A/N: So this is a OS I wrote last year and I am now publishing this in my own profile.
I Have always wondered why nobody is allowed inside that storage room. Is it infested with insects? Rats? Or worst Ghosts?? Oh come on! Give me a break. And I have an awesome sister who gave me lectures about today's date. She said, "Today is 13th not any 13th Friday 13th that too October month. You should be very careful ok?" This girl will be the end of me one day for sure. Coming to my office work, I really needed to get this 5 year old document from there. I wasn't allowed inside it. I badly need that document to cross reference my current work. But my boss, I mean our boss said, "Pragya, Check it with your colleagues, he is an expert in that particular deal." I sighed loudly. He noticed that and said, "Do you have any problem with your colleagues? Should I speak to him? Do you need any help in handling him?" I smiled at his concern and replied, "No, thank you, sir, it's just that, I can't tolerate his presence. He is so annoying!"
A fruity voice is heard, "Excuse me, sir, May I come in?" Followed by a charming face, He let himself in and started speaking to the boss, "Sir, I really need to cross reference my work with older works in here. But I heard nobody is allowed inside the store room. May I know why? Please! I really need to finish this off by tomorrow. Hey Pragya! Dint see you there! What are you doing here?" I thought to myself, 'I have never seen a guy speak this much! How much does he speak. My sister will loose in front of him, Oh no! Actually, they would make a good pair.' I saw him waving before my face, I came back to reality and said, "Hi Abhi! I came here exactly for the same reason. I was talking to our boss regarding that." We both turned towards our boss and saw him sweating profusely. He wiped his forehead, saw us and said, "You both, help each other and finish the work by tomorrow and I want it the very next day! Hope I am clear. Now, get out both of you."
We both bobbed our heads up and down and ran out wondering what got into him? We both saw each other and smiled, a smile filled with naughtiness, the one which we give our elders when we do something that they tell us not to do. We planned to get to the storage room that night and bid adieu for now. When I moved away from him I heard a honeyed voice, "Pragya... Pragya...." It was almost like a whisper. I followed that voice to reach the terrace. I saw a room locked from outside, that voice called out to me, "Pragya! Please open the door, I am stuck here." I felt a drop in temperature, it was like walking inside a cold storage vault, my legs were pulling me towards a big steel door just like the one in banks. When I was nearing I noticed a ventilator above my head and looked up to see a pair of eyes looking at me through it. Those eyes had no eyelashes or eye lid either. I can only see two eyeballs looking at me dark red screaming blood blood blood. I felt my heart beat rise, I badly wanted to scream my throat out but no words came. Those eyes were screaming for revenge, don't know of what sort or with whom. I neared the steel door and tried my best to open it. I was almost succeeding in opening it. That is when someone pulled me from there, a scream escaped my mouth.
And the next thing I remember is waking up in a hospital Abhi staring at me. I was about to ask him what happened, he interrupted and said, "Hey, Pragya! I was so scared. What happened? Why did you scream?" I said, "Nothing" That was all I was able to say at that time, all I wanted to do was reach home and sleep till I forget what I saw. And I don't think I can sleep with that image always appearing in front of my eyes. I just want to divert my mind, I would do anything to do that. This guy is not stopping yapping, idea! And I did the only thing that would make him stop.
After reaching home, all I wanted to do was sleep, but Mom is MOM can't say no to her right? Dinner is done finally, to my soft soft bed. Darling here I come... So I kept my teddy next to me and jumped on my bed and closed my eyes. Only to hear her voice again calling me, "Pragya... Pragya..." This time I felt it coming from above me. I again felt a drop in temperature, my room was always warm enough for me, but now it was cold enough to preserve a dead body. Cold so cold that I was shivering, my whole body had jitters. I thought I would die of shivering. I followed the voice and reached my bathroom to find those very same eyes. I stood rooted to the spot again and the next thing I remember is opening my eyes to a crowded office and blood in my hands...
