Yati Singh

Drama Thriller

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Yati Singh

Drama Thriller

A Doll

A Doll

13 mins
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I somehow reached the castle with my colleague and close friend Charl. Actually, it was his idea to go for research even at -15 degrees Celsius of Russian winter. And I knew. I knew that his out of box mind will have such useless and outdated ideas. But he was a master at convincing people.

That day, even watchman was inside his small cabin. He was folded in his 5cm thick mattress. And after all, what can you expect from a 60-year-old watchman who is a friend of Charl. 


He gave Charl keys of Castle and said, "Take these keys Charl. I trust you and I don't want to be here in this cold. I am going to sleep inside my room with my heater on. So, have these keys. "


"But... "


"I know nobody is as crazy as you. Don't worry nobody would bother to come here. So, you can have these as I am not going to come and open a door for you because... You know it".said watchman and then blew some air with his mouth which I saw went 4cm and then disappeared. He then went inside his cabin and again covered himself with a mattress.


As soon as the watchman went inside his Son turned towards me. Coming to a step forward and then two. As Close he was coming to me I was able to see his tomato red face with a flowing nose. And his nose. It was like a red ball. 'Sizz-shuu'- I could hear his sound he was making with his nose.


I knew what was coming. 


'Hey dear. You shouldn't be out at this temperature '.He said in sliding his hard heavy voice in order to make it sound a bit good. 

I just ignored him and turned my head to the right. 

He continued, 'Why? Why do you treat me this way? Because I have a big fat nose? '


"No, because you are master in 'Don't know how to flirt but still try to flirt and make girls hate me'. "I said making my voice more feminine. 


He laughed and pulled me towards himself keeping his hands on my waist and said, "Hey beautiful, Accept me!"


And what really obsessed me was not his touching me but... his running nose which... Well, I should not describe. 

I was about to push him when Charl suddenly pulled me handing my arm.


"How many times should I tell you to Behave yourself?"Said Charl in that Iron man's voice. 


"OK. OK. Sorry, my boy." said Ruce and went into his small cabin. 


And Charl... He put both hands on his waist and moved his chin upwards glaring in the sky. Hah! Showing that he is a brave Knight. 


I just slapped Charl on his arm. "You knew. You definitely knew that he would do this as always. But still, you stupid didn't come earlier. You always do this." said I. 


"Hey, Miss Singh, I am a hero. Who always take entry in the end and 

..."


"Oh! Hero. You are just a problem like your so-called big fat nose friend. After all, you are his friend. And from now onwards don't come to save me. I can do it.' I said this and went inside the castle without giving him his chance to talk further on this topic. 

Charl came running and opened that freeze lock. 


When the door opened we entered the hall. It was so big that if you want to reach every corner then it would take more than 5 minutes. So beautiful that you can't judge those beautiful illustrations just by giving them a single look. 


I and Charl were visiting this hall for the last 2 months.' The no-joke hall' of king Biscus 2nd's Palace. 


well, this Palace was mysterious. I mean, when I and Charl started our visiting (as we were doing our research on old arts of Palace.)We came across many arts and illustrations that are out of mind. For example, a vase made from broken pieces of earthen pots. By sticking with boiled rice. Isn't it weird that king Biscus 2nd, a ruler of such a big dynasty -Woshu, will keep such poor artifacts in his Palace? Well, that's why our research was fun. 


As I stepped inside the palace I switched on the torch. Because the hall was too dark due to the cloudy weather outside. I flashed my torch on the painting hanging right to the entrance door. The painting was 8 by 5 feet long. It was such an incredible painting that can't be described. The artist had used many expensive colors and brushes to illustrate minor points. It was the portrait of a very beautiful woman. Her hair was like silk threads decorated with ornaments and hair accessories. I was dragging my flash slowly from hair to her face and then to her broad shoulders and then her beautiful gown. She was wearing an off-shoulder black color gown. I noticed her figure. That perfect figure. I then saw her gown's skirt. Thousands of different flowers were made using different shades of black. I was jealous. Suddenly, when my torch reached the end. I saw that the woman had no legs. I mean in place of her legs there were clouds. It was just exactly as Jinnie has. She was a spirit. 

I mean what does this painting mean in king's Palace? Didn't a painter know how to end a painting just exactly how authors don't know how to end a story? Like this many questions started coming to my mind. 

