Uber Share Gachibowli
Uber Share Gachibowli
Setting: Cyber Towers evening share (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Uber Share Gachibowli. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Uber Share Gachibowli
2024 October 4 raathri Hyderabad lo Dussehra eve ki, Cyber Towers Gachibowli zone full lo evening rush peak ga. Aa raathri Madhapur Cyber Gateway nunchi Gachibowli Cyber Towers ki cab demand surge, fare regular Rs 220 nunchi Uber Share Rs 180 nunchi Rs 320 ki spike. Naa colleague Balwinder Singh — atanu Hyderabad lo IT engineer, Punjab origin, Yatri Technologies fictional firm Gachibowli office — atanu aa raathri Uber Share book chesaaru atanu Madhapur client meeting nunchi return aithunna. Atanu naaku next morning office canteen lo cheppaaru — atanu mukham pale ga, atanu coffee cup hand shake. Naaku ee story atanu permission tho rasthaa, atanu peru preserved.
Balwinder Madhapur nunchi 7:35 PM ki Uber Share book chesaaru. Driver name screen lo "Krishna Murthy", vehicle TS09 PT 5527, Maruti Ertiga (XL category). Atanu rating 4.83. Atanu Uber Share ki second passenger pickup Cyber Gateway lo planned. Trip ETA 22 minutes Cyber Towers ki via inner roads.
Driver vacchaaru on time. Krishna Murthy — atanu age 50, atanu balding, atanu plain shirt + slacks, atanu dashboard midha oka chinna Hanuman idol, atanu rearview mirror lo oka old plastic Sai Baba photo, atanu agarbatti pack visible glove compartment lo. Atanu polite ga greet chesaaru.
[KRISHNA MURTHY] "Sir, OTP cheppandi."
Balwinder: "6483."
Atanu OTP enter, trip start. Balwinder seatbelt, phone lo Slack messages. Aa moment lo notification, "Co-passenger pickup at Cyber Gateway, ETA 4 minutes."
Aa pickup spot — Cyber Gateway Tower 5 main gate. Driver cab aa gates dheggara stopped 7:42 PM ki. Notification update, "Co-passenger arriving in 30 seconds."
Balwinder phone lo screen check. Co-passenger app lo profile — name "Riyaz Ahmed", age 28-30 emo, profile photo male visible. Pickup countdown 30 sec lo zero ki.
Aa moment lo — kaani gates daggara nunchi evvaru emerge ledhu. Driver waited 60 seconds, atanu impatient ga horn light ga touched. App lo notification, "Co-passenger boarded."
Naaku Balwinder ki — atanu aa moment lo body chillu vaipu freeze. Cab door opened ledhu, no person physical ga boarded. App matrame "boarded" status updated. Trip continued — driver started moving.
Kaani aa moment lo — atanu cab body weight perceptible ga shift aindi. Atanu suspension oka chinna dip noticeable, oka 3-4 inch back-end depression. Atanu shock absorbers oka sigh sound. Krishna Murthy face — atanu rearview mirror lo Balwinder vaipu chusaaru, atanu eyes wide, atanu silence.
[BALWINDER - LOW] "Bhai, naa ki ee weight shift feel aindi. Co-passenger boarded ki app status. Kaani naaku visible ga evvaru ekkaaru ledhu. Mee ki?"
[KRISHNA MURTHY] Atanu pause chesaaru long. Atanu voice low. "Sir, naaku same observation. Naa cab weight back-end shift, naa suspension reaction confirmed. Naa visual ga zero. Sir, ee phenomenon naaku Uber Share lo last 6 months lo 3 saarlu. Naaku ee cheppadu evvaribi management ki, vaaru ki 'glitch' ga dismiss. Sir, naaku assure cheyyaali, naa night shift lo ee. Mee Cyber Towers drop direct ga aithundi, kaani ee co-passenger inkaa cab lo. Atanu silent ga, atanu inkaa cab lo waste cheyyaru. Sir, mee chinnaga settle, naaku trip continue cheyyaali."
Balwinder confused, kaani atanu agreed. Atanu phone lo trip details monitor. ETA 16 minutes Cyber Towers ki.
Aa moment lo — cab interior environment change. AC vent lo nunchi normal ga cool air ga, kaani aa air slowly transitioned. Air windshield ki face direction lo flow change — atanu cabin lo nunchi air outward push aithundi, normal ga inward intake matter. Aa AC unit fogging start — windshield lo nunchi inside lo small fog patches manifest. Krishna Murthy AC settings adjust chesaaru — atanu defog mode, atanu fan high. Fog continued.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Raathri Cab Receipt
[KRISHNA MURTHY] "Sir, ee fogging unusual ga inward direction. Naaku AC mechanic check chesaaru last week, atanu normal. Ee fog cabin humidity nunchi kaadu, atanu condensation external surface lo. Sir, mee comfort okay?"
