Cyber Towers Car Park
Cyber Towers Car Park
Setting: Cyber Towers basement (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Cyber Towers Car Park. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Cyber Towers Car Park
Pratheek aame Honda City ni B3 lo slot 47 ki tirigi, parking sensor beep ki sariki car aapadu. Sanjana pakkana seat lo phone lo emaina note teesindi. Aame mukham fluorescent light kindha pale ga. Time 8:42 PM. Friday raathri.
Sanjana: "Pratheek, ee 47 slot pakkana, aa labelled slot chusava? '94' ani painted, kaani vehicle ledhu. Ee floor lo prathi slot lo car undi, aa slot empty. Three weeks ga naaku gurthu, prathi Friday."
Pratheek: "Sanjana, ee Cyber Towers basement 3, naaku aa slot anomaly teliyadhu. Maybe reserved slot for some senior employee, vacation lo unaaru emo."
Sanjana: "Three weeks vacation? Aa slot painted permanent ga, 'RESERVED , 94'. Number bold ga, no name."
Pratheek ki ee floor regular ga, aame aa Cyber Towers tower 1 lo 14th floor lo DeccanStack Labs lo data engineer, four years. Aa slot pakkana parking aame regular ga, 47 slot aame allocated. Aame ee question ki immediate answer ledhu. Aame Sanjana tho dinner ki bayata vellaali — aame fiancée, Tuesday Pelli ki rendu months only. Aame aa raathri team ki ki-off dinner Hitec City lo, plus aa parking aame standard.
Pratheek: "Sanjana, dinner reservations 9 PM ki. Memu lift ki velli, dinner tarvatha vacchi car teesukoni intiki vellipodaam."
Sanjana nod chesindhi. Memu B3 nunchi lift ki vellaaru, ground floor ki taggi, restaurant Pebble Beach Bar Exchange ki. Dinner two hours, light banter, wedding planning topics. 11:15 PM ki memu return lift lo B3 ki.
B3 lo lift door open avgaane Sanjana mukham white ga ayyindhi.
Sanjana: "Pratheek, mee car..."
Pratheek aame chusinappudu — Honda City slot 47 lo lekapoindhi. Aame car slot 94 lo, oka slot away. Engine off, headlights off, locked. Aame remote tho key fob check chesaadu — alarm disabled. Aame approach chesaadu, door unlocked ga. Aame seats undharu, tarvatha boot, glove compartment — andharu untouched. Mileage same ga.
Aame slot 47 chusaadu. Slot empty ga, painted lines fresh ga. Slot 94 painted lines lo aame car perfect alignment ga, like aame park chesinappudu original ga aa slot lo park chesinatlu.
Pratheek phone lo dashcam app open chesaadu. Aame Honda City lo 360 dashcam undi, parking mode lo motion-triggered recording. Aame app lo recordings folder check chesaadu.
8:42 PM nunchi — slot 47 lo park chesinappudu, dashcam first recording. Engine off chesina tarvatha 12 seconds lo recording stopped (motion absent ga).
Next recording — 9:18 PM. 36 minutes tarvatha. Camera dashcam motion sense chesindhi. Recording lo — slot 47 lo car position locked ga. Camera angle lo aame slot 47 ki adjacent slot 94 vaipu chusthundhi.
Recording lo aa slot 94 lo — oka silhouette nilbadi undi. Tall, male, white shirt blurry ga, pants. Aa silhouette slow ga car vaipu walk chesindi. Aame Honda City door handle ki touch ga, kaani car alarm trigger kaaledhu. Aame oka second pause, tarvatha door open chesaadu. Lopala ki settle ayyaadu driver seat.
Pratheek dashcam recording lo aame face zoom cheyaali try chesaadu — face blurry ga, sodium lights kindha shadows. Aa man steering wheel hand pettaadu, kaani ignition key ledhu — aa car key Pratheek pocket lo. Engine off ga.
Recording lo — car start kaakunda, aa man hands steering midha 4 minutes silent ga. Tarvatha aame car slow ga reversed ga slot 47 nunchi, slot 94 ki shifted. Wheels rotated, no engine sound. Like car silently rolled.
Aa man car park finish chesaadu slot 94 lo. Door open chesi bayata vacchaadu. Lock cheyyaledu — aame slot 94 painted line lo niluchunnaadu, oka final salute la car ki nodded, tarvatha lift vaipu walk chesaadu. Recording aame lift ki velli vacchu vellinappudu cut.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Production Support 2 AM
Pratheek aame dashcam screen Sanjana ki chupinchaadu. Sanjana ki body chillu ga.
Sanjana: "Pratheek, ee slot reserved manchikaani. Aame aa slot lo park cheyali ani edho compulsion la undi. Mee car ni aame physically move chesinappudu, aame aim slot 94 lo position cheyaali."
Pratheek: "Sanjana, naaku ee anomaly first time. Naaku next morning building security ki report cheyaali."
