients came out to join the men carrying the body to a better place.

Pooja followed them. For the first time she saw them being nice to her. They did not glare at her or moved away from her....instead they interwined their hands into hers trying to comfort her. All the patients except nandana and the two men carrying the body, placed their hands in others and walked forwards. She oddly felt confident by their presence.

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Pooja sat on the end of the terrace. She is not worried anymore of falling down. She is already dead and the fall now means nothing anymore. So she sat there enjoying the breeze touching her.

"Well somebody's calm now" nandana sat beside her. Pooja turned towards her and noticed a smile on her face.

"I have never thought the patients will go against her....now they hid your body in a better place. In few days they might reject her....not obey her orders..." pooja understood what nandana is thinking. The patients who killed her had actually placed her body in a place where she would have had asked to be placed if she was granted a wish.

"Why don't i see vinamra anymore? Doesn't she live here if her body is here?" Pooja asked her new friend.

"Maybe she's out enjoying her success of breaking people's hearts" nandana said. She did not want to think about her and she loved the absence of her once best friend who ruined her life.

Pooja felt sorry for leaving her brother all alone in a mess which claimed her life.

'If she was granted to walk alone freely then why can't she help her brother and this time prevent him dying in the search' pooja thought and decided to help her brother.....