Prachi’s Doll Episode 4

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Disclaimer: This is an original piece of work by Rhituparna Chakraborty. This work is not intended to hurt or rebuke anyone or any profession. This story is not connected/related to anyone or any organism alive or dead. This is a work of fiction. This work cannot be copied, published, or reproduced elsewhere without the consent of the author, Rhituparna Chakraborty.

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Seeing Peehu beside her, Prachi wanted to scream but her voice was choked. She tried to open her mouth wide but her lips were glued. Prachi tried to slide further from Peehu but could not. Peehu’s then turned her neck in 360 degrees and kept on turning around till Peehu’s eyes put a fixed gaze on Prachi.

Prachi sat there like a stone because she could not move. Only tears drenched her face. Peehu’s hands moved, and out of nowhere,

Peehu had the same hairstyling kit in her hand, which Prachi had got for Peehu. Peehu’s neck now turned towards the kit and every time Peehu’s neck turned, there was a creaking sound. Peehu’s hands then picked up the scissors from the hairstyling kit. Those were tiny doll scissors but the blades were sharp. Peehu then flew and sat on Prachi’s shoulder. Prachi was a stone and despite struggling to move or cry, she could not to do anything. Only tears drained from her eyes incessantly. Then “snip”, “snip” all Prachi could hear was the sound of the scissors and she could see big locks of her hair falling on her lap and on the floor.

Prachi’s face was drowned in tears. After sometime, Peehu flew from Prachi’s shoulder and sat beside Prachi. And then Peehu put the pair of scissors in Prachi’s right hand and ensured Prachi held the scissors tight. And “whooosh”……..Peehu vanished into the thin air.

As soon as Peehu vanished, Prachi felt the stiffness in her body vanish. She could open her mouth, her voice was no longer choked. She screamed, cried, yelled at the top of her voice and rushed towards the door. Sonam heard those cries and came running. And when Sonam saw Prachi, Sonam was aghast!

Prachi’s hair was all cut in bits and pieces with bald patches in between. Sonam saw the tiny scissors in Prachi’s hands and said appalled ‘WHAT DID YOU DO WITH YOUR HAIR PRACH!!!!!! And what are you doing with these doll scissors!!!’

The scissors were stuck in Prachi’s right hand, but the moment Sonam said those words, the grip in Prachi’s hands eased and the scissors fell off.

Prachi cried hysterically, hugged Sonam and said, ‘I…. I did not do it Aunty. Peehu did this…. Peehu….. Peehu…… Prachi cried and cried and cried and eventually Prachi fainted in Sonam’s arms. Sonam was clueless of what had happened. The entire floor of the room had strands of cut hair scattered. Sonam was scared and worried. Sonam hurriedly took Prachi to her room, put her on her bed, called an ambulance and rushed Prachi to the hospital.

She immediately called Prachi’s parents. Sonam could not stop thinking , ‘Why was Prachi so obsessed with Peehu! Peehu was just a doll. How can a doll create such havoc! Was Prachi sick? Was Prachi hallucinating! Why did Prachi ruin her own hair?!!’

Prachi’s parents were shocked when they heard the spate of incidents. They requested Sonam to take care of Prachi till they arrive. They would be booking flight tickets and would be coming today itself.

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Despite being middle of night, the road to the hospital was clogged with traffic. There seemed to be an accident because of which traffic was bad. The ambulance lights and sirens were all on but somehow it was difficult to move the traffic as there was a critical accident on the road.

The ambulance driver struggled to move the ambulance, but in vain. Sonam panicked. That’s when a gentleman rushed to the ambulance. With his deep baritone voice he very sternly told the police officers around the accident spot to immediately help in clearing the way for the ambulance. The officers rushed and made way. The gentleman flashed his Identity card to the Ambulance driver and said, “I will come with you to ensure no traffic blockage and patient reaches the hospital safely.”

The gentleman sat on the passenger seat adjacent to the driver. Sonam thanked the gentleman profusely. Just then the gentleman’s phone rang. The person at the other end “Nab the criminals fast and find the motive of this accident. I need to answer a whole bunch of people and management.” The gentleman replied, “Will be done Sir! But now I need to escort an ambulance to the hospital or the patient in this ambulance will suffer more. “ The person at the other end replied, “Alright Mushtaque! Call me once you have some time.”

To be continued…………