Noida Mystery

Humankind today is too busy in pleasure to observe surroundings which sometimes results in unexpected and mysterious events. One such incident had happened when I shifted to my Noida flat.

I got transfer to Noida near to my home town (in Haryana). Haryanavi is synonym to brevity and boldness and I was quite famous for this too. After living in company’s guest house for a week, I found 1 BHK flat in Noida on 10^th floor. I shifted in the flat alone. All my colleagues in office were inquiring me for any roommate but I put off the proposal. Every weekend I arrange house party for friends or family.  I became famous as a party girl.

One day I invited my new friend and colleague, Simmi on Saturday morning. We had plan to do some shopping.  I went into kitchen and returned to living room after 5 minutes with tea and snacks. My friend was smiling. On asking she told “your sister was amazing just like you and she told me some shops near to this society.”

I ignored first and gave her cup of tea. She hold the tea, sipped and said “you really make nice tea, your sister told me the same”

I astonished “What , my sister… what are you saying,.. I don’t have any sister , I am the only child of my parents, I had brother who had died before I was born”

Simmi put the tea back on table and said then who she was ?

I replied “ It could be hangover , you had party last night”

Simmi “ No, there was girl. I remember she in early 20s , soft spoken , well groomed”

 “ Ok , let’s finish the snacks and  go to the market which my soft spoken sister told you,  .” I mocked.

After a week when I returned from office, guard said “mam, there was courier for you and delivery man went up just now “

I “oh bhaiya , you know I live alone keep the next couriers with You if I am not here, ok I will catch him up”

I called delivery man and he picked up the phone

Delivery man “ yes mam , I delivered the courier to your sister “

My sister, what. what are you saying ..my sister “ I was bewildered.

Where are you “

Delivery man “ Mam ,I am on 5^th floor delivering other product and I met your sister in the lift “

I hang up the phone and immediately run for lift to my apartment.

My door was locked, I opened the door and my flat was in same position as I left in morning. Bell rang up, I rushed to the door and found my courier at door step.

I tried to find out and looked every corner of the corridor but no one was there.

Who is playing prank with me, I will punch her face once she is in front of me, I shouted in corridor.

Next day it was weekend and Simmi planned shopping with me. She called me in the morning.

“ Hey , I am standing on the signal and found your sister there. She is with me now and you will meet her today “

But Simmi didn’t arrive and neither picked my calls. After an hour, I received a call from hospital to inform me Simmi met an accident.

I rushed to hospital and found her unconscious. I asked nurse who said” your sister dropped her in the hospital and it was fault of auto driver who hit from the wrong side. Police is about to come “

“What rubbish I don’t have any sister. Where is the police? “, I said

I narrated whole incident to police. It was only Simmi and nurse who had seen that ghostly creature. I called my mother and asked if I really had any sister who lost in past and my mother denied. My mother arrived next morning to live with me till the case resolved and suggested me to change the flat.

Police started investigation and found that the flat there used to live a girl with grandmother who had died a year ago. She had brain tumour. My mother on hearing this said it might be her ghost only. This flat is spirited but I didn’t accept the argument. Police said “ we had taken details from Simmi and nurse who had met that girl , soon we will have her sketch”

My mother started praying god , lit the lamp and incensed the stick and there was fragrance in every nook and corner.

I put the blanket on my face and slept.Next morning, My mother took me to uncle’s house in Delhi till that ghotly creature found.

After a week , Simmi and I joined the office and one day police called me to return to flat with Simmi. After several persuasions, I got permission to go there and I reached on flat along with Simmi and my mother.

Police man came and said “ It’s astonishing, I never had such a case before, modernisation and urbanisation  may  be the reason.”

 He called someone on his mobile and there was knocking on the door. It was my neighbour whom I never met before accompanied by her daughter.

Simmi  suddenly exclaimed “ she is the girl who claimed to be your sister”

Police man “ yes, she is. Her name is Radha.The whole story begins with the girl who used to live in this flat and was the only companion to Radha in her neighbour. She used to call Radha her younger sister but her sudden demise drowned her in darkness of trauma and depression. Her working parents never realized her loneliness. She was considered introvert, so parents never felt her emotions. For a year, she was depressed and on seeing you, she was exclaimed with joy. But she was too nervous to come closer to you. The first day when Simmi came to see you,she found the door opened and talked to Simmi and once she sensed your arrival , she left. Many times, she tried to befriend with you through Simmi or courier but didn’t have that courage to say you hiii. Even you never bothered about who lives in your vicinity, who is your neighbour. That’s why I found this case as astonishing one which is the outcome of modernization and urbanization. “

What about accident, why she hurt Simmi “I questioned

Police man “It was mere a coincident that Simmi met Radha and had accident at the same time but it was she only who picked her up to hospital and called police too and you can watch CC TV footage for verification”

Police took my sign and closed the case and left. The girl was standing slightly behind her parents who were talking to my mother for the first time.  My mother was happy that flat was not spirited.

I embraced the girl and I was sorry for modern lifestyle where human is engrossed in pleasure only.