Malakpet Night Auto
Malakpet Night Auto
Setting: Malakpet Railway Station (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Malakpet Night Auto. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Malakpet Night Auto
2024 April 18, Thursday rathri Hyderabad lo varsham heavily padindi — unseasonal pre-monsoon shower, IMD alert issue ayindi aa evening. Secunderabad-Falaknuma MMTS route lo kondaramu delays vacchayi. Aa night Vidyulatha Sharma, 38 years, software analyst Bangalore lo settled, Hyderabad ki tan chinnappati father ki funeral kosam vachindi. Train Secunderabad ki 11:40 PM ki vacchindi. Aame Malakpet area lo funeral kosam aa rathri ki ghar ki reach cheyyali — father's home, 15 years back vacated tarvatha.
Ee story aa specific night jarigindi. Nenu Vidyulatha-akka Bangalore office lo maa friend Srinivas-bhai ki colleague. Srinivas naku personal ga cheppadu ee story ni, Vidyulatha consent tho fictional filter lo present chesaanu. Details anonymized, kaani core pattern intact ga undi.
Vidyulatha 1986 lo puttindi. Tan childhood Malakpet lo jarigindi — 1991 to 1998 waraku. Tan father Mr. Yogendra Sharma (Indian Railways engineer, Malakpet-Kachiguda section maintenance engineer) aa time lo posted undedu, family Malakpet station quarters lo 3 years + private rental 4 years. 1998 lo Yogendra transfer Bangalore ki vacchindi, family shifted. Vidyulatha aa tarvatha Hyderabad ki raaledu. Tan father 2009 lo retire ayipoyaru, 2015 lo ammayya chanipoyindi, 2024 April 18 ki Yogendra cardiac arrest tho unexpectedly chanipoyaru Bangalore lo. Funeral Bangalore lo jarigindi, Aa tarvatha father's final request honor kosam — ayana Malakpet old quarters ni oka last time chudaali ani Vidyulatha ki oral will la icchaaru — aa roju rathri Hyderabad ki emergency ga vachindi.
11:45 PM ki Secunderabad station nunchi Vidyulatha auto stand ki vellindi. Heavy rain cool down ayindi kaani drizzle continue ga undi. OLA-Uber apps waiting times 25+ minutes chupisthunnai, surge 2.1x. Auto stand kuda aa rathri thin — Thursday raatri + rain combination. Aame oka open auto daggaraki vellindi.
Auto driver — oka madhyam vayasu manushudu, 50 years around, thin build, white shirt khaki trouser, head cloth wrap style old. Auto model — old Bajaj RE, TS 07 registration but number plate itself faded ga. Driver silent ga chai tagutu undaru aa side.
Vidyulatha: "Anna, Malakpet velli poval? Fare cheppandi."
Driver slow ga head up chesaadu, aame ni chusadu. Oka small pause. Tarvatha silent ga auto seat patti open chesadu — "Get in" gesture. Aame seat midha koorchundi, back seat door-less auto standard. Suitcase side lo pettindi.
Driver meter on chesadu. Started auto. Silent ga started moving.
Vidyulatha ki question adagalani pinayaa address cheppalani occur ayyindi — kaani driver already direction set chesinattu drive chestunnadu. Secunderabad nunchi SD Road, DBR Mills crossing, Ramgopalpet, Paradise circle, Chilakalguda, Musheerabad, Kacheguda — aa route ki Malakpet lane side veltay. Driver stopped prekshakulu lekunda speak.
20 minutes lo, Malakpet outer area lo reached. Driver auto slow chesadu, oka specific lane lo right turn thisukunnadu. Aa lane Vidyulatha ki familiar ga undi — old Malakpet Railway colony area, back lane 3, house 12.
Kaani aame ayana ki address eppudu cheppaledu.
Auto aa house 12 mundu aapindi. Old single-storey railway quarters, 1980s construction, tiled roof. Compound wall lo rust-patch gates. Dark, locked, no one living there.
