Ghost Story

Once there was a person namely "Dave". He suddenly had so many tragedies in life that could not bear the consequences. He lost his job because of the global meltdown. Due to a shortage of money, he had a quarrel with his wife "Sonia" who left her with her daughter "Alia". His parents were asking for sending some money back to his hometown to get her sister married. All these happenings made him believe that money was the only thing everyone wanted. He took a break from his daily schedule in which he used to look out for new jobs. He drank wine at home and it was only two glasses that it could make. It was late night and he was feeling suffocated at home. At 11.30 pm he decided to move out and have fresh air.

Dave moved out of his house and reached the highway road. There he saw many automobiles moving nearby. He wanted to stay careful and avoid any accident which could make things worse. Due to this reason, he decided to sit on a bus that was coming his way. This was an interstate bus that was going to a nearby village in the adjoining state. He decided to move on to the bus. 

On the bus, most of the people were sleeping. The ticket checker helped him to sit near an empty seat on the fifth row. Dave sat there and after a while, the ticket checker asked for ticket money. Dave checked his pockets and found that he left his wallet at home. He stood up and asked the ticket checker to leave him there as he had no money to pay. The ticket checker laughs and says, "You came here with your choice, but, you will leave with our choice". Dave gets astonished. He says, "Excuse me?” The Ticket checker says, “Just Joking! You may sit as long as you want”. Dave settles down again. He thanks the ticket checker and enquires where the bus is going. The ticket checker tells him that the bus is going to a village which is just 30 minutes far from here. Dave asked him to drop him there. The ticket checker replies that is our last stop and so will be yours. Dave laughs along with the ticket checker. Then the ticket checkers sit along with him. He asks Dave, what he was doing at this last night's hour. Dave tells him that he is disappointed with life and wanted to move around and relax. The Ticket checker sits along with Dave and asks about his problems.

Dave reveals the ticket checker about his story. He tells him that he lost his job than his wife and children, and now his parents are asking for money that is needed for his sister's marriage next month. The Ticket checker sympathizes with Dave. He tells him that everything will be fine when he leaves the bus. Dave says, “Really! Are you joking again?” They both start laughing. Then Ticket starts telling him about his story. He tells him that he was running for money throughout his life. He accumulated all the money in a cupboard at his house, but, never got the chance to use them. He further adds that he used to trick people and even did not spend any money on his family when they were really in need. Today he is ashamed of himself and was waiting for someone to take away all his accumulated money and free him from the curse of his life. He tells Dave, that he can take all the money needed. Dave first laughed loudly. The ticket checker asks him to calm down as others were still sleeping. He tells him the address of his home where he can get the money. Davethinks as to how much money does a ticket checker can have. He decides to avoid this proposal. He declines the proposal and thanks to the ticket checker for his kindness. The ticket checker tells him that he knows what Dave was thinking and reveals that has 8 lakh rupees. Dave at once looks into the eyes of the ticket checker. He starts crying and says that I can't take your money. The ticket checker begs him saying," Please take my money or I will have to run this bus throughout eternity". Dave again starts laughing and decides to accept the proposal.

After reaching the final destination, the ticket checker asks Dave to move down the bus. Dave asks that won’t other people join him as it was the last stop. The ticket checker reveals that they are sleeping and I will leave them personally at their respective places as it’s the last day of his service. He thanks Dave and says, “Please go to my home and don't forget to take my money and use it for a good purpose". Dave thanks him and starts moving towards the way told by the ticket checker.

After a while, he reaches a hut with an open door. He observes that lights were already switched on. He knocked at the door and a woman appears. She asks Dave the purpose of his visit. Davereveals that the Ticket checker has sent him to pick money from his home. The lady smiles and says, “Finally you have arrived. This will certainly end the curse on our family." Dave does not understand and moves in. She reveals that she never knew where his husband has hidden the money throughout her life and because of this her family had to face a lot many sufferings. She asks him to find out the money from the place as told by his husband and moved out of the house. Dave found this a strange incident and decided to move ahead to make money.

Dave found the money exactly where told. He took out the money and checked if they were as claimed to be 8 lakhs. Davesoon started having a big relief. He started thinking that he will use the money to support her sister's marriage, bring back her wife and daughter and start his own business this time. He comes out of the room and nobody was there. He looked around and no one was seen. He moved out of the hut and started running towards the highway road. Soon he reached the highway and started waiting for another bus that could take him back to his city. It was completely dark and no vehicle was observed. He looked at his watch and it was 3.00 pm. Suddenly a bus comes near him and he enters the bus.

The bus was a wedding wagon. He saw that everyone was sleeping. The driver asked him to sit and relax until they reach city limits. Dave settles down and could not believe that his worries were now over. The bus driver starts the conversation as to what was Dave doing there at night and too near a cremation ground. Dave at once got shocked and asked, “Was that a cremation ground?” The driver says, “Yes, that was a cremation ground”. Dave says, “I think it’s a cremation ground of the nearby village”. The driver says, “There is no village for the next 30 minutes. Although there were 10 years back. His father was an interstate ticket checker who never gave them any money throughout life. Finally, he had an accident while parking his bus at the bus stand. It was a blast and everyone inside died." Daveasks him how he knows. The driver reveals that he used to live in a hut at the edge of the village. His mom died waiting for his father soon after the accident. The villagers considered the area was now haunted by ghosts and observed the same bus running near the village." Dave understands that the boy is the son of the person who gave him the bag of money. He reveals the whole incident that occurred with him and offered him the bag of money. The driver gets astonished and starts laughing. He takes the bag from Dave and offers him another bag saying share it with your family, maybe this could help you. The driver then reveals that if he had got this money last year then he would have not entered a driving job and started his own business and had not faced the consequences. Dave asks, “Whatconsequences?” The driver says, “You know everything about the accident that occurred on the city bridge last month". Dave, "Yes, I know, it was a marriage bus that met an accident and everyone inside died". The driver looks at him and asks him to move out of the bus as they were now in the city limits and the bridge was just before them. He thanked Dave for clarifying about his father. Dave came out of the bus and wondering what is happening today. Within few seconds the bus he was traveling had an accident on the bridge and disappeared. Dave opened the bag and saw it was filled with money much more than earlier.