LATE NIGHT CHAT 28/03/2009.
By: DIPAYAN CHATTERJEE.
It was the day he was desperately waiting for. The damn exams were finally over & he had exactly 10 days for doing absolutely nothing! “So how was the paper?” – asked his father.
“Pretty good actually.” – replied neal.
“We’ll see when the result comes out.” – said his mother.
“Oh you will be surprised, that I can assure you.” – neal .
“Just like the maths paper last term?” – asked his mother, referring to the bad score he got last term in maths.
His parents broke out into laughter as they were having their dinner in the dinning table. Even though a bit
humiliated, but still neal was happy that his exams were over & now he was free to do his own things.
He quickly finished his dinner n rushed to his room. He couldn’t wait anymore to get his hands on his
computer. He was recently introduced to the world of ‘chatting on the net’ by his friend n he was completely
hooked. The prospect of meeting girls was way too much thrilling for him, n late night is supposed to be the
perfect time or so he was told. So he quickly logged into his account n started to chat. Unfortunately there were mostly guys n gays available n the few girls that he managed to find were not interested in Indians!
But his luck was about to change. Suddenly a window popped up with an instant message (IM). “Hiya!!!” It
said n the user name was showing “luvly_liza”.it managed to put a small smile on his face. “Hey!” – he replied.
Liza – asl plz?
Neal - ?? Asl??
Liza – age sex location?
Neal – oh!! M new 2 dis chattin thng so ddnt knw!
Liza – no biggie! Asl?
Neal – 13 male kolkata!
Liza – NEAT!!! 13 female kolkata.
Neal – “cool!!”
Now neal was ecstatic. Finally he found someone interesting enough he could chat with. So they chatted
along. Even though he was new to chatting but he was fairly experienced in flirting n was pretty smart for
his age. So he tried wooing her with his cheesy n usual flirtatious dialogues, n to his surprise she was also
reciprocating fairly well, or atleast that’s what he thought. After almost 30 minutes of flirting which was in
reality mindless n insipid chatting, he lost his patience n finally asked the question –
Neal - “do u hv a bfrnd?”
Liza – y?
Neal – “no reason. Jus makin conversation!”
Liza – nope!! Do u hv a gfrn?
Neal – no!!! – replied fast.
And they went on with the usual thing again. But then…it was all about to change…
Liza – U wanna knw a dirty little secret?
Now neal was getting excited
Neal – wat kinda secret?
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But there was no reply.neal “buzzed” her quite a few times. Still no reply. Then suddenly a reply came –
2
Liza – u wanna knw hw WE r related?
Neal – really? I ddnt knw dat?
Liza – oh we most certainly r!!
Neal – I dnt knw if we r or nt, bt I wud luv 2 “RELATE” 2 u, if u knw wat I mean!! ;-)
Liza – den u SHUD knw…u n I, we r related 2 each oder… frm lng bak!
Neal – hw? – replied out of curiosity.
Liza – we r related…by blood!!
Neal – wat? Wat do u mean?
Liza – I m ur elder sister!!!
Neal - wat?? Ya rite! N I m salman khan’s grandpa!
Liza - m serios.
Neal – k. I get it. alrite hu s dis? It’s a really funny joke!
Liza – m serios.
Neal – cumon! I knw u mst b 1 of my frnds foolin arnd wit me! So nw jus tel me hu u r. i m nt dat stupid!!!
Liza – I AM UR ELDER SISTER! Dis s no joke.
Neal – u seriously want me 2 biliv u?
Liza – YES! Y s dat so hard 2 do?
Neal – r u serios??? OK. I hv a gud reasn 4 nt bilivin u …… dats cos I dnt hv ny sister, elder or younger!!!
Liza – I meant u HAD a sister!
Neal – wats dat supposed 2 mean?
Liza – I died wen u wer almost 4 yrs old.
Neal – ok dats it. nw dis joke aint funny nymor.
Liza – m nt jokin. m serios.
Neal – jus tel me hu u really r. ok? I knw u ARE 1 of my frnds makin a sick joke!!!
Liza – u still dnt biliv me?
Neal – luk I hv hd enuf of dis sick joke. nw u r jus pissin me off!!!
Neal was now really getting irritated with this. All he wanted was just to flirt with some girls, but now it
was turning ugly.
Liza – its all tru!!! Dnt u remmbr me? Dnt u remmbr nythn at all?
