RagNa Love Stories: Ragna SS: Haunted House (A house with many secrets) Chapter 6

I bought fish from the market but when I went to the kitchen to cook it, Rajesh stopped me from making it saying "Raghav is a vegetarian. He won't like that fish is being cooked in this kitchen. You should have asked him before bringing non veg here." Saying this, he took the plastic of fish from my hand and threw it in the trash bin. It left me with tears as it was my first day in this house and he was so rude to me. I started hating him but since Raghav loved him as a father, I did not want to disrespect him.

Hours passed by and Raghav returned from work. He ate the food that Rajesh cooked for him and he asked me if my day was good. I looked at Rajesh and said "Yes it was." I could see guilt in Rajesh's eyes as he lowered them in front of me knowing that I was hurt by his behavior.

It was 11:00 p.m. and I and Raghav went to sleep. Rajesh was sleeping in the servant's quarter. I did not get sleep for half an hour as it was still a new place for me and I kept rolling from one side to the other and then I got up from the bed and open the door of my room to go and search for sleeping tablets in the study room of Raghav. He used to keep his medicines in that room.

It was all dark outside and I was too scared. I felt someone walking behind me but I did not want to turn thinking it must just be my imagination. I walked few steps and heard some foot steps following me. I stopped and my heart was beating very fast. I turned to see who it was and as I turned, my eyes closed due to fright. I opened my eyes and saw that there was no one there.

I took a sigh of relief as it was just my imagination but little did I know that there was someone present there who was following me. A hand bearing blood scratched the wall and I heard the noise. I stopped again and started breathing heavily.

This time I had no strength to turn. A hand was approaching me and I folded my hands around my stomach and closed my eyes as I could feel the person walking towards me. I started getting goosebumps and the wind was blowing heavily. The curtains were flying due to the wind and I was shivering due to the chilling weather.

Suddenly, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I screamed and the person came and stood before me with a lantern.

"Madam, what are you doing here?" The voice said.

I opened my eyes and noticed it was Rajesh. "I....I want...I want some tablets from the study room." I stammered.

"You should not come out of your room in the night. Ask me if you need anything." He said while walking towards the study room. He took out the tablets from the draw and gave them to me with a glass of water.

I shivered and drank them. "Remember, don't leave your room in the night." He said and this time I did not say anything. I left the room but did not notice the blood stain on the wall behind the study room.

I walked upstairs and noticed his gaze on me as I walked up. I turned to shut my door and closed it in a second. I was still shivering as this night was the first time I felt so scared. I hugged Raghav while sleeping but I was still scared of what I had indirectly witnessed.

Was I just imagining someone following me with blood on his hand or was it really happening to me? Was it a ghost or the soul of the slaves who were still haunting the place or was it Rajesh himself or was it another person staying in the house?

It was morning and I had forgotten what happened the previous night or you can say that I did not want to remember the dreadful night. Raghav was still sleeping.

I got up from the bed and felt a hand pull me back. I landed on top of Raghav and it was a beautiful moment for both of us. I smiled as he tucked my hair behind my ears and gave me a peck on my lips. I closed my eyes and rested my head on his chest.

I just wanted to live every moment with my husband thinking that there is no tomorrow and give him all the love which he was longing for all these years. For me, he was more like a child to me than my husband and for him, I was his baby.

"So, how was your night love?" Raghav asked me.

"Hmmm...It was good. When I am in your arms, sleep just comes instantly." I replied and gave him a kiss on his cheek. "I'll go and make breakfast for you else it will get late for you to go to office."

"Why don't you too come with me? Do you think that I won't like you working with me in the office? If so, then it's not true. I don't mind it and in fact, I would love that we work in the same office and you spend the maximum amount of time with me love." Raghav said while putting my head on his "I love you and spending 9 hours without you is very tough for me. I can't live without you for a second."

"I too can't stay without you Raghav but ....but I want to make this house a better place for us so that we too can live here peacefully. It will just take me few days and I hope you don't mind." I said while holding his shirt.

"Hmmm...OK. But promise me that you'll join the office fast else I will open an office in this house itself so that you remain before my eyes for 24 hours."

After few moments, I went downstairs and entered the kitchen.

I started preparing breakfast for Raghav and I kept the milk for boiling on the gas.

I took a plank and went to pick up a knife from the case and noticed blood on the knife. I dropped the knife in a fright and started screaming when I saw drops of blood on the kitchen floor as well.

Raghav came rushing to the kitchen and I hugged him in fright. My hands were shivering and tears kept dripping from my eyes. The blood drops had dried up and it wasn’t there the previous day.

I caught Raghav’s shirt tight and closed my eyes.

“What happened?” Raghav asked with concern. I pointed at the blood drops and started crying loudly.

“Rajesh…Rajesh come here fast.” Raghav called out and Rajesh came in the kitchen hurriedly.

“What happened sir? Any problem?” He asked while Raghav asked him about the blood drops on the floor.

He looked at the drops and immediately took a cloth and started wiping the drops. “I cut my hand yesterday sir and the drops fell on the ground. I dint notice it. Sorry sir.”

“Rajesh uncle, please take care of yourself. Is the cut serious?”

“No sir. I already bandaged my wound.” Saying this he left the kitchen and turned to face me. I looked at him as I dint believe him at all but since I saw the bandage, I did not say anything.

Disclaimer: The character names in the story are fictional characters and owned by the creators of the show "Ek Mutthi Asmaan" on ZEE TV.