Dead House

Dead House.

Rucha and her parents lived in a small town. Due to lack of schools and education facilities, her parents decided to send her to a hostel. At a very early age, even before she started understanding things. She was only 6 back then. It was hard to make that decision but her parents didn't had any choice.
As the time passed, the same tiny town started to develop. It was enriching like never before. New constructions, modern infrastructure, modern schools and higher education. Enhanced living styles.

Rucha was in eighth standard by then. Her final exams were almost over and she was ready to go home to meet her parents. When Rucha’s arrival back to town, her parents decided that she will stay with them. That was the happiest moment of her life. Finally her life was going to be blessed in presence of her close ones.

One day in evening Rucha’s dad took her out to show her the town. Last time when Rucha had left, she was too small to remember anything. So when she saw any familiar place, she ased her dad
“Have I visited the place before ?” and daddy helped the little girl to recall those places.
After few miles, they came across an old house. Which was in quite bad condition. Rucha got curious about that house.
“Dad, what’s that place ?”
“Which one ? Oh that, ‘’dead house!”
“Dead house ?”
“Yes, the locals named it! ”
“But why ?” Rucha gets curious,
“Well, look closely. Can you see the walls of that house, they had fallen and some of them cracked and grass occupied them. All the windows are broken down. It seems like that house doesn’t have any soul. He had died long time ago.”
“Who lives their ?”
“No one. Few years ago, some people tried to enter that house. They thought that it’s haunted.”
“So, what happened with them?”
“Nothing. They tried many things to open the door but nothing worked. It’s like that house didnt wanted them to get inside. It was waiting for someone to come. His loved one’s. But they didn’t stop. Finally they force opened the doors and went inside.”
“Did they find something.”
“No. Just broken furniture. They came back empty handed. From that time, they call it a ‘’dead house.”

Rucha stayed silent and kept looking towards the house. Her dad noticed it.

“Okay, let’s go. It’s too late now. Mom is waiting......”

And they left.
All night Rucha kept thinking about that house.

After few days, Rucha and her dad were sitting in a hall.
“Hey Rucha, do you remember the house we saw that day ?”
All of sudden she get excited,
“Dead house ?”
“Yes, well our government is putting it on an auction. If you want we can bid for that house.”
“Are you serious. Can we do that???”
“Of course, I mean, it’s far away from the town. I don’t think anyone would be interested in buying the house. So it will be easy for us. And most importantly. My little princess, I can’t return your lonely six years back, but I can at least  buy that house for you.”
Rucha couldn't resist her emotions and hugs him tightly and starts crying!

Now after 20 years when the tough old guy peeps through the window n takes a glance towards the dead house. He recalls her liitle princess. The torned out walls, the half broken house, he still cant understand what her girl saw in it. The only thing he understands is that unlike, the slow moisturious growth of tint green grass through those walls, his girl is no longer growing with him! Now after so many years, his little princess is not alive but the house is no more dead!

Written By
Suraj_2310

Edited By
Onkar Mahajan