Coworking Caller ID
Coworking Caller ID
Setting: Gachibowli co-working (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Coworking Caller ID. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Coworking Caller ID
2023 November 22 ki WeBunch coworking space — Gachibowli lo, DLF Cyber City road pakkana — aa coworking shutdown announcement vacchindi. Email ki vacchindhi members ki, "Effective December 31, 2023, WeBunch Gachibowli location operations cease. Our four-year journey concludes. Member archives, refunds, transition support enclosed." Aa email signature lo founder Devraj garu, aame age 64, aa coworking aame retirement project.
Naaku aa email forward ayindhi naa friend Karthik nunchi. Aame WeBunch lo 2022 nunchi member, aame freelance consulting work aa space lo. Aame ki aa closure peculiar ga — WeBunch profitable ga running ayyindhi, occupancy 80%+, member feedback strong. Closure reason email lo unclear ga — "personal reasons, founder discretion."
Karthik aa November 22 evening Devraj garu ki personal phone chesaadu. Aame ki Devraj garu tho relationship friendly — aame regular cheppadu Karthik ki business advice ga, ee 2 years lo. Phone lo Devraj garu voice tired ga.
[DEVRAJ - PHONE] "Karthik babu, naaku ee closure decision personal. Naaku ee story share cheyaali ani anipinchindhi naaku, kaani public ga kaadu. Mee Sai Kiran friend gurinchi mee cheppinaaru naaku, aame stories collect chesthaadu ani. Naaku aame tho oka coffee meet kavali."
Naaku November 25 Saturday morning Karthik tho kalisi WeBunch ki velliaanu. Devraj garu aame office cabin lo memu ni receive chesaaru. Coworking space half-empty ga aa Saturday — most members weekday ga. Aame voice slow ga, kaani steady ga ee story cheppaaru.
Naaku permission iccharu publish ki, kaani business peru change cheyaali ani agreed. WeBunch fictional. Devraj peru fictional. Aame story core nijam.
Memu ee story reverse ga reconstruct chesthaa. Closure announcement November 22, 2023. Reason aa November 21 raathri.
November 21, 2023 Tuesday raathri 4:00 PM ki, WeBunch reception desk landline ringed. Reception lo aa kshanam lo Devraj garu personally koorchuni unnaaru — aame regular receptionist Lakshmi garu lunch break tarvatha return rate, aame fillin ga. Aame phone teesi answered.
Devraj: "Hello, WeBunch coworking, ela help cheyaali?"
Caller voice male, age 30s emo, slow ga.
Caller: "Sir, naaku Srinivas garu tho matlaadali. Aame mee coworking lo undali."
Devraj: "Srinivas garu? Naa records check chesthaa, oka second."
Devraj garu aame system lo member directory open chesaaru. WeBunch 2019 lo open ayyindhi, aa daggara nunchi 1100+ members ee 4 years lo. Aame 'Srinivas' search chesaaru. Multiple results — Srinivas Reddy (current member, 2023 join), Srinivas Babu (2020 alumni), Srinivas Kumar (2021-2022).
Devraj: "Sir, multiple Srinivas matches naa records lo. Specific surname share cheyandi please?"
Caller: "Sir, just Srinivas. Aame 2016 lo mee space lo joined ga. Aame oka data analyst role lo, fintech startup."
Devraj garu paused. WeBunch 2019 lo open ayyindhi. 2016 lo aa space ledhu.
Devraj: "Sir, mana coworking 2019 lo open ayyindhi. 2016 lo ee location lo memu ledhu. Mee ki ela mana number telisindhi?"
Caller: "Sir, naaku ee number Srinivas annaadu. Aame personal phone chesthaadu, aame call back ledhu, naaku ee landline chusukoni call cheyandi ani naaku request. Naaku aame tho urgent ga matlaadali."
