Narayanaguda Mettlu
Narayanaguda Fire Escape
Setting: Narayanaguda old hostel (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Narayanaguda Fire Escape. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Narayanaguda Fire Escape
Ee katha 2023 December lo Narayanaguda lo jarigindi, nijam ga nijam. Naaku ee story Abhinav-Sen aame share chesaaru — atanu Hyderabad lo freelance photojournalist, age 31, naaku 2022 lo Bonalu coverage time meet ayyaadu Lalbahadur Stadium dheggara. Aayana Lighted Tales follower ga, aayana naa stories regular ga chaduvathaaru. Aayana naaku ee experience cheppinaru January 2024 ki, naa Madhapur cafe lo coffee meeting time. Naaku permission tho ee version raasaa, peru Abhinav-Sen retain chesaa aame request meeda. Plot dramatized.
Vijaya Lakshmi PG — Narayanaguda main road nunchi 300 meters lopaliki, oka residential lane lo. Three-storey concrete building, 1970s era construction. Twenty-four rooms — gentlemen-only, mostly working professionals plus konni research scholars Osmania University ki connect ga. Owner Lakshmi-amma, age 72, aame husband Vijaya Sundaram (poyaaru 2018 lo). Aame son Hyderabad lo bank manager ga, aame daughter Bangalore lo. Lakshmi-amma 35 years ee PG run chesthondi.
Building peculiar feature — fire escape stairs back side lo, exterior ga mounted, iron railings tho, ground floor nunchi terrace ki. Aame stairs 1985 lo retrofitted ayyayi, aa decade lo Hyderabad municipal corporation small-buildings ki fire safety mandate ga issued. Aame stairs 38 steps total ga, ground nunchi terrace.
Abhinav-Sen aa PG ki December 2023 lo enter ayyaaru. Aayana ki photojournalism assignment — Telangana Today weekend supplement kosam, "Hyderabad Old PGs Heritage Series" ani feature. Aayana 8 PGs investigate cheyaali — Begumpet, Ameerpet, Narayanaguda, vagaira. Vijaya Lakshmi PG aame fourth assignment.
Aayana Lakshmi-amma ki contacted phone lo, oka week guest stay request. Aame agreed, oka empty room (Room 9, second floor) accommodate chesaaru weekly rate Rs 4500 lo. Aayana December 11 Monday ki check-in, December 17 Sunday ki check-out scheduled.
Aayana feature angle — old PG residents stories, daily life, owner perspectives. Aayana ki camera Nikon Z6, multiple lenses, oka Zoom H5 audio recorder, oka small notebook.
December 11 evening 7 PM ki Abhinav-Sen check-in chesaaru. Lakshmi-amma aame ki tour ichindi — ground floor common room, mess hall, second floor rooms, terrace access. Fire escape stairs aame demonstrated kuda — "Beta, ee stairs old kaani functional. Memu drills cheyamu, kaani residents emergency lo aame use cheyali. Mee feature lo aame photograph cheyali, naaku okay."
Abhinav aame stairs photographed Tuesday morning ki, December 12. Iron railings rusty ga, paint old red ga peeling, steps cement reinforced. Aayana count chesaaru aame steps — ground floor nunchi first floor 12 steps, first floor nunchi second floor 13 steps, second floor nunchi terrace 13 steps. Total 38 steps. Standard.
Aayana aa moment lo casual ga note chesaaru notebook lo — "38 steps ascending."
Tuesday evening aayana ki residents tho interviews — three professionals stories — IT engineer, govt clerk, college lecturer. Aayana audio recorded.
Wednesday December 13 morning 6 AM ki, aayana ki morning routine — terrace lo sunrise photography. Aayana cot lechi, fire escape stairs vaipu velli, terrace ekkaaru. Aame sunrise captured 6:38 AM ki, oka 40-photo series. Aayana descended back to second floor.
Descent lo aayana counted stairs habit ga — terrace nunchi second floor.
Twelve steps.
Aayana paused. Aayana ki morning ga 13 steps ascended ga note chesaaru. Aayana mind unconscious counting maintain aindi photographer training ga.
Aayana aa same flight ki re-ascended. Thirteen steps.
Aayana descended again. Twelve steps.
Aayana aa pattern ki investigate cheyali ani decision teesukunaaru. Aayana phone teesi voice recorder app on chesaaru, aayana physical count audible ga.
Ascent — "One, two, three..." counted up to 13. Confirmed 13.