Driver silent ga engine turn chesi idle state lo laga. Fare meter chupinchaadu — Rs 240.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Yakutpura Railway Gate
Vidyulatha ki sudden ga cold sweat small of back daggara. Aame ayana ki address specific ga cheppaledu. "Malakpet" matrame cheppindi. Driver ippudu aame 1998 lo vacated house mundu stop chesaadu specifically.
Vidyulatha: "Anna, aap ko kaise pata chala yeh address? Maine sirf 'Malakpet' kaha tha."
Driver: Driver slowly turn chesaadu back lo. Aame ki oka familiar face. Vidyulatha ayana identify chesindi — suddenly. Mr. Zahid Ali-chacha, 1995-1998 era lo aa railway colony daggara auto stand lo regular driver. Aame school ki daily mornings chinna mornings aa auto lo vellendi father's request prakaaram. Zahid chacha familiar, gentle, paan-chewing 50-year ani time lo. Ippudu 29 years tarvatha — ayana exactly same face, same age, 50 years. Didn't age. Identity same confirmed.
Zahid: "Beti Vidya, tumhe pata hai main kaun hoon?"
Vidyulatha hand shaking. Aame tana hands mundu chesindi lapil ki.
Vidyulatha: "Chacha... Zahid chacha? Aap... aap..."
Zahid: "Haan beti. Tumhare abbu ka contact mere paas hai. Hum dono 1995 se dost the. Tumhare ghar mein biryani khilaaya tha tumhari amma ne mujhe kai baar. Tumhe mujhe bhi yaad hai. Main tumhari school rides ke driver tha."
Vidyulatha: "Chacha, aap kab aaye? Aap toh... 2004 mein guzar gaye the. Abbu ne mujhe bataya tha. Heart attack, suddenly."
Zahid: "Haan beti. 2004 mein guzar gaya main. Aaj mere chale gaye 20 saal ho gaye. Lekin main rukta nahi. Yeh auto, yeh Malakpet routes, yeh pichhle ghar ke drops , yeh mera kaam tha 1985 se 2004 tak. 19 saal. Main yeh ilaaka chod nahi sakta. Koi kaam adhura reh gaya tha mera."
Vidyulatha kallu nunchi tears. Aame tan bag nunchi water bottle tisukuni sip tagindi. Heart rate slow ga settle avvatondi — fear ledu, shock and sorrow mix.
Vidyulatha: "Chacha, aap ka kya kaam adhura hai?"
Zahid: "Beti, 2004 mein tumhare abbu ne mujhe ek envelope diya — tumhare liye. Bola tha 2010 mein tumhari M.Tech degree ke baad dena. Main woh letter apni almari inner drawer mein rakh liya. Lekin 2004 mein heart attack aa gaya, main guzar gaya usi raat. Letter mere ghar mein reh gaya. Mera beta Yousuf ne 2010 mein almari saaf ki magar inner drawer ko nahi khola — lock tha, chabi kho gayi thi.
Ab tum 38 ki ho. Tumhare abbu aaj guzar gaye, tum aayi ho Malakpet. Aaj raat mera akhri chance hai letter tumhe dene ka. Main tumhe apne ghar le jaaonga — Yousuf ka parivaar wahan rahta hai."
Vidyulatha silent ga. Ayana father 2024 April 15 ki Bangalore lo cardiac arrest tho suddenly chanipoyaru. Last conversation ayana tho 2024 April 10 ki — casual Sunday phone call. Any specific message ayana icchaleo — last wish oka ayanaki undedi, "Malakpet chusi ra ammai, maa old house ni last time touch cheyyi nee chetulu tho." Vidyulatha 2024 April 18 ki aa promise fulfill chestunadu.