Neal – no! I dnt remmbr u! U knw y?
Liza - ?
Neal – BCOS I DNT HAVE NEIDR HAD NY SISTER!! EVER!!! N evn if I dnt remmbr, my parents wud hv
surely mentiond abt u, dere wud hv been ur pictures or sumthn atleast!
Then there was no reply for a while. Neal again buzzed her quite a few times n then sent a IM
Neal – wat hapnd? Cnt thnk of nythn?
Liza – I cn prove it 2 u! Wud u biliv den?
Neal, nw jus laughing to himself, wondering which friend could this be? He was now really annoyed, but
still went on with the silly joke only to find out who was making it.
Neal – k. wat proof u hv?
Liza – a photo. of me n my mom. OUR mom!
Neal – really? I wud luv 2 c dat! – replied sarcastically, although he WAS curious to see what photo it would
be.
Suddenly another window popped up n neal accepted to receive the photo from luvly_liza. He thought
to himself…….hw lovely “luvly_liza” turned out to be! The file was sent to his computer n he opened the
photo. He was shocked to his heart!!! It was a photo of a young girl,12-13 years of age, n a lady holding her
affectionately in her arms, which he could not believe, was in reality his own mother but a lot younger than
what she is now. There are only a few photos of her mom at that young age, so he was really traumatized.
He was dumbstruck n out of words. He didn’t know what to make out of it. He was just staring blankly at the
picture in disbelief! Suddenly…..
Liza – dd u c da pic?
Neal had no reply. He was still perplexed.
Liza – do u biliv me now?
Still neal didnt know what to say or do. But then he quickly snapped back to reality. He knew it was no
more time to fool around with this person. It had just become extremely serious.
Neal – dis photo s fake! – replied promptly.
Liza – wat? Y cnt u jus biliv me?
Neal – wat do u want me 2 biliv? Dat I m chattin wit a ghost? Dat I hv md contct wit my own sister hu died
almst 10 yrs ago? Cum on!! Get real. – Now he was really irritated.
Liza – yes! Dats wat da truth s!
Neal – ha ha!! Lol!!! :-)
Liza – its nt funny ‘BUDDHU’!
Neal was surprised as ‘buddhu’ is his nickname which only very few ‘close’ people know.
Neal – OK! Dats it. nw I m totally sure dat u r 1 of my frnds. oderwise hw wud u knw my name ‘buddhu’?
Liza – dats cos I gav u dat name!!
Neal – real funny!! Dis cheap joke s ovr. i m done wit u. u faked n morfd dis pic thru photoshop or sum
software. cnt fool me. u r a sick person wit a disturbin sense of humor. GOOD BYE N GOOD RIDDANCE!!!
He instantly clicked the “ignore user” option to block n prevent from getting any further messages
from this creep n closed the window. “what an asshole!” He thought to himself. It was quite late by now.
His parents had also gone to sleep. Everything was quite all over. Suddenly his room started to appear very
creepy. He could not afford to believe the nonsense that freak just told him. He was about to log out, then out of
nowhere a window popped up with an IM.
Liza – dat photo s real.
Neal was surprised. he was sure he clicked the “ignore user” option. then how was this possible? He
chose not to reply anymore.
Liza – u wanna knw hw I died?
Neal still didn’t reply. He quickly closed the window n tried to log out but he couldn’t do it. He kept clicking
the logout option it but it appeared frozen. He tried to disconnect the net connection, that didn’t happen either.
As if his whole pc has ‘hanged’, only the ‘luvly-liza’ window is operational. Now he was really creeped.
Again….
Liza – hey? Wat hapnd?
Neal still didn’t reply n jus kept wondering what was going on.
Liza – u scared? I ddnt even begin the “dirty little secret” part.
Now Neal decided to go on with this till the end n find out what was really happening.
Neal – tel me sumthn? If u r my sister…DEAD sister, den y aint dere ny pics of u in my home? Dd my parents
4got u 2?
There was no reply. Neal waited patiently.
Liza – I dnt knw.
Neal – maks sens! FYI, I stil dnt biliv u, n I knw da photo s fake. n I m most certainly aint chattin wit a ghost!!!
Liza – I m nt a ghost!
Neal – oh really! Den wat r u?
Liza – I jus want u 2 knw da truth!
Neal – oh yeah! DA DIRTY LITTLE SECRET!! Plz carry on. – replied sarcastically.
