Nizamabad Super Luxury
Nizamabad Super Luxury
Setting: Hyd-Nizamabad highway (Nizamabad).
In English: Nizamabad Super Luxury. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Nizamabad Super Luxury
"Andharam digandi!" conductor gattiga yellinchaaru. "Bus starter problem — 7-8 mandhi push cheste enjoy startavuthundhi. 15 minutes ni max."
Rithvik chuttu-pakkani chusthunnaaru. Bus Kamareddy dhaati, road midha middle-of-nowhere lo aagipoyindhi. NH-44 midha. 2 AM. Nizamabad inkaa 30 km. Headlights distant traffic noyi kaani road empty — midweek, Tuesday raathri. Field oka vaipu, chinna palle dabbulu fasal thermal inko vaipu — cold breeze.
Atanu brain lo oka layer irritation. Atanu Nizamabad lo 5:30 AM meeting undi — Collectorate lo AgriTech project pitch. Atanu Hyderabad nuncchi TSRTC Super Luxury 10 PM book chesaaru — Miyapur depot nuncchi direct. Comfortable ride ga expected, kaani mid-route breakdown anedhi plan lo ledhu. Atani phone battery 38% — charging cable bag lo, bus lopala. Atanu frustrated ga aithe, help cheyyadaaniki step down chesaaru — complaints cheyyadam kaanikunda practical action.
Rithvik lechi, bag seat lo vadilesaaru, digaaru. Inkaa 23 mandhi passengers digaaru. Konni pensioners, oka young couple, konni IT professionals laane, oka family tho papa-amma, rendu pillalu. Andharu bus vennuka ki naduchaaru. Driver iron lever open chesaaru pelluga.
[DRIVER NAGESWAR] "Push cheyyi. Oke time lo. Gear neutral lo peta. 2nd gear lo nenu start cheyyi. Okatii... rendu... mundhuki... POSH!"
Rithvik inkaa 10 mandhi push chesaaru. Bus slow ga mundhuki. Ninchi wheels slowly gathi teesukunnayi. 20 meters, 30 meters. Engine noise spluttered. Driver gear shift chesaaru. Bus cough cough rumble rumble — engine caught. Aa sound relief aindi andhariki.
Driver: "Andharam ekkandi! Quickly!"
Andharu hurriedly. Rithvik tharuvatha ekkinadhi second-last. Conductor andharini count chesaaru loudly — 23, 24, 25, 26... 33, 34, 35. "Sir, 35. Manifest lo 34. Okaru extra." Atanu frowned. "Emo outside passenger brahmamuga ekkaadu — some rural flag-down. Let us proceed. Nizamabad lo check chesthaa."
Bus NH-44 midha start. Engine smooth. Passengers settle. Rithvik seat lo koorchundi — window side, row 7, left. Window nunchi bayata oka half-moon, thin clouds, field outlines.
Atanu brain lo oka small trigger — "Okaru extra. Conductor count 35. Manifest 34. Evaru extra?"
Atanu calmly aa bus interior ni scan chesaaru. Front row — oka elderly couple. Row 2 — young family with two kids. Row 3 — IT professional tapping laptop. Row 4 — couple of college students sleeping. Row 5 — oka pedhaama reading bhagavatam. Row 6 — empty. Row 7 — Rithvik himself, and oka middle-aged man next seat tired-sleeping. Row 8 — solo traveler headphones. Row 9 — another solo traveler. Row 10 — couple. Row 11 — empty. Row 12 — backrow, 4 seats, 3 filled.
Atanu count — 2+4+1+2+1+0+2+1+1+2+0+3 = 19. Total 19. Manifest 34? Atanu re-count. Same answer — 19. Conductor count 35.
Conductor anedhi attention error ani anukundi — 50% tired, midnight. Rithvik phone teesi phone photography start chesaaru — wide angle, interior of the bus. Just for his ghost-story-curious friend who loves bus anomalies.
Phone screen lo — 19 mandhi kanipisthunnaaru. Matching atani count.
Atanu flash tappinchi photos.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Warangal Express Aakari Seat
Phone lo photo review chesaaru. First photo — normal. 19 passengers visible. Second photo — second passes — 19 people. Third photo, taken at a slightly different angle showing the aisle — aisle lo oka chinna outline undi — not a seated person, a pushing posture person — leaning forward, hands out, like pushing an invisible wall. Middle of the aisle. Facing the front of the bus.
Rithvik face changed. Atanu photo zoom chesaaru. Outline slightly pixelated, kaani unmistakable — a man bent forward, arms extended, feet braced. Like someone pushing a bus from inside.
Atanu fourth photo tisadhu. Aa aisle empty. No outline.
Atanu fifth photo taken immediately after. Outline back. Same posture.
Atanu chest lo cold-milk glass cold sensation — spread to forearms. Atanu camera ni slow ga lowered. Aisle ni naked eye tho chooshaaru. Empty. Naked eye lo no one.
Kaani phone camera outline consistently chupisthundi.