Descent — "One, two, three..." counted down to 12. Confirmed 12.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Tarnaka Room No. 13
Aayana ki aa moment lo body cold sweat. Aayana ki rational mind doubt activated — naaku miscount aithondi emo, naaku double-check cheyali. Aayana phone camera video record on chesaaru, aayana stairs ki camera point chesi, slow ga descended steps capturing.
Video review tarwatha — aame steps physical count visible 12 ga, kaani aayana mind ki ascent ki 13 ga register ayindi. Camera ki ascent recorded — 13 steps physically counted.
Aayana aa pattern data collection start chesaaru. Aayana ki Lakshmi-amma ki immediate cheppadu — aayana journalist instinct, story develop aithondi, immediate disclosure premature.
Thursday December 14 morning, evening, raathri — multiple ascents and descents, video recorded each. Pattern consistent ga: ascent (terrace direction) 13 steps, descent (ground direction) 12 steps. Same physical stairs, same camera, video evidence different counts. Aayana measurement tool — oka tape measure — used: stairs total height ground floor stair-base nunchi terrace surface waraku 4.85 meters, individual step rise approximately 12.5 cm, total step count 38 ga (ground-to-1st = 12, 1st-to-2nd = 13, 2nd-to-terrace = 13).
Ascent direction lo full 38 steps confirmed. Descent direction lo full 37 steps reported by aayana count and video.
Discrepancy — one step missing on descent — at second floor to first floor flight. Ascent confirmed 13 steps, descent counted 12.
Aayana aa specific flight ki extra attention. Aayana ki second floor ki first floor middle landing photographed wide-angle. Aame landing 1 meter by 1 meter cement platform. Aame landing dheggara wall lo oka small old plaque, brass, aged green ga, naaku Telugu engraving — "Sri V. Vijaya Sundaram, builder, 1935-2018." Lakshmi-amma husband, 2018 lo poyaaru.
Aayana aa plaque close-up photographed.
Friday December 15 raathri, Abhinav ki aa stairs lo midnight observation. Aayana ki rational hypothesis exhausted — aayana double-check each ascent and descent multiple times — pattern persistent. Aayana ki aa landing dheggara phenomenon ki investigate cheyali, midnight time lo subtle ga emaina visible aithundi emo.
Aayana 11:45 PM ki second floor exit door silent ga thiraichaaru, fire escape ki vellaaru. Aame stairs cool ga, December raathri lo, aame iron railings ki touch chesaaru — temperature normal cool. Aame second floor nunchi first floor descent start chesaaru, slow ga, aame phone flashlight side ga, aame camera back side neck strap tho.
Aayana counted — "One, two, three..."
12th step ki, aayana foot ground first-floor flat surface ki touched. Aayana paused. Aayana ki first floor landing reached, normal pattern.
Aayana ascended back. "One, two, three... thirteen." 13 steps. Reached second floor.
Aayana again descended.
7th step ki — aayana ki sudden ga oka voice. Whispered, soft, female, Telugu lo. Aayana right ear close ga.
Voice: "Beta, mee 38 steps gurinchi naaku teliyaali."
Aayana frozen. Aayana ki movement avoid chesaaru. Aayana phone flashlight aa direction vaipu thirippaaru — right side, aame stairs railing dheggara — empty ga.
Voice: "Beta, aa step naaku gurthu undi. 1985 lo aa step kuda count kaadu, naaku aame ki adugu pettali. Aa step lo nenu poyina."
Aayana ki rational mind paralyzed. Aayana audio recorder pocket lo on chesaaru fast ga. Aayana voice continued.
Voice: "Beta, naa peru Padma. 1985 lo ee PG construction time lo, aa fire escape stairs install chesaaru. Naaku oka day morning ga aame stairs descend chesthunna, naa age aa time 22, naaku ee PG lo work ga , naaku Lakshmi-amma daughter ki tutor ga, aame age 8 aa time. Aame stairs Lakshmi-amma kuda morning ga test cheyali decided. Stairs construction lo aa one step , second floor to first floor flight lo, the bottom step , proper ga set ledu, contractor mistake. Aame ki cement loose, slip risk. Naaku tutor session early ga, naaku stairs descend chesa, naaku aame loose step lo slipped, naaku full descent fall, naaku ground floor ki impact. Naaku injury head trauma, naaku spot lo poyina."
