Status Upload — Died 2022
Status Upload — Died 2022
Setting: WhatsApp Status (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Status Upload — Died 2022. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Status Upload — Died 2022
Tejaswini phone teesi WhatsApp open chesindi, Status tab meeda chethi vesindi. Andhulo first circle — orange ring, unread status — atani peru aame ki ardham kaaledhu okka second daka. Pratapa Uncle ani.
Aame chethi ekkuva slow ayyindi.
Pratapa Uncle 2022 February lo poyiyaaru. Aatani number — saved kaadu ippudu — kaani Tejaswini phone lo "Pratapa Uncle (deceased)" ani peru ki contact ne saved unde, aame delete cheyaaledhu kuda ee 3 years lo. Aatani profile picture grey silhouette ga marindhi 2022 March-April time lo, number disconnected ayyaaka.
Ippudu — Status circle orange ring tho. Pratapa Uncle status update chesaaru.
Aame thumb tap chesindi.
Status — okka photo. Aame own living room. Banjara Hills 3rd floor flat, "Sapphire Heights" gated community, 3BHK. Living room — sofa, TV unit, balcony french doors, Andhra Pradesh wall map midha aame father gift chesina painting. Andhulo nundi photo teesinattu undi.
Kaani angle — adhi possible kaadhu. Photo angle ceiling lo nundi okka 2 feet kindha, fan ki pakkana, sofa back lo nundi raaste. Aa angle lo camera pettali ante room lo ladder pettali — ladder lekkadu Tejaswini intlo. Aa angle nunchi photo teesi unde okka drone or okka chinna camera fan blade meeda placed ai unde — adhi possible kaadhu okka civilian ki.
Photo lo — sofa midha okka throw blanket undi. Aa blanket — aame Tuesday morning velise vacchina time lo washing machine ki vesindi, ippativaraku driyer lo undi. Living room sofa midha lekkadu.
Kaani photo lo, aa same blanket, sofa midha undi.
Aame stomach lo cool sweat anipinchindi.
Tejaswini — age 32, IT product manager Hitech City lo, salary good, single. Banjara Hills lo aame parents tho undadhu — parents aame chinnamma swantha aaroju Vizag ki visit lo poyiunaaru, aame okkadinne Hyderabad lo. Pratapa Uncle — aame father chinna brother. Family ki dear, nuvvu Hyderabad lo settle ayyaaka inka familiar.
Pratapa Uncle 2022 February lo road accident lo poyiyaru. Driving karthavyam lo Tejaswini gurinchi heart attack ki similar issue jarigindi — atanu ORR midha late night drive lo, suburban hospital lo declared dead. Aatani peru aame father side ki andharu eduka rendu years ki. Tejaswini funeral ki velli ravvataledhu kuda — aame appudu Bangalore lo office trip lo, return chesi ravadhamlo accident date konni hours ki munduga okka voicemail Pratapa Uncle ki ichindi —
Aa voicemail — "Uncle, mee Bangalore visit gurinchi confirm cheste naaku tell cheyandi, naadhi family weekend lo Hyderabad lo ravadham missing chesthane lekapote okka chinna issue ayipothundi office lo"* — aame office prioritize chesi family weekend miss chesindi.
Pratapa Uncle aa voicemail ki reply ivvaledhu — atanu accident time lo aa voicemail receive cheyaledhu. Aatani phone aa accident lo destroyed ayyindi.
Aa next 3 years lo Tejaswini ee voicemail aa atani phone lo recovery cheyaledhu — number disconnected, phone forensic recovery lekkadu. Aame guilt ga aa voicemail ane gurinchi ne nidra povaledhu konni nights — "naa weekend miss aythe okka chinna issue ayipothundi"* — selfish ga, family ki priority lekkanaa, atanu accidental ga heart issue tho fatal aythe daggara nenu aa weekend ki velli ne unde, aatanu enka bagunde — aa thinking aame heart ki baruvuga ayipoyindi.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Voice Note 3:33
Pratapa Uncle ki Tejaswini eppudo aa weekend kosam okka kshamapana cheyaledhu — atanu poyaaka.
Status photo — aame living room, impossible angle. Tejaswini aa photo ni full screen ki zoom chesindi, swipe chesi next slide chudaali ani try chesindi — okkati ne photo ne, second slide ledu.
Status caption — okka line —
"Tejaswini, mee weekend ki naa adigina answer naaku ippativaraku raaledhu."
Aame caption chusi phone padipoyindi mancham midha. Aame oka cheyi tho mukham kappi cried okka 3 minutes.
Status — 24 hours daka untundi WhatsApp lo. Aa moment ki — "viewed by 1" — Tejaswini matrame view chesindi.
Aame Status fix ga refresh chesindi swipe up tho — "viewed by 1" ne ne.
