Uber Ride Cost ₹7
Uber Ride Cost ₹7
Setting: Uber app (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Uber Ride Cost ₹7. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Uber Ride Cost ₹7
Cab door close ainappudu Sai Sripada chethilo phone lo aa fare breakdown screen okka frozen ga undi. Trip complete ainadham notification jaragindhi 30 seconds munduga, aame Begumpet flat building ki step pettinde lift ki. Aame fare, "₹7", blue color lo, top center lo. Aame tap chesindhi "Fare details" ki. Pop-up open ainadham —
Base fare: ₹49 Distance (12.4 km): ₹186 Time (38 mins): ₹52 Surge: -13,493% Subtotal: -₹294,571 Adjusted fare: ₹7 Payment method: HDFC **8217
Aame eyes okka second daka aa surge line midha lock ayyaaru. Negative thirteen thousand four hundred ninety-three percent. Adhi UI lo undi. Aame screenshot teesi naaku Tuesday raathri 9:15 ki forwarded.
Sai Sripada, age 26, naa Sanjana school old friend, Begumpet "Anuradha Apartments" lo single occupancy 1BHK lo. Aame Hyderabad lo IT consulting role, oka fictional firm "Yatri DataServ Solutions" Gachibowli office lo. Aame Vizag native, parents Vizag Beach Road area lo, retired Navy father, mother teacher.
Aame October 21 tuesday office leave ainde 6:45 PM ki, Gachibowli ORR-side IBC Knowledge Park nundi. Office cab lekkadu aa raathri, naa daggara naa client meeting late ainde. Aame Uber book chesindhi 6:52 ki Begumpet ki. Standard route — Gachibowli flyover, Mehdipatnam, Lakdikapul, Begumpet. Distance app calc 12.4 km, ETA 35 minutes evening traffic ki.
App quoted fare — ₹247, surge 1.3x peak hours. Aame "Confirm" tap chesindhi. Driver allocation 5 minutes ki, Anurag B., rating 4.6, trips 3,109, vehicle Hyundai Aura TS09 EH 8742. Atanu 8 minutes lo arrived. Aame back seat ki, OTP standard 4-digit "5163", atanu enter, ride started 7:01 PM.
Driver standard ga, navvu lekkalo kaani polite. Aame office tired ga, Spotify lo aame podcast play chesi, eyes close. Drive smooth ga sagindhi.
7:39 PM ki cab Begumpet aame building gate ki cherindi. Aame thanks ane cheppi, payment auto-deduct standard. Aame bayata step pettinde, lift ki velli ainde, fare verification ki app ki velli — aa daggara screen freeze.
Fare display "₹7". HDFC card debit pop-up "₹7 charged". Aame brain ki naa heart skip okka beat. ₹247 quote ainadham, ₹7 charged. Aame fare details open chesi, surge line "-13,493%" visible.
Aame phone screenshot teesi, naaku DM —
Sripada: Sai anna, naa Uber ride okka chinna anomaly. Surge -13,493 percent ane, fare ₹7. Adhi UI bug ena?
Naa screen ki aa screenshot vacchindhi. Naa eyes lo lock — surge negative percentage UI lo display avvadham Uber backend lo possible kaadu. Surge multiplier always positive (1.0 ki 5.0 daka standard range), display layer lo negative percentage render avvadham — adhi aatani UI logic lo absent. Naa 8 years software field lo ride-share API integrations lo zero such case chusaanu.
Naa reply —
Sai: Sripada, ne nuvvu Uber support ki 'fare anomaly' report cheyali. Naa daggara screenshot save chesinanu, parallel ga naa contacts side report chestha. Worry cheyaledhu kaani 'free ride' ane lazy ga okay analedu — anomaly investigation manaki manaki ki manchidhi.
Aame Uber app lo "Help" section open chesi, "Trip Issues" > "Fare incorrect" category select. Form fill cheste, "Fare charged ₹7 instead of quoted ₹247, surge displayed -13,493%" ane description. Submit. Confirmation pop-up "Your case ID: AT-7914-2025-10-21. Our team will review within 24 hours.". Aame okay ga, phone closed.
