Driver Matladatamemi Aagindu
The Driver Stopped Talking
Setting: Ola outstation (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: The Driver Stopped Talking. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
The Driver Stopped Talking
WhatsApp voice memo transcript, Saanvi Iyengar to Sai Kiran, 2025 November 9 sunday raathri 11:47 PM, shared with consent.
"Sai anna, naa Hyderabad nundi Karimnagar ki Sunday morning Ola outstation tisukunaanu, naa cousin pelli reception kosam. Naa 9 AM departure, ETA 12:30 PM, 4-hour journey. Naa driver name Tarakeswar, age 42, navvuthune polite, journey first 8 minutes ki aatani full chatty. Aatani Telangana traffic police rules, NH-44 monsoon damage, Karimnagar Manair Dam tourism uplift, aatani family Wanaparthy lo, aatani daughter SSC exam preparation — anni full ga share chesaaru. Naa active ga listen, polite responses tho. Aatani driving smooth ga, aatani conversation natural ga. Naa watch 9:08 AM ki, naa Hyderabad ORR exit Medchal direction ki cab — aatani sentence okka mid lo finished. Aatani 'naa daughter SSC ki Manair Public School lo, aame ki Mathematics tho strug—' ane mid-word. Aatani voice okka cut. Naa pakkana glance, aatani face — okka mid-expression freeze ga ne ne, navvu mid-shape. Aatani eyes road ki, kaani aatani blink — gone. Aatani 8-minute drive lo aatani natural blink rate okay ga, aatani ipoptu lo blink zero. Naa heart lo cool sweat. Naa aatani ki 'Tarakeswar gaaru, ne ne okay aa? Mee daughter Mathematics ki naadhi okka tutor recommend cheyali' ane casual question tho engagement try chesaanu. Aatani okay zero. Aatani head road ki, aatani chethulu steering ki, aatani driving okay ga, kaani aatani conversation, aatani blink, aatani facial micro-expressions — anni gone. Naa journey continue ainde — Medchal nundi Siddipet, Husnabad, Karimnagar, full 3 hours 22 minutes inka. Aatani okka okka word matladaledhu. Aatani okka okka blink chesaaledhu naa observation lo. Aatani driving — perfect ga, okay ga, smooth ga. Aatani Manair Dam ki bypass route okay ga, aatani Karimnagar inta ki exact GPS turn okay ga, aatani drop point arrival on time. Aatani fare auto-deduct, aatani polite 'Madam, drop. Thank you' ane okka phrase final ga, aatani full 3:22 hours silence break. Sai anna, aatani middle 3:22 hours silence — naadhi creep level ki. Naa ride okay ga complete, naa flat ki safe ga, kaani naadhi heart lo aame thing ki place lekkadu. Naa heart lo aatani 8 minutes initial chatty Tarakeswar tho 3:22 hours silent Tarakeswar tho — aatani rendu different persons ga ne ne ne anipinchindi."
Saanvi Iyengar, naa Karimnagar friend Aravind aame husband — naa office colleague, 5 years close. Aame Saanvi aame Hyderabad lo HR consultant role oka fictional firm "Sruthilaya Corporate Services" Madhapur lo, aatani Karimnagar Manair Dam pakkana old residence dwa naa with okay ga friendship.
Aame Sunday morning Karimnagar cousin pelli reception ki velli, Ola Outstation Sedan book chesindhi 9 AM ki, fare quote ₹3,247 (one-way Hyderabad to Karimnagar 165 km). Driver allocation Saturday raathri munduga ne ne ne, Tarakeswar P. ane name (note: Post 171 driver photo lo Tarakeswar ane okka different person ki linked ainade — adhi separate incident, separate driver, naa naa universe lo Tarakeswar ane name common ga, Telangana commercial driver community lo standard).
Aatani Sunday morning 8:55 ki Madhapur Saanvi flat ki arrived, navvuthune introduction, OTP 7361 confirmed, ride started 9:00 AM.
Aatani initial 8 minutes chatty ga, naa above transcript prakaaram. 9:08 AM ORR exit ki, mid-sentence cut. Tarwata 3:22 hours full silence.
Naa Saanvi Sunday raathri voice memo received, naa Monday morning Madhapur office ki velli aame ki direct chesinanu coffee break ki.
[SAI KIRAN] "Saanvi, ne voice memo full ga vinanu. Naa daggara naa colleague Ola side technical contact tho parallel verification ki request panpinanu. Aatani driver record check cheyali."
Saanvi: "Sai anna, naa heart lo aatani middle silence ki naa scare ga ne ne ne, naadhi safety ki kaadhu, naa safe ga reached, naa peace ga drop. Kaani aatani 3:22 hours silent state, adhi unusual. Naa heart lo aatani okka 'something inhabited him' ane feeling. Naa rationalization tho explain cheyaledhu."
Naa silent ga listen.