Aame chusthune view count maaripoyindi — "viewed by 0". Aame view counted erase ayyindi laaga, kaani aame chusina kabatti view raaledhu kavalsi vundi.
Adhi WhatsApp lo possible kaadhu — view count thakkuva avadham aviation kaadhu, viewer leftover ga undali.
Aame father ki call chesindhi Vizag ki — phone outside ringtone ringing 8 seconds, atanu busy. Aame mother ki call chesindi — atanu busy ne ne. Aame WhatsApp message chesindhi —
Tejaswini: Daddy, urgent ga oka thing cheppali. Pratapa Uncle peru midha WhatsApp Status okkati upload ayyindi ippudu. Naa living room photo. Naadhi description ela cheppali ardham kaadhu, kaani serious ga.
Aame father reply 12 minutes ki —
Daddy: Beta, Pratapa peru ela? Atani number disconnected ayyaaru kadha 2022 lo.
Tejaswini: Naa daggara aa number contact list lo unde inka. Profile picture grey ga ayipoyaaru, kaani peru save ayinde 'Pratapa Uncle (deceased)'. Status orange ring vacchindi, naa living room photo upload ayyindi caption tho. Daddy, bhayam ga undi.
Daddy: Beta, screenshots send chey.
Aame screenshots teesi pampindi — Status preview, full photo, caption, view counter ("viewed by 0" ippudu). Father reply raaledhu okka 25 minutes daka. Tarwata —
Daddy: Beta, naaku ee photo chusi naa heart agipoyindi. Aa angle — naa Hyderabad visit lo 2021 lo nenu Pratapa tho mee living room ki vacchina time lo, atanu fan ki pakka chinnaga jump chesi mee living room photo teesaru — fun ga, mee father gift chesina painting daggara cumulative angle. Atanu navvuthune "naa angle camera laaga, naadhi life lo eppudu chinna aa angle laaga chinna ga unde" annaru. Aa photo atanu naa daggara WhatsApp lo pampaaru aa weekend. Naadhi phone lo aa photo undi inka — naa pakka iphone backup lo. Aa photo ne adhi.
Tejaswini chevulu lopaliki gaali velli pakka. Aame father photo ne ne aa same angle nundi vacchindi 2021 lo, atani phone nunchi atani brother ki pampi unaaru. Pratapa Uncle living ga unna time lo. Adhi okka oka image, naa father Vizag laptop lo backup lo undi. Aame ippudu chusthuna aa Status photo same angle, kaani kotha details — sofa midha throw blanket (washing machine lo unde), TV stand pakka oka coffee mug (aame Wednesday evening sokka pettindi), wall midha chinna nail puncture (aame guruvaram artwork hang chesina spot).
Aa photo 2021 di kaadhu. Adhi current. Adhi Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday — ee week lo teesina photo. Same angle, kaani modified — old angle, new contents.
Naadhi Tejaswini brain pani cheyaledu okka full minute.
Tejaswini: Daddy, aa photo new di. Naa current room. Naa sofa midha blanket unna kaadhu nijam ga, kaani photo lo undi. Coffee mug Wednesday di. Wall nail Thursday di.
Daddy: Beta, nuvvu ee night Vizag ki vacchey. Naa flight book chestane Hyderabad ki ratha morning ki. Atanu okkadu ne unchaledu inkokati cheyali memu.
Tejaswini phone parichi pettindi mancham midha. Aame lechi nilabadi living room ki velli, lights chala ga vesi, full room scan chesindi. Sofa empty, blanket lekkadu. Coffee mug Wednesday di sokka lo, kitchen lo migrate chesinde. Aame velli sofa midha kuruchunde, photo angle lo unna seat position ki face up chesi ceiling chusindi. Fan blade — empty, plain. Photo angle lo aa fan blade midha okka chinna red mark — almost like adhe scratch — visible ga undi.
Aame lechi ladder petti fan blade ki velli chudali ani anipinchindhi — kaani ladder lekkadu intlo. Aame chair pull chesi sofa pakkana petti fan kindha nilabadi pulled okka adugu. Fan blade reach kaaledhu chair height ki.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: DP Change Sunday
Aame phone teesi torchlight on chesi fan blade meeda focus chesi photo teesindi own phone tho. Photo zoom chesi chusindi — fan blade midha okka chinna scratch nijam ga undi, red ga, edhi blood color similar ga. Aame ki teliyaledhu adhi enti.
Phone vibrate ayyindi mancham midha. Aame velli chusindi.
WhatsApp message — Pratapa Uncle peru nunchi.
Pratapa Uncle (deceased): Tejaswini, naadhi answer ee scratch. Naa accident time lo naadhi car ceiling-fan dust ki red ga aindhi — ne ki teliyaledhu, adhi naadhi fingerprint, naa aatma ee scratch tho ne ki cheppali — naa atani weekend gurinchi adigina answer naaku ippativaraku ravaledhu. Adhi okka chinna issue ne ne ne ki, naadhi bhupa ne ki itu lo. Nenu paadu ga undinde — atanu safe ga undinde aa weekend nadicchunte.
