Abhigya Short Stories

Haunted House : Part Two

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"Abhi? Who is Abhi?" Pragya asks confused.

"My brother." Raghuveer reads out.

"Who are you?" Pragya asks her.

"Aliyah Mehra." Raghuveer reads out.

"You have a message for your brother?"

The planchette moves to Yes.

Pragya looks at Raghuveer for guidance and he nods at her. Sighing warily, Pragya asks "What is the message? And how do I find your brother?"

"I am telling you this is absolutely crazy." Pragya furiously whispers to Raghuveer as they waited for someone to open the door to the huge mansion the next day.

"You relax. I will do the talking." Raghuveer calms her.

"If they threaten to call the police or a psychiatrist then I'll tell them you are mad and I am just humoring you." Pragya warns him.

Raghuveer gives her a look.

"Why wasn't I born to this rich and sane people instead of you?" Pragya asks loudly making Raghuveer chuckle softly.

"Sorry?" A manly voice says.

"Who is that?" Pragya panic as she looks around to find a body for that voice. "I am going crazy. I can't do this."

"Do what? Who are you and what do you want?" the voice asks again.

"We are leaving, Papa! This place is also haunted! I don't want one more!" Pragya says and starts to run off when Raghuveer holds her hand.

"It's the intercom." Raghuveer explains to her shaking his head as he turned to look at the intercom and answer.

"Oh! Why can't they simply just open the door?" Pragya mutters.

"Because we don't entertain crazy." Comes the reply.

"YOU! Come out and say that to my face!" Pragya says furiously as she marched towards the intercom challengingly.

"Pragya... behave. Let me handle this." Raghuveer admonishes her then turning to the intercom he says, "I am Raghuveer Arora and this is my daughter Pragya Arora. We are here to meet Abhi."

"We'll come back later." Pragya decides as she realized that she couldn't tell this Abhi the big news. "Let's go, Papa."

"Pragya... we can't go back. It is our duty." Raghuveer gently tells her.

"We can't tell him like this, Papa." Pragya argues.

"It's been months, Pragya. They need to know." Raghuveer whispers to her furiously.

"What this is in regards to?" the voice asks curiously.

"It's personal." Pragya snaps at him. She was sick of that voice. Can't he come out and talk to them like humans? Were they so beneath this bloody butler that he couldn't open the door for them?

"Personal?" voice asks.

"Just tell Abhi that we are here. He knows us." Pragya lies while Raghuveer glares at her. "What does this butler think of us?" Pragya furiously asks her father.

"I AM Abhi." The voice replies furiously.

Raghuveer closes his eyes while Pragya gapes in shock.

"Please understand my daughter is really nervous and she doesn't want to do this. That is why she is behaving like this. But please we really need to talk to you." Raghuveer explains.