Ameerpet PG Terrace
Ameerpet PG Terrace
Setting: Ameerpet Ladies PG (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Ameerpet PG Terrace. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Ameerpet PG Terrace
Ee katha maa friend Pranjali ki 2023 October lo Ameerpet lo jarigindi, nijam ga nijam. Aame ki ippudu mind lo set aipoindi, aa terrace meedaki malli enkanduku vellaru ani. Naaku aa katha aame three months tarwatha cheppindi, December lo, naa Karimnagar trip mundu Hyderabad lo oka cafe lo. Naaku aame permission tho ee story rasthaa, peru change kaadu, kaani PG peru mathram nenu fictional ga marchaanu — Sree Tulasi Ladies Residency. Real PG Ameerpet S.R. Nagar side lo undi, kaani exact location naaku reveal cheyyadam ledhu.
Pranjali ki age 24. Aame Khammam nunchi, B.Tech 2022 lo Vasavi College nunchi finish ayindi, ippudu Ameerpet lo Java full-stack training kosam vacchindi. Aame PG monthly rent eight thousand five hundred, food included, two-share room. Aame roommate Tejaswini, aame Mancherial ammayi.
Aa PG building old ga, three floors plus terrace. Building 1980s lo construct ayindi emo, owner Ramulu-uncle ki taatamuttatha property. Aayana inka active ga warden ga undutaaru, age 58, white shirt and pant uniform laaga, eppudu chetilo oka register book. Aayana ki rules strict — gate 11 PM ki lock, mess timing 7:30 to 9:30, terrace access 6 AM to 8 PM only.
Pranjali ki aa terrace rule particular ga gurthu undedi. Aame join ayina first week lo Ramulu-uncle aame ki cheppaaru.
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "Beti, terrace eppudu evening 8 ki lock chesthaa. Mee ki gali kaavaali ante balcony lo undi room lo. Terrace lo 8 tarwatha ekkadiki velladu, ardham aindha?"
Pranjali: "Sir, naaku occasionally laundry dry cheyali, weekend lo only."
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "Daytime lo cheyyandi. 6 AM nunchi 8 PM waraku key naa daggara, request cheyyandi ivvali."
Pranjali aa rule normal anukundi. Most PGs lo gate timings undutaayi.
Aame join ayina five weeks tarwatha, October 18 Wednesday raathri, oka chinna incident jarigindi. Tejaswini ki aame brother nunchi parcel vacchindi — winter clothes, oka new comforter. Pranjali aame ki help chesthu, comforter unbox chesi, plastic cover thiyyali ani anukunna. Plastic clean ga dispose cheyali, kaani PG dustbin almost full ga undi. Tejaswini aame ki cheppindi.
Tejaswini: "Pranju, terrace meeda oka pedda waste bin undi. Akkadiki velli pedhama. Ramulu-uncle 8 PM rule cheppaaru, kaani ippudu only 7:45. Light undi inka."
Pranjali agreed. Aame plastic bag patti, terrace key Ramulu-uncle nunchi adigindi. Aayana key icchaaru, kaani aayana watch chusukunnaaru.
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "Beti, fifteen minutes lo return. Naaku gate lock cheyali."
Pranjali nodded. Aame stairs ekki terrace meedaki vacchindi. Top lo open space, oka chinna shed corner lo, water tank middle lo, cement parapet wall around. Sky violet ga, October evening, Ameerpet streetlights below glowing yellow ga. Aame waste bin daggara plastic pareyali ani vellindi.
Aa moment lo aame ki water tank vaipu attention vellindi.
Tank big ga, plastic Sintex type, blue color, faded. Diameter ten feet emo. Tank side wall meeda, mid-height lo, oka dent visible ga undi. Hand-sized dent, fingers shape la imprinted ga. Plastic deeply pressed in, kaani crack avvaledu. Aa dent freshly made la kaadu, old ga, edges weathered.
Aa dent face level ki aame stand ayithe perfect ga match ayyedi. Pranjali kindha streetlight reflection lo aa dent chusi, oka second silent ga. Aame curiosity tho hand pettindi aa dent meeda.
Aame hand fit ayindi exact ga. Five fingers, palm width, all matching.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Office Lift Passcode
Naaku aame story cheppinappudu, "Sai, aa moment naaku oka chinna shock. Naa hand size woman's hand, kaani aa dent woman's hand. Naa ki match aindi exactly."
Pranjali: Aame fast ga hand thiyyaali ani anukundi, kaani aa moment lo back nunchi voice vinipinchindi.
Voice: "Beti, aa dent tho play cheyyaku."
Pranjali turned. Ramulu-uncle terrace door dheggara niluchuni, register book chetilo. Aayana mukham serious ga, kaani angry ga kaadu, oka tired sad expression.