Wednesday morning aame email check cheste, Uber automated reply —
Subject: Trip case AT-7914-2025-10-21 status update Dear Sripada, we have reviewed our records for the trip you reported. Our system shows no trip with the described details on October 21, 2025 between 18:52 and 19:39 from your account. The booking IDs you referenced do not appear in our active trip database. We recommend logging out and re-logging into your Uber app, and clearing cache. If the trip persists in your trip history view, please contact support@uber-callback-helpdesk.com directly. Thank you for choosing Uber.
Aame eyes lo lock — Uber sysem cheppinde trip lekkadu. Aame phone lo trip history scroll cheste, October 21, 7:01 PM, Gachibowli to Begumpet, ₹7 ane entry visible. Driver name, plate, OTP, distance, time, anni complete ga ne ne. Aame screenshot full ga, fare-detail breakdown tho.
Aame naaku call —
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Ola Driver's Photo
Sripada: "Sai anna, ee thing weird. Uber email lo 'no trip exists' ane. Naa app lo trip visible ga, full details, fare ₹7, breakdown lo surge -13,493%. Adhi server-side error ena? Naa HDFC statement chusi check cheyali, charge ₹7 actually deducted aythadu lekapote?"
Naa reply —
[SAI KIRAN] "Sripada, HDFC statement check cheyi mundu. Tarwata aa email lo 'support@uber-callback-helpdesk.com' ane domain, adhi suspicious ga undi. Uber official domain uber.com, edge cases lo uber.zendesk.com. uber-callback-helpdesk.com, adhi phishing domain pattern. Aatani ki contact cheyaledhu. Adhi naa first warning."
Aame HDFC app open chesi statement check cheste, October 21 6:52 PM transaction "UBER MUMBAI ₹7" ane entry visible. ₹7 actual ga charged ainde. Aame okka chinna confused, ₹7 charge nijam, kaani Uber side lo "trip lekkadu"* ane response.
Sripada: "Sai anna, ₹7 nijam ga charged. Adhi naa account lo deducted. Kaani Uber support cheppinde no trip ane. Adhi contradictory."
Naa silent ga aame screenshot ki naa colleague friend (Uber side technical contact tho) parallel verification kosam forwarded.
Wednesday evening Uber side colleague reply —
Sai, naa daggara aame trip aame account ki backend lo trace cheyali try chesinanu. Aame phone number tho login ID search, aame card last-4 8217 tho transaction trace. Backend lo, aame account ki October 21, 7:01 PM trip entry — exists, kaani driver attribute "unassigned", vehicle attribute "unassigned", route attribute "raw GPS coordinates corrupted". Charge ₹7, base 49, distance/time charges populated, kaani surge field — aame display ki -13,493%, backend lo aa field empty. Display ki frontend formula okka rare overflow case lo random integer pull chesi convert chesi negative chupistha undi. Aatani thing okka edge bug. Driver/vehicle "unassigned" — adhi unusual. Naa second-line investigation tho aatani driver record ki access cheyali try chesinanu, Anurag B., ID 4119247 — aatani Uber 2024 January nundi inactive. Aatani license expired, account suspended Jan 2024 lo. Atanu Uber driver kaani 21 months ga.*
Naa stomach lo cool sweat anipinchindhi. Driver suspended account, kaani aame trip ki active assignment, real plate match, real OTP, real ride 38 minutes. Backend lo "unassigned" state.
Naa colleague continued —
Aatani plate TS09 EH 8742 — Hyundai Aura, RC verification check cheste, aatani plate Telangana RTA database lo registered, owner "Anurag Bose". Aatani address Begumpet vaipu, kaani naa search lo aatani 2024 February lo accident victim ane Telugu News portal okka entry. Naa share chesthe link. Sai, ee thing naaku eppudo eppudo chudaledhu standard issue ga.