Naa colleague Monday afternoon ki backend trace tho reply —
Sai, Saanvi Ola Outstation ride driver Tarakeswar P., ID 4729183, Wanaparthy district native, age 42, Ola Outstation tier driver 2022 nundi, rating 4.9, trips 487 outstation only. Aatani November 9 sunday ride completed cleanly — 165 km, 3:30 hours total, fare ₹3,247, 5-star rating from passenger received. Aatani next ride Sunday raathri, Karimnagar return to Hyderabad, different passenger. Aame ride records standard. Kaani Sai, oka thing weird ga. Aatani November 9 ride lo, aatani GPS phone telematics — aatani phone Ola driver app standard ga continuous GPS pinging aythadi. Aatani ride 9:00 AM start ki ride lo aatani phone GPS recorded properly, kaani 9:08 AM ki 12:30 PM daka, GPS ping data quality flag "high latency, sporadic". Adhi aatani driver app okkati battery saver mode, network glitch lo aythadi. Aatani phone pickup data, drop data, anni okay. Middle 3:22 hours lo aatani phone okka frozen state ga ne ne ne ne. Saanvi aatani phone tho call cheyali try chesindi mid-trip lo eppudaina? Voice memo tho aatani conversation engagement try chesindi mid-trip lo? Aatani phone audio response — aame side okay ga, aatani phone audio capture data quality flag, missing. Naa investigation continue.
Naa Saanvi ki forwarded. Aame okay ga read.
Saanvi: "Sai anna, naa mid-trip lo aatani ki rendu attempts okay ga ne ne ne, 'Tarakeswar gaaru' ane gentle voice, navvu lekkalo. Aatani okka silent. Naa aame attempts beyond force cheyaledhu, naa privacy respect, naa pakka silent ga undinanu. Naa Karimnagar reach ki 'aatani drive okay ga, naa peace ga deliver' ane practical state lo undinanu."
Naa Sunday week tarwata Karimnagar weekend visit ki, naa periya-uncle (police inspector retired Cyberabad, naadhi Saturday breakfast-coffee discussion routine) tho aame story shared.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Cab Gamyamu Maripoinde
[PERIYA-UNCLE] "Sai, naa retired police career lo naa Karimnagar district lo 1990s ki rural Telangana ki commute drivers community lo okka folk-belief frequent ga vinaledhu, 'silent driver phenomenon' ane. Aatani belief: okka driver mid-route lo, oka particular stretch lo, oka ancestral spirit aatani ki 'host' ainadham. Aatani spirit driver ki silent ga ride aame Karimnagar ki 'bring' chestha, passenger ki ne ne ne ne, kaani driver ki ne. Aatani spirit driver-vehicle ki host ga, deliver chesi route end ki, exit. Aatani driver ki post-event memory zero, aatani 3:22 hours aatani heart ki blank ga, aatani standard route ga drove ane false memory."
Naa eyes lo lock.
[PERIYA-UNCLE] "Naa cases lo, drivers eppudo eppudo 'Sir, naa shift end ki naa heart lo naa middle 3 hours empty, naa road okay ga drove ane gurthu ravadham ledu, naa naatani shift mistake ainade' ane reports. Naadhi drivers lo aatani common ga undinde, Karimnagar district nundi Hyderabad route ki, Manair Dam pakkana old smashanam stretch lo aatani phenomenon frequent ga vinaledhu naa friends lo."
Naa silent ga.
[PERIYA-UNCLE] "Saanvi ride aatani Karimnagar destination ki cousin pelli reception. Aame cousin pelli, adhi naa Saanvi family side okay ga, kaani aatani Karimnagar ki velli aame okay ga bath ki minty new clothes ki pre-pelli ritual ki participate cheyali ane okay ga aame mother cheppinde maybe? Aatani standard pelli rituals lo bride-side guests ki cleansing snanam, kumkum tilaka, aatani heart-purity tho event participate cheyali. Aame Hyderabad nundi Sunday morning rush ki aatani rituals skip ki path okay ga ne ne ne ne, naa Saanvi aame heart lo aatani rituals optional ga ne ne ne ne treat ki okay ga, aame modern ga participate ki okay ga."
Naa Saanvi ki Sunday tarwata video call ki.
[SAI KIRAN] "Saanvi, naa periya-uncle interpretation share chestha. Aame Karimnagar ki velli ainde Sunday morning, ne cousin pelli ki bride-side guest ga. Ne ki aame pre-event cleansing snanam, kumkum, traditional saari prep, anni full ga participate chesava lekapote skip chesava?"
Saanvi: "Sai anna, naa Hyderabad nundi morning straight ga drove, naa Karimnagar reception venue ki direct ga. Naa aame pre-event Saturday raathri cleansing rituals, aatani naa skip chesinaanu. Naa traditional saari kaadhu, naa office-formal Hyderabad blazer-saari combo. Naa kumkum tilaka okay ga ne ne, naa hair styled western ga. Naa peda heart-purity prep skipped. Naa cousin amma (atta) okay ga ne ne ne aatani prep rituals manaki naadhi moder city girls ki obsolete ga ne ne ne ne ane vidham lo, kaani aatani heart lo aatani mukhyam undinde. Naa aame heart-feeling honor cheyaledhu."