Voice: "Memu family Tarnaka nunchi, parents naaku poyina post devastated ga. Lakshmi-amma family naaku compensation ichaaru , aame husband Vijaya Sundaram aa contractor accountability hold ki refused, aayana family business ki impact avoid kosam silent settlement chesaaru, aame contractor ki re-paid for additional jobs. Naa parents Karimnagar ki shifted, naa story dispelled ga. Memu story acknowledgment lekapoyindi, naa loose step ki repair aame fixed, kaani naa memory carry chesina manishi ledu. Naaku aa step ki anchor ayina, descent ki one step kuda count cheyaledu manishi mind ki , naa unfinished step."
Voice: "Beta, mee ee PG ki naaku message cheppali , Lakshmi-amma ippudu age 72, aame chivari days ki, aame ki naa story acknowledgment ivvali. Aame husband 2018 lo poyaaru, aayana ki aa unfinished step memory aame heart ki, aayana plaque landing dheggara , adi aame unconscious tribute, kaani naaku acknowledgment kaadu. Memu karuna tho approach cheyaali, aame manishi humanity ki space ivvali."
Abhinav silent ga listened. Aayana noted full transcription audio recording dwara. Aayana voice ki response cheyali ani anukunnaru.
Abhinav: "Padma-akka, naaku mee story acknowledged. Naa journalist role ki , naaku Lakshmi-amma ki direct ga deliver cheyaalani. Naaku mee message convey cheyaali. Mee parents ippudu Karimnagar lo unna ledha?"
Voice: "Beta, naa parents 2003 and 2008 lo poyaaru, sequential ga. Naa brother Karimnagar lo bank manager, age 60 ippudu. Aayana naa peru carry chesthaaru, family ki memory active ga. Mee aayana ki contact cheyali, naa peru full ga , Padma Sundaramma, Karimnagar Tarrigopal area, family head Sundaramma. Aayana ki PG visit ki invite cheyandi."
Voice silent ga. Abhinav ki aame stairs lo descent continued — same 12 steps. Pattern persisted.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Dilsukhnagar Watchman
Saturday December 16 morning, Abhinav Lakshmi-amma office ki velli, aame ki direct ga share chesaaru. Aayana audio recording play chesaaru. Aame Lakshmi-amma face slow ga changed — aame aame manishi voice gurthu vacchindi.
[LAKSHMI-AMMA] "Beta, aa voice Padma-betide. Aame 1985 lo memu ki tutor, naa daughter ki. Aame stairs lo poyina morning naa life lo darkest. Memu family, naa husband, contractor accountability avoid chesaamu, memu silent settlement chesaamu. Naaku 38 years aa weight carry. Naa husband aa landing dheggara plaque install chesaaru 2018 lo, aayana final months ki — aayana ki Padma memory plague ga, aayana ki direct apology cheyali ledu manishi nunchi acknowledgment ga. Aayana plaque silent ga maintained, kaani aame memory carry cheyali ledu publicly."
[LAKSHMI-AMMA] "Beta, naaku ippudu 72 age, naaku ee weight release cheyali. Naaku Padma family ki contact cheyali — aame brother Karimnagar lo, naaku aame address kavaali. Naa son ki support help cheyali coordination kosam."
Abhinav aame ki support offered. Aayana journalism assignment temporary ga pause chesaaru, aayana family coordination cheyali.
Sunday December 17 ki Abhinav Karimnagar ki traveled, Lakshmi-amma son tho coordinate ga. Padma brother — peru identified Sundaramma — aayana aa decade-old memory tho confronted gently. Aayana initial reaction silent ga, aayana 38 years aa case mind lo bury chesaaru — sister manishi accident ga accepted, family ki silent settlement teesina compensation aame parents ki ekkuva help cheyaledu, aame parents 2003 lo poyaaru aame Padma loss heart ga. Aayana Hyderabad ki December 22 ki vacchaaru, Lakshmi-amma intiki visit chesaaru, aame wife and son tho.
Family conference 4 hours length ga, Saturday afternoon Hyderabad lo. Lakshmi-amma direct apology offered Sundaramma ki, aame husband 1985 settlement decision regret expressed. Aame ki gold chain — Padma final tutor month payment incomplete ga (Rs 200 aa time lo), aame multiplied 38 years interest ga symbolic gold offering — gifted to Sundaramma's family. Plus aame aame Padma parents memorial fund ki Rs 1 lakh contribution — Karimnagar Tarrigopal lo aame parents memorial small school scholarship ga, aame peru lo perpetual fund.