Naa link open cheste — Telugu local news, "Begumpet flyover lo midnight cab accident, Hyundai Aura driver Anurag Bose, age 32, fatal, head-on collision tho truck". Date — February 12, 2024. Aatani Uber driver, atani vehicle TS09 EH 8742, atanu drove last passenger drop tarwata empty cab tho fly over lo accident jarigindhi. Atani driving fatigue, late night double shift, photo lo atani face — Sripada Uber app driver photo tho exact match.
Naa eyes lo aa thing freeze ainde.
Thursday raathri 8 PM ki Sripada ki call —
[SAI KIRAN] "Sripada, ne ku okka thing cheppali, kaani ne nuvvu calm ga vinaali. Ne nuvvu Tuesday raathri 38-minute ride lo unna driver Anurag Bose, atanu 2024 February lo Begumpet flyover lo cab accident lo poyiyaaru. Aatani vehicle TS09 EH 8742, accident lo total damage. Atanu Uber suspended driver 21 months ga. Kaani ne ku Tuesday cab arrived, atanu drive chesaaru, aame ride completed."
Aame phone okka silence. Tarwata aame slow ga,
Sripada: "Sai anna, naadhi heart 7 beats miss ayinatha anipinchindi. Naa cab driver, beard lekkadu, normal manishi, navvu lekkadu kaani polite. Aatani okay ga drive chesaaru. Naa Begumpet ki safe ga reached. Kaani atanu ainadham, ne ne ne kaadhu. Adhi nijamu kaadhu."
[SAI KIRAN] "Sripada, ne ne ne nijamu vinaali. Naa colleague backend trace, aatani news report, anni okay. Aatani case okka ride-share Hyderabad community lo whisper ga undi 2024 lo. Aatani last passenger 2024 February 11 raathri, oka Begumpet ki ride. Aame nundi accident ki munduga okka 38 minutes ride. Aame fare ₹247 paid. Aatani ride drop tarwata 4 minutes ki accident. Adhi aatani last completed trip."
Aame okka silence.
Sripada: "Sai anna, naa ride okka 38 minutes ainde, aame ride duration tho exact match. Aame fare ₹247, aame quote price tho exact match. Naa fare ₹7 ki dropped. Adhi ela?"
Naa silent ga listen chestu undi.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Rapido Rider No Helmet
Sripada: "Sai anna, naa Tuesday raathri ride lo, naa Spotify podcast play chesinanu eyes close tho. Naa ride lo silent ga undinanu. Atanu silent ga drive chesaaru. Naa heart-feeling lo aatani drive okay ga, careful ga, fatigue lekkalo. Atanu okka peaceful ride ichaaru naa ki. Naa Begumpet ki safe ga drop chesaaru."
Aame voice okka second daka silent.
Sripada: "Sai anna, naadhi heart lo, aatani aa night accident munduga, aame Begumpet passenger ki rough drive ga ne ne ne ne, fatigue tho late night double shift, careless rush lo unde maybe. Aatani aa final passenger ki non-harm tho care careful ga drive cheyali ane mind set lekkapote, aame next trip aatani last trip aaina kuda. Atanu aatani fault ki, careless drive ki, aame next 4 minutes lo accident lo poyaaru. Aame karma chain. Naa Tuesday ride atanu naa ki careful ga, peaceful ga drive cheyali ane redemption attempt maybe. Atanu aatani 2024 missed care ki naa ki replacement ga deliver chesaaru. ₹7, aatani fare gift ga, aatani apology ga."
Naa heart lo silence. Naa daggara aatani interpretation ki agree ane okay ga.
[SAI KIRAN] "Sripada, ne ki ee thing ne ne thalachali. Naa daggara aame ride ki naa peace ga undali ne ki. Aame backend trace ki naa colleague ki kuda confused, kaani aatani name ki naa office Anurag Bose family ki contact cheyali ane plan undi. Aatani parents ki ride-share community traditional 41-day prayer cycle ki participate cheyali ane okay ga. Atanu peace ga rest cheyali ane intent tho."
Sripada: "Sai anna, naa kuda aame ki participate cheyali. Aatani family Begumpet vaipu, naa flat dwa near. Naa contact teesi velli, aatani photo daggara nilabadi, 'Anurag-anna, naa Tuesday ride ne nuvvu careful ga ichaaru. Naa peace ga reached. Naa aame final passenger ki replacement ga aame heart ki peace cheyali ne ne intent tho, adhi accept' ane silent moment ki participate cheyali ane intent."