Suddenly I thought where is Charl? I turned back and saw Charl taking selfies with his tongue out. Making the king's sisters his background for selfies. And this relieved me that Charl hasn't lost his consciousness and he is perfectly ok as he was doing those weird things that make him. 


So, I decided to explore every painting in that hall. To get my answers and then I flashed my torch on the next painting placed at 2 am distance from the first painting on the same wall. It was the portrait of the same lady as the first one. But in this painting, her tongue was out. 


This suddenly reminded me of my childhood. When my elder sister was teasing me. I used this 'tongue out' as a weapon to tease her back. And yes, can't forget Charl. 

Anyway, I wasn't able to link questions that were coming to my mind. So, I decided to answer these mysteries. 

"Charl! "I called.

But I didn't get an answer. So I turned. He was listening to songs with earphones. 


I stepped towards him. And pulled his earphones. 

"What?!"He exclaimed. 

 

"Nothing. Just got some questions to be answered ".I said. 


"Then go answer them. Why you always ask for my help? "


"Oh! I am just asking you to go home before evening. I think you are done taking selfies with those princesses. So let's go."


"But I wanted to... 


"Make it tomorrow's want and let's go."


  1. Without saying anything he followed me to the door. When I pushed it I wasn't able to...I don't know but it seemed as if somebody is pushing it and not allowing me to open it. 


"Hey babes, You can't open it. It is me and only me who can open it. You just get side."Charl said in the voice of Captain America. 


Well, I knew the coming result.


I got side. He now began opening it from one hand-two-hands and legs and finally his whole body. After trying for ten minutes he was sweating. I went to the glass window so that I could ask the watchman and then I saw 'cheesy force snowfall with storm combination. I saw that the watchman's small cabin was totally snow-covered. Everywhere wind carrying lots of snow. It's was looking as if the 'Tom and Jerry ' show is going on if the time of CHRISTMAS. 

Charl came after me and said, "So we are going to spend a night in this dark palace! No. I can't live alone with a girl of the same age as mine at night. Noway. What if at night you get some odd ideas? And where do you think we are going to sleep? Robi! Answer me! I am hoping you are not thinking of sleeping on the same bed... "


I just ignored him and went on searching for some clues for this mystery as I didn't have any idea of wasting this golden opportunity. 


So, I used the stare and reached the first floor of the castle. I started from the first room. I entered here and saw some board games. Chess, Chinese checkers, and Panchang.I got the idea this is the room where the king used to play. Then I went to the next room. But I don't know why it was empty.


"Why are you searching for such rooms. I know some rooms with soft cushions" said Charl popping out of blue. 


"Will you shut up Charl? I don't have time to sleep."


And I went on my searching. I checked about 12 rooms but got nothing. So, I thought to climb a stare again. And I reached the third floor. But this was kinda different from all others. I looked back and saw that Charl was coming. Sweat was flowing from his head and that too because he was just following me from room to room. Well, some people have amazing sweaty glands that just flow because it wants to. 


Without waiting for Charl I went to the one and only room present on that floor. I first thought it is a court. But soon after I was about t open the door, I saw the stucked Paper noticed on that door, stating:

   

WARNING 


"NEVER EVER OPEN THIS DOOR. IT.          IS KING'S ORDER"


"Oh, This room! "Charl's sound came from my left.

I turned my head and saw he was standing very close to me and was smelling very bad because of sweat.


"So you know about this room? "I asked. 


"Yeah, the king used to say that this is the room where he used to have a talk with his beloved queen's spirit."


"Spirit? "


"Yes, After two years of her marriage Queen died. So, one day king announced that Queen's spirit is inside this room and he used to talk with the queen's spirit in the afternoon after lunch. Also, king has warned that even after his death, Queen's spirit would not leave this room because this is her castle. If anybody who would open this other than king would die."


"What nonsense".


"No. It is not nonsense. It is true and everyone believes this. That's why till now nobody is allowed to go in".


"Hey, Charl! Looks like you are coming after watching a horror movie yesternight. "


I pushed the door because I had to solve this mystery and get the title of "Sherlock Holmes."But a very big and heavy lock was hanging there. 


"Look the spirit don't want you to come in. Robi, Listen to me. Let's go. It's dangerous and also, they say spirits are most powerful at night. Robi. Let's go."Said Charl.