Aame phone padaledu chethulu trembling ki. Aame type chesindi —
Tejaswini: Uncle, kshamapana adugutha. Aa weekend nenu velli unde, mee accident teagatuvaaledu kavalsi. Naa selfishness aa decision. Nenu ee 3 years prati raathri aa decision gurinchi alochinchi pichvaadini ayyaanu.
Reply raaledhu okka 4 minutes daka. Aame chusthune typing... vacchindhi.
Pratapa Uncle: Tejaswini, naa accident heart-attack chinna chinna stage tho ne ne fatal ai unde. Nuvvu aa weekend velli unna kuda nenu poye unde maybe — adhi naa medical history, doctors warned chesinaaru pre-1 year. Nuvvu kshamapana cheyali ane lekkadu. Naadhi dukham ee — naadhi cheli, naa anna, vaalla ki naadhi voice eppudu cheppale-poyina ee chinna issue gurinchi, naa weekend visit ki naa akkasi cheppakapote nuvvu adigina aa thing lo. Naa kshamapana ne ki adigina.
Tejaswini: Uncle, naa kshamapana mee ki ne. Mee atma prashantha ga undali.
Pratapa Uncle: Tejaswini, naa atma prashantha ga undi. Aa weekend missed ayyaaka kuda nuvvu naadhi gurinchi memorial chesina vidham — aame painting, aame Andhra Pradesh map, aame aa weekend nenu mee living room lo unna vidham — andulo nenu safe ga unna. Naadhi peru meeda 2024 lo nuvvu Vizag temple lo deepam pettav, naaku gurthu undi. ahinsa-dharma — eppudu — eppudu nuvvy pratapa cousin ki kuda himsa cheyale. Naadhi peru meeda fight ledu family lo. Adhi ne nuvvy. Naadhi atma full prashantha. Idhi naadhi okka mukham nuvvu chudali ani — aa fan scratch — ne ki cheppakapote nuvvu eppudu naadhi gurinchi guilt vidipovaledhu. Velli, prashanthi tho undamma.
Status — aame chusthune disappear ayyindi. Profile picture grey silhouette ne ne ki tirigi vacchindi. Number disconnected status ki. Last seen lekapoyindi.
Tejaswini phone parichi pettindi. Aame velli sofa midha kuruchundhi okka 30 minutes silently. Aame father ki message —
Tejaswini: Daddy, anni clear ayyindi. Pratapa Uncle prashantha ga unaru. Mee flight book cheyaledhu. Naadhi prashanthi vacchindi.
Aa raathri Tejaswini full nidra paddu — 3 years lo first time aa voicemail thinking lekkala raathri.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Creepypasta tradition
Saturday morning aame ladder rent cheyincha-pampi, fan blade clean chesindi own chetha. Aa red scratch — wipe cheste vacchaaledhu, kaani touched cheyali ante warm ga undi finger meeda — clay ki similar — aa moment lo aame realized adhi scratch kaadhu, adhi okka maaruti gurtu — Pratapa Uncle "ee inti ki nenu vacchanu" ane chinna sign ga.
Aa ne aame ki adhi okay anipinchindhi.
Author's note
Family lo eppudo poyina vaalla numbers contact list lo unchadam — naa daggara kuda undi. Maa nayanamma 2014 lo poyiaaka aa number maa peddanaayana phone lo undi (post 163 lo cover chesina), kaani naa father side maa peddamamma 2019 lo poyaaru — aame number naa contacts lo "Lakshmi peddamma" ane saved unde ippudikkaduu. Naadhi delete cheyali ani feel kaaledu — adhi guilt kaadu, adhi memorial.
WhatsApp Status feature — 24-hour visible photos, status uploads, view counts — feature designed temporary sharing kosam. Kaani technically dead numbers nunchi Status upload kuda kavalsi possible kaadhu — aame number disconnected aythe service stop. Adhi naaku scary feature thinking — eppudo poyina vaalla numbers global directory lo eppudo somebody recycle chesi koni untunte, aa kotha owner inadvertently ne old contacts aa Status chusi pothunaaru kuda.
Naa Pratapa Uncle character ki similar real ga maa father side oka uncle, atanu 2018 lo poyaaru, atanu naaku WhatsApp status photos pampedhi. Atani peru naa current contacts lo lekkadu — naa father pampaaru naadhi old number-list nunchi remove cheyamani 2019 lo, naaku adhi correct ga ne anipinchaaledhu kaani naayanamma cheppindi — "poyina vaalla peru phone lo unchakapote vaalla atma ki bharam tagguvaadu". Adhi superstition kuda kavachhu, kaani naaku adhi follow chesthane.
Mee daggara poyina family member nunchi WhatsApp Status experience undinda? 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.
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