Secunderabad TTE
The TTE at Secunderabad
Setting: Secunderabad 4:28 AM train (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: The TTE at Secunderabad. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
The TTE at Secunderabad
Last weekend nenu maa Karimnagar nunchi Hyderabad ki return chesthu, oka peculiar incident jarigindi naaku. Friday raathri 11:45 PM Karimnagar nunchi bus, Secunderabad ki morning 4 AM ki cherukuni, naa flat ki autoki velli povali — Madhapur ki. Atanu plan. Kaani aa morning Secunderabad station lo nenu break-down lo bus nunchi digi, naaku auto kanipinchaledhu — Friday-Saturday morning peak time, autos rare. Naaku station inside lo wait cheyyali ani decide chesaanu. 4:20 AM ki nenu Platform 1 dheggara coffee teesukoni nilabaddi. Aa moment lo oka TTE adugu vaipu vacchaaru — uniform khaki, peaked cap, ticket puncher chethi lo. Atanu naa vaipu chusi, "Babu, mee ticket?" ani adigaaru. Naaku confused — nenu ticket holder kaadu Friday morning ee, nenu just station inside coffee corner lo. Naaku TTE atanu casually nenu non-passenger ga clarify cheyyali ani prepared. Aa moment lo, atanu peru badge naaku visible — "Sri Ranganatha Rao, TTE." Atanu mata listened ga, naaku nodded, atanu adugu venuka teesi platform venuka edge vaipu velli, atanu disappeared. Atanu badge naaku gurthu — Secunderabad lo nenu 12 years ee station vaadeevaadanu, prathi TTE ki naaku familiarity, kaani Ranganatha Rao name naaku gurthu kaadhu. Naaku station master ki morning shift lo casually mention chesaanu. Atanu mukham white ga ayyaaru. Aa katha ee — naaku atanu cheppadu next 30 minutes lo.
Sri Ranganatha Rao 1968 lo Secunderabad depot lo TTE ga join ayyaaru. Atanu Telugu Brahmin, Karimnagar district lo grew up, atanu pelli Hyderabad lo. Atanu posting Secunderabad Junction. Atanu specialty — early morning trains, 4:28 AM departures, atanu ki morning shift habit. Atanu route familiar — Secunderabad-Vijayawada Pinakini Express, Secunderabad-Tirupathi Krishna Express, Secunderabad-Bombay Karnataka Express, andharu morning early departures. Atanu age 60 ki retire ayyaaru 1996 lo. Atanu Hyderabad lo Lakdikapul lo small flat lo settle ayyaaru, atanu wife & oka daughter — daughter at the time of his retirement was unmarried, atanu pelli arrange cheyyaali ani plan lo.
Atanu daughter peru Kamalamma. Aame age 26 atanu retire samayam ki. Atanu pelli matches search chesaaru, kaani Kamalamma okkasari refused — aame oka colleague tho love marriage cheyyaali ani decided. Aa colleague oka different caste, oka different community. Atanu — Ranganatha Rao — refused permission. Atanu ki tradition, social standing, family reputation matter ayyaaru. Atanu daughter ki cheppaaru, "Nuvvu aa atanu tho pelli chesthe, naa intlo nuvvu evvaru kaadu. Naa daughter naaku ee saari erase. Naaku okkasari think cheyyali."
Kamalamma cried, kaani aame stubborn. Aame parents intlo nunchi run chesindi 1997 March lo, aame love-interest tho register marriage chesindi, vaaru Bangalore ki shift ayyaaru. Aame father — Ranganatha Rao — atanu daughter ki cut-off. Atanu wife (Kamalamma mother) atanu wife ki kuda Kamalamma tho contact ban chesaaru. Atanu wife secretly Kamalamma tho phone calls — atanu wife ki guilt high.
Atanu wife 2002 lo cancer detect — atanu chivari weeks lo Kamalamma intlo ki vacchindi, atanu daughter ki face-to-face for last time. Aa moment lo Ranganatha Rao kuda hospital lo present, kaani atanu Kamalamma vaipu eyes thippaledhu — atanu pride ki, atanu rigid ga. Atanu wife passed away aa same week. Atanu Kamalamma funeral ki attend cheyyaledhu invite, kaani aame father side lo respect ki distance keep chesindi.
