Vidya Nagar PG Warden
The PG Warden
Setting: Vidya Nagar hostel (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: The PG Warden. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
The PG Warden
[NEW JOINER] "Sir, naaku check-in cheyali. Naa peru Spandana, M.Sc. Chemistry, OU. Naa room allocation Block A second floor."
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] "Welcome back, beti."
[NEW JOINER] "Sir, naaku first time ee PG. Welcome back enti?"
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] "Slip of tongue beti. Welcome to Sudhakar Ladies PG. Mee ki second floor Room 23 allocated, naa registers cheppanaa, mee key ee."
Aame conversation oka Sunday morning January 7, 2024 ki jarigindi. Sudhakar Ladies PG, Vidya Nagar lo, OU North Gate nunchi 800 meters. Two-storey building, fifteen rooms, ladies-only, mostly OU postgraduate students plus a few working professionals.
Spandana ki aa "welcome back" comment register ayindi, kaani aame fresh ga, dismissal chesindi. Aame Telangana Karimnagar nunchi, M.Sc. first year, hostel system new. Aame parents drop chesaaru, vaaru tho lunch chesaaru, Sudhakar-sir tho rules briefing — gate 11 PM, mess 7:30 to 9:30, terrace evening 6 ki lock — standard.
Sudhakar-sir age 56. White shirt, beige pant, oka chinna gold chain neck ki, hair fully grey ga. Aayana 18 years ee PG run chesthunaaru, building owner aame, aayana wife Sulochana-amma kuda assist chesthondi. Daughter Hyderabad lo software, son US lo. Family settled.
Spandana settled aindi. Roommate Hima, second-year, helpful ga.
Naaku ee story Spandana January 14 ki phone lo cheppindi. Aame naa cousin Bhargav classmate, aame ki naa contact emergency situations ki. Aame ki context teliyali aindi, naaku detailed ga ee story share chesindi. Naaku permission tho ee fiction version raasaa, peru aame request meeda Spandana retain chesaa.
January 8, 9, 10. Spandana ki rules adjustment, classes, mess timing. Normal days. Aame Hima tho friendship slow ga build aithondi.
January 11 evening. PG ki oka new resident vacchindi. Peru Charumati, age 24, aame Begumpet branch lo bank teller, aame previously Krishna Nagar lo undedhi, ippudu transfer kosam shift. Aame check-in chesindi 6 PM ki. Spandana PG entrance daggara koorchuni undi study material tho, aame Sudhakar-sir greeting chusindi.
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] "Welcome back, beti."
Charumati: "Sir, naaku first time ee PG."
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] "Slip of tongue. Welcome to Sudhakar Ladies PG."
Spandana ki aa same exact phrase second time vinipinchindi. Aame aa moment lo curiosity — aame slip of tongue ledhu, aame habit emo aayana ki. Aame note chesindi mentally, kaani special significance ledu attribute cheyali ledu.
Charumati Block A first floor Room 11 ki allocated.
January 13 evening. PG ki another new resident, aame peru Niveditha, age 25, aame Microsoft technician (fictional firm DeccanStack Labs branch). Aame previously Madhapur lo undedhi, ippudu OU side ki shift, bus convenience kosam. Aame check-in 7 PM ki.
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] "Welcome back, beti."
Niveditha: "Sir, sorry?"
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] "Welcome to Sudhakar Ladies PG, beti. Slip."
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: OU Ramayya Hostel
Spandana aa moment lo nearby undi — aame mess hall lo dinner finished, exit aithondi. Aame ki Niveditha greeting heard. Aa "welcome back" same phrase. Aame ki ekkuva curiosity register aindi.
Niveditha Block B second floor Room 28 ki allocated.
Aa raathri Spandana Hima ki adigindi.
Spandana: "Hima, Sudhakar-sir new joiners ki 'welcome back' antaaru ekkuva sariga? Naaku notice aindi today."
Hima: "Spandana, naaku 14 months iyya PG lo, naaku gurthu aayana antharu konchem mandhi ki. Andhariki kaadu , selectively. Naaku reason teliyadu, aayana mood eme. Naaku ekkuva attention ivva ledu."
Spandana: "Hima, naaku ki aa phrase Charumati ki ichaaru evening lo, Niveditha ki kuda raathri lo, aa rendu paatha residents kaadu, naaku kuda. Naaku oka pattern emo."
Hima: Hima silent. Aame thinking. "Spandana, naaku January 5 ki check-in chesindi oka ammayi, peru Padmaja, B.Ed second year. Sir aame ki kuda 'welcome back' annaru. Naaku gurthu, naa room daggara hallway lo niluchunna, vinaa. Aame normal ga react chesindi."
Spandana: "Padmaja ippudu ekkada?"
Hima: "Block A first floor Room 9. Aame normal ga, classes attend chesthondi, mess ki vasthondi. Naaku aame casual conversation oka rendu sarlu, aame happy ga settled."
Spandana aa raathri room lo notes oka small log start chesindi — "Sudhakar 'welcome back' usage observation — Padmaja Jan 5, Charumati Jan 11, Niveditha Jan 13." Aame aa pattern data collect cheyaali ani decision.
