Hostel No. 13....

Hi Friends, in my previous post “About Myself”, i had mentioned that i get angry when someone even after promising doesn’t give a comment on my post... Yaar agar comment nahi karoge to mere blog ki TRP kaise badegi..... Just kidding yaar....  I thank you all for reading my blog & giving a comment on it.... Thanks a lot.... (Direct Dil Se !!!)

Hey Khyati u had commented in my previous post that “kyon bore kar raha hai apne baare me batakar....” & u had asked me to write stories only.... So aap ki aagya ka palan karte hue mein iss time apne baare mein kuch nahi likh raha hu.....

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Chalo yaar, bahut personal baatein ho gayi warna Khyati ko phir se gussa aa jayega & this time also she will bang me.... Abhi taak mein last time ki maar nahi bhula hu....

Before stating my story here’s a statutory warning that “this story is little scary & those who all have weak heart read this story at their own risk....” lol...

Dev was allocated a room in Hostel No 13. Of course all his batch mates will stay in the same hostel. "Any batch that came into Hostel 13 turned out to be the most violent batch in the campus", said one of the seniors who knew Dev.

 

Dev gives a damn to all such stereo typing. He just nodded his head, but did not give a second thought on that. He continued his life in the hostel. The ragging from the seniors was too severe. Dev has taken it in his stride. Once the ragging period was over, everything seemed fine. Dev and his batch mates started concentrating on their academics.

 

 It was a new moon day and the night was dark. There was a power shutdown. The students had lit candles in their rooms to finish their pending work. Suddenly sound of bangles was heard in the hostel. The sound was as if a woman wearing bangles was struggling against something. Probably an aggressor was holding her hands tight and she was using all her energy to push him aside. There was absolutely no body shrieking for help. Initially all the students started shouting on the lookout for the aggressor and the woman. Usually no woman ever comes towards the boys’ hostel area in the campus and the sound of the bangles has taken everyone by surprise. The students decided to remain silent and a few students have taken the initiative to search every nook and corner of the hostel and the surroundings. There was no sign of any woman. But the sound of the bangles continued unabated.

 

Meanwhile someone in the batch ran to the seniors’ hostel to tell about the happenings. Some of the seniors also rushed to the hostel to hear the sound of the bangles and the sound was very clear to everyone. The matter was immediately reported to the hostel warden and the college authorities rushed to the hostel along with some policemen. Everyone was able to hear the sound of the bangles. No one was able to clearly identify the direction. The police ensured that all the students came out of the hostel and carries out intense search operation. They could not find anyone. But the sound of the bangles continued. As the police continue their search, the power supply got restored in the hostel. The sound of the bangles could not be heard any more.

 

The police and the college authority dismissed it as a foul play by some students and leave the hostel. Dev also believes in the same theory. He does not give a damn to the concept of ghosts and other spirits. He was doubly sure that someone has played a practical joke on the students in the hostel.

 

Then he and others in the hostel settle down for studies. Meanwhile one of the senior who was in the same hostel earlier visits them. He enquires about the happenings and tells the history of the hostel as was known to him.

 

“Around 20 to 25 years back, when there were no girl students in the college, no local woman ever dared to enter the campus. Some student leaders in the campus used to be ruthless in the campus. The reason behind the fear was the presence of a guy called Kabir in the campus. He used to rape any woman at will irrespective of the age. For him old or young never used to matter. He also then used to allow his followers to do what they wish to the women. The administration in the area was altogether absent and even if the poor women die, there never used to be any complaint against the student leaders and no case was ever booked against the college goons. Once a poor girl, who was the daughter of a local industry worker accidentally passed through the campus. She was least aware of the fate in store for her. It was Kabir himself who spotted her. It was like prey getting into the lion’s den.”

 

“Kabir and others have resorted to mass rape that the girl succumbed to her fate in the hostel itself. The hostel was nothing but hostel no 13. There were many good students in the hostel who heard the groaning of the girl and also the sound of her bangles. But no student ever dared to say anything against Kabir in the campus. He used to openly move around with a country made rifle.”

 

“The body was then dumped in the nearby fields. However the college authority has this time taken this very seriously, but could not find a solution. There is no point in approaching the police. Kabir’s family was so powerful in the state that the authority fears getting into the legal mode. Before the authority gets an idea, Kabir was shot dead inside the campus. The bullet shot came from a window in the hostel and slowly the equations in the campus changed. Over a period of time, the college was opened for girls as well.”

 

“All of us know the story. The seniors pass this story from batch to batch but none of us heard the bangles sound the way you people experienced. We all believe that a ghost is haunting the hostel, but it was proven today.”

 

After listening to the story, Dev gets convinced that the seniors were involved in the foul play. But many in his batch started believing that a ghost haunts the hostel.

 

There was a talk in the campus that student violence has always been the bloodiest in the hostel no 13. Even the college administration confirms the fact. Dev thinks that it is seniors who are creating the hype about the hostel and some goons in each batch are resorting to violence to prove the point of the seniors. He decides against believing such stories.

 

3 months later, one of their batch mates Rajiv hangs himself in his room and dies. It happens just before a local festival. Now the majority of the students get convinced of the presence of a ghost. The room where Rajiv died was abandoned by all the students. No one dared to even go near the room.

 

Dev decides to use the situation as an opportunity. For a very long time, he had been behind the hostel warden to give him a better table and chair. He was using table and chair that were not good. A leg of the table was broken and his chair also was a damaged one and he was feeling uncomfortable using the same. He now gets the table and chair from Rajiv’s room. He knows that no one can object to his decision. His room mate objects saying that it is not good to bring anything from Rajiv’s room. Dev gives his room mate two choices. Either he should part with his quality chair and table or should allow him to get the one from the room of Rajiv.

 

Dev finally brings the table and chair from Rajiv’s room. He is now very happy that he got something that the warden has not given him for quite some time. His roommate now leaves for home to have a change. In fact due to the forthcoming festival season, the students had been waiting for an opportunity to leave for their homes. All the students leave the campus. Dev’s home is far away from the campus. He also wanted to concentrate on studies a bit more. He decides against leaving the hostel before the holidays start officially. Though all the students in his batch planned to leave, he knows about the presence of senior batches in the hostel and hence there was no need to worry for food. The college canteen will anyway be kept open for the senior batches. Dev’s roommate is no more interested to stay with him. He shifts his entire luggage to another room before going home. Dev then changes the lock of the room. He is now alone in the room and happy about it. He will have no disturbance any more from anyone.

 

It was the night of the festival. Dev was all alone in his hostel. He was very busy studying for the next terminal exams on the silent night. He has a habit of keeping the window and ventilator always locked while in the room. Also the winter was very cold. Whenever he goes even to the bathroom, he goes by locking the door of his room and carries the key along with. Late in the night while reading a text book, he goes to the bathroom keeping the book open on his table. He of course locks the door.

 

There was still stunning silence all around. Of course it will be silent when no one is there in the hostel. Dev returns back in just 5 minutes and his heart fails as soon as he opens the door.

 

The fan that was off earlier was running at full speed. The book was still open on the same page that he was on earlier, but some content in the book was underlined and there was a signature of Rajiv wishing Dev good luck in the exams.

 

Dev’s body lies there for some days. The sweepers did not go into the hostel thinking that no one was present in the hostel. It takes time before the college realises that Dev died. After this incident, no student was ready to stay in the hostel. The college authorities had a tough time allocating new rooms for the students and over a period the haunted hostel was converted into a utility area...