SR Nagar Co-ed PG Pakshi
The Co-ed PG Bird
Setting: SR Nagar PG (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: The Co-ed PG Bird. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
The Co-ed PG Bird
2024 January 17 ki Hyderabad lo cyclone Michaung remnants effect lo morning ga heavy fog vacchindi. Met department announcement lo, AQI 312 ga, "very poor" category, hospitals respiratory cases peruga. Naaku aa morning office ki bike meeda velli, S.R. Nagar metro station daggara nunchi pass cheyangaane, naaku oka pedestrian dheggara construction barricade pakkana niluchunna chusaa, hand lo phone, aame ki visible ga upset. Naa cousin Bhargav aame oka friend Niveditha — aame S.R. Nagar lo Saraswathi Co-ed PG lo undutaadu — naaku aa moment ki message vaccha.
"Sai-anna, please call Niveditha. Aame ki problem. Naaku aame ki support ivvaledu, naaku exam pressure."
Naaku aame number tho 8:30 AM ki call chesaa. Aame voice low ga, breath fast ga.
Niveditha: "Sai-anna, naa PG entrance daggara prathi morning oka chacchina pichuka pothondi. Glass door pakkana floor lo. Memu ki Saraswathi-aunty (PG owner) cheppindi 'normal ga, building tall ga, pakshulu disoriented ga collide aithaayi.' Naaku ekkuva belief ledu, kaani memu ki accept chesaa first week. Naaku ippudu CCTV footage chusaa, naa ki conviction undi memu ki cheppali. Naaku oka witness kavali. Sai-anna, naaku S.R. Nagar 5 minutes lo metro station daggara, mee office route, mee 10 minutes spare cheyandi please."
Naaku Niveditha ki S.R. Nagar metro daggara meet ayya. Aame age 23, working professional, oka HR consultancy lo (fictional firm Yatri HR Solutions). Aame 6 months ee PG lo undutaadu, fourth floor Room 12. PG ki 24 residents — 14 ladies, 10 gentlemen, separate floors strict ga. Owner Saraswathi-aunty, age 60, aame husband Ramana Rao with her, aame 12 years ee PG run chesthunaaru.
Niveditha PG ki naaku teesukoni vellindi. Saraswathi-aunty inka rendu rooms accommodate cheyaali residents kosam ga ki, naaku basic guest acknowledgment ichindi.
Niveditha ki aame phone lo CCTV video access ayindi — PG WhatsApp group lo aunty share chesindi previous day. Aame video laptop ki transfer chesi naaku chupinchindi.
Video — PG entrance camera, glass door wide-angle. Date timestamp January 16, 2024, 3:33:00 AM. Frame rate normal, 30 fps.
Glass door empty ga, lobby silent ga, security guard chair empty ga (aayana evening duty 11 PM-7 AM, aayana break ki vellaaru emo). Streetlight outside dim yellow ga.
3:33:08 ki — oka movement glass door inside lobby corner nunchi. A small bird — sparrow, normal house sparrow, beige-brown — emerged. Aame floor lo niluchunna, head moving normal ga. Aame slow ga walked towards glass door.
3:33:23 ki — aame wings opened, flew. Direct ga glass door towards. From inside.
3:33:24 ki — aame collided glass door inside surface ki, full speed. Beak first, body following. Aame floor ki padindi.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Kukatpally Block C
3:33:25 ki — aame ground lo motion silent ga.
Naaku video freeze chesindi Niveditha. Aame frame backward replay chesindi 3:33:00 ki.
Niveditha: "Sai-anna, mee chusaava? Aa pichuka glass door inside corner nunchi emerged. Aame outside nunchi vacchi colliding kaadu , outside-to-inside direction normal collision pattern. Aame inside nunchi outside direction ki flew, glass aame stop chesindi."
Naaku frame ki frame review chesaa. Confirmed. Bird lobby inside lo ga emerged, glass door inside surface ki collided.
[NAA REPLY] "Niveditha, lobby ki bird ekkadi nunchi enter ayindi? PG ki ventilation, balcony, top windows untaayi kuda. Naight lo accidentally enter ayina possibility."
Niveditha: "Sai-anna, naaku aa angle question chesaa. Aunty CCTV footage previous 6 hours review chesindi naa request meeda yesterday. Lobby ki bird enter cheyaledu 9 PM nunchi 3:33 AM waraku , entrance door 11 PM ki locked ga, no other openings. Bird inside materialized aame area lo, no visible entry path. Aunty aa angle ki ekkuva attention ivvali ledu, aame 'maybe ventilation duct' ani dismissed."