January 15 ki aa pattern oka new development tho. Padmaja — Block A Room 9 — aame ki morning 10 AM ki aame Karimnagar parents nunchi phone vacchindi. Aame mother sudden ga sick, hospital admission, aame ki home ki vellaali. Aame fast ga packed, exit chesindi 11 AM ki, train pattukoni Karimnagar ki.
Aame parents dropped aame hospital ki — Karimnagar Government General Hospital. Aame mother stable ayindi, kaani Padmaja ki kuda evening ki health issue — aame faint ayindi hospital corridor lo, dehydration emo, kaani test lo aame to oka unexplained low BP, hospitalized kuda. Same hospital, parallel ward.
Spandana ki Hima notification ichindi evening — "Spandana, Padmaja kuda hospitalized. Naaku PG gossip lo."
Spandana ki body cold sweat. Aame log notes vaipu chusindi. "Welcome back" first to Padmaja, aame hospitalized within 10 days.
January 16 morning. Charumati — Block A Room 11 — aame ki bank lo half-day chusi return. Aame ki evening 5 PM ki bathroom lo slip ayindi, aame head bumped tile floor ki. Aame ki concussion mild ga, PG residents found aame conscious kaani disoriented. Hima first floor lo fast ga vacchindi, fellow residents 108 ambulance chesaaru. Charumati Gandhi Hospital ki transferred.
Spandana ki notification — "Charumati hospitalized, slip and concussion."
Spandana ki aa moment lo pattern register. "Welcome back" said to three residents. Aa moodu lo rendu hospitalized within 11 days of greeting. Niveditha pending.
Spandana ki paranoia grow. Aame aa night Hima ki cheppindi. Aame Sudhakar-sir tho confront cheyaali ani decision teesukunna.
January 17 morning 10 AM ki, mess hall empty time, Spandana Sudhakar-sir office ki vellindi. Aayana register book lo entries verifying. Aame door knock chesi, akkadiki velli, aayana opposite stool lo koorchundi.
Spandana: "Sir, naaku oka direct question adugutaa. Mee 'welcome back' kalipana new joiners ki , naaku, Charumati ki, Niveditha ki, Padmaja ki, mee chepparu. Aa naluguru lo memu rendu mandhi ippudu hospital lo unnaru , Padmaja, Charumati. Naaku ee pattern coincidence kaadu ani feel. Mee em explain cheyaali."
Sudhakar-sir register book closed slow ga. Aayana eyes Spandana vaipu, kaani contact ekkuva kaadu.
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] "Spandana-beti, naaku regret. Naaku ee pattern teliyali kuda. Naaku 18 years ee PG, aa phrase naaku oka instinctive slip — naa wife Sulochana 2006 lo gurinchi naaku gurthu pampe, aame greeting style aame undedhi 'welcome back' ani. Aame poyindi 2007 lo, cancer. Naaku aa phrase grief ga, naaku kontha mandhi ki naa unconscious utterance aithondi. Naaku select kuda cheyaledu prathi sari, kaani naaku konni ammayilu prati saari aa phrase trigger chesthaaru."
Spandana: "Sir, mee Sulochana-amma poyaaru ane teliyadu naaku. Aame ippudu kuda PG lo casual ga reference vasthondi cooking ga, mess ga."
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] "Beti, naa Sulochana 2006 lo cancer diagnosis, stage-4. Doctors final option offered — Mumbai lo expensive treatment Rs 25 lakhs, aame ki 2-3 years extension probably. Memu saving Rs 8 lakhs only. Naaku decision — Mumbai skip, Hyderabad palliative care. Naaku money oka factor, kaani naaku honest ga, naaku aame longer ga retain cheyali ane motivation enough strong kaadu. Aame dependent ga, naaku tired feel ayindi months mundhu. Aa decision post, naaku guilt accumulated."
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] "Sulochana 2007 lo poyaaru. Aame final 6 months home palliative, aame mind ki teliyali resources insufficient ga, kaani aame trust chesindi. Aame poyina mundhu small request — 'Sudhakar, naa PG lo new ammayilu ki amma laaga undamani, naa peru tho run cheyandi.' Naaku promise icchaa. PG name 'Sudhakar Ladies PG' aame insist chesindi, naa prarabdha resolve ki."
Spandana silent ga listen chesindi.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Kukatpally Block C
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] "Beti, aa 'welcome back' phrase Sulochana use chesedhi residents tho greeting. Aame poyina post, naaku aa phrase prathi sari Sulochana resonance trigger ammayi lo aithondi — aame face features, voice tone, personality. Naaku conscious selection ledu, aame kanipinchina ammayilu only."
Spandana: "Sir, aa naluguru lo rendu hospitalized. Naa pending. Niveditha pending. Mee Sulochana-amma prarabdha context lo, em pattern mee theory?"