Devraj: "Sir, naa records lo aa Srinivas peru tho 2016 era member ledhu. Memu ee location lo 2019 nunchi. Mee ki naa apologies, naaku aame contact ela ivvalo teliyadhu."
Caller: "Sir, naaku oka second time call cheyandi please, mee records re-verify cheyandi. Naaku aame friend, naa peru Vinay. Naaku aame 2016 lo ee daggara coworking lo work chesedu ani gurthu."
Devraj garu polite ga close chesaaru — "Sir, naaku verify cheyaali, mee ki call back."
Aame phone hang chesi, system lo WeBunch full member archive download chesaaru. 2019 nunchi current ki. Aame manually search chesaaru "Srinivas" tho — 12 matches. None lo 2016 era. Tarvatha aame curiosity tho aame Hyderabad coworking history search chesaaru — aa same Gachibowli plot lo 2016 lo emi undedi ani.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Raidurgam WITS Lift
Records lo, aa land 2014-2018 lo oka coworking, peru FlexHub Gachibowli, run chesindhi. FlexHub 2018 lo financially shutdown, aame tenant aa land vacate chesaaru. WeBunch 2019 lo construction tarvatha aa same plot lo open. Devraj garu ki aa fact teliyadhu — aame land lease lo plot history teliyadhu, aame just available commercial space lo open chesaaru.
Devraj garu FlexHub member archive online ga search chesaaru. FlexHub closure tarvatha aame website public archive ga unchaaru — Hyderabad startup ecosystem ki memorial. Aa archive lo member directory 2014-2018. Devraj 'Srinivas' search chesaaru.
Match found. Srinivas Goud, age 27, fintech data analyst, FlexHub member 2016-2018. Photo profile lo oka young man, plain shirt, smile.
Devraj aame Google search chesaaru. Top result oka 2021 Telangana Today obituary article — "Srinivas Goud, 32, data analyst, died in road accident on Outer Ring Road, January 15, 2021. Survived by parents and sister."
Devraj ki aa moment lo back lo cold sweat. Aa caller — Vinay — Srinivas friend, asking for Srinivas, who died 2021 lo. Vinay ki Srinivas death telisindhaa? Vinay 2016 era friend, contact lost emo, aa caller fresh ga aa coworking ki call chesaadu. Plus, aa caller 2016 era ni reference chesaadu. WeBunch number FlexHub number kaadu — different building, different network number. Vinay ki ee number ela vacchindhi?
Devraj phone call log check chesaaru — incoming call timestamp 4:00:11 PM exact ga. Caller ID: "Unknown number" — phone display lo no digits captured. Network records request manchidi, kaani aa request urgent ga business hours lo cheyaali, plus telecom company ki formal letter.
Devraj aame phone evening lo Vinay search lo aame social media handles. WeBunch member system lo Srinivas Goud past records nunchi (FlexHub archive nunchi cross-reference) Srinivas friend networks. Aame Vinay Reddy peru tho oka LinkedIn match — Srinivas connections lo. Vinay Reddy currently Bengaluru lo, aame age 33, software engineer.
Devraj direct ga Vinay ki LinkedIn message chesaaru — "Sir, naaku WeBunch Hyderabad coworking. Mee FlexHub friend Srinivas Goud gurinchi naaku oka query, mee tho phone call possible?" Vinay aa night reply chesaadu.
Vinay phone call Devraj ki next morning, November 22, 11 AM ki.
[VINAY - PHONE] "Sir, naaku Srinivas chala close friend. Aame 2021 January lo road accident lo poyaadu. Naaku aame death tarvatha grief carry. Naaku ee 2 years lo aame ki annual tribute, aame parents tho contact regular ga. Naaku ee call gurinchi confused — naaku 2016 lo FlexHub era number gurinchi inquiry mee cheppinaaru. Naaku aa number naaku ledhu, naaku WeBunch ki call cheyali ani idea ledhu. Yesterday 4 PM ki naaku Bengaluru lo ofice meeting, naaku phone call records lo no Hyderabad outgoing call. Mee ki call chesina manishi naa peru cheppi, naa kaadu. Naaku alarming."