Memu aa raathri intiki vellaamu, aa car aa slot 94 lo unchaamu. Pratheek aame intiki velli, aame dashcam recording laptop ki transfer chesi multiple backup chesaadu.
Saturday morning Pratheek Cyber Towers building admin office ki velliaadu. Building manager Rao garu, age 52, aa building lo 2008 nunchi facilities head. Pratheek dashcam recording chupinchaadu, slot 94 anomaly cheppaadu.
Rao garu silence lo recording chusaaru. Aame face slow ga heavy ga.
Rao: "Pratheek, mee experience first kaadu. Naaku ee building lo facilities lo 15 years, ee slot 94 gurinchi mee fifth report. Naa records lo: 2014 ki one report, 2018 ki rendu reports, 2020 lo oka, ippudu mee. Andariki similar , Friday raathri, car slot 47 nunchi slot 94 ki manually relocated, dashcam lo silhouette captured. Andariki aa man description matches: tall, white shirt, pants, blurry face. Naaku ee anomaly explain cheyaali ani 2018 lo Cyber Towers admin board ki escalate chesaanu, kaani aame request close chesaaru , security camera coverage B3 lo slot 94 dheggara dead spot, aame angle covered ledhu camera placement ki. Mee dashcam first concrete proof."
Pratheek: "Rao garu, aa slot 94 enduku reserved? Aame manishi evvaru?"
Rao: "Pratheek, ee building 2003 lo construct ayyindhi. Naaku 2008 lo join ayyaaka, parking allocation records lo slot 94 ki original allottee 2003 nunchi 2009 ki , oka senior architect, peru Murthy garu, age 52, aame aa building structural design lead chesaaru construction lo. Aame Cyber Towers tower 1 ki structural engineer, six years aa tower lo office, slot 94 aame personal allocation. 2009 March 14 Friday raathri 9:18 PM ki aame B3 lo slot 94 lo park chesi, lift ki velli, ground floor lo aame heart attack tho collapsed. Hospital ki taking 30 minutes lo died. Aame age 58. Aa raathri tarvatha aame family aa slot allocation cancel cheyaalani request chesaaru, kaani Cyber Towers admin aa slot ki 'Reserved , 94' permanent label pettaaru memorial ga. Aa slot ki tarvatha allocation ledhu."
Rao garu pause chesaaru.
Rao: "Pratheek, aame Murthy garu ki aa slot personal ga aame heart, naa understanding lo. Aame death tarvatha aa slot ki kaapadu pratham , kaani fundamentally aame aa slot lo park cheyaali ani mind lo carry chesi vellaaru. Aa fixation post-death persistence emo. Aame ki harm ki intent ledhu , aame just aa slot ki ownership kaapaadu. Mee car aame parking discipline ki violation, aame correction undi."
Pratheek ki aa explanation ardhamayindhi. Aame Sanjana ki aa story share chesaadu evening lo. Sanjana oka observation chesindhi.
Sanjana: "Pratheek, aame ki harm intent ledhu , aame ki action peaceful ga, aame slot ki car align cheyaadame. Kaani aa pattern continue cheyaali ani mana car ki danger emo, mana drivers ki danger emo. Aame ki release ela ivvali?"
Pratheek Rao garu ki rendava request chesaadu — Murthy garu family contact ivvali, aame ki release ceremony cheyaali ani.
Murthy garu wife — age 68 ippudu, aame peru Saraswati garu, Hyderabad Banjara Hills lo aame son Aravind tho undi. Saraswati garu Pratheek tho phone lo conversation ki agree.
Banjara Hills aame intiki Pratheek Sanjana tho velli, evening tea ki kalisaaru. Saraswati garu listen chesaaru full story. Aame eyes lo tears slow ga.
Saraswati: "Babu, naaku ee 14 years lo aa Cyber Towers gurinchi naa husband attachment teliyadhu. Aame aa building structural lead, aame proud ga aa work midha , Hitec City early IT boom phase lo top buildings lo oka. Aame slot 94 ki personal joy ga , aame design mid-career achievement aa building ga aame feel chesedu. Aame Friday rathri sunsets B3 lo slot 94 lo park chesi, lift ki vellinappudu tower glass facade choosadu, satisfaction tho. Aame death aa Friday raathri exact aa moment, slot lo car park chesi, lift vaipu walk lo collapse. Naaku aame attachment release ela ivvali ani teliyadhu."
Pratheek ki aa moment lo Sanjana suggestion vinipinchindhi.
Sanjana: "Saraswati garu, aame attachment slot ki professional pride. Aame work acknowledged ga felt avadu. Cyber Towers admin aa slot 'Memorial , Murthy' ani re-label cheyali. Plus aame structural engineer ga aa building lo aame contribution oka small plaque, ground floor lobby lo. Aa public acknowledgment aame ki aame work eternal recognition ga. Slot lo park cheyali ani fixation aame ki release ayyocchu."