But there was no reply. Neal buzzed her a few times n then
Neal – oh dd u mind? M sorry!
Still there was no reply.neal knew da joke was now over.
Neal – wat hapnd? R u dere?
Suddenly a cold breeze blew in from the open window, the curtains made a certain humanoid shape, n
the breeze seemed to whisper into his ears n at the same time a message appeared –
Liza –YES!!!
Now neal was officially scared. It sent a chill down his spine. He definitely felt some kind of presence in his
room. He could swear he heard some one say “yes” at the exact time the message appeared on screen. He was
surely freaked out. But decided to proceed with this creepy late night chat.
Neal- wats da secret?
Liza – u wanna knw hw I died?
Neal – hw?
Liza- I ws murdered!!!
Neal- wat???
Liza –u wanna knw hu dd it?
Neal – WHO? – not knowing what he was doing or what was going on.
Liza- my mom!!!
Neal – wat da crap!!! Plz I m fed up of ur sick jokes. jus bcos I m replyin dsnt mean I will put up wit evrythn!!!
Liza – I cn prove dat too!!!
Neal – plz! I m done wit dis!- how could he go on with this non sense any longer. This was just disgusting now.
Liza – w8! Jus hear me out. I want u 2 knw da TRUTH!!! – instantly the reply came.
Neal – n wat truth s dat? My mom…m sorry! OUR mom killd u…my elder sister!!! Plz! U may b sick! I m not.
jus stop buggin me.
He again tried to switch off his pc but in vain. Everything in the pc seemed to have frozen except for that
particular window.
Liza – she hd an affair! A bfrnd!
Neal felt like he was being forced to stare at the screen n read these disturbing messages. He felt like he was
stuck in some kind of twilight zone.
Liza –a bfrnd frm lng ago. evn b4 she ws married 2 dad. she hd relationship wit dat guy lng aftr evn u wer born.
bt den thngs startd 2 get ugly. dat guy demandd her 2 b wit him all da time. he wantd her 2 divorce dad n marry
him. he evn threatened n black mailed her dat if she ddnt leav dad, he wud reveal evrythn 2 dad n her family
wud b ruind.
Neal – plz stop!!! I cnt tk dis shit nymor. I hv hd enuff!
Liza – u nd 2 knw!! I ddnt biliv all dis wen I found out da 1st time eidr. i knw hw u feel. bt den it all came clear
2 me. her bfrnd evn startd cumin 2 our home 2 black mail her furdr. she ws scared n confusd. ddnt knw wat she
shud do. While her bfrn bcame evn mor obsessive n dangerous.
Neal – ENOUGH!!!!
Liza – u dnt biliv me rite? I cn prove dis also! Jus go n luk in ur closet. u wil find a secret drawer at da bottom…
Neal – excuse me!! There s NO secret drawer in my closet - interrupting liza.
Liza-JUS GO N LOOK 4 IT!!! U wil find it. opn da drawer n u wil find a sealed envelop inside. OPEN IT!!!
Then there were no more messages. Neither neal replied nor luvly_liza. Neal was crushed n confused.
He didn’t know what to do. Just sat in the chair n thought for a while. Then quite reluctantly he got up n went
to his closet. He looked carefully at the bottom. There was no such drawer. But then upon closer inspection he
finally found it. He couldn’t believe his own eyes; he slowly opened the drawer with trembling hands, inside it,
there was an envelope! He was completely blown out. He took it out of there n carried it back to his chair n sat
in front of the pc again.
Neal- how dd u knw? - neal was very serious by now. not knowing what to believe n what not to believe.
Liza – I jus do!
Neal –HOW!!!
Liza – I usd to stay in da room wher u stay nw. it usd 2 b my room. Dd u opn da envelope?
Neal – no!! I dnt want 2.
Liza – dnt u wanna knw da truth?
Neal – I m nt sure nymor! – being very confusd.
Liza – ok. i wont 4ce u den.
Neal stared at the envelope lost deep in his thoughts.
Liza – I guess den its time 4 me to leav!
Neal – plz I beg u. jus tel me hu u r n y r u makin such cheap jokes? I dnt wanna play dis game nymor.
Liza – buddhu jus open da envelope!
Neal, after wondering for some more time, did just that.he opened the envelope.there were quite a few
letters inside it. He started reading them…………………
“Riya my love,
dated: 17/12/99.
