The Unwanted Guests | English Horror Stories Collection | Author – Yogesh Vasant Borse

“Can I come in?”

“No, absolutely not!”

“But I am already in!”

“But who are you? And why have you come to my house in this heavy rain?”

“Don’t you recognize me?”

“Why, should I?”

“Yes! We met before.”

“Where?”

“That… under the old banyan tree! On a stormy night just like this!”

“I don’t remember. Look, this is not right. I am alone at home. If something goes wrong, your family will be worried! It’s better if you leave!”

“I don’t have anyone!”

“Then fine, go where you live! But don’t stay here.”

“What a foolish man! It’s pouring outside. There’s no electricity, it’s dark everywhere, and tonight is a new moon night! And you are sending a girl out into this?”

“So what if it’s a new moon? Are there ghosts wandering outside, or will a witch eat you?”

“Why would a witch eat me?”

“Why, just now you were saying that you were scared.”

“When did I say I was scared? I was saying that you should be scared!”

“Why, why should I be scared?”

“Because I am a witch!”

“What nonsense are you talking about? Does that even happen? This is all rubbish! It’s fine for watching in movies or reading in stories. Nothing like this happens, and if a beautiful girl like you is a witch, what will we call the other women?”

“Who told you I am beautiful?”

“God created the most beautiful thing, a woman! In my opinion, every woman is beautiful. As for you… your figure suggests that you cannot be ugly!”

“What if I turn out to be ugly?”

“So what to me? Am I going to marry you? Or make a pass at you? Look, that’s enough, get out of here right now.”

 Neeraj reached out to push her, but his hand passed straight through her. However, in the dark, Neeraj didn’t realize it. He thought she must have left. Just then, lightning flashed !

 The stormy thunder shook the entire atmosphere. And a bright light fell upon the face of the girl standing in front of him.

That’s when Neeraj saw her. His eyes were wide with terror. Could anyone look this horrifying?

 He recoiled in fear. Just then, a laugh erupted from the girl’s mouth, making the entire house tremble. Neeraj ran towards the back. The back door was probably open. Yes, it was open.

 He ran out into the darkness, and she, laughing and cackling, started chasing him. The rain was coming down heavily. It was dark all around! Neeraj kept running and thinking, where should he go?

 The thought came to his mind that if he entered a temple, she wouldn’t follow him there. But there was no temple nearby.

 Suddenly, a hand fell on his shoulder from behind. He felt like everything was over. He screamed loudly, but the grip on his shoulder was so strong that he couldn’t even move.

“Don’t panic! She’s gone!”

 Someone lovingly stroked his head, which slightly reduced his fear. He turned around to see. It must be some good man. I can’t even see his face properly in this darkness! But why is he wandering around in this rain?

 “Son, seeing you run, I followed you. I was under that tree, waiting for the rain to stop, when I heard your scream. The one who was chasing you went around that bend.”

 “Baba, I was alone at home. The power was out due to the rain. Maybe the back door was open. No, it was open. I was going to close it, that’s when she came inside. Even if the door hadn’t been open, she probably would have come in anyway.”

 “I thought a girl was stuck in the rain. She asked, ‘Can I come in?’ I didn’t even say yes before she entered.”

 “I tried hard to explain to her that it was not right for her to stay here. I am alone at home. If something untoward happens, it will be a mess. We will regret it later.”

 “But instead of being scared, she started laughing loudly and scaring me. Then suddenly, the bright flash of lightning fell on her face. And… seeing her horrifying face, I broke into a sweat. My legs automatically started running. I ran out of the house, and she followed, laughing and cackling. And you say she’s gone? Where could she have gone?”

“Anyway, forget it. Thank you, Baba! You saved my life! Come, my house is nearby, stay there. The rain is very heavy! Come!”

“No, son, I can’t come!”

“Why, Baba? What’s the point of getting soaked in this much rain?”

“No, son, that is her area, and this is mine. She doesn’t enter my area, and I don’t go into hers!”

“Meaning?”

“The meaning is, you are smart enough, figure it out!!”

And saying this, he vanished.

Neeraj’s feet felt like they were stuck in the ground. He was stunned. He couldn’t think of anything. He stood in the middle of the road, head bowed…

…Suddenly, a car came from the front. Its bright light fell on Neeraj, and a scream erupted from the car. The screeching of brakes made the car stop near him.

“Hey, buddy, do you want to die? Did you only find our car? Move aside!”

But Neeraj didn’t budge.

“Hello ! Oh, brother, move aside, we need to get home.”

 When there was no response, the driver came up to him and pushed him slightly, and Neeraj fell to the ground with a thud, like a lifeless doll.

” Oh my god ! He must be dead.”

 The driver ran back to his car, and somehow created a path and drove away.

Neeraj didn’t know how long it took for him to regain consciousness. His head was heavy. He sat up, clutching his head. He started to remember the night’s events faintly. The voice of that driver was ringing in his ears. He couldn’t understand who to consider good and who to consider bad!

The one who was alive left him to die. And the one who was dead had saved him.

   He kept walking towards his house in the midst of this confusion: how strange is the nature of a human being?

   A person behaves according to their nature, whether they are alive or dead! If a person is good, their soul will also be good, and if they are bad, what difference does it make? While alive, they will cause trouble, and after death, they will cause even more trouble.

   He was startled by his own thoughts. Am I good, or bad? Will I also wander like this after I die?

  Do we think like this? If yes, that’s good. And if not, at least we can take care that no one is troubled by us, no one is harmed, and no one gets into trouble!

    Then perhaps we can attain salvation, liberation, or the responsibility of helping someone! Is this what we all want? Or something else…

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