Aakari Bus — Part 1
The Last Bus — Part 1
Setting: MGBS, Hyderabad midnight (Karimnagar).
In English: The Last Bus — Part 1. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
The Last Bus — Part 1
Nenu Kiran. Hyderabad lo oka IT company lo software engineer ga pani chesthunnanu. Maa swagramam Karimnagar. Prathi Friday evening nenu intiki velthuntanu — MGBS nunchi 8:30 PM Garuda bus pattuntanu, rathri 12 ki Karimnagar cherukuntanu. Ee schedule last two years nunchi change kaledu.
Kaani aa roju office lo oka production release stuck aindi. Bug fix chesesariki 10:45 aindi. Nenu cab pattukuni MGBS ki chherukoney sariki 11:15 PM. Last Karimnagar bus apude velli poindi. Counter daggara unna lady pachchi ga cheppindi — [CLERK] "Morning 4 AM waraku ey bus ledu sir, either wait cheyyandi, lekapothe Secunderabad station ki velli train try cheyyandi."
Varsham start aindi. Heavy ga kaadu, kaani aagadaniki ledu. Station lo passengers almost evvaru ledu. Nenu platform 14 daggara oka bench midha koorchuni phone lo Swiggy open chesi emaina open undha ani chusthunnanu.
Appudu — pakkana evaro koorchunna feeling aindi.
Thalathippi chusaanu. Oka musalayana. White dhoti, tellati kuppasam, chethilo oka wooden mani. Pedhu 70 to 75 years untayi. Neerasam ga nee vaipu chusadu, kaani kallu maathram chaala sharp ga unnayi.
Musalayana: "Karimnagar ki velthunnava babu?" ani telugu lo adigadu.
Kiran: Nenu 'ha' ani cheppina.
Musalayana: Athanu chinna ga navvadu. "Rey bangaaram, 11:40 ki oka bus vasthundi. Platform 17 daggara undi. Ticket counter lo adugu, vaallaki telusu."
Inka emaina adugudam anukoney sariki, athanu lechi aa varsham lo ki adugu pettadu. Oka 5 seconds lo kanipinchakunda poyadu.
Platform 17?
Naaku telusu — MGBS lo platforms 1 nunchi 16 waraku maathrame untayi. TSRTC official website lo kuda 16 waraku matrame show chestharu. Nenu last 4 years nunchi ee station ki vasthunnanu, naaku confident ga telusu.
Kaani aa musalayana maata lo emaindho vuu vundi. Lechi platform 17 vaipu nadichanu.
Platform 16 daggara nunchi right ki thirigi velthunte, oka chinna corridor undi — naaku ippativaraku gamaninchaledu. Aa corridor end lo oka pedhu board, neon light ga unnadi — "Platform 17". Akkada oka bus undi. Headlights on ayi unnayi, engine silent. Board midha yellow paint lo:
Hyderabad → Karimnagar (via Siddipet) Departure: 11:40 PM Return: —
"Return" column empty ga undi.
Driver seat lo oka manishi koorchuni unnadu. Mundhu vaipu chusukuntu, kadhalakunda. Nenu door daggara cherukuntey, conductor slow ga door theresadu. Athani face naaku sariga kanipinchaledu — cap kindha chheekati la undi.
Conductor: "Ticket 280," annadu, noru kadalakunda.
Nenu 300 icchanu, change aduganu. Athanu note lo nunchi ticket teesi icchaadu. Aa ticket midha — usual RTC print lekapoindi. Okkatey stamp: oka circle lo "∞" gurtu. Black ink, edge lo slightly wet la.
Bus lo ki ekkanu.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Aakari Bus — Part 2
Adhi half ga nindi undi. Sumaaru 23 to 25 mandhi passengers unnaru. Nenu ekkagaaney andharu oke time lo na vaipu chusaru. Okaka passenger oka paddhathi lo koorchuni unnaru — chethulu vaalla thodala midha, vennu straight, thala slightly pakkaki tilted, kallu thericchi. Evvaru blink cheyyatandu. Evvaru phone chudatandu. Evvaru maatadatandu.
AC gaali kantey thakkuva chaliga undi lopala. Kaani aa chali body ki kaadu — mind ki. Edho heavy ga na chest ni press chesthunnatu undi.
Nenu mathram one empty seat kanipinchindi — 3rd row, window side. Vellana.