Saraswati garu agree chesaaru. Aame son Aravind, aame Cyber Towers admin board ki request submit cheyaali ani agreed.
Aravind Cyber Towers admin Rao garu tho coordinated. Cyber Towers board oka quarterly meeting lo Saraswati garu request listen chesindhi. Murthy garu structural engineering contribution aa building lo verified ga, original construction documents lo aame name lead architect ga. Board approved oka small bronze plaque proposal — ground floor lobby lo east wing wall midha, aame photo with name "P. Murthy, Lead Structural Engineer, Cyber Towers Tower 1, 2001-2003" ani. Plus slot 94 label revise — "Memorial — P. Murthy, Lead Structural Engineer."
December 8, 2023 Friday ki — aa changes implementation ki chosen date — Murthy garu death anniversary roju kaadu, kaani Friday traditionally aame work peak day ga. Saraswati garu, Aravind, Pratheek, Sanjana, Rao garu — aame plaque unveiling ki attend. Small ceremony, 6 PM, 20 people.
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Saraswati garu aame husband ki silent message cheppindi.
Saraswati: "Murthy, mee work ee building lo permanent ga acknowledged. Mee slot mee peru ki dedicated. Mee ki memu memorial respect istunnaamu, mee work continued ga 2023 lo public ki visible. Mee attachment release cheyandi, mee ki ee acknowledgement gift ga unde."
Plaque unveiled. Slot 94 label updated.
Aa raathri Pratheek B3 ki vellaadu 9 PM ki, aame car slot 47 lo park chesaadu (aame regular slot). Aame waited 9:18 PM ki — Murthy garu original death time. Dashcam recording on. 9:18 PM, 9:25 PM, 9:30 PM — no motion event triggered. Aame car slot 47 lo park ga undi, slot 94 untouched ga.
Pratheek 9:45 PM ki dashcam recording check chesaadu. Aa 27 minutes lo nothing recorded. Aame car aa raathri slot 47 nunchi move kaaledhu.
Pratheek Sanjana ki message chesaadu, "Sanjana, aame released. Slot 47 lo car morning ki same position lo undali."
Next morning Saturday December 9 ki, Pratheek B3 ki velli check chesaadu. Car slot 47 lo, untouched. Pattern broken.
Cyber Towers admin Rao garu Pratheek ki feedback share chesaaru tarvatha rendu months — aa slot 94 anomaly reports zero ga, January, February 2024 ki. Pattern broken confirmed.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Hyderabad
Pratheek Sanjana tho February 2024 lo pelli chesaadu, oka small ceremony Karimnagar lo. Naaku invitation vacchindhi, kaani naa schedule conflict ki attend cheyyaledhu. Pratheek naaku aa story share chesaadu November lo, naaku ee blog ki rasaali ani permission iccharu. Aame Cyber Towers tower number specific ga "tower 1" ga keep cheyaali ani agreed — aame ki aa proud connection. Saraswati garu, Aravind ki naaku permission tisukunna aa story public ga share cheyali ani. Murthy garu peru fictional ga ee post lo — aame family privacy protect ki.
Cyber Towers ground floor lobby east wing lo aa plaque ippudu visible ga. Visitors konni saarlu chusthaaru, kaani aa anomaly history aa plaque kindha mention ledhu — just professional credit.
Non-harm — aa concept ki Murthy garu attachment ki immediate relationship ledhu. Aame slot midha attachment harm ki intent ledhu. Kaani persistence harm ki potential undi — drivers ki, building security ki. Aa attachment ki acknowledgment respect tho release iste, aa potential harm prevent ayindhi. Saraswati garu wisdom — non-harm ki active maintenance — aame action lo aame husband legacy ki kaapaadu, plus ongoing risk neutralize. Pratheek Sanjana ki aa lesson permanent ga.
Author's note
Cyber Towers Hitec City lo real building, 2003 lo construct ayyindhi DivyaSree Builders by, IT boom Hyderabad lo first major tech tower. Aa parking basements multi-level, naaku aa building lo 2012 lo oka client visit memory undi — aa parking lo slot allocation system corporate identity ga. Naa colleagues aa building lo prathi week regular ga. Naa first job 2009 lo Mindspace, but Cyber Towers naa friends ki primary office. Structural engineering profession Hyderabad IT corridor lo silent contribution ga, kaani aa engineers ki public recognition rare ga. Naa neighbour Sridhar-uncle 2018 lo retire ayyaadu, aame ORR construction lo bridge engineer 1990s lo, aame contribution paper lo published lekapoindhi. Aa silent legacies acknowledge cheyaali ani naa belief. Mee office building, mee parking, mee lobby lo similar memorial plaques unnayaa? Comments lo cheppandi. Naaku ee city lo silent professional ghosts gurinchi ekkuva data interest.
— 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.
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