Sundaramma accepted with grace. Aayana son — age 32, IT engineer Bangalore lo — aayana too presence ki vacchaaru. Aayana Lakshmi-amma ki formal ga acknowledgment teesukunaaru. Aayana suggestion — formal acknowledgment ritual ki PG fire escape stairs landing dheggara conducted. Family priest from Karimnagar pilipinchaaru, Telugu prayer. Padma peru acknowledged formally — "Padma Sundaramma, daughter of Sri Sundaramma family, Karimnagar Tarrigopal, born 1963, lost 1985, tutor and friend to Vijaya Lakshmi PG family."
Plaque malli updated — December 2023 ki, original Vijaya Sundaram plaque replaced ga oka new dual plaque — "In memory of Sri V. Vijaya Sundaram (1935-2018), builder, and Padma Sundaramma (1963-1985), tutor." Both names integrated.
Camphor burned, prasadam offered, second floor to first floor flight ki blessing.
Abhinav aa Sunday raathri Vijaya Lakshmi PG lo final guest stay ki. Aayana midnight 11:45 PM ki fire escape stairs lo descent chesaaru, count audible ga.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Hyderabad
Thirteen steps.
Aayana ki ascent — thirteen steps. Descent — thirteen steps. Pattern broken. 38 steps total both directions consistent.
Aayana voice recorder no whisper. Aame stairs silent ga, normal cool ga.
Aayana morning ki Lakshmi-amma ki cheppaaru. Aame ki tears, kaani relief ga.
[LAKSHMI-AMMA] "Beta, mee karuna tho aame manishi humanity ki space ichaaru. Naaku 38 years late ga, kaani family ki release. Padma ki naaku silent regret aame heart ki final ga settled."
Abhinav-Sen Telangana Today feature published February 4, 2024 ki — "Hyderabad Old PGs Heritage Series." Aayana Vijaya Lakshmi PG section minimal ga, aame stairs photograph mention ga, owner anecdote acknowledgment ga. Specific Padma incident excluded — privacy aame brother request meeda. Aayana audio recording personal archive lo preserved, aayana original notebook entries ki pair ga. Naaku aayana ee fiction adaptation kosam permission ichaaru, aayana suggestion meeda — "Sai-bhai, mee story Sundaramma family ki acknowledgment continue cheyaali, naa journalism feature lo space limited ga, mee blog audience ekkuva carry chesthondi."
Vijaya Lakshmi PG ippudu run aithondi. Lakshmi-amma age 72 lo continue, aame son weekend ki regular visits ga, business slowly transitioning. Plaque maintained. Fire escape stairs functional, pattern broken. Aame Sundaramma parents memorial scholarship Karimnagar Tarrigopal lo first awarded January 2024 ki, oka B.Ed student kosam, aame parents Padma peru lo perpetual fund ga.
Karuna — compassion — oka concept manishi-level lo. Lakshmi-amma family 1985 lo Padma manishi accountability avoid chesaaru, aame manishi memory carry cheyaledu publicly. Aame anchor aa stairs ki tied ayindi, manifest ayindi step count discrepancy ga. Family acknowledgment dwara aame anchor released. Karuna oka silent passive concept kaadu — aame manishi humanity ki active ga acknowledgment ivvali, aame regret bury cheyali ledu.
Author's note
Narayanaguda 1970s nunchi residential PG hub, naaku 2015 lo Hyderabad Mid Sahodaya conference visit ki area familiar — naaku aayana time stay chesaa Narayanaguda kanaka mahal pakkana oka guest house lo. Old PGs aa area lo prathi building 40+ years history carry chesthondi. Padma character fictional ga kaani 1985-era working women tutor profession real ga, middle-class families tutor hire chesedi residential service. Construction safety standards aa decade lo loose ga, contractor accountability cases chala settled silently. Maa Karimnagar lo similar 1990 era construction accident family lo undi — naa father friend's daughter aame falls accident, contractor settlement family pressure tho silent. Aalanti regret heart ki carry aithondi generations ki. Karuna oka concept — manishi humanity ki active acknowledgment, silence kaadu compassion. Abhinav-Sen ki naaku Madhapur cafe lo coffee meeting, aayana journalism field tho rendu different cases ki naaku contact, naaku follow-ups regular. Mee Narayanaguda area lo, old PG buildings lo, alanti structural anomalies — stairs counts, missing rooms, locked sections — observe chesaaraa? Comments lo cheppandi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
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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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