Pakkana oka chinna ammayi koorchuni undi. Age pedhu 5 years. School uniform — blue skirt, white shirt. Kaani aa uniform style 90s nunchi undi. Nenu UKG lo unnappudu maa school lo aa exact uniform undedi. Ippudu ey Hyderabad school lo aa style ledu.
Aa ammayi slow ga naa vaipu thala thippindi. Kaallu floor ni touch cheyyatledu — chinnadi kadaa.
Ammayi: "Anna," ani whisper chesindi, voice chaala chinna ga, kaani chevilo sariga vinipisthundi.
Ammayi: "Mee amma ki cheppu , aa roju park lo naa handbag marchipoyindi. Maa amma inka park lo na kosam wait chesthundi. Antha sepu nunchi."
Naaku body shivering start aindi.
Nenu UKG lo unnappudu — maybe 1999 or 2000 — maa mom na oka Sunday Sanjeevaiah Park ki tisukellindi. Akkada oka chinna ammayi missing ayi poindi aa roju. Police vacchindi, announcement chesaaru, aa ammayi ni evvaru kanukkoledu. Maa amma aa subject gurinchi chaala years matladutu undedi. News paper clipping kuda maa intlo oka sepu undindi — "Missing child, age 5, last seen with unknown man."
Aa ammayi photo naku gurthu undi.
Na pakkana koorchuni unna ammayi — aa photo lo unna ammayiye.
Naa heart beat ekkuva aindi. Lechi door vaipu poddamanukunnanu — kaani legs move avvatledu. Aa ammayi innocent ga, neram lekunda, nenu vaipu chusthune undi.
Nenu window lo nunchi bayata chusaanu. Bus speed ga velthundi, NH-163 midha velthunna feeling undi. Kaani bayata edi kanipinchatledu — Hyderabad nunchi Karimnagar ki vellina prathi saari Shamirpet, Gajwel, Siddipet toll gates, dhabas, chettlu, petrol bunks andi kanipisthayi. Ippudu — pitch black. Okka chimney light kuda ledu. Asalu road kuda kanipisthundo ledo teliyadu.
Driver seat vaipu chusaanu.
Seat undi. Manishi ledu.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Aakari Bus — Part 3
Engine sound matrame background lo — kaani aa sound kuda sariga lene ledu. Oka hum la undi.
Naa watch chusukunna — 11:40 PM.
Bus ekki almost 40 minutes aindi.
Kaani watch lo time — ippati koo, 11:40 ne chupisthundi.
Nenu phone teesi chusaanu. Phone lo kuda 11:40. Seconds move avvatledu.
Aa ammayi naa vaipu thirigi chepindi —
Ammayi: "Anna, driver seat kadha nuvvu chusthunnavu , adhi driver seat kadhu. Adhi mee seat. Memu andharam oka saari idhey seat lo koorchunnaam."
To be continued in Part 2...
Real-world context: Wikipedia — TSRTC
Mee reaction comment section lo cheppandi. Ee story mee friends ki kuda share cheyyandi. Part-2 venuka unna secret next week release avuthundi — aa ammayi yenduku vacchindi, bus passengers yevaru, driver seat ye secret — anni reveal avuthayi.
Author's note
Naaku chinnapuddu nunchi Hyderabad → Karimnagar bus journeys ante chaala istam. Maa Nanna railway lo pani chesthundevaaru so prathi rendu months ki ooru marutu undedi — kaani Karimnagar matrame maa swagramam. Ee route nenu lekkaledanni saarlu chesaanu. MGBS ki prathi sari Friday 8 PM ki chherukunta, counter lady face kuda gurthu undi — 2023 lo retire ayindi ani cheppindi last saari.
Ee katha edi real ga jaragaledu — fiction. Kaani aa feeling — midnight MGBS lo okadiga kurchuni undadam, varsham sound, empty platforms — adhi chaala manchiga gurthu undi naaku. Sanjeevaiah Park lo 1999-2000 ganam lo oka missing child news nijam ga vacchindi, news paper lo chusanu maa mom. Aa feeling ni ee katha lo use chesanu — kaani character, plot, everything fiction.
Ilaanti anubhavam mee ki kuda ee MGBS lo vacchindha? Oka musalayana, oka chinna ammayi, oka time-loop la anipinchina late-night bus? Comments lo cheppandi. Part 2 next Friday.
— 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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