Saturday ki Sripada Begumpet vaipu, Anurag Bose family inta ki velli, aatani photo daggara, oka chinna deepam petti, oka silent moment tho peaceful intent. Aatani parents "naa son aa accident ki munduga careless ainade fatigue tho, aatani ki non-harm care principle break ainde. Atanu aatani ki guilt tho rest cheyaledhu inka, naa heart lo ne ne ne tho. Ne ki Tuesday ride aatani okka peace gesture maybe, aatani aatani redemption attempt" ane silent ga aame thaaki.
Aatani father okka thing cheppinde —
[ANURAG'S FATHER] "Naa son ki non-harm, careful drive, slow ga, careless rush lekkalo, adhi aame chinnati nundi nenu cheppinde. Atanu IT job nundi Uber drive ki shift ainade 2023 lo, naa pension salary tho aatani family run cheyaledhu, atanu help cheyali ane intent tho double shift, fatigue tho. Naa aatani ki 'careful ga drive cheyali' ane warning ichinanu. Aatani aatani last week 2 trips ki rough drive ga unde aatani heart ki kaadhu, fatigue ki maatrame. Aatani last passenger Tuesday February 11 raathri, oka Begumpet ki ride, aame fast ga reach cheyali ane request tho rough drive, naa son agreed. Aatani next ride 4 minutes lo accident."
Aame father navvuthune "naa son ki ne ki replacement careful ride ichaaru maybe — aatani peace path. Ne ki ₹7 fare okka token. Naa son ki Sripada-amma, ne ku silent moment thanks. Aatani peace cheyali".
Sripada aatani photo daggara silent moment, deepam, oka chinna prayer.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Creepypasta tradition
Aame Hyderabad return tho aame Uber app open chesi trip history scroll cheste, October 21 trip entry — gone. Disappeared traceless. HDFC statement lo ₹7 charge inka visible, kaani Uber side trip record fully purged.
Aame phone screen chusi navvinde —
Sripada: "Anna, atanu peace ga rest aythaaru. Aatani replacement ride complete aythadu. Naa Uber app lo trip gone, kaani naa heart lo aatani gentle drive memory permanent ga ne."
Author's note
Naa office colleague okka 2023 ki Hyderabad lo naa team-lead Praveen, atanu cab driver tho minor altercation ainde okka raathri MGBS road lo, aatani driver fast drive ki Praveen "slow cheyali" ane okay ga adigaaru, driver argued. Praveen final ga okay ga finished ride, kaani aatani memory lo aatani driver-attitude ki "non-harm care lekkalo" ane label undinde. Aatani next ride three days tarwata, same driver okay ga shift ainade attitude tho — slow drive, polite. Aatani Praveen tho "sir, last ride ne ne ne ne paalu, naadhi sorry, naa fatigue ki aame edge ga ainadham" ane apology ichaaru. Aatani okka heart-shift, careful ga drive ki return.
Uber/Ola surge multiplier — backend lo always positive, frontend display layer ki integer overflow random rendering case 2024-2025 ki Bengaluru ride-share forums lo dorukutu undi, kaani aatani fix automatic 24 hours lo. Negative percentage display ki backend logic lo path lekkadu. Sripada story lo aatani exact ₹7 fare, aatani backend match deceased driver tho — adhi statistical zero-probability event.
Non-harm — careful drive, slow rush lekkalo, passenger ki peace ga deliver cheyali ane discipline — adhi naa Karimnagar lo bus driver Yadagiri-anna ki teach chesindi maa father. Atanu prathi ride ki "slow ga, passenger heart lo peace tho deliver cheyali" ane cheppinde driver community ki. Aatani principle ki naa respect.
Mee daggara Uber/Ola fare lo unusual amount eppudaina chusava? ₹0, negative, weird breakdown? Comments lo cheppandi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
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Original Telugu horror fiction. Folk-source material where referenced is public domain.
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