Hi all???!!!This is my 28th chapter… Thank you for reading my ff!!!
Lisha on a phone conversation with Ana…
Ana: Just three nights left for you to be alone… The fourth day morning we will be there Li!!!
Lisha: Mmm that sounds good Ana… After you come, you have to clean the entire house… Everything here is messed up Ana…
Ana:Mmmm knew it!!! And I wanna tell you an important thing…
Lisha: What’s that Ana???
Ana: I will tell you later…Here everyone is calling for me…
Lisha: Tell me and go Ana…Please…
Ana: Sorry Li!!!Will call you later!!! Bubyeee muahh!!!Take care!!! Miss you!!!
Lisha has no space to talk and just then Ana cuts the call…
Lisha to herself: Crazy sissy!!! The poor me…
Aarav comes to her…
Aarav: Bye Shona!!! Take care..
Lisha:Ya,we are getting late… Bye Aaru!!!See you tomorrow…
Aarav: Mmm…
They both take their vehicles and depart… But just then Aarav sees that Lisha is not going in the way to her house… So he follows her silently… She is driving and then parks her vehicle in non-residential area… Aarav looks at her strange behaviour… It’s totally dark over there… She just walks slowly and goes in front of a gate of a big old bungalow… Aarav sees all these and gets panicked…
Aarav to himself: What is this girl upto??? oh my god!!!Is she a ghost??? Am I falling for a ghost???Save me and her please God…
Lisha slowly opens the gate and enters into the bungalow through the main door which is full of dust and rust using her cellphone torch… Aarav,though he is afraid of all these things, he also gets in to keep her safe…But Lisha doesn’t know that Aarav is following her…Suddenly they both hear someone locking the door…
Aarav in a scared and high tone: Save me Lisha!!!
Lisha gets shocked and sees Aarav’s face through her torch…
Lisha: Aarav!!! You here… Why???
Aarav still in a scared tone: I followed you since you weren’t going for your house… Someone has locked the door… I’m very scared… Why did you come here???
Lisha: Ok baba!!Chill calm down first… I had heard about this place that this place is a haunted one… None tried to enter here…I had a wish of doing so since I wanna experience adventures… But Ana and Rohan never came with me or never let me come here… So that’s why today I came here… Ya!!!You are right!!! The door has been locked now… Excited naa???
Aarav in full tension: Excited??? Are you mad???What kinda stories did you hear about this place???
Lisha laughs…
Lisha: I don’t know whether it’s true or not… Sometimes in the night time around 10,the door will be locked… And around 3,the door will be opened and then someone who is dead will play the music,will walk here and there,create some noise…. And there is also belief that the ghost will attack us if we try to enter here…That’s it!!!Interesting na???
Aarav knocks on her head and gets very scared…
Aarav: Are you out of your mind???The belief is right…See now the time is 10.15 and the door got locked…
Lisha laughs at his childish behaviour…
Aarav: Please don’t laugh like this naa… Because of your laugh,I’m getting scared more…
Lisha with a puppy like face: So,am I laughing like a ghost???
Aarav: Is this question necessary now???Are you serious??? We have to get out of here… Is there any way out???
Lisha: Aaru,I’m not a regular visitor,OK???Let’s stay here for tonight…
Aarav angrily stares at her and searches for a way…Unfortunately,he has no other ways than staying inside…
Lisha: No ways, right???
Aarav: I’m really scared Shona!!! I believe in these ghosts… You should be careful right??? Why coming to such places alone???
Lisha keeps her hands on his cheeks…
Lisha: Aaru,fear for nothing such that everything runs away seeing the brave face of us…Ok???
Aarav looks at her who is very close to him…
Aarav: Ok!!!
They share a slight dark eye-lock because there is only the light of Lisha’s torch…
They both sit over there…
Aarav: What if someone comes here???
Lisha: We will try to make a new friend… Cool
Aarav smiles…
Aarav: A ghost kinda friend???
Lisha: Ya,the ghost will be so mighty,right??? If we make friendship with him/her,he/she will save from our difficulties…That’s too an advantage…
Aarav: I have never seen such a girl in my life… You are, I mean,unbelievable!!! That attracts me so much… I’m impressed… You are surrounded only with positive thoughts…
Lisha: I’m an optimist… I don’t get scared for such small things and I’m not a coward too… I’m a brave, smart
Aarav: Brave, smart, hot,cute,innocent Angel!!!
Lisha: Really???
Aarav: Maybe…
Suddenly “joganiyan” tune plays…
Aarav rushes to Lisha and hugs her…He is heavily breathing…
Aarav in a tensed way: The ghost is on the way… I’m very scared… I have to take care of you Shona… Be with me!!!