Devraj ki body lo a slow chill. Aame Vinay ki cheppaaru full context — call exact tho. Vinay silence ga listen chesaadu.
Vinay: "Sir, Srinivas death 2021 lo, aa accident ki naaku oka guilt undi. Naa peru carry chesi aa caller mee ki call chesindhi, kaani naa kaadu. Aa caller emaina ayithe, aame Srinivas voice mind lo carry chesthunnadu , aame friend ga naa identity adopt chesaadu Srinivas ki contact reach cheyaali ani. Naaku ee event interpretation teliyadhu. Sir, naaku Hyderabad ki rendu rojulu lo train ekkitha, naaku mee tho meet kavali."
Vinay November 24 night ki Hyderabad ki vacchaadu. November 25 morning Devraj tho meet ayyaadu (memu kuda aa morning aame office lo, naa, Karthik, Vinay, Devraj — oka 4-person conversation ki extended). Vinay full story share chesaadu.
Vinay: "Sir, 2016 lo Srinivas tho naaku FlexHub lo joint freelance project undedi , fintech startup oka small client. Naaku aa project lo design role, Srinivas ki data analytics role. Project tarvatha 2018 lo oka scope dispute aame nunchi naaku , fee distribution unfair ga ani aame felt. Naaku aame tho 6 months silent. 2018 mid lo aame call chesi reconcile cheyaali ani try chesaadu, naaku ego tho ignore. 2019 nunchi 2021 ki aame periodic ga calls, naaku unanswered. 2021 January 14 ki aame ki final call vacchindi. Naaku aa call answer chesaanu, kaani naaku busy ga short ga end chesaanu. 'Vinay, naaku oka issue undi work midha, mee tho talk cheyaali' ani aame cheppaaru, naaku 'Tarvatha call chesthaa' ani close. Aame tarvatha roju January 15 ORR accident lo poyaaru. Aame final unresolved conversation naaku ki addressed kaaledhu. Naaku aa guilt 2 years carry. Naaku ippudu aa caller naa identity adopt chesi WeBunch ki Srinivas seek chesaadu , aame trying to reach Srinivas through space he last worked from. Aame mind ki integrity matter , aame conversation incomplete, aame seek closure nirantara ga."
Devraj garu silent ga listen chesaaru. Karthik kuda. Naaku aame story heavy ga.
Vinay continued — "Sir, naaku aa caller — aa entity, aa memory, aa whatever — aame peace ki naaku active ga ela contribute cheyaali? Naaku aame parents tho regular contact, kaani aame ki direct apology naaku 2 years lo karthikeya cheyyaledhu. Naaku ippudu cheyaali."
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Swipe Card Galati
November 27 Sunday lo Vinay Hyderabad lo Srinivas parents intiki velliaadu — Madhapur lo aame parents flat. Devraj kuda accompanied. Naaku, Karthik kuda — ceremony witness ga.
Srinivas mother Padmaja garu, age 62, retired teacher. Father Goud-anna, age 65. Aame son photo wall midha, oka small lamp prathi roju aa photo mundu evening lo.
Vinay aame parents ki silent ga apologized — "Aunty, uncle, Srinivas tho naa final call lo naaku rude ga ayyaanu. Aame ki listen cheyyaledhu. Naaku aa unresolved conversation guilt 2 years carry. Mee ki memu ki memorial photo tho oka silent moment, mee son ki naa apology, naaku acceptance kaadu, kaani offered."
Padmaja garu eyes lo tears. Aame Vinay ki polite ga reply.