Ippudu Zahid chacha aa cycle lo oka layer more — father's actual biological status secret. Aame biological mother, biological father — Yogendra ki kaadu? Adoption ayyindi tana 25 years mundu aa information aamai ki ivvaali ani planned undi — kaani 2004 lo Zahid's death event untracked cycle lo aa letter pending ayipoindi. 20 years.
Vidyulatha kallu wipe chesukundi. Nodded.
Vidyulatha: "Chacha, let jaao. Main aapka ghar chalungi. Yousuf-bhai se milengi. Main woh letter padhungi."
Zahid: "Shukriya beti. Chalo."
Zahid auto start chesaadu. 5 minutes drive. Old Malakpet inner lane, house 8, small compound, tiled roof. Yousuf Ali-bhai (Zahid chacha son, ippudu 45 years, father 2004 lo chanipoyyaka aa house inherit chesadu) intlo undi, lights on, ayanaki oka chota tailor shop front room lo.
Zahid auto gate mundu stop chesadu. Vidyulatha dhigindi. Zahid chacha steering handles grip release chesi, slow ga smile iccharu.
Zahid: "Beti, main iss gate se andar nahi ja sakta ab. Yousuf ko ghante par bulao. Usko batao , 'Zahid chacha ka diya hua letter, 2004 ka, abbu ke liye , almari ke inner drawer mein.' Yousuf samajh jaayega. Main iss gate ke paas intezar karoon , meri aakhri kaam khatam hone ke baad main chala jaaonga. Tumhari aur tumhari family ki nazariyat se main door ho jaaoonga."
Vidyulatha gate pushed, compound lo step chesindi. Yousuf bahar aayaru, 45 years, thin beard, tailor chai-stained sleeve. Ayana Vidyulatha ni chusaadu, slow recognition.
Yousuf: "Vidya-aapa? Yaad aayi. Mera abbu drive kiya tumhe school. Tumhe kya yaad aayi iss ghar ki?"
Vidyulatha: "Yousuf-bhai, mujhe abbu Zahid chacha ne bataya... Zahid chacha ke paas ek letter tha mere abbu ka 2003 mein. Almari ke inner drawer mein. Kya aap check kar sakte ho?"
Yousuf: Yousuf silent ga stared. Tarvatha nodded. "Almari 2010 mein maine saaf ki thi, par inner drawer ko kabhi nahi khola , lock tha, chabi nahi mili. Ab check karna chahiye. Aaiye."
Yousuf aame ni bedroom ki tisukelladu. Old wooden cupboard, tall, dusty top. Yousuf key stash tried — 3-4 small keys. 4th key fit in the inner drawer. Clicked open.
Drawer lopala — old papers, Zahid's personal items, one plastic bag marked "Vidya ke liye — from Yogendra-saheb, 2003." Dust cover, but intact.
Yousuf tissindi. Aame ki icchadu.
Vidyulatha silent ga envelope open chesindi. Inside — a folded 3-page letter, photograph attached, original adoption papers copy (1988 date).
Letter content (shortened) —
Pyaari Vidya, main tera abbu hoon yeh kehne se pehle ek sach batana hai. Tu meri biological beti nahi hai. Teri asli amma Smt. Prabha Rao — 1986 mein tujhe janm diya Gandhi Hospital mein, 2 maheene mein AIDS se guzar gayi (blood transfusion se infected during delivery). Teri asli abbu Mr. Shekhar Rao, 1987 mein car accident mein guzar gaye. Main aur meri biwi tujhe 1988 mein law-fully adopt kiya. Humne tujhe batlaane ka plan kiya 2010 mein jab tu 25 ki hogi. Zahid-bhai ko yeh letter 2003 mein diya, unhone promise kiya 2010 mein tujhe dena. Lekin woh 2004 mein guzar gaye. Main paanch saal wait karke 2010 mein khud batlaaonga socha, magar main bhool gaya — ya chah nahi raha. Mujhe dar tha tu chhod degi. Tu jaan le — main tujhe apni biological beti se kam kabhi nahi samjha. Teri asli family ka naam, addresses saath mein hain. Milna chahti ho — tumhari marzi. — Tera abbu, Yogendra Sharma, 14 June 2003."