Atanu ki logical explanation cheyyadaaniki try chesaaru. Light reflection? No, aisle lo overhead light steady. Phone glitch? Random glitch aithe consistent shape ivvadu. Lens dust? Dust fuzzy, this outline sharp, human-shaped.
Rithvik slowly aisle ki velli step vesaaru. Aa pushing-posture outline location lo physical ga ninchaaru. Outline aa space lo kanipinchaledhu naked eye ki. Atanu hand tho aa space meeda wave chesaaru — feeling for temperature change. Hand thru aa space — oke second, oka cold spot — wet-clay la, exact posture height of a shoulder.
Atanu seat ki return ayyaaru. Hand still cold. Atanu thala tippi driver vaipu chooshaaru. Driver Nageswar steady ga drive chesaaru, atani chethulu steering midha firm.
Atanu conductor ki velli cheyyalani anukuntunnaaru. Kaani conductor mid-aisle lo emerge ayyaaru, ticket verification second round — late night habit, anomaly detection. Atanu Rithvik dheggara vacchi adigaaru.
Conductor: "Sir, ticket please."
[RITHVIK - WHISPER] "Conductor garu, oka important matter. Aisle lo okaru ninchuni unnaaru photos lo, naked eye lo kanipinchatledhu."
Conductor frowned. Atanu Rithvik phone ni teesukoni aa photo chooshaaru.
Atani face lo surprise ledhu. Oka tired, weary nod.
Conductor: "Sir, ee bus last 3 years ga breakdown issue undi, prathi 15-20 trips lo okasari Kamareddy daggara push cheyyalsindhi. Prathi time ee outline photos lo vasthundhi. Mundu drivers ki feel avuthundi, pushing invisible help ga. Manifest lo 34 show avuthundi kaani conductor count regularly 35. Aa extra okadu, atanu depot lo lekkalo pedataru 'unidentified aid'. Kaani mee photos evidence ga peddaayi."
Rithvik: "Who is he?"
Conductor: "Sir, maa depot lo 2014 lo oka driver, peru Avinash, atanu ee exact route lo pani chesevaaru. Atanu Kamareddy daggara oka roadside accident lo involved ayyaaru, atanu speeding ga velliki, oka old man road cross chesthunnaaru, atanu brake cheyyaleka poyadu, hit ayyaaru. Aa old man chanipoyaaru. Avinash ki oka year jail aindi, rash driving. Bail release tharvaata, atanu ee depot ki return ayyaaru, driving license permanently cancelled, atanu support staff ga pani chesaaru, cleaner role. 2018 lo atanu ee same spot daggara, Kamareddy bypass, heart attack tho chanipoyaaru. Officially. Un-officially, atanu ki atani guilt chaala ga. Atanu aa old man family ki compensate cheyyadaaniki naali 6 years ga pani chesthu, konni money save chesaaru, aa family ki 6 lakhs deliver chesaaru, aame family thank chesindhi. Kaani atanu aa moment ki release avvaledhu, atanu ki self-forgiveness ravaledhu. Atanu chanipoyaaru same spot lo."
Rithvik: "Ippudu atanu pushing... why?"
Conductor: "Sir, Atanu repentance ga, prathi breakdown lo help chesthunnaaru. Extra hand invisible ga push cheyyadam. Living drivers atanu presence feel chestharu, unusually easy start. Andhariki first photo chudadam, aa outline appear aythe, aa route lo aa spot, aa Kamareddy bypass. Atanu prathi trip ki Nizamabad waraku travel chesthaaru, tharvaata vaapasu Hyderabad ki malli, atanu infinite loop lo. Self-punishment ga, atanu consider cheyyatledhu. Penance ga."
Rithvik quite. Atanu phone photos ni Instagram cloud backup chesaaru — unconsciously. Atanu window nunchi bayata chooshaaru. Half moon. Fields.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Khammam-Hyd Raathri Bus
Atani internal logic operational: "Self-punishment kaadhu, self-punishment kaadhu. Atanu ki help chestha — ee trip endulo atani ki message ivvaga, maybe photos print chesi aa family ki deliver cheyyagaligathe, atanu free avuthaaraemo."
Rithvik: "Conductor garu, aa family address?"
Conductor: "Sir, depot lo record undi. Aa victim peru, Subbaiah, Jankampet village, Nizamabad dist. Atani son Lohith inka live lo unnaaru, farmer. Depot 6 lakhs deliver chesaaru 2018 lo, kaani Subbaiah widow gurinchi puja, ritual, aame 2020 lo chanipoyindi vicharam lo. Lohith ippudu 48, intlo alone."
Rithvik Nizamabad ki vacchaaku, lodge lo stay cheyyaledhu first. Atanu directly Jankampet ki auto teesukuni vacchaaru — morning 6 AM. Atanu Lohith ki introduce chesaaru — "Sir, nenu Hyderabad nuncchi. Naa peru Rithvik. Mee family gurinchi depot nuncchi tell chesaaru. Nenu last night oka experience felt — Avinash atani repentance lo unnaaru, kaani free avvaledhu. Aa release lo mee family forgiveness oka key."