Atanu mother atanu chivari moment lo Ranganatha Rao ki cheppindi, "Vidiya, naaku ee chivari request, Kamalamma ki naa forgiveness isthaa, mee ki kuda. Mee atanu tho pelli choice aame, aame happy ga ippudu. Mee atanu forgive cheyyali, pride vaddu. Naaku peace tho velli povali." Atanu wife mata atanu ki accept aithe ayindi, kaani atanu acknowledged-leni — atanu cheppaaru, "Madam, mee ki naa forgiveness nuvvu kavadam, aa atanu ki naaku forgive cheyyalemu. Aame naa intlo eppudu raavadam ledhu inkaa."
Aa stubborn position atanu life lo continue. Atanu daughter Kamalamma 2003-2010 madhya Hyderabad ki visiting trips chesindi, kaani atanu door open cheyyaledhu. Aame letters pampindi — atanu read cheyyaledhu, atanu burn chesaaru. Aame phone calls — atanu pickup cheyyaledhu. Aa atanu pride consume chesthundi atanu life ni — atanu retire post-life atanu lonely ga, atanu walking habits, station lo casual visits, atanu morning chai tea stalls Secunderabad lo. Atanu daughter ne mention cheyyaledhu evvarini.
Atanu 2012 lo died — heart attack, peace lo intlo, alone, atanu maid atanu morning ki kanipettindi lifeless. Atanu funeral ki Kamalamma attend chesindi — Bangalore nunchi vacchindi, kids tho. Aame oka small puja chesindi, aame father ki forgiveness isthaa ani whisper, kaani aame ki teliyadhu atanu atma forgiveness accept aithundo ledho.
Atanu atma — forgiveness lekapothey — release ledhu. Atanu Secunderabad station ki return aithunaaru. 4:28 AM trains check chestaaru, atanu old habit, atanu unfinished prarabdha. Atanu daughter ki direct ga reach cheyyaledhu — aame Bangalore lo, aame intlo. Atanu station lo passengers ki kanipisthaaru — kaani family-related travelers ki maathram, atanu Telugu speakers ki, atanu young people atanu daughter age range lo. Atanu silent ga ticket adugutaaru. Atanu kanipinchadam pattern observed by station staff over 12 years.
Naaku station master morning shift lo cheppaaru — atanu peru TT-Narayana-Rao, age 58, atanu Secunderabad lo 30 years posted. Atanu Ranganatha Rao colleague.
[TT-NARAYANA-RAO] "Sai Kiran, mee ki naaku appudu personal ga cheppaalsina. Ranganatha Rao naa friend 1980s nunchi. Atanu strict ga, atanu rules ki strict, kaani atanu inside soft. Atanu daughter incident 1997 lo naaku gurthu, atanu naaku cheppaaru tea breaks lo, kaani atanu forgiveness ivvaledhu enduku. Atanu died 2012 lo. Mana station lo new TTEs ki memu instructions istamu, 'Aa morning 4:28 ki oka senior TTE kanipistharu, atanu greet ki saluation cheppaaru, atanu peru pilavakandi, kaani atanu tho ekkuva interaction kuda cheyyakandi. Atanu silent ga work chesthaaru. Mee respect, dooram.' Atanu daughter Bangalore lo, aame contact memu maintain cheyyaledhu, aame personal grief ki memu intervene cheyyaledhu. Naaku gurthu Kamalamma, aame age 53 ippudu ayithundi. Naaku phone number undi naa daggara, naaku 1996 lo wife & atanu retire farewell party lo invite chesaaru, aa party lo aame attended."
[SAI KIRAN] "Atanu daggara naaku ee morning ticket adigaaru. Atanu naaku family-related travel ga conclude chesaaru emo, naaku Karimnagar nunchi return, naaku family weekend visit kabatti. Atanu visualization lo naaku family-traveler look. Atanu ki em cheyyaali?"
[TT-NARAYANA-RAO] "Naaku idea, Kamalamma ki phone cheyyandi. Aame Bangalore lo. Aame ki cheppandi atanu forgiveness isthe atanu release. Aame ki direct contact, naa phone teesthaa, aame number ichetha. Mee ki ee role naaku critical."
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Naaku Kamalamma ki phone chesaanu morning 6 AM ki. Aame answered — aame voice elderly woman, calm.
Kamalamma: "Hello?"
[SAI KIRAN] "Madam, naa peru Sai Kiran Pandrala. Nenu Lighted Tales blog rasthaa naaku. Nenu Karimnagar nunchi, ippudu Hyderabad lo. Naaku ee morning Secunderabad station lo oka peculiar experience, mee father Ranganatha Rao garu naaku kanipinchaaru."
Long silence. Tharvaata aame voice.
Kamalamma: "Naa father 12 years back chanipoyaaru."