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] Aayana eyes lo ekkuva pain. "Beti, naa theory… aame Sulochana untreated state lo poyindi naa decision dwara. Aame prarabdha resolution incomplete ga, aame aame ammayilu lo see aithondi. Aame ki proper care ivva ledu. Aa prarabdha transfer aithondi emo ammayilu meeda — physical symptoms, accidents. Naaku aa hypothesis fully sure kaadu, kaani timing alignment too consistent."
Spandana: "Sir, mee em cheyaali memu ki?"
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] Aayana register book pakkana pettaru. "Beti, naaku oka decision pending 18 years. Naaku Sulochana ki proper post-mortem ritual incomplete. Aame final 6 months naaku grief ga manage cheyaledu, naaku rituals shortcuts cheyaledu mandala-pratiksha (40-day prayer cycle) full ga. Naaku official last rites only, daily prayer skipped. Naaku Karimnagar lo aame parents intiki velli, full ritual now cheyali, properly. Naa skip prarabdha resolution incomplete ga undi. Naaku ee weekend velthaa Karimnagar ki, aame parents tho coordinate."
Spandana: "Sir, memu ki em help cheyali current situation lo?"
[SUDHAKAR-SIR] "Beti, mee Niveditha ki naaku alert cheyaali — aame ki aame health careful ga, aame travel ki extra precaution. Aame ki PG lo 'welcome back' phrase explanation cheyaali, aame consciousness lo. Memu rendu mandhi ki kuda. Naa ritual complete ki one week, aa prarabdha flow aagipothundi emo."
Spandana aa afternoon Niveditha ki visit chesindi Block B Room 28 ki. Aame ki full story share chesindi. Niveditha first skeptical, kaani Spandana data log chusindi, Charumati and Padmaja hospitalization details verified. Aame agreed precautions.
Niveditha aa weekend Madhapur lo aame parents tho stayed, traveling avoided. Spandana parallel ga aame Karimnagar parents intiki vellindi. Rendu mandhi PG nunchi away.
Sudhakar-sir Karimnagar ki vellaaru, Sulochana parents intiki — aame mother Kamalamma still alive, age 78. Aame ki full story share chesaaru — 2006 decision, 2007 ritual incomplete, current PG pattern. Kamalamma oka family priest pilipinchindi, mandala-pratiksha condensed version 5 days lo, 2024 January 19 to 23 conducted. Sulochana memorial ki proper acknowledgment. Sudhakar-sir final blessing teeshukunaaru.
January 24 ki Sudhakar-sir Hyderabad ki return ayyaaru. PG resume.
Tarwatha 6 weeks lo, naluguru pattern review:
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Hyderabad
- Padmaja Karimnagar lo recovered, malli PG ki return ayindi February ki. Health stable.
- Charumati Gandhi Hospital nunchi discharged 5 days lo. Aame Begumpet bank work resume. Aame aa fall accident ga categorized, no follow-up health issues.
- Niveditha Madhapur safe, Microsoft work continued. PG ki return January 28 ki, no incident.
- Spandana Karimnagar nunchi return January 22 ki. Aame ki health no issue.
Sudhakar-sir 'welcome back' phrase March 2024 nunchi naaku Spandana update — aayana aa phrase actively avoid chesthunnaaru. Naluguru naluguru new joiners ki — peru Roopa, Lalita, Sukumari, Renuka — "Welcome to Sudhakar Ladies PG, beti." clean ga, no slip. Aayana mind lo Sulochana memory grief properly accommodated post-ritual emo.
Spandana log book aame ki keep chesindi. Aame ki PG lo continue 2024 full year, M.Sc. complete cheyaali ani.
prarabdha — prarabdha — oka concept, eppudu shortcut lekapothe naa side prarabdha resolved aithondi. Sudhakar-sir 2006 lo Sulochana ki decision shortcut chesaaru — money, exhaustion, mixed motives. Aame ki post-mortem ritual shortcuts. Aa unresolved prarabdha 18 years parallel residents ki transfer ayindi unconsciously, aame instinctive 'welcome back' through.
Aame complete ritual conducted, prarabdha anchor released, pattern broken. Spandana data documentation oka witness ga.
Author's note
Vidya Nagar OU campus pakkana 1990s-2000s nunchi PG hub, naaku 2018 lo cousin Bhargav inter time visit chesaa multiple sarlu. Aame area lo most PGs old buildings, owners 50+ age, family-run model. Naaku 2007 era cancer treatments family financial strain stories chala telusu — naa Karimnagar Pankaj-uncle 2008 lo similar decision face chesaaru wife treatment kosam, aame Mumbai Tata Memorial reference suggested kaani family budget half ga. Aame survived 2 years extra treatment tho, kaani family ki financial recovery 5 years patti. prarabdha — prarabdha — oka abstract Sanskrit concept, kaani everyday shortcut decisions consequences oka chain effect carry chestaayi. Sudhakar-sir character fictional, kaani aa decision pattern real ga, manishi-level honest ga. Naaku aame Spandana phone call January 14 raathri ki gurthu, aame ki rendu options — police complaint or direct confrontation. Aame direct route teesukundi, aame PG residents ki saved oka possible escalation. Mee PG lo, hostel lo, alanti warden behavior pattern observation untaadha? 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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