Niveditha: "Sai-anna, ee video first instance kaadu. Memu ki aa pattern roughly oka month nunchi. Prathi morning oka dead pichuka entrance daggara, sweeper cleanup chesthaadu morning ga. Memu CCTV records old footage ki access ledu, kaani aunty aame personal phone lo backup ga maintain chestondi. Aame previous 30 days lo prathi day same pattern recorded, exact ga 3:33 AM, same bird species, same direction (inside-to-outside collision)."
Naaku oka second pause. "Niveditha, aunty mee ki aa context disclose chesina? Why ee pattern continuous ga, aame em context teliyali?"
Niveditha: "Sai-anna, aame aa angle ki silent ga. Naaku confront cheyali ani thinking. Mee help kavali validation kosam , naaku alone confront cheyali, aame 60 years old aunty, aame ki naa 23-year tenant respect tho approach cheyaali. Mee oka male voice add cheyandi, aame seriousness register ki."
Naaku Niveditha tho Saraswathi-aunty office ki vellindi. Aunty register book maintenance lo. Aame husband Ramana Rao aame pakkana newspaper. Naaku introduction icchaa, journalist freelance ga.
[NAA REPLY] "Saraswathi-amma, naaku Niveditha ki cousin friend, naaku aame mee ki ee PG lo bird pattern gurinchi observation cheppindi. Naaku ee story ki external perspective ivvaali, aame mind ki clarity ki. Mee ki disclose cheyali em context aa pattern ki?"
Saraswathi-aunty register book closed. Aame Ramana Rao vaipu chusindi. Aayana newspaper kindha pettaru.
[RAMANA RAO] "Saraswathi, memu aame mukham face cheyali ippudu. Naaku aame story share cheyali. Niveditha-beti 6 months tenant, aame ee question normal one."
Saraswathi nodded slow ga.
Saraswathi: "Niveditha-beti, Sai-gaaru, naaku oka story share cheyali. Memu ee PG 2012 lo construction tarwatha start chesaamu. Mundu ee plot meeda oka old ground-floor independent house, naa parents intlu , naa amma Padma poyindi 1998 lo, naa nanna Krishna Murthy poyaaru 2010 lo. Memu ee plot inherit chesaamu. Memu construct kosam aame demolish chesaamu 2011 lo."
Saraswathi: "Demolition mundu, naaku aame parents anniyaalu memorial pictures, photos, family items aa house lo packed ga. Memu ki rendu trucks ki vesi naa Karimnagar relatives intiki transfer cheyaali. Naa nanna ki oka peculiar habit undedhi , aayana ki morning ga oka small balcony lo prathi day nuvvalu (sesame seeds), bajra grains, vagaira pakshulaki feed cheyali. Aayana ki sparrows specific ga close ga, aame ki 'pichuka bandhuvulu' ani prema. Aayana 25 years aa habit, aayana retire ayina post 1985 nunchi 2010 waraku."
Saraswathi: "2010 lo aayana sudden ga heart attack tho poyaaru. Memu funeral conducted, last rites complete. Kaani aayana feeding habit aame missing ki sparrows aa balcony ki vasthunaaru next 6 months waraku. Memu Hyderabad lo, ee plot vacant ga aa time, naaku occasional visit ga, sparrows prathi morning waiting laaga undutaayi balcony lo. Naaku aame heart-touched ga, kaani naaku full responsibility teesukoni continue cheyaledu , naa schedule busy, naa kids school, naa job HR field."
Saraswathi: "Memu 2011 lo demolition planning chesinappudu, naa nanna PG balcony naashanam ayindi. Aa balcony , aayana feeding spot , destroyed. Naaku aa moment lo guilt feel ayindi, kaani naaku rationalized , aayana memory carry chestaa naa life lo, sparrows ki community feeding spots vere available. Naaku aame self-justified."
Saraswathi: "Naa nanna ki memorial mantra aame poyina post mandala (40-day cycle) properly conducted, kaani aame feeding habit 2010-2011 transition lo carry cheyaledu. Naaku aame promise , 'nanna, naaku oka year tarwatha mee feeding spot ki same plot lo memorial cheyaali' , naaku aame promise self-given. Naaku skip chesaa post-construction. PG running lo busy, aame missed."
Saraswathi: "2012 PG opened. First 6 months ki normal operations. 2012 December lo first dead sparrow at entrance, 3:33 AM, CCTV captured. Memu ki aa moment incidental ga interpreted. 2013 January nunchi pattern continuous ga noticed. Memu Ramana Rao tho discussion , aame father-in-law connection emo , kaani memu superstition reject chesaamu. Memu sparrow species variation ki natural attribute chesaamu , pollution, building height, sleep disturbance."
