“Hello, Beta” Said the elderly woman standing at the doorway.
Seema smiled respectfully. It was raining outside.
They had shifted to this flat only the previous day, and a whole lot of things were still in disarray.
She invited the senior lady inside anyway.
“Oh no dear, my husband is waiting for his tea, I have to go. Some sugar please, child, if you don’t mind?”
“Oh, of course aunty…”
Seema gave her the sugar. The granny thanked her, turned slowly, and walked to the house opposite theirs.
A moment later Seema slapped her forehead. How insensitive of me. She took a step back in for their umbrella; the poor woman might get drenched.
But as she was about to grasp the umbrella’s handle, she stopped…and stood straight.
Wait a minute. It’s been raining the last one hour. And aunty was bone dry when she came. How…
She then slowly craned her neck out.
The old lady stood near the gate and waved at her; and slowly disappeared even as Seema watched, her mouth open, and her heart beating furiously, much like the lashing rain outside.
*****
sweet!
ReplyDeleteOoo.... now even a new neighbourhood is spooky!
ReplyDelete:)
Are you serious? even a sweet tale can become spooky in your hands. :)
ReplyDeleteThere are so many old ladies around here. Now on, I would be looking at all of them suspiciously!
ReplyDeleteAhhh one more of your sweet yet spooky tales.
ReplyDeleteJust made my Friday :)
Hahaha nice :)
ReplyDeleteI'll be moving to a new place soon. Thanks for the heads up!
And I just did. I mean I just moved to a new place. Thank god there were no such encounters. :D
ReplyDeleteAnd what bhoot she was...took the sugar, waved and disappeared.. hahaha!
Loved the narration. :-)
God! sugar borrowing Old ghosts!! :-)
ReplyDeleteHa! Freaky old lady ghosts making fun of us mere mortals
ReplyDeleteThis is so Desperate Housewifey :D
ReplyDeleteOh! If I read it during the night time, I would refrain myself from entertaining neighbors...
ReplyDeleteGreedy ghost!! Pata nahi what will she come for next time :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome narration as usual.....
ReplyDeletePhatichar!! After a long time dude :)
ReplyDeleteWhat did she want to make?? probably some I-scream?!!!
ReplyDeleteor maybe coffee with scream and sugar?
ReplyDeleteThanks to the showers, Seema knows about the ghost padosan :P
ReplyDeleteGood imagination!
Are baapre…
ReplyDeleteLook what she got herself into with her good neighborly manners…
But I’m going to imagine it to be a very friendly ghost or I wont get any sleep...I just shifted to a new apartment and I keep my hall lights on as it is when I go to sleep in the night!
spice: :) was that a pun? :P
ReplyDeleteMe: :P hehe..yeah
GBTP: Ha ha..sweet spook, huh?
Neha: Please don't. :)
Soumya: You're welcome :P :P
Mirage: Thank you! :)
Uma: :D
Seema Smile: That's one way of looking at it. :)
Ayushi: Uh huh? :)
Saru: Pray why? :)
Nisha: Spices, perhaps? :D
Varsha: Thank you, doc! :P
TFL: Hmmm.. :)
Princess: Ah, ever the princess of puns, aren't we?
Visha: Hence the title ;-)
ET: Careful, junior :P
hehe- got me ! ;)
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