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "Plastic pedhama, vellipo. Ee terrace lo 8 PM tarwatha undadu."
Pranjali plastic dump chesi fast ga return aindi. Stairs lo digi, aame ki aa dent gurthu vasthuondi. Kaani Ramulu-uncle face lo expression ekkuva carry ayindi.
Next day Thursday morning, mess lo breakfast time. Pranjali ki Tejaswini ki Ramulu-uncle aame coffee serving samayam lo dheggariki vacchaaru. Aayana Pranjali pakkana koorchunnaaru.
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "Beti, mee ki kaalpu story chepta. Aa dent gurinchi mee curious aithunnaru, naaku telusu. Ee PG lo prathi mooduu years ki aa dent oka new layer add aithundi. Same spot, same hand size."
Pranjali coffee cup pakkana pettindi.
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "1989 lo first dent ayindi. Aa year nunchi ee PG ladies hostel ga run aithondi. Memu rules strict ga keep chestaamu, kaani prathi mooduu years ki, oka ammayi aa terrace meeda 8 PM tarwatha enter aithundi, aa tank dheggara stand aithundi. Tarwatha morning ki, aa dent fresh ga ekkuvayye undi. Ammayi missing avvadu. Kaani aame depression lo, aame mind broken ga, naa rule break chesthondi prathi sari."
Pranjali ki body cold sweat. Aame Tejaswini vaipu chusindi.
Pranjali: "Sir, aa ammayilu emaina jaragaledu kadha?"
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "Adi cheppukoledu beti. 1989 ammayi peru Saraswathi, Warangal nunchi, B.Com second year. Aame aa night terrace meeda velli, tank dheggara nilbadi, hand pettindi. Fresh dent lekapoyindi aa time, kaani aame hand pettina spot lo, next morning one. Aame tarwatha three days room nunchi velladu, food teesukoledhu. Naa wife — aa time 1989 lo aame inka untaadu — aame counseling chesindi, aame parents ki phone chesindi. Saraswathi vellipoindi Warangal ki, aame back raaledu PG ki. Kaani aame mind condition heavy aindi tarwatha. Aame parents naaku letter raasaaru oka year tarwatha — aame depression treatment lo, slow ga recover aithondi."
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "1992, 1995, 1998, 2001 — prathi mooduu years ki oka ammayi. Same pattern. Naa register lo nenu maintain chestaa, beti. 2022 last incident, oka ammayi Vijayawada nunchi. Aame ippudu home lo, aame chadav stop aindi, aame parents naaku contact lo unnaru. Aame slow ga recover."
Pranjali ki understand kaaledhu first ga.
Pranjali: "Sir, aa dent yenduku appear aithondi? Aa ammayilu yenduku aa spot ki vacchaaru?"
[RAMULU-UNCLE] Aayana register book pages slow ga turn chesaaru. Oka old page lo black-and-white photo undi — pasted, faded.
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "Beti, aa photo lo manishi peru Vimala. 1986 lo ee PG lo undi, aame B.A. final year. Aame parents aame ki force ga marriage fix chesaaru oka old man tho, age 50 emo, second marriage. Vimala ki ishtam ledu, kaani family pressure heavy ga. Aame parents tho oka final phone fight chesindi PG landline lo, aa tarwatha aa raathri terrace meeda velli, water tank dheggara stood ayindi long sepu, chivariki tank meeda oka chinna note vesi, building nunchi kindha jumped chesindi. Aame poyindi."
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "Aame jump cheyaali ani decide chesina moment, aame water tank ki hand pressed pettindi pure force tho. Aame fingerprints Vimala ki, plastic lo. Adi original dent. Aame death tarwatha mooduu years tarwatha — 1989 lo Saraswathi — aa dent meeda hand pettindi. Tarwatha aame mind lo Vimala memory enter ayindi. Aame ki kuda jump cheyaali ani urge vacchindi, kaani memu aame ni stop chesaamu time ki."
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "Memu aame ki 8 PM rule alaala start chesaamu. Vimala spirit aa terrace ki tied aindi memu thinking. Aame aame jaragalsindi — aame poyina manishi — aame post-mortem ga manishuluki carry chesindi aame story. Aa dent witness."
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Mehdipatnam Ladies Hostel
Pranjali silent ga listen chesindi. Aame ki Tejaswini hand grip aindi.
Tejaswini: "Sir, mee yenduku ee story memu ki ippudu cheppinaaru?"
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "Beti, Pranjali aa dent meeda hand pettindi nethi. Aame next ga undedhi, mooduu years pattern lo. Memu ki 2025 ki next incident expect cheyyali. Kaani memu ki rule break ayinappudu, aa pattern early start aithundi. Memu ki Pranjali ki careful ga undali. Aame aa terrace meedaki malli velladhu raathri, parents tho regular contact lo undali, aa Vimala memory aame mind lo enter avvadu."