Lisha cuts the call from Ana and “joganiyan” song is her phone ringtone…Lisha then makes him lay on her arms and caresses his hairs who is still scared…
Lisha: Arey baba!!!It’s just my phone ringtone…Ok???Don’t get scared… You’re in my arms… You’re safe and I will be too… Nothing can even dare to hurt you when you’re with me… I will protect you from everybody and I have that strength to protect you…Ok???Just chill my sweetheart… You’re so cute,Aaru!!!
Her affection makes him forget everything… He just lays on her arms…He doesn’t need anything more than this right now…
Aarav: Shona, will you be with me every scary nights like this???
Lisha:Just scary nights,enough??? Isn’t it???
Aarav: No no…
Lisha pats his shoulder…
Lisha:My sister was calling me…I didn’t answer now… At least I will call her now…You don’t need to get scared… Hold my hands…
Lisha calls Ana.
Ana: The important thing is that…
Lisha: Is that???
Ana: Actually one of our family friends there in this village proposed our dad to marry me to his son…
Lisha: What??? Did you say yes???
Ana: Dad agreed so that’s why I agreed…
Lisha: What??? Then when will you marry him???
Ana:After my four years of study, but we will get engaged within 2 months…
Lisha: Have you seen him???
Ana: No,he is working in an MNC…He is in Australia now… He would come to India next month…But I have seen his photo… Somewhat ok…
Lisha: Aren’t you matured enough to take your decisions Ana???You shouldn’t have agreed to this… You idiot Ana!!!
Ana: Dad is happy that’s what I want…
Lisha: Whatever!!! Think of this decision another time…
Suddenly Dad pulls the mobile from Ana’s hands…
Dad: You have become a spoilt brat, that’s enough…
Lisha: Dad!!! I meant to say…
Dad: Just stop it Lisha… Don’t spoil my daughter…
He angrily cuts the phone…
Ana gets upset at Dad for talking like this Lisha… Lisha tears burst out…
Aarav: What happened Shona??? Why are you crying???
Lisha rests on his arms and cries…
Lisha: For Ana, they have chosen a groom… But Ana hadn’t see him yet…I was just telling her to think twice before getting engaged… Dad pulled mobile from Ana and told me that I’m a spoilt brat and that I should not spoil his daughter… Then what about me??? Am I not his daughter??? Shouldn’t I talk to my sister like this???I’m feeling very bad…
Aarav consoles her…
Aarav: Just then you said that you are brave and an optimist… Now you are crying…Shona!Ignore his words… He would be in some tension…
Lisha with tears:I’m brave and bold… But sometimes, I couldn’t control my tears ..
Aarav:Ok,I understand… And if you’re busy in crying like this, how will you protect me from the ghost??? And ya,your nose is also red and that sound will start now… Kerchief is there with you right???
Lisha laughs…
Aarav: I know it’s a bad joke..
But you laughed…Wahhh victory!!!Got your laugh…Then what about sneeze???
Lisha sneezes…
Aarav: Got that too…hahaha!!!
Lisha: Divert Akchu…me!!!Akchu!!!
Aarav takes his guitar(the guitars were with them as they were returning from the music class)
Aarav sings…
Come around
It’s time to baby come around???
Come on na
Come around
It’s time to baby come around
Come around
Come around
Khawaabon bina nigaahein meri jee rahi thi
Koi nahin tha
Yeh akeli meri thi zindagi
Oh oh yeah
My eyes were living without dreams
There was nobody
My life was alone
Khaamosh tha
Hothon pe baat nahin thi
Koi nahin tha
Yeh akeli meri thi zindtha
I was silent
There was no talk over my lips
There was nobody
My life was alone
Tum mile to mil gaya yeh jahaan
Tum mile to har pal hai naya
Tum mile to sab se hai faasla
When I got you,I got the whole world?
Since I got you,every moment is new?
Since I got you,I am distant from everybody?
Tum mile to jaadoo chhaa gaya?
Tum mile to jeena aa gaya?
Tum mile to maine paaya hai khuda?
When I got you,a magic cast on me
When I got you,I learned to live
When I got you,I got God…
Lisha’s sneeze eventually stops as she admires his song…She feels that every lyrics of the song sang by him is dedicated to her and Aarav did sing for her only…
Aarav:Ok???
Lisha:What???
Aarav: Sneeze stopped Shona…
Lisha:Mmmm ya…
Ana calls her and she informs her that she is alright…
They then talk for a while… He falls asleep and she sees him… Then she also sleeps while admiring him on the floor with her head on a bag……Suddenly the door opens… And they hear the sound and wakes up…The time is exactly 2.45 a.m.Aarav gets scared and looks at Lisha… Lisha is excited… They both look at the door while the door opens….
No precap
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With love,
Soundarya.