[SAI KIRAN] "Madam, naaku teliyadhu konchem before today, kaani station master cheppaaru. Atanu atma Secunderabad lo unfinished, atanu mee ki forgiveness ivvaledhu 1997 lo, atanu aa weight pattukoni release kaaledhu. Madam, mee ki naa request ledhu. Kaani mee ki feel aithe, mee voice atanu ki, direct ga ee phone tho, naaku station ki velli, mee voice ee saari atanu ki vinipiste, atanu release. Mee dwara mee father atma peace pothunadu. Mee personal call. Naaku just messenger."
Aame silent. Aame breath listen aithundi phone lo. Aame oka long second tharvaata cheppindi.
Kamalamma: "Sai Kiran garu, naa father 1997 lo naaku cut-off chesaaru. Aa weight naaku 27 years. Naaku 2012 lo aame funeral ki velliki, aame ki naa forgiveness isthaanu ani whisper, kaani naaku response ledhu. Naaku ee saari... aame tho speak cheyyali. Naaku forgiveness ivvaledhu aame ki, naaku 27 years atanu pride midha anger pattukoni. Naaku ippudu ardham, naa anger naa ki kuda burden. Naaku release kavaali ane saari. Sai Kiran garu, mee ki phone hold cheyyandi station lo, naaku Bangalore nunchi voice transmit cheyyandi."
Naaku Secunderabad station ki return chesaanu 6:45 AM ki. Platform 1 nunchi, naaku TT-Narayana-Rao venuka follow chesaaru. Aa same spot — coffee corner pakkana. Naaku 4:28 AM ki re-enact cheyyaledhu, kaani Ranganatha Rao atma — atanu morning hours specific kaadhu, family-related context lo emerge. Naaku atanu mention chesina ticket-asking spot ki.
[TT-NARAYANA-RAO] "Ranganatha Rao garu, mee daughter Kamalamma phone lo. Aame mee tho cheppaalsindhi undi. Sai Kiran phone tho aa voice transmit chesthaa. Mee atma listen cheyyaali."
Naaku phone speaker on ki kept. Kamalamma voice phone nunchi.
[KAMALAMMA - PHONE] "Naanna, naaku gurthu mee voice. Naaku 27 years mee absent ga ee weight pattukoni. Naaku 1997 lo mee ki nenu refuse chesaanu, naa choice naaku correct ga ipoindhi, naa life happy ga, naa kids healthy ga, kaani mee absent ga aa happiness incomplete. Naa mother chivari moment lo mee ki request chesindi naaku forgiveness ivvali, mee accept cheyyaledhu. Naaku ippudu naaku ee saari cheppaali, naaku mee ki naaku forgiveness isthaanu. Naaku 27 years anger mee meeda, atanu ippudu naaku release. Mee ki kuda mee chesina decision midha mee ki guilt undi emo, atanu mee ki naa forgiveness. Memu rendu sides ki release. Naaku atanu undi aame moment, mee ki naa naanna ga chinnatanam memories, mee shoulders meeda swing chesi-vesina park visits, mee Karimnagar trips lo bus rides, mee tea-pouring nuvvu chai sip cheyyalsina time-counting habits. Aa memories naa daggara. Naaku mee meeda love. Naa kids mee grandkids, atanu kuda meet cheyyaledhu, kaani vaariki naa naanna stories cheppaanu, vaaru ki mee railway uniform photos chupinchaanu. Naaku mee ki, naa naanna, naa forgiveness. Mee atma release. Mee shanti."
Naaku coffee corner pakkana — air vaipu chusaanu — chinna ga, oka old TTE outline visible — peaked cap, khaki uniform, ticket puncher hand lo. Atanu mukham clear ga ledhu, kaani atanu aa moment lo head bowed, oka small gesture — accepting. Atanu hand thala vaipu raise chesaaru — oka old IR salute, professional ga. Atanu eyes lo tear visible — kaani peaceful ga.
Atanu slowly fade. Aa coffee corner pakkana air light ga, fragrance — atanu favorite habit ga jasmine perfume aame uniform pocket lo prathi morning, atanu wife give chesedi. Aa fragrance dispersed.
Atanu release.
Naaku Kamalamma ki phone close cheyyaledhu — aame inkaa phone lo. Aame breath audible.
Kamalamma: "Sai Kiran garu, atanu accept chesaaru?"
[SAI KIRAN] "Madam, atanu salute chesaaru. Atanu fade ayyaaru. Atanu peace lo. Mee voice atanu ki release ichindi."
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Aame phone lo silent crying. Aame tear ga, kaani relief ga.
