Ravi awoke with a start. His cell phone was blaring away. He put on his glasses hastily and picked it up.
“Hello?” He squinted at the bedside clock. 12.01 am
“Happy birthday…'Frightener' ”
Huh?
"Who’s this?”
In reply came a deep-throated laugh. Familiar.
“Violet Blood,” said the voice after a beat. A low harsh whisper.
Then the line went dead.
Ravi looked at his display screen, and then at the darkness. Violet Blood. Hmm...
But...it was the name of one of his spooky characters. He’d never really used it, though. He’d changed it. Nobody but him knew about it. Funny. And the caller even knew his pen name.
And the voice was exactly as he’d described in the story – deep throated.
Ravi pursed his lips. Could it be…
He threw the phone away and sat there in the darkness. Blank.
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Dont stop like that dude! You are taking the reader's imagination for a ride. . Not a bad thing also. . Not many can do that! ;)
ReplyDeleteChilling!
Oh wow this was thrilling.... can we please have more on this.... was he hallucinating? Or....!!!
ReplyDeleteRohan & Me: Ha ha..sorry if it felt abrupt, but the story was a small gift to myself, that's all. A kind of 'what if' proposition...:P
ReplyDeletegift?!! truly! i know where that came from!
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHA!! :D
ReplyDeletenice happened! :D
ReplyDeleteIs today you birthday? if yes, that's exactly the kind of thrill you would have wanted, right?
ReplyDelete:) Happy birthday thinking that it is your birthday today :D
Princess, TML, Sumitra: :P Hehehe..
ReplyDeleteGBTP: Ah, yes. Yesterday. Thank you! :)
Now this is something that can happen only to you and not to us. Wuhooo!
ReplyDeleteBelated happy birthday. :)
yikes...shri! Be careful,don't look behind now! ;)
ReplyDeleteHey Belated Happy Birthday :)
ReplyDeleteNice Gift,eh?!
N hmm I liked this one as it is making readers think :D
:)
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday!!
ReplyDeleteImagination overdrive!! Help!! Gulp!!
So you did get my call :P
ReplyDeleteWHY WHY WHY...did u leave us in dark?
ReplyDeleteMirage: Thank you, M.. :)
ReplyDeleteaks: he he..yeah
ET: Thank you junior
Visha: :) :)
Nirvana: Thanks, M.. :)
Soumya: Hmmm, no wonder the voice was familiar
MSM: :D
TFL: Long time.. :) yeah, some things are best left in the dark, eh? :P
Stranger than fiction...life can be sometimes! Good one.
ReplyDeleteNikita: :) Yes..sometimes.
ReplyDeleteOh I should have guessed that!!
ReplyDelete:/
So sorry - Belated Happy Birthday!!
And truly an unforgettable gift you have given to yourself :)
Me: Ah, that's ok, don't be sorry - Thanks a lot! :)
ReplyDeleteDeliciously lovely. And birthday wishes in order?
ReplyDeleteAs if having your b'day on 13th wasn't spooky enough, you want such things to happen, eh..?? :P ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat....hope none of your "characters" give you a call in real life
ReplyDeleteBTW frightener sounds a bit like Phatichar...
This sure calls for a follow up post ... spooky
ReplyDeleteImagine the possibility with all your characters!!! :D
ReplyDeleteBe careful little hands what you write! :D
ReplyDeleteKanthu: :P :P
ReplyDeleteVarsha: hahaha...doesn't it? (the name)
Brijesh: There might be one..soon. :)
Shreya: :O Maar daaloge yaar.. hehehe
Rohu: Yes..that caution was needed :)