"Will you shut Charl? If you are afraid you can go. Also, I didn't ask you to come after me. But yes, hand me the keys. "I said. 


"I can't leave you alone with that spirit. And I will not give you keys. The watchman gave me because he had trust in me."


"Mr trustee. Just give me the keys or you are no longer my friend. "


Didn't knew this blackmailing would work. But Charl gave me keys immediately. I took the biggest key from the bunch and put that into the lock and then turned it 360 degrees and again 180 degrees and to my surprise, the lock opened so easily. 


"Didn't I told you, it's nothing. By the way, you go off. I don't need you. I said. And entered the room. I checked my phone it was showing 1:10 am. I turned back Charl was coming. 


I dragged the flash of my torch from corner to corner. Everywhere, 100 paintings of the same beautiful woman I saw in the 'No joke hall of the palace. And each and every painting didn't have a leg. 


I was about to come to the conclusion that the painter really didn't know how to end a painting when suddenly Charl said, "This is Queen's painting."Wife of king Biscus 2nd.Kkimg had a painter and that painter used to make such paintings of queen's spirit exactly same as king described."


"How do you know about such stories?"


"Because I am Biscus 2nd. "


I walked till I didn't reach the door opposite the entry door. And this had a lock hanging on it. And this time it was too small. I saw the key Bunch for a small key. But that small and thin key was broken. 


"See. You didn't listen to me. Queen is doing this. You will hurt yourself. Let's go from here."


"Charl. Go yourself. And I am not going to go until I reach my answer. "I said. 


Suddenly, I took out a hairpin from my hair and put that into the lock. 


"Now, you are trying to open this ghostly lock with your 'Oggy and the cockroaches 'idea? "Charl said humorously. 


And lock opened. I opened the door and a vase fell off from the table and it broke. By this Charl got scared that he ran away. He ran till he reached the stars. 

He turned back and saw I was not his behind. So, he again came running towards me. I flashed my torch on the floor and saw that many mice were running from one place to another. 


This room was without painting. There were only 4 tables in the four corners of the room with 4 vases on the tables. 


I knew Charl is going to say something. So I went on and opened the door again. This had no lock. So I entered directly. There was a very big water pool. And a big dollhouse so big that I hadn't seen before. Opposite the pool, there was a big table with an old wooden box of size 5*2 feet. 


"Robi, this is the last room. You shouldn't have opened this. Now Queen will kill us."Charl said. 


"Wait Charl. Let me just walk around in this last room. Please."I requested Charl for the first time. 


I followed the wall and reached the opposite side of the door to the table. 


I was about to open it when Charl Charl exclaimed, "No Robi! Please don't open this. "And this time there was no joke, humor, or request in his sound. But it was advice and an order to a best friend from a best friend. 


"Please! Just listen to me Robi. I am not joking. Don't open that. "Charl again ordered me. 


"No Charl. Sorry, but I can't step back after coming here. "I said seriously. 


"Please. Please Robi I can't lose you. Please don't do that."Charl said. 


I heard a softness and tension in his voice. I turned my head and saw that drops were rolling Down from his soft cheeks. He was crying. 


But I had to choose. 


'No Charl. You can't convince me this time.'


He started running towards me to stop me forcefully from opening it. 


But I turned quickly and without thinking anything I opened the clip and then the lid. Suddenly, Charl pushed me into the pool and picked up that box himself. 


I saw his face. His eyes were closed and he was trembling because of fear with the box in his hands. But when nothing happened he opened his eyes and saw something in the box. 


He started laughing. He was only laughing and laughing and wasn't stopping for a minute also.

 

I felt good that now Charl is in his true self. 

I swam to the end of the pool. And went to the box. There was a doll in the box. A normal female doll. 


This made me laugh but of course, not like Charl. 


"Now, I understood what does Queen's spirit portrait with her tongue out meant. She meant, 'if you are thinking that I am a spirit then you are a fool' Charl said while controlling his laugh. 


"king loved playing with the doll. He thought that people will make him fun. So, he was hiding this. But he didn't know we have a Sherlock Holmes. Similarly, the king must have many fun hobbies that these arts depict. " Charl said. 


I went outside and ordered Charl to close all doors and to keep this king's cute nature a secret. 


I saw that now storm had stopped and it was showing 5 am. So, I just went outside from the palace and took a great sleep for the whole day as I had already taken a cold bath in the pool because of that stupid Charl. 


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