Balwinder: "Bhai, naaku body chillu, naa hand light ga shake. Naaku ee co-passenger... mee tho honest ga cheppaaru. Mee 3 saarlu experience kabatti. Atanu enti?"
Krishna Murthy silent ga long. Atanu signal red light ki car stopped — Madhapur Y-junction. Atanu turn around partially, atanu Balwinder vaipu chusi quiet ga.
[KRISHNA MURTHY] "Sir, naa ki teliyali, kaani naaku honest ga cheppaali. Naa first encounter 2024 April ki, oka raathri Cyber Gateway pickup, similar pattern , co-passenger profile Riyaz Ahmed, app status boarded, kaani visual zero, weight shift confirmed. Naa drop Cyber Towers, atanu app lo Riyaz Ahmed drop completed. Atanu boarded fee Uber backend processed. Naa next morning Uber support ki escalation , vaaru reply, 'Sir, technical glitch, working on fix.' Atanu fix kaaledhu. Naaku 3 saarlu repeat , same Riyaz Ahmed profile, same Cyber Gateway pickup, same Cyber Towers drop. Sir, naaku driver community lo ee phenomenon naa colleagues tho discussion , vaaru ki similar 5-6 saarlu observed. Sir, atanu Riyaz Ahmed real ga ee area lo familiar identity emo, ledha system glitch , naaku teliyadhu. Sir, mee tho mee ride lo ee acknowledgment cheyyaali, naaku open ga. Naaku lie cheyyali ki avenue ledhu , mee feel chesaaru, mee weight, mee fog, naaku endi cheppaali same."*
Balwinder ki ee directness shaken ga, kaani atanu valued. Atanu phone lo Uber app — co-passenger profile Riyaz Ahmed photo — atanu profile photo zoomed in.
Atanu Riyaz Ahmed photo — atanu age 28 emo, atanu beard trim, atanu plain shirt, atanu eyes calm. Naaku photo background — Cyber Gateway main gate ga, atanu selfie aa specific spot lo emo. Balwinder ki face vaguely familiar.
Balwinder: "Bhai, naa ki Riyaz Ahmed peru gurthu undi. Naa Yatri Technologies office lo, naa colleague , Riyaz Ahmed, atanu IT engineer, atanu Cyber Gateway Tower 5 atanu home apartment area, atanu daily Cyber Towers commute. Atanu... atanu 2024 March 18 ki road accident, NH-44 stretch lo, atanu motorcycle commute, atanu fatal. Atanu mother & wife Hyderabad lo. Naaku atanu funeral ki attend chesaanu, naa office team lo. Bhai, atanu Riyaz Ahmed."
Krishna Murthy face slowly drained. Atanu signal green ki, atanu cab continued, atanu silent ga 30 seconds.
[KRISHNA MURTHY] "Sir, naa first encounter April lo , atanu accident tharvaata oka month later. Atanu atma, atanu Cyber Gateway nunchi Cyber Towers route , atanu daily commute pattern. Atanu re-enacting. Naaku gurthu, ee 4th encounter , atanu cycle 4 saarlu, atanu trapped pattern lo. Sir, atanu ki release ki naaku idea ledhu. Mee atanu personal ga gurthu ga, mee ki contribution avenue. Atanu mother & wife mee ki acknowledgment cheyyaali , atanu commute pattern stop cheyyali, atanu peace ki release."
Balwinder phone lo Uber Share trip details, atanu screenshot teesi colleague Saahil ki message — atanu Yatri HR contact ga, Riyaz family info atanu daggara. Saahil 5 minutes lo reply — Riyaz mother phone number share, "Anjum Begum, age 58, Mehdipatnam, Riyaz mother. Aame ki Anish HR-team contacted post-funeral, aame compensation processed."
Cab Cyber Towers ki cherukundi 8:08 PM ki. Trip end. App lo notification — "Co-passenger Riyaz Ahmed dropped at Cyber Towers". Cab weight back-end normal ga returned, suspension dip lifted. Fog cleared windshield lo. AC normal direction.
Balwinder digi, fare Rs 320 paid via Google Pay. Atanu Krishna Murthy ki — atanu Rs 200 tip transfer chesaaru.
Balwinder: "Bhai, mee honesty ki naa thanks. Mee 3 saarlu silent pattern, mee 4th saari naaku open ga. Atanu naaku family contact ki path. Naaku ee story document chesthaa, mee colleagues ki reach kaadu, kaani Lighted Tales blog lo dramatized fictional ga, mee community ki indirect benefit."
[KRISHNA MURTHY] "Sir, mee dwara aa family ki contact, atanu welfare confirm , naaku ee saari peace. Naaku ee shift safer ga. Mee ki naa shukran."
Balwinder next morning Yatri Technologies HR Saahil tho coordinate, vaaru aa Anjum Begum & Riyaz wife Tabassum (age 27, Cyber Gateway Tower 5 apartment lo single ga, Riyaz post-accident Mehdipatnam parents tho move thinking) ki visit chesaaru.