Vidyulatha silent ga chadivindi. Tears continuous ga. Yousuf silent ga paakkana niluchuni unnadu. Aa photograph — aame biological mother Prabha Rao, young, smiling with baby — aame tan face lo resemblance clear ga undi. Naveen reveal.
Aame envelope ni chest ki press chesindi. 10 minutes silent.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Puranapool Bridge 11 PM
Yousuf neeru tisaadu. Aame chetilo pettaadu.
Vidyulatha: "Yousuf-bhai, shukriya. 20 saal wait karne ke liye mujhe maafi. Aap ke abbu Zahid-chacha ne mujhe yeh letter diya , unhone mujhe auto mein yahan tak lakar, abhi gate ke bahar intezar kar rahe hain. Main aao ko sab bata doongi , aap yakeen nahi karenge, lekin sach hai."
Yousuf nodded silent ga. Aame aaye cheppindi full story — Zahid chacha gate bayata niluchundi story, 2004 death gurinchi aame ki already telusu. Yousuf tears kallu nunchi. Ayana father ki unfinished task complete ayindi ani arthamayina feeling vacchindi.
Both velli gate ki chusaaru. Zahid chacha auto gate bayata stopped undi engine off. Driver seat lo — empty. Auto silent ga undi. Rain mellage draudu.
Yousuf silent ga slow ga tears gaarani hands joined chesadu. "Abbu, tumhara kaam khatam. Allah ke paas jao."
Auto fade ayyindi mellage, rain kinda. Sound gone. Position where auto was — empty road, old puddle water, no tracks of tires in the wet mud. Anudayi gone.
Vidyulatha Yousuf intlo tea tagi, aame suitcase oorchi, night Yousuf family tho stay chesindi. Next morning aame father's old railway quarters ki velli, house lock check chesindi, old yaadastalu carry chesindi, biological mother's family details gurinchi initial research modalapetindi.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Hyderabad
Biological family Visakhapatnam lo ga undi. Cousins 2 mandi ippudu alive. Vidyulatha 2024 May lo tanu connect chesindi. Family reunion 2024 July lo jarigindi Visakhapatnam lo. Peace ga emotional closure.
Yogendra Sharma funeral rituals Bangalore lo complete chesindi Vidyulatha, adopted father ki full love respect show chesindi. Nijam annedi tholilone reveal avvaledu kaani eventually vasthundi. Late vasthundi kuda — close cheyyadam mandatory matters undi.
Author's note
Malakpet Hyderabad Old City lo Chaderghat Bridge crossing, Moosi river opposite bank. Historically Malakpet Race Club 1868 nunchi — Nizam VI founded, India's oldest race club. Railway station 1889 lo, MMTS Phase 1 2003 lo connected. Area culturally mixed — Muslim majority, historic Hindu-Parsi minorities, commercial shops, old railway colonies. 1990s era railway quarters lo cohort families tight knit ga undedi — auto drivers, gatekeepers, maintenance engineers, families inter-related ga. Adoption matters 1980s-90s India lo open ga cheppe tradition ledu — secrets generations ki carry ayyaayi. AIDS awareness 1988 lo India lo nascent ga, blood transfusion-related infections documented ayyaayi pre-screening standardization 1992. Nijam — truth reveal delayed ayite kuda eventually surface avvali, agreements across generations honour ivvabadali. 2024 lo identity-related transparency matters awareness active ga India lo. Nenu oka colleague Srinivas-bhai tho Bangalore office lo ee story share ayyindi — ayana Vidyulatha-akka ki near friend. Mee family lo identity-related secrets unayaa? Generations gap lo silent ga carried? Comments lo cheppandi — healing kosam sharing important.
— 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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