Kamalamma: "Sai Kiran garu, mee ki naa thanks. Mee role naaku invaluable. Naa next visit Hyderabad ki, December lo, kids tho, naaku Secunderabad station lo oka small puja organize cheyyali, aa coffee corner pakkana chinna prayer, aame favorite irani chai, aame favorite jasmine flower. Naaku mee involvement kavali, mee ki invite. Mee blog lo ee story rayandi, kaani names fictional ga, aa weight aa story kosam carry kaakunda. Naa father atma fictional ga blog lo manifest, atanu peace lo."
Naaku agreed.
December 2024 lo Kamalamma vacchindi Bangalore nunchi husband & two adult kids tho. Memu Secunderabad station lo, coffee corner pakkana — small private puja. Maa amma cousin pujari Bhagavatulu garu officiated. Atanu chant chesaaru — "Sri Ranganatha Rao atma, mee daughter mee ki forgiveness isthe, mee ki release. Mee atma lo shanti. Mee daughter family welfare lo blessings." Aa moment lo coffee corner pakkana air fresh ga, irani chai fragrance, jasmine fragrance — TT-Narayana-Rao atanu kuda chusaaru, atanu thala bowed.
Kamalamma daughter — adult girl 22 years, name Nikhitha — aame oka small steel tumbler lo irani chai pour chesindi platform pakkana, oka jasmine flower chai pakkana pettindi. Aame whispered, "Tatha, naaku mee photos undayi, mee stories undayi. Naa naanna laaga mee blessings. Mee peace."
Aa moment lo Sai Kiran ki ardham — forgiveness ivvadam grand gesture kaadu. Adi okka chinna word — okka call, okka voice, okka acknowledgment. Pride ki rigid ga aiti, decades ki burden. Oka chinna acceptance — aa burden release. Family lo, work lo, friends lo — forgiveness ivvadam mana atma ki critical. Plot lo ee dramatized.
Kamalamma family aa puja tharvaata Maa Karimnagar swagramam ki kuda visit chesindi — aame father birthplace ki, Kamalamma 27 years ee village ki return cheyyaledhu, aame ki cut-off period continue avadam. Aa village lo old family house — atanu cousin family inkaa pattukoni — aame welcome chesaaru. Aame father old room lo aame stayed oka night, aame father old IR uniform photos chusindi wall meeda. Aame husband atanu kids ki point chesi cheppindi, "Ee mee tatha. Atanu strict ga, kaani atanu noble ga. Atanu mistakes chesaaru, kaani atanu peace lo ippudu. Mee inheritance, atanu integrity, atanu hard work."
Aame Bangalore ki return chesindi peace tho. Aame kids ki gurthu — Telugu roots, ancestral village, history weight & release. Aa journey aame life lo final closure chapter. Aame TT-Narayana-Rao tho phone tho periodic contact maintain — atanu retire 2025 lo, atanu naaku kuda contact reachable.
Author's note
Real-world context: Wikipedia — TSRTC
Ee post 100 — naa Lighted Tales project lo halfway milestone. 100 stories complete, 100 to go. Naaku ee journey lo readers, listeners, commenters tho deep gratitude. Aa same gratitude principle naaku spine ga — forgiveness, karunyam, integrity, prarabdha awareness, pavitrata.
Secunderabad Junction naa life lo most-traversed station. Naa first solo train trip 2003 lo, age 13, atanu nunchi naaku train photography passion. Aa station heritage British-era architecture — broad platforms, high ceilings, dome arches — adi naaku always feel oka portal ga.
Ranganatha Rao TTE character fictional, kaani inspiration real ga — naa Karimnagar uncle, atanu retired RTC employee, atanu daughter tho similar 90s caste-marriage rift had. Atanu atanu daughter tho 23 years dooram lo, eventually 2018 lo reconnect ayyaaru — death-bed lo. Aa story naaku heart lo settled, ee fictional manifestation lo woven.
Forgiveness ivvadam mana traditional spine. Pride paranoid ga ipothey, decades burden. Mee life lo evvaraina — parent, sibling, friend, ex-colleague — vaariki forgiveness ivvali ani feeling unte, ippude phone teesi cheppandi. Late aithe atanu daggara reach cheyyaledhu emo. Plot lo ee dramatized, real life lo ee critical.
Lighted Tales next 100 stories ki mee continued support. Audio version YouTube lo regular drop. Mee favorite stories Batch 10 lo comments lo cheppandi. Naaku mee feedback critical. Halfway milestone celebrate chesthamu okkasari.
— 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.
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