Niveditha: "Aunty, mee 12 years ee pattern continuously vasthondi. Mee ki ekkuva acknowledgment ivvali aa moment lo, mee skip chesaaru truth?"
Saraswathi: "Beti, naaku aa truth face cheyaali ledu. Naaku confession ivvali , naa nanna feeding habit aame promise honor cheyaledu naa, naaku self-justification tho. Naaku aame manishi life-mission casual ga dismiss chesaa. Naa truth dispelled , naaku ee PG construction kosam aame memory invest cheyaledu. Aame anchor aa plot ki ippatiki, aa pattern oka acknowledgment seek."
Naaku family ki suggest chesaa.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Tarnaka Room No. 13
[NAA REPLY] "Saraswathi-amma, mee ki simple acknowledgment ivvavali. Mee father feeding habit honor cheyaali properly. Daily small offering — sparrow feed prathi morning ga, mee balcony lo or terrace lo — start cheyaali. Plus mee father memorial peru ki small plaque PG entrance dheggara. Aame manishi acknowledgment carry cheyaali."
Saraswathi: "Sai-gaaru, naaku ee suggestion accept. Naaku 12 years late ga, kaani naaku ippudu start cheyali."
Aunty aa weekend ki implementation chesindi. PG terrace lo small wooden feeding tray installed, sparrow grain mix daily basis maintenance. PG entrance dheggara small brass plaque — "In memory of Sri V. Krishna Murthy, 1932-2010, friend to the sparrows of S.R. Nagar."
Aunty ki husband Ramana Rao aa habit personally take ownership chesaaru — aayana retired ga, aayana morning routine ki feeding integrate, naa nanna-in-law continuation gesture.
Niveditha ki naaku update January 25 ki phone lo.
Niveditha: "Sai-anna, sparrow death pattern broken. Memu ki January 19 nunchi prathi morning entrance clean ga, no dead birds. Aunty terrace feeding tray ki sparrows actively visit aithunaaru morning ga, group ga 15-20 birds prathi day. Aame ki Ramana Rao memory carry chesthunaaru, aame nanna ki proxy. Memu ki morning lo aame sound , pakshulu chirping, balcony lo , peaceful ga."
Niveditha: "Aunty naaku oka thank you chesindi yesterday , naaku confront chesaaru oka 23-year ki aame 60 years self-deception broke. Aame ki ekkuva ga relief, kaani guilt persist ga 12 years pattern length kosam. Memu ki aa space process cheyaali."
Naaku Niveditha ki support ichaa. Aame ki PG continue cheyali December 2024 waraku planned. Aame work S.R. Nagar lo close ga, location convenient.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Hyderabad
Saraswathi Co-ed PG aa 12-year pattern broken. Sparrow morning routine continues, kaani natural ga, balcony tho. Aunty register lo notes — "January 17, 2024 — truth disclosed. January 19 onward — feeding routine restored."
Truth — nijam — ledhu mathram words lo. Aame manishi life mission acknowledgment, aame promises honor, aame skipped commitments confront. Aunty 12 years self-deception lo undi, aame father feeding habit "naa life lo carry chestaa" anukoni convenient ga. Aame nanna's memory anchor pakshi form lo manifest aindi prathi morning, witness ga.
Author's note
S.R. Nagar 1990s nunchi residential-commercial mixed area, naaku 2017 lo cousin Bhargav inter coaching kosam aa side multiple visits. Niveditha character fictional ga real Niveditha kaadu, kaani aame archetype — working woman 23, observant, pattern-tracking — aalanti residents naaku PG visits lo meet ayyaaru. Krishna Murthy character — sparrow-feeding habit — naaku maa Karimnagar lo similar story chinnappuddu. Maa neighbor Govindaiah-thatha aayana 1990s nunchi terrace lo daily sparrow feed chesedi, aayana 2008 lo poyaaru, aame habit aame son carry cheyaledu, sparrows tho stop. Naaku aa connection observation undi. Nijam (truth) oka concept abstract kaadu — aame manishi life mission honor cheyaali, aame promises self-given kaani aame ki sacred ga. Cyclone Michaung January 2024 effects S.R. Nagar metro station area pollution worsened, aa morning naa bike trip naaku face mask use chesaa. Mee PG, hostel, residence lo alanti animal pattern — pakshulu, kukkalu, vere — observe chesaaraa? 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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