Monster in my house .

You must have seen those kids , who loves to watch horror or suspensive movies or shows ; during the day they remain unaffected by the last night watched show , they behave like fearless kids but as soon as the sun starts setting their fear come alive , they went numb and the creatures or scenes starts playing in their mind , they look for shelter to hide themselves and the best place they can get is being with elders whom they know can save trepid kids but not all lucky like those kids .  Manaya , who is always haunted by a MONSTER in her own house . Let's see how a minor game changed her life forever.

Manaya was a happy go lucky girl , blue stocking and courageous girl . One fine day she returned from school and found her cousin elder brother had come to live with them for his higher studies , Kush ( elder brother ) was her favourite cousin , she welcome him warmly , both brother sister chatted for couple of minutes and then her mother asked her to share her room with his cousin , she hesitates but then her mother convinced her that he will soon leave as soon as he  finds a suitable paying guest thus finally she gave up because she knew that her mother would emotional blackmail her more if she continued protesting.  So the better option was to cease fire by saying yes else the debate will never end .

After few days they both adjusted with each other , they started enjoying each others company , they share their secrets , they cook together , they play together , they study together ; as the time passes their camaraderie grew more and stronger. 
One night both planned to watch a horror movie , the movie starts with a girl who shifted in a new flat , lived alone in the house . The flat remain cold throughout the day and night  , the girl always felt that she was not alone in the house ; there's always someone else who lives with her but that thing don't hold any physical appearance . One night after the girl took bath , she dozed off quickly but in the middle of night she felt that someone has touched her legs ; she quizzically got up and found no one around , she again slept . After half and hour she that someone has hold her legs and separating them , she didn't see anyone but felt a hand moved between her legs , she tries to shouted but her voice chocked as if someone has put hand on her mouth , all she felt later her clothes were torn apart , she tries to push the entity but her hands moves across the air  , no one was seen or felt as she tries to push , all she felt the most horrifying on the bed that someone has moved his between her legs and vigorously hurts her for hours , all she cried silently after long hours of protest . When she woke up she found her bed sheet was red with  blood , the most injured part was between her legs but someone how she survived in the lacerating pain but the soul died . She went into trauma and was admitted but she couldn't recover .

Manaya eyes were glued on the screen , loud cries in the dark was echoing in her ears , she tightly holds her cousin hand when the girl cried at the top of her voice in pain , he taps on her back and switched off the television . They both went on the bed and slept .  

It was around 2 am , when she felt that someone tried to get in her blanket , she woke up in shock and cried out Kush's name but he didn't turn nor he was in the room , she looked here and there , found Kush was in loo . He consoled her that no ghost or monster exists in real world but she didn't listen , she kept shivering . 

Next morning she got and look at everyone with her puffed eyes , she pour the last night incident but everyone tries to pacify her that it was just a bad dream because of that horror movie .  Each night she experience that someone was trying to rule her body  , every night she felt that someone tries to get inside her blanket but she could touch and feel it too but as soon as she switch on the lights , the person disappears .

" Take this " Kush said in irritated tone .

" why .. I don't want , don't you know what happen to me each night " Manaya shouted .

" Idiot  , that just happen in your dreams .. nothing such happen .. why I am not threatened .. tell me " Kush shouts back .

" I don't know .. but I am not taking this sleeping pill " Manaya protested.

" fine .. I won't stay in this room now with you .. enough of this nonsense .. I need my sleep .. " Kush said and started picking up the pillow .

" Okay fine .. give me .. but don't shift your room " Manaya said .

He hugs her and creases her head until she fall asleep .

Being under influence of pill she was still in her sense but her body went numb , somniferous did affect her completely . She suddenly felt hand on her mouth and the pain went on more than what was shown in the movie , the more she tries to shout the more she cried but she didn't give up , she tries to scratch that person but her hands slipped near his neck and his necklace comes in her hand , she tries to remember whom it was but as she got to know she give up , the courageous girl  was broken by the fact that he was no one else but her own cousin Kush whom she loved and trusted a lot  . She pushed him away and got disbalanced and fell off the window . The last word she utter in pain was " there's a MONSTER IN MY HOUSE .

©Aditi Srivastava