It’s been a long time since u came to meet me. Don’t you want me anymore?
…………………..................................... You don’t even receive my calls. I never call at your house with my
real name. Then what’s the problem….. You know that your husband will never find out about us. Then why
are you ignoring me? Don’t you love me anymore?.............................................................. I can’t live without
you. Please just meet me once. Please call me.
Love you lots,
Your Sona…sunny”
dated: 03/02/00.
I know you told me not to mail at your house but what other option do I have? I don’t even post it to
your address. I drop it off myself so that it doesn’t fall in the hands of your husband… ………………………
I just want to be with you. You also know you can’t live without me. …………………………………………..
Please come to meet me tomorrow. I have a few things to tell you. ……………………please don’t let me
down. I will be eagerly waiting for you .I know you will come………..
Love you,
Your jaanu…sunny”
“My dear riya,
dated: 23/05/00.
You think I am going let you go so easily? You are mine & only mine. if I cant have you then I will ruin
everything you have………………………………..I can show OUR love making photos to your husband very
easily & I am sure he would definitely appreciate it…………………you don’t have much options riya. I WILL
make you mine whether you like it or not.
Yours lovingly’
sunny”
“My jaan,
dated: 19/06/00.
Why are you getting so stubborn? You know how much I love you. I just don’t understand why are you still
with that bastard. Is he better than me? All he has is money. I will have it too…………come to me. I can & I
will make you very happy……………………………..please don’t force me to go to your house & speak to
your husband directly about this matter…………………………………..I really love you a lot………………..
Your love…sunny”
“Dearest riya,
dated: 26/08/00.
Please try to understand my problem. I really love you & want to be with you. Please don’t leave
me…………………………I AM EXTREMELY SORRY for what I have said & done. Please forgive
me………………I am desperate for your love……………………………………….I love you a lot. Please call
me once.
Always yours…sunny”
Neal didn’t know what to make out of all this. His mind had stopped working. He couldn’t believe
what he just read. This couldn’t have happened. This couldn’t have been real. It was really late by now. Is this
all just a nightmare or this actually happening? Did his mother really have an affair? Did he really have a sister?
And her mother killed her? Did he actually make contact with his deceased sister? All these questions were
going through his mind rapidly n the answers were even more preposterous. Suddenly……….
Liza – read yet?
Neal was completely creeped out. He certainly did not expect the night to go like this.
Neal – please stop!!! Leave me alone. i don’t knw hu u r n wat u want. bt I beg u 2 leav me alone!
Liza – I ddnt evn begin da “dirty” part yet.
Neal- wat do u want frm me?
Liza – I want u 2 justify my death!!!
Neal- u cnt b dead. if u r, den hw r u chattin wit me? I m nt chattin wit a ghost. its nt possible.
Neal being completely out of his logical mind n surviving hard to maintain his sanity.
Liza –u need 2 b strng n u need 2 knw wat actually hapnd. u need 2 knw ur family’s secret.
Neal – dese letters r fake jus like da photos. u sumhw hid dem in my room.
Liza – stop denyin da truth. al da proofs r rite dere in front of u. n hw cud I hide sumthn in a place about wich
evn u ddnt knw of urslf?
Neal- I dnt knw. bt dese cnt b 4 real.
Liza- dese r real. Wenevr mom got dese letters I usd 2 steal dem frm her drawer n hid dem here, so dat wen da
rite time came I could reveal evrythn 2 dad. Sumtimes, wen I returnd frm school early, I evn saw dat guy sneak
frm da backdoor n leav quickly, b4 I could notice him. Things wer getting out of mom’s hand. Den 1 day it
finally happened. I returned pretty early on dat day. Sumhw I knew dat guy ws goin 2 b dere. So I got in quietly.
Suddenly I heard a thrashing sound from mom n dads room. I sneakd in4nt of da door. Da door ws closed. I
slowly n silently pushed it open 2 get a view inside da room. It ws quite dim inside. I jus saw a shadowy figure
wit its hands held high holdin an iron rod. N den wit brute force hit sumthin lyin on da floor, it ws a body. I
cudnt c vry clearly. Den I realized wt ws happenin. It ws mom. She jus smashed da head of her bfrn wit a rod.