Lohith first skeptical. Tharvaata — Rithvik photos chupinchindhi. Photos lo pushing outline clear. Lohith silent ayyaaru.
Lohith: "Nenu Avinash ki 2018 lo atanu funeral ki vellaaledu, atanu ki nenu anger lo undi. Maa nanna oka evening walk lo atanu speeding truck traffic madhyana intlo ki raavadaaniki try chesthunnaaru, Avinash aa truck ni avoid cheyyadaaniki swerved, maa nanna hit ayyaaru. Rendu fault. Kaani nenu Avinash ni blame chesaanu full ga. Nenu atani ki anger ichaanu 10 years. Nenu aa 6 lakhs teesaanu, kaani forgiveness ivvaledu. Naa amma chanipoyindi ee anger lo. Ippudu nenu... nenu ki oka prescription undi, atanu ki non-harm ga cheppadam, release ga."
Lohith ledhu, atanu ki puja ivvaaru aa evening — Nizamabad lo Raja Rajeshwara temple (Vemulawada ki close ga). Atanu Avinash peru ki oka diyya, atani repentance ni acknowledge ga prayer. Lohith verbally stated — "Avinash anna, nenu kshamayi ivvaanu. Nuvvu 10 years lo enough prayaschittam. Nuvvu ippudu release avvu. Maa intlo meeru welcome. Nuvvu ippudu free. Non-harm — non-violence — aa journey lo nuvvu raavalsina stop vacchindi."
Tharvaata Tuesday, Rithvik malli aa route ekkinappudu — Hyderabad nuncchi Nizamabad, ippudu he became deliberately curious — bus Kamareddy dhaatindhi, breakdown vasthundho ledho ani monitor chesaaru. Bus NH-44 midha steady ga vellipoyindhi. Engine smooth. No breakdown. Bus Nizamabad 3:45 AM ki cherukundi, 10 minutes early. Driver aa trip lo cheppaaru — "Sir, ee bus last 4 months lo oka single breakdown ledhu. Previous 3 years lo prathi 15 trips lo 1 breakdown. Why changed — naaku telvaledu."
Rithvik smiled. Atanu conductor ki phone lo Lohith puja photo chupinchindhi. Conductor oka breath release chesaaru — long, soft.
Conductor: "Sir, Avinash released. Thank you. Atanu chaala years consequence bear cheyyalsindhi. Atani release mana route ni safe chesindi. Mee selfless effort adi."
Rithvik Nizamabad lo atani project pitch muginchi, Lohith ni malli oka saari ila ga velli chusaaru. Atani intlo inko peace obvious ga. Atanu Rithvik ki oka small glass lo buttermilk ichaaru — simple, village ga. Atani kallu lo — 10 years weight drop aipoyina relief. Atanu photos ni frame chesi intlo oka wall midha pettaaru — aa bus interior photo Avinash pushing posture lo, oka witness-memory ga. Atani amma photo pakkana.
Lohith: "Nanna, amma rendu naaku forgive cheyyali ani 10 years naa hrudayam lo ledhu. Ippudu undi. Aa weight drop. Nuvvu ki thanks, abbayi."
Rithvik return journey lo bus lo atanu ki oka lesson — atanu office lo aa prathi saari raaga lo acted ayyaaru (email tho, Slack tho, WhatsApp lo), atani co-workers ki small barbs — atanu ki 'non-harm' anedi broader principle ga feel ayyaadu. Harm oka truck crash ga kadhu — harm oka accumulating sentence-tone, oka dismissive smirk, oka late-night snarky Slack reply. Avinash atani accident harm oka concentrated form. Atani own harm oka distributed form.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — TSRTC
Atanu Monday office lo, atani juniors ki oka gentle apology message pampaaru — "Last week's code review lo nenu harsh ga ayyaanu. Feedback critical undi kaani tone unnecessary. Sorry." Rendu juniors surprised, thanked. Small release. Atani inside peace rose gently.
Author's note
NH-44 Hyderabad nunchi Nagpur route lo real highway — Kamareddy, Nizamabad, Adilabad waraku. Ee route lo night buses regular ga breakdown kaalaniki oka history undi — monsoon aite rudra-road lo potholes, starter-motor issues. Aa context lo ee fiction.
2014 lo real ga oka driver accident case similar ga happened Hyderabad periphery lo — I'm not citing specifics to respect privacy. Aa case lo driver punished, prison, released. Aa story atani repentance journey — naa family elder oka retired RTC engineer — atanu mention chesaaru chaala years before. Aa kernel ni Rithvik story lo weave chesaanu.
Jankampet real Nizamabad district village. Vemulawada Raja Rajeshwara temple real. Kamareddy bypass real. Character names fiction.
Mee ki ee rakam experience — bus lo invisible help, ghost pusher — jarigindho? Comments lo cheppandi. Non-harm anedhi principle plot lo — Avinash atanu aa principle ni violate chesaaru atani rash driving lo, tharvaata repentance tho repair chesaaru, Lohith release tho closed.
— 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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