Naaku Balwinder & Saahil tho 2024 October 6 ki Mehdipatnam visit ki accompanied. Anjum Begum welcome chesindi reluctant ga, aame depression lo, aame eyes lo loss. Tabassum aa visit ki Cyber Gateway nunchi vacchindi — aame age 27, aame baby bump visible — aame Riyaz post-accident pregnant ga discovered, aame baby due January 2025.
Memu aame ki ee story share — Krishna Murthy 4-encounter pattern, Balwinder ride documented. Initially aa woman silence, tharvaata Tabassum cried.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: RadhaKrishna Cab Service
Tabassum: "Memu Riyaz ki direct ga acknowledgment ivvaledhu. Atanu accident raathri ki memu fight chesaaru morning lo , chinna ga, memu ki finance pressure, memu newly married 2023 lo, memu baby plan early ga, memu ki disagreement. Atanu office ki velli, atanu return cheyyali ki ledhu. Memu ki chivari mata anger ga. Naaku 6 months guilt , atanu reach cheyyaledhu chivari moment ki. Atanu... atanu commute pattern repeat aithe atanu chivari journey re-enact, atanu home ki return cheyyaali atanu ki critical. Naaku ee saari ardham."
[ANJUM BEGUM] "Naa son atanu naaku monthly call cheyyaledhu chivari month lo , atanu ki time pressure, naaku silent. Naaku aa absence weight, naaku atanu funeral ki face cheyyaledhu fully , naa atanu accident shock ki. Memu mother-son atanu chivari conversation incomplete. Naaku ee saari clarity. Naaku atanu peace ki acknowledgment ivvaali."
Naaku Saahil tho — memu mother & wife ki suggestion — small puja organize cheyyaali aa Cyber Gateway Tower 5 main gate dheggara, atanu specific spot. Aame agreed. Maa amma cousin pujari Bhagavatulu garu (cross-faith inclusive blessing-based ritual) coordinate chesaaru aame Mehdipatnam imam tho — combined inter-faith ritual atanu mother request to honor Riyaz Sufi-leaning faith inclination.
October 8, 2024 ki — Cyber Gateway Tower 5 gates dheggara — small private gathering. Imam (community elder) Quran recitation, Bhagavatulu garu Sanskrit shloka chant, Tabassum & Anjum Begum tho Riyaz favorite irani chai cup, atanu favorite jasmine flower. Tabassum aame husband ki direct whisper, "Riyaz, naa ki forgiveness, mee ki naa morning anger ki naa apology. Mee atma peace lo, mee unborn baby naa daggara, atanu mee memory lo grow. Mee shanti."
Anjum Begum direct whisper, "Naa son, naa ki forgiveness. Mee ki naa absence ki naa apology. Mee ki naa peace ivvali, naa ki kuda. Mee shanti."
Aa moment lo — Cyber Gateway gates pakkana air briefly shifted, oka jasmine fragrance flooded, oka chai aroma carried, oka cooling breeze direction ki — atanu autumn unusual ga aa direction. Atanu acknowledgment.
Krishna Murthy aa puja ki participated atanu personal request lo. Atanu silent ga corner lo nilabaddi, atanu eyes lo tear. Atanu naaku next week phone — "Sir, naa post-puja Uber Share trips lo Riyaz Ahmed profile encounter zero. Atanu pattern stopped. Atanu peace lo. Sir, naa thanks."
Naaku ee story — driver Krishna Murthy honesty ki critical aindi. Atanu lie chesi cab weight, fog phenomena explain aithe, Balwinder confusion deeper ga, atanu connection ki path closed. Atanu open ga acknowledgment, atanu evidence verbalized — passenger ki connection seed. Truth — direct ga, even uncomfortable ga, mee ki path opens. Plot lo ee dramatized.
Author's note
Real-world context: Wikipedia — TSRTC
Hyderabad Cyber Gateway, Cyber Towers — Gachibowli, Madhapur tech zones — naa life lo daily commute. Naaku friend Balwinder Singh real ga similar profile, naa colleague Saahil real ga office HR coordination ki regular. Yatri Technologies fictional firm naa similar to several Gachibowli companies real ga.
NH-44 stretch raathri shifts lo motorcycle accidents Hyderabad lo regular tragic ga — naa friend project lo road safety awareness initiative documented incidents. Riyaz Ahmed character fictional, kaani naaku similar pattern colleagues lost reality based.
Uber Share, Ola Pool lo phantom passenger phenomena — naaku driver community informal chats lo intermittent ga heard. App backend boarding registration, weight registration physical ga independent — atanu glitch real ga, kaani ee story dramatic exaggeration.
Truth — direct conversation lo even uncomfortable ga — connection ki path. Krishna Murthy honesty Balwinder ki critical, atanu family contact ki seed. Plot lo ee dramatized.
Mee ki Uber Share, Ola Pool lo phantom co-passenger experience? Comments lo cheppandi.
— 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.
Audio version: youtube.com/@Lightedtales
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