She killd him! Nw dere wud b no mor blackmails or threats 2 her beautiful n perfct life. Den suddenly I saw her
head turning 2wards me. She slowly walkd 2wards me. I ws totally shockd. Ddnt knw wat 2 do. Jus backd off
a bit vry slowly. She came out of her room n stood rite in 4nt of me. Nw I cud c her face in da lite. Completly
coverd wit blood. She hd a look dat I hd nvr seen b4. A real evil look. I knew wat she ws thinking. She stared
in2 my eyes. I ws vry scared. She jus told me “u shud hv stayd in school 2day. I ddnt want 2 do dis. Bt I cnt let
ppl knw abt dis.” I told her I wont tel ny1. I begged her, I cried 4 my life. Bt all she sed ws “I m sorry dear. Bt I
cnt afford 2 trust u. I hv 2 do dis.” She ws still holdin da iron rod in her hands. n dat ws it.
As da words appeared on screen tears started to roll down neal’s eyes. Somehow he could feel the pain.
Somehow he just knew deep in his heart that she was not lying. But he still couldn’t believe it. How could he?
He knows his mom. This is just not possible. How could a mother kill her own daughter? N that too his own
mother! This was just not possible. He wiped his tears.
Liza- dnt biliv me?
Neal gave no reply this time.
Liza- I knw u dnt biliv me. bt I cn prove dis 2!!!
Neal tried to refrain himself from replying but he just had to know.
Neal- wat proof u hv?
Liza- in da basement. rite at da centre of da room. Buried deep underneath da concrete floor, u will find 2
bodies.1 of dat guy n da oder……..MINE!!!!
Neal had no reply this time. All of this was just too much. This just crossed his limits that there were 2
dead bodies buried underneath his house. There was no way he could believe this. Then a last message came.
Liza- avenge my death. Let evry1 knw da truth. Plz buddhu. n I alwys wantd 2 tel u dat I luv u vry much. I
alwys hd. Tk cr. bye.
And the window just closed on its own n the pc just got switched off immediately within an instant. Neal
couldn’t believe his eyes. Well he couldn’t believe absolutely anything that happened in the night. It was almost
3am by now. He put the letters back in the envelope n into the secret drawer n then went to his bed trying to
get everything out of his mind, but that did not happen. This was absolutely not the way he had planned the
night. He just laid in his bed n trying not to go insane. His life was flipped upside down. Nothing could be same
anymore. It was not possible for him to believe all that nor was it possible to discard.
When he opened his eyes it was already morning. His dad standing in front of him, calling his name,
asking him to get up. May be it was all just a nightmare. Atleast that’s what he would have loved to think. But
he knew it was all real. He was still partly in his sleep, when his dad screamed out- “NEAL!!! Wake up!!! I m
getting late now. Mom has already left for office. I have to go now. Your breakfast n lunch are on the table.
Don’t forget to eat.”
And so his father left, neal still lying on the bed trying to go back to sleep but in vain.
Theirs was a modern family. His dad n mom both worked at their family business n was financially pretty
well off which resulted in neal being spoiled. Neal finally got off his bed with a terrible headache. He had his
breakfast n sat to watch the tv. Suddenly he heard a “BANG!” coming from the basement. He got up n slowly
went towards the basement. He walked down the small staircase n into the basement. He had an eerie feeling all
around. He quickly turned on the lights. The basement looked a lot different than it previously appeared to be. It
looked a lot like an eerie crypt. Although everything seemed to be in its exact place. The washing machine was
in the right side, on the left, a few broken chairs n furnitures, n a table at the end of the wall. He could not help
but stare blankly at the centre of the floor. He was having some thoughts. But he fought them n quickly got out
of there n went straight to his room. He just couldn’t do it. How could he not trust his family n instead trust a
stranger who has probably just made a bad joke. He just couldn’t. But then he had to know. He had to find out,
atleast for his own peace of mind. He was lost in a turmoil inside his mind about what he should do.
