The Firangi Gurukul

Cellular Jail

"E!" Sameeksha called Ethan, it was 11am and he was still sleeping. "Utho!! Bandana aaegi to gussa karegi. Tayaar ho jaao, tumhe Cellular Jail dekhne jaana hai" She said trying to pull his blanket away.

"Nayi adaat laga li hai, sunrise hote hi terrace pe garmi lagti hai to andar bedroom me aake so jaata hai" She was blabbering when Grayson came. They smiled at each other and Sameeksha walked out of the room.

"Can we talk?" Grayson asked, "yeah I guess, what happened?" Sameeksha asked. "Look..." He started, she nodded signing him to continue. "You and Ab..." He was stopped by Manjot. "Bhook lagi hai" He said. Grayson rolled his eyes and hid his frustration with a small smile.

"Tumhari naukar hu jo khana banaungi?" Sameeksha asked Manjot, "bana de na please" Manjot said. "Chalo" She said and went to the kitchen with him.

"Fuck!" Grayson cursed. Sameeksha was confusing him. Manjot's closeness to Sameeksha, her relationship with Abhishek, he felt as if she left him hanging in the middle.

Grayson heard Edwin crying, he rolled his eyes and went to his bedroom. "Why are you crying now?" He asked, Edwin didn't stop. "Edwin shut up!!" He almost yelled.

"Yeh kya tareeka hai baat karne ka?" Sameeksha asked picking up Edwin, Grayson looked away. "I can look after my son" He said trying to take Edwin from Sameeksha's arms. "Ho kya gaya hai tumhe?" She asked. "Sam, you don't have to worry about Edwin. You can go and cook for Mandy, that's more important" He said taking Edwin in his arms.

Grayson checked Edwin's pamper, which had to be changed. He cleaned Edwin and then brought a pamper from the cupboard. Sameeksha always did the job for him, so he had no idea about how to make Edwin wear the pamper.

He held the pamper upside down and tried to make Edwin wear it. Sameeksha huffed and snatched it from his hands. "Hey!" He said loudly, she gave him a look, he kept quiet and looked away.

Sameeksha made Edwin wear the pamper in no time. "Ho gaya" She stood up, "sit" He said holding her wrist. "What's wrong with you Gray?" She asked tired, "I don't know" He replied in a low voice.

"You are probably tired, kucch raato se theek se soe nhi na?" She asked, he looked at her and then hummed. "Take some rest, me Edwin ko sambhaal lungi" She smiled, he nodded. She picked up Edwin and left the room, Grayson laid on the bed to take a nap.

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Bandana was driving to the Cellular Jail. Ethan was sitting next to her and Abhishek and Swarali were at the back.

"Swarali mene suna hai ke Cellular Jail me bhi supernatural activity hoti hai. Kucch pata hai tumhe?" Bandana asked looking at the Swarali through the rear view mirror. "Suna to mene bhi hai, vaha jaake hi kucch pata chal paega" Swarali replied.

As they were getting closer to Cellular Jail, Bandana was feeling more and more scared. "Yaar me abhi bhi keh rhi hu, wapas chalte hai" She said when they were less than a kilometre from their destination. "Oh come on" Ethan said. Bandana gritted her teeth and carried on driving.

"Woah, let's go!" Ethan said looking at the entrance, once they reached. He took a pen and a diary out of his bag and entered the place. Bandana followed him holding Abhishek's hand. Swarali was looking here and there, as if she was hunting spirits.

Ethan stopped at one place and started taking notes, "jaldi karo" Bandana said. He looked at her, "you know we'll have to spend like a more than a couple of hours here?" He asked. She rolled her eyes, "to jaldi karo so that we spend less than a couple of hours" She replied.

Bandana was looking in a cell, there was something written on the wall. The lack of light in the cell was making it harder for Bandana to read the message on the wall. She was so into the message that she did not realise a shadow present in a corner of the cell. When she saw the shadow, it disappeared. She immediately went to Abhishek and held his arm.

"Kya hua?" Abhishek asked, "mene kucch dekha waha" Bandana said. "Kaha?" Swarali asked, Abhishek looked at Swarali. "Waha cell ke andar" Bandana pointed at the cell, "kucch nhi hai waha" Abhishek said. "Deewar pe ek message likha hua hai, usko parhne ki koshish kar rhi thi, tabhi kisi ko dekha" Bandana said. "Deewar pe message? Deewar to saaf hai" Swarali said. She was right, there was nothing on the wall.

"Arey kasam se kucch tha waha! Mene khud dekha" Bandana said, "itni kam light me tujhe kucch dikha? Me pagal hu kya?" Abhishek almost yelled. Bandana looked at him and then lowered her head, she went to Ethan.

"Sorry, there are so many things I have to write about, that's why it's taking a lot of time" Ethan said, Bandana hummed. He looked at her, "you okay?" He asked, she nodded. "You sure?" He asked, she lowered her head as a couple of tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Hey, what happened?" Ethan asked cupping her face, "mujhe darr lag raha hai yaha pe" Bandana replied crying even more. "There's nothing here, trust me" He said. Bandana looked up at him to say something. Her face went pale in a couple of seconds, Ethan understood that there was something behind him.

"Look here" Ethan said, she moved her gaze and looked at him, "let's go" He said. She nodded. He held her hand took a couple of steps forward when she stooped. He looked back and saw someone holding her wrist.

Fear ran down Ethan's spine, he felt his body freezing for sometime. Bandana did not have the courage to look back. Ethan closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He then pulled Bandana towards him, she landed on his chest. She was about to look back when he placed his hand on her eyes.

"Guys! RUN!!" He shouted and ran from there. Abhishek and Swarali were confused but they still ran towards the exit.

Ethan saw the same person that held Bandana's hand, standing at the exit. He changed direction and went in a corridor, losing Abhishek and Swarali. There were many cells, as they were running, Bandana could see people in those cells. "Yeh log..." She said, "keep running! They're dead!" Ethan said.

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