A Tragic Death

“Hello, who the hell is this?” Ritu was confused on the continuous calls she was getting from an unknown number.

“Are you deaf and mute? If you are playing with me, be ready to face the consequences, creep!” She shouted while preparing the coffee as she had to work late night in her home for a project.

“Hey, Aarav, where are you and why are you getting late? Come back fast”. Aarav, her friend as well as colleague has promised to accompany her. Ritu typed fast.

A shiver passed through when she saw another call from the unknown number.

“Ok. That's it. I am gonna call police now. Are you gonna talk or not? I am not afraid of you.”

“Then why is your voice trembling?” A man was on the other side.

“So you know to talk, huh? Why the hell are you calling me?” Ritu asked.

“You told that I am playing with you but I must say you are better player than me, Ritu…”

“What the..how did you know my name?”

“Let me complete. You know, you are better in playing with someone's feelings.”

“What are you talking? Hello..Hello..” The call got disconnected. Cold breeze crawled through her body.

Sweat beads were dripping through her face even when the A/C was on. Curtains were dangling as if the breeze had something to tell her.

Hurriedly, she called Aarav but it didn't connect.The coffee mug escaped from her hands and collapsed on the floor.

Her intuitions were nibbling on the darkness, scrutinizing the unfathomable danger she was stepping in.

She ran towards her room holding her phone tightly. She bolted the door and jumped onto the bed.

She tried calling Aarav but a message from the same unknown number dissolved her grip on the phone and it fell off from her hands, terrorizing the last bit of braveness in her.

“Soon my time will come..Tik tik..” Read the message.

Her min

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d rummaged through her thoughts to find the person from her history. Browsing through her history, many moments, persons passed by but none of them could resemble the agony of terror produced by the unknown guy.

Suddenly the door bell rang. She saw her courageous soul snuggling to the corner of the room in trauma.

With a shaking body, she walked towards the front door and opened it.

“Happy birthday, Rituuu….” Shouted Aarav with a bouquet and a cake. “Hey, why do you seem shocked? What happened?”

“Nn..Nothing. How did you know it? I never told you.” Ritu asked in doubt.

“I got a message from an unknown number. I tried calling back but it didn't connect.”

“Oh my..I was getting calls continuously from an unknown number.”

“What..But who?” Suddenly the bulbs started flickering.

“Aarav, I am feeling scared. I can't control my mind now. Everything seems to be scary to me. Please help me.” She screamed.

“Ok. Look Ritu. Since you rejected my proposal and it was your birthday, I wanted to pull out a prank on you. So using an app, I changed number and my voice but I never knew that it would become this much scary. I am really sorry.”

“You bastard. What have you done? Already knowing that I live in a place where a man has committed suicide, you did this?” Ritu burst out into tears.

“I am so sorry, Ritu. Please forgive me.”

“Forgive you, huh?” An echo filled the house.

“Ritu..Where are you? How did you disappear?” Aarav was scared as hell. He ran towards her room and opened the door.

Ritu's body was lying on the floor. While the doorbell rang, she accidentally stepped on the phone and slipped, banging her head on the floor causing an instant death.

“Like you said, your time has come! Tik tik..” A message on his phone peeped towards his pale face as he saw the shadow, her!