Finally he made his decision. Without wasting anytime he went straight to the basement. He looked
around for a while then found a tool box on the table with hammers n screwdrivers n stuff. He tried hitting the
floor with the hammer, but it didn’t work. Then finally he found an iron crow-bar at the end of the table leaning
on the wall. He immediately picked it up n started smashing the floor. He kept going n going but progress was
very slow. The fact was he was only a 13 year old kid with limited strength. Although slowly, he constantly
kept striking the centre of the floor. He took a break n started again. Finally he hit something soft that made
a “scrunch” sound. He dug a bit more n to his horror found something, shaped like a human body, tied with
blue plastic n rope. He just froze right there. He could see another plastic beside it. So he kept digging which
revealed another even bigger body wrapped in plastic in the same way. The crow-bar fell from his hand. He just
stood there like a lifeless body. He couldn’t afford not to believe it now. Whatever he was told last night was
all true. But how could his dead sister make contact with him? He was creeped n scared beyond limit. He stood
there for a while trying to set it all in. Then finally mustered all his courage n started to untie the rope n plastic
from the smaller body which appeared to be the body of young person. When he opened the plastic wrapped
around it, a strong vile smell of dead carcass instantly came out revealing the horrifying skeleton which was in
a crouched position. This was his sister. He could not stop the tears flowing from his eyes, looking at his own
sister for the first time n that too her dead body. He couldn’t dare open the second body or may be didn’t even
want to. Suddenly he felt something n immediately turned around. His mother was standing on the stairs. He
was so involved into this, he completely lost track of time or the fact that this could land him in jeopardy.
– “you were not supposed know about this. - His mother, riya, said very calmly – “it was meant to be a
secret. You know what a SECRET means? Don’t you neal?”
Neal just stood there straight staring deeply into his mom’s uncomfortable eyes, probably looking for answers.
- “what I don’t understand is that how you found out about all this?” – riya enquired.
- “why mom?” –neal spoke firmly.
- “why?”- riya replied sarcastically with an evil grin on her lips – “you wanna know why?”
- “she was your own daughter!” – neal spoke with disgust.
-“do you have any idea how much it hurt me? It tore me apart! But I just had to do it. She was not supposed to
know. Just as YOU are not supposed to know about this.” – riya replied furiously.
- “you can’t hide this forever mom! Some day it will come out. I will tell everything to dad!”- neal screamed
out.
She just had a wicked smile on her face. Her wicked eyes made it all clear what she was thinking. Neal
knew a similar fate was awaiting him just as his sister. Riya had got down the stairs by then, n was approaching
neal, but very very slowly. Neal on the other hand was trying to make his way towards the stairs, so that he
could make a run for it.
“Just look at what you have done? YOU HAVE RUINED EVERYTHING!!! I did not want to do this all
over again. But unfortunately YOU have left me no choice…just like your sister!!”- riya quickly grabbed neal
forcefully, but neal using all his might, pushed his mother hard, knocking her down on the floor, just beside the
bodies, n then sprinted towards the staircase. He suddenly bumped into something n fell down on the basement
floor. His father was standing at the staircase. Staring intensely at the basement floor with his eyes wide open.
His father was completely in awe n could not believe the sight in front of him. Neal instantly stood up n went to
his dad. Out of relief n anxiety he just started blabbering about everything to his dad. Riya had stood up by then,
near the table. His father looked once at the bodies n then at his wife in disbelief. He looked deep into her eyes
n asked out of sheer curiosity – “how the HELL did he find out?”
Neal looked at his dad with the most puzzled look on his face. His mother replied from the other side of
the room – “I have no idea!”
- “Damn it!!!” – screamed his father out of pure frustration.
Nothing made sense to neal anymore. He just slowly backed away from his dad n stood in the centre right
next to the corpses. His dad was now standing at the bottom of the staircase blocking the exit.
- Now what!!! – his dad asked his mother.
- “what else? Same thing all over again. We don’t have much options! – riya replied very coldly.
Neal looking blankly at his dad shouted out -
– dad!! What are talking about? Call the police dad!!!– demanding answers from him while tears streamed
down from his eyes revealing his worst fears!
- “police??” – his dad chuckled.
-she killed YOUR daughter n HER boyfriend. She is a MURDERER!! Call the police dad! What are you
waiting for?” – neal kept asking his father at the top of his voice.
Riya just stood at the end of the room casually leaning on the table with a sadistic smile on her face.
His dad replied very decently- “her boyfriend? My dear lad I think you are mistaken. She did not kill her
boyfriend. That night she killed……”
-“MY HUSBAND!!!” – riya spoke before neal’s so-called father could finish his words.
Neal just fell out of nowhere. He could not believe what he just heard. He thought for an instance n then
everything started to make sense.
-“You wanted to know why? I’ll tell you why. I married your dad only for his money. He was definitely a very
rich man. The person you call ‘dad’ in reality, USED to be my boyfriend….” – riya explained.
-“…but sunny??” – neal asked.