Naa silent.
Saanvi: "Sai anna, aatani 3:22 hours silent driver, aame okka spirit aatani heart lo 'naadhi Saanvi ki cleanse cheyali, aame heart-purity ki Karimnagar ki deliver cheyali' ane intent tho? Naa traditional prep skipped, naa heart-purity ki incomplete state lo, aame silent state aame ki cleanse process maybe, silent ga, focused ga, aame ki Karimnagar ki deliver ki path."
Naa periya-uncle ki aame interpretation share. Aame okay ga ne ne.
Saturday tarwata Saanvi Karimnagar ki return Sunday morning, naa ki kuda Karimnagar ki visit, naa periya-uncle inta lo. Aame periya-uncle tho meet, aame story full ga share. Periya-uncle navvuthune cheppinde —
[PERIYA-UNCLE] "Saanvi-amma, naadhi rural Telangana Karimnagar district lo aatani phenomenon okay ga ne ne ne ne. Aatani spirits, aatani usually village-side ancestors, peda-thathas, peda-thatha-mmas, aatani family ki, aatani descendants ki, aatani heart-purity preserve cheyali ane intent tho. Aame ki 'cleansing spirits' ane folk label. Aame ki harm ki path lekkadu, aame ki care path. Naadhi shift drivers ki post-event reports lo zero injuries, zero incidents, aame okay ga, aatani spirits aame ki deliver chestaaru, exit. Naadhi advice, aame okka chinna gratitude, oka chinna deepam, aame Manair Dam pakkana old smashanam ki visit, aame ancestors ki silent acknowledgment. Aame ki path."
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: OTP 0000
Saanvi okay ga ne ne. Aame Karimnagar visit lo Manair Dam pakkana old smashanam ki velli, oka chinna deepam, oka silent moment, "naa ancestors ki, ne nuvvu naa Sunday ride lo silent ga deliver chesinaaru naa heart-purity ki, naa peda thatha-mmas, naadhi gratitude, naa life lo aame purity practice ki naa work cheyali ane promise" ane.
Aame mother tho aame ki "Saanvi, ne ipoptu prep rituals ki naadhi heart honor — adhi correct" ane navvuthune cheppinde.
Saanvi Hyderabad ki return Sunday raathri. Aame Ola app open chesi Sunday Outstation trip history check cheste, aame Tarakeswar P. driver record visible standard ga, kaani aame ride duration field okka discrepancy — aame screen lo 3 hours 22 minutes ane time, kaani backend record (naa colleague check) lo 3 hours 30 minutes ane standard time. 8 minutes difference — aame initial chatty 8 minutes ki backend ki ne ne ne ne treated, "ride active" state nundi excluded. Aatani heart lo silent ride 3:22 hours — backend ki "actual ride".
Aame phone screen midha aame aame okay ga, naa heart full ga light ga undi ane state ki.
Author's note
Naa Karimnagar lo naa swagram visit ki naa amma always pre-event cleansing rituals strict ga, naa Hyderabad ki return ki kuda "Sai, ne naadhi visit lo ne mood-purity preserve cheyali, simple snanam tho prep, oka chinna kumkum, naadhi heart pakkana" ane discipline ki teach chesinde. Naa rare ga aame skip ki try chesinanu, naa office pressure tho, aame okay ga ne ne ne ne aame ki naa daggara "adhi mukhyam" ane gentle reminder. Naa adhi listen, naa rituals participate, naa heart ki light ga.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Creepypasta tradition
Ola/Uber Outstation drivers — naadhi Hyderabad nundi Karimnagar route ki naa weekly trips lo most drivers chatty ga, kaani 3:22 hours full silence aatani standard ga zero-probability ga ne ne ne. Naa 2024-2025 ki ride-share community Reddit lo "silent driver outstation phenomenon" ane similar reports dorukutu undi, especially Telangana rural routes lo, kaani aatani consistent investigation lekkadu. Driver fatigue, driver shift back-to-back ki aatani explanation maybe, kaani Saanvi case lo aatani driver Tarakeswar — well-rated, well-rested, post-event okay ga.
Purity — pre-event preparation, heart-purity tho participation, simple cleansing rituals tho honoring family events — adhi naa amma ki teach chesindi naadhi life ki. Modern ga, urban ga ne ne ne ne ne ne, simple rituals ki path naa heart ki light ga ne ne ne. Aatani discipline central naa life lo.
Mee daggara cab driver eppudaina mid-trip lo silent ga ainade post-conversation? Aame state weird ga ne ne anipinchindhaa? Comments lo cheppandi.
— 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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