Padmaja: "Vinay babu, naa son mee tho friendship value chesedu. Aame ki mee tho final unresolved feeling carry chesaadu emo. Mee ki aame ki ippudu offer chesina apology , accept chesthunnaaru naa son taraf nunchi. Naaku gurthu, naa son death tarvatha aame phone calls log lo mee number final outgoing call, January 14 raathri. Mee response aa night brief ga, kaani naa son tho aa call last conversation. Aa call gurthu naa son ki important, kaani aame complete cheyyaledhu. Mee ippudu aa loop close cheyandi. Naaku aame son ki memu mee taraf nunchi acceptance memu istaamu."
Vinay aa moment lo Srinivas photo mundu silent ga oka 5 minutes. Aame face peace ga.
Memu aa intlo oka small puja — Srinivas death anniversary January 15, 2024 ki Vinay annual visit commit chesaaru. Plus aame WeBunch Gachibowli ki post-shutdown oka small memorial brick — aame fintech startup ki contribution 2016 lo, aa land lo work chesaadu memory ga.
Devraj garu ee story tarvatha closure decision reaffirm chesaaru. Aa landline call November 21 ki November 22, 23, 24 prathi roju 4 PM ki repeat ayyindhi — aame answer cheyyaledhu. WeBunch 2024 January 1 ki Madhapur kotta location ki shift ayyindhi.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Hyderabad
Vinay November 27 visit tarvatha Bengaluru ki return ayyaadu. Devraj garu November 28 nunchi landline monitor — calls zero ga. Pattern broken.
Naaku aa morning meet lo oka observation — Vinay aame guilt confess chesinapudu, aame voice broken kaani aame straightforward ga. Aame post-death attempt aame mistake ki ownership — delayed kaani delivered ga. Aa straightforwardness Srinivas memory ki peace ichindhi.
Devraj garu post-meet ki Karthik ni aame aff te aame ki valuable lesson cheppaadu — "Karthik babu, mana relationships lo unresolved threads konni. Memu manishi alive lo close cheyaali — career busy ga ayina sare, ego carry chesina sare. Aa unresolved threads death tarvatha ekkuva karmik weight carry chesthayi. Naaku ee experience tarvatha naa childhood friends ki, my aside relatives ki direct conversations restart. Naa coworking closure oka opportunity ga personal connections ki return cheyali."
Karthik aa lesson naaku share chesaadu. Naaku aa November weekend lo naa own pending conversations gurthu vacchayi — Karimnagar lo college friends, oka 2018 nunchi silent classmate. Naaku December lo direct call chesaanu, casual reconnect. Ee pattern naa ki kuda lesson.
Author's note
Hyderabad coworking ecosystem 2014-2024 lo dramatic transition — WeWork, 91springboard, Innov8 lanti major brands plus countless local players. Naaku 2016 lo Madhapur lo oka small coworking lo regular ga two months freelance week, naa colleagues aa space lo inka ippudu friends ga. Aa spaces lo memories layer aithundi — pitch decks, product launches, late-night debugging, casual coffee conversations. Aa physical spaces close ayinapudu, aa memories ki witness aa walls. Land lo previous occupants memories, aa land ki carryover ga emo. Naa Gachibowli lo neighbour Sridevi-aunty 2022 lo cheppindi, aame flat 2010 lo oka old IT couple ki belonged, aame intlo Friday raathri occasionally typing sounds vinipisthayi — like aame previous owners coding sessions echo. Hyderabad IT corridor lo physical buildings ki digital ghosts. Mee ki similar coworking, office, building lo unresolved threads — comments lo cheppandi. Plus mee ki pending honest conversations alive ga unna friends tho — aa conversations delay cheyakandi, naaku ee story raasinappudu naaku reminder. Honesty timing matter chestundhi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
© 2026 Sai Kiran Pandrala / Lighted Tales · https://teluguhorrorstories.blogspot.com
Original Telugu horror fiction. Folk-source material where referenced is public domain.
Modern characters, apartments, companies, and phone numbers are fictional.
Any resemblance to real persons, businesses, or events is coincidental.
Audio version: youtube.com/@Lightedtales
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