-“he he!!. Sunny?” – his so-called dad chuckled again – “that used to be my nick name. Only my parents n riya
knew of it. But the question is how did you find out all this? – sunny enquired – “tell me….NOW?”- asked
again but with an intense voice.
-“LIZA TOLD ME!! She told me everything! She showed me her photo n the love-letters n about these bodies.
EVERYTHING!!! – neal shouted out.
- LIZA?? What are you talking about? – sunny instantly asked out of shock.
- kids n their imagination!! – riya explained, then to sunny – “I told you to find out everything n burn them. You
are so incompetent!!!
- I did riya! I burned down everything. I don’t know how this freak find these out! – sunny.
- “But why did you kill liza? You could have taken a divorce. Why did you destroy EVERYTHING?” – neal.
- “You are just like your father. Always blaming me! At one point of time I even decided to leave sunny
n be a good wife n mother, but by then your father had already found out. I asked for a divorce. But he
wouldn’t let me go. He wanted to punish me! He wanted to tell everyone what kind of a whore I am. He
threatened me, abused me, hit me… he wanted to ruin my life, wanted to make me beg on the streets.
Ofcourse I could not let that happen. I had a very luxurious life. I realized I would have to sacrifice
my husband for my life. So I finished him before he could finish me. Unfortunately your sister saw the
whole thing. I couldn’t let her go. Had to make another sacrifice. I did love her a lot. But I loved my
good life even more. I filed a ‘missing case’ against my husband n daughter, while I buried their bodies
in here, …sunny helped ofcourse! The police failed to find them n the case was closed declaring them
dead! From there everything else was easy. I was the poor old widow. I took over my husband’s huge
business empire. All our relatives wanted me to re-marry. And so who could have been a better husband
than my former boyfriend!? From there we decided to make a fresh start…with YOU!! YOU were our
bright future!! We raised you with all the love we could give n even more. We never refused you for
anything. But for what….” – riya confessed.
- “You had everything neal. But now you yourself destroyed it all. I always thought of you as my own
son. But I guess we just have bad luck with kids.” – sunny spoke with a lot of hatred in his heart n then
to riya – “what say honey?”
- Unfortunately……yes!!!” – riya replied very grimly.
By then, sunny had already picked up the crowbar lying on the floor n riya held a screwdriver in her
hands that she picked from the tool box on the table. Neal stood in the centre of the room, crying profusely,
begging for his life, while riya n sunny approached him slowly from both sides. They had the most sickest n
sadistic look on their face.
Almost a year later………….
It was pretty late at night. Riya was slouching in the bed, cozily underneath the blanket, with her laptop
placed appropriately on her lap. Sunny was deep in his sleep lying right beside riya on the bed. Apparently,
both of them moved on with their lives without any regret or remorse n they were still pretty good in hiding
secrets. Their bed room was more than comfortable n riya was excessively sleepy. She still had a lot of work
left to do. So she decided to take a break n logged into her account. Not many people were online. And most
of the available ones where mainly sex-starved maniacs. Suddenly a window popped up with a message
with the user id– “kool_blu.”
Kool_blu – hw u doin?
Riya – dandy! Asl plz! – riya replied.
Kool_blu – 13 male kolkata.
Riya was a bit dazed.
Riya – name plz?
Kool_blu – wats da matr mom? Cnt u recognize ur own son?
Riya – wat nonsense? Hu s dis? – an enraged riya replied.
Kool_blu – its me mom….NEAL!!!!
Riya – u sick bastard! Stop dis crap immediately n tel me hu u r!!! – riya was now totally furious.
Kool_blu – I cn prove it to you!!!
Riya – WHAT??? HOW???
Then for a brief moment, there was no reply. Riya stared at the screen with full focus.
Suddenly the knob, of the closed door, started to turn…very slowly. The door started to open on its own
while riya gazed towards it with her wide open eyes. The door opened wide, n just outside the door was
standing a shadowy figure. She could just see a silhouette of a young boy standing straight, holding a crow-
bar in his hands. To her horror, her whole body became stiff n rigid n she just could not move. No voice
was coming out of her mouth either. She tried to call her husband, but in vain. Neither could she move nor
speak. She just stared blankly into the dead avenging eyes of the dark figure. The figure now started to
move towards them holding the crowbar firmly in his hands.
THE END.
Copyright: © 2009 DIPAYAN CHATTERJEE
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