Pranjali aa story tarwatha rendu weeks discomfort lo undi. Aame parents ki phone chesindi, aame Khammam home weekend ki velli vacchindi. Aame counselor tho oka session chesindi PG lo recommended therapist nunchi. Aame mind slow ga settle aindi.
November 5 Sunday, Ramulu-uncle ki aame oka small request pettindi.
Pranjali: "Sir, naaku aa terrace meeda oka chinna ritual cheyali, mee permission tho. Vimala kosam. Naa parents tho discuss chesaanu, vaaru ki idea ichaaru. Memu Khammam family priest Sastry-gaaru ki call chesaamu, aayana suggest chesaaru oka simple offering, water and turmeric and white flowers, aa tank dheggara. Aame manishi peru acknowledge cheyali, aame depression carry chesina pain release cheyali."
Ramulu-uncle ki kallu small thinking lo focus aindi. Aayana 36 years ee PG run chesaaru, ee suggestion aayana ki first time.
[RAMULU-UNCLE] "Beti, naa ki feel aithondi, ee oka good idea. Memu rules tho stop chesaamu pattern, kaani memu ki aame manishi acknowledgment ivvaledu actively. Aame manishi was 22 years old emo, aame story carry cheyali memu ki. Mee ki nenu permission istaa. Naa wife also cheppindi 2018 lo, aame poyina mundu, ee tarah ka idea. Memu execute cheyaledu aa time. Mee ki ippudu cheyali."
Sunday afternoon 4 PM ki, Pranjali, Tejaswini, rendu other PG residents (consent tho), Ramulu-uncle, oka small group. Terrace meeda water tank dheggara, chinna offering — small steel plate lo turmeric paste, white jasmine flowers, oka small camphor flame, water lota. Pranjali Telugu lo simple acknowledgment cheppindi — "Vimala-akka, mee story memu vinaamu. Mee parents ki memu personally contact cheyaledhu, kaani mee daily memory acknowledgment iyyamu memu. Mee burden ee PG lo continue avvadu memu prarthana."
Camphor burned, flowers offered, water poured at the tank base. Five minutes only. Group descended.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Hyderabad
Ramulu-uncle aa night register lo chinna entry — "November 5, 2023 — first acknowledgment ritual conducted. Resident Pranjali led."
Aa tarwatha three months — Pranjali Khammam tho weekend visits frequent ga, aame training course continue chesindi, aame Tejaswini tho friendship deeper ga. Aame ki terrace memory lo gradually settle aindi. Aame December 28 ki naaku Hyderabad cafe lo cheppindi, "Sai, aa dent inka untudi tank meeda. Memu oka layer add cheyaledu, kaani Vimala memory hold ayindi. Naaku peace ga undi ippudu, aame story naaku transferred kaadu."
Naaku aame story listen chesi, naa response, "Pranju, mee ki aame karuna tho approach chesaaru. Most ammayilu ki rules ki resist chesthaaru. Mee aame manishi humanity ki space ichaaru. Adi matter chesindi."
Aame nodded.
Sree Tulasi Ladies Residency ippudu inka run aithundi. Ramulu-uncle 8 PM terrace rule maintain chesthunnaaru, kaani prathi sari new resident join ayinappudu, aayana brief cheppinaru — Vimala story acknowledgment level ki. Pattern aagindha ledha 2025 lo, ela telusu, naaku update aithundi Pranjali nunchi. Aame trust aame ki, story share chesinapudu acknowledgment ivvadam, prevention oka layer.
Author's note
Ameerpet area Hyderabad lo 1990s nunchi training hub ga, prathi old building oka training center plus PG combination ga run aithondi. Maa cousin 2008 lo Ameerpet lo nimcet coaching kosam stay chesedu, aayana PG warden anaakali story cheppinaru — aa time lo old buildings old families rules strict ga maintain chesedi vaaru. Maa Karimnagar nunchi vacche student-aspirants prathi years ki Ameerpet ki vasthaaru. Sree Tulasi Ladies Residency fictional, Vimala fictional, kaani 1980s Hyderabad lo arranged-marriage-pressure tragedies real ga, chala records lo. Naaku aa decade gurinchi maa amma 1985-90 era stories cheppinaru — Karimnagar lo aame teacher friend aame ki similar pressure. Aa friend bhachindi, kaani aame mental health long-term affected. Karuna oka concept abstract kaadu, aame manishi history acknowledgment kuda karuna. Mee PG lo, hostel lo, aalanti rules strict ga ento story background lo? Comments lo cheppandi.
— 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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