Disclaimer: The following paranormal stories are recounted from various radio channels and podcasts. They are not the original experiences of Autoreyy but are shared for entertainment purposes only. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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You are living alone and you just arrived from work. Edho onnu out of place-ah irukku. Perhaps, oru jannal thorandhurukkarudhe paarkuringe. Ungalukku nallave theriyum neenga adhe close pannitudhan poninganu. Or there was a smell which didn't belong there. Sila time adhu just oru coincidence madhiri theriyalam. Ellam neramum apdi irukkuma?

Seul À La Maison (Home Alone)

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A few years ago, naan oru rental veetle stay pannirundhen. Andha place city-eh vittu konjam thalli outskirts-le irukku. It felt like a perfect balance of having personal space and at the same time having neighbours in reachable distance. Isolated feeling kandippa ille.

Andha area-le streetlights kedaiyadhu. Adhanale night time-le romba irutta irukkum. Especially when the clouds are blocking the moonlight. Aana adhu enne bother pannadhe ille. I liked the peace.

Adhu oru midwinter time. Naan work mudichittu night veetukku vandhen. It was cloudy, so ennoda car headlight velicham mattumdhan ange irundha ore light. Naan car-eh veetu minnukku park pannittu veliye erangunen.

The moment I stepped out of the car, strong-aana cigarette smoke smell en mooke tholaichadhu. It was odd, naan smoke pannamaten. Andha edathule andha madhiri smell naan idhuvaraikum notice pannadhe ille.

I didn't see anyone nearby, so naan adhe ignore pannitu veetukulle poyitten. Naan ennoda shift and overtime mudichittu vandhadhale romba tired-ah irundhen. So time 7:00-ah irundhalum I decided to take a shower and go to bed.

I woke up sometime later. Edho veetle sound ketichinu sure-ah theriyum. Aana naan worry pannikile yenna en friend sila time avan work-eh mudichittu pora valiyile inge kulichittu povan. Even I gave him a spare key, so naan veetle illenalum avan inge varalam.

Varradhukku munnadi eppayume text pannuvan. Aana en phone ring aanadhe naan paarkale. So I reached out for my phone on my side. En phone romba bright-ah irundhadhale en kannu konjam koosunichu. I can even use it as a torchlight, I guess.

Naan kanne squint panni phone-eh paarthen. It was nine something, aana phone call or messages vandha madhiri edhuvume ille. Naan phone-eh keele vechittu en friend-oda pere solli koopten. It was dead silent.

The silence didn't last long as I heard loud footsteps from the bottom floor. Naan bed-eh vittu endhirichi en closet-kku odunen. Naan clest door thorakkarappa I can hear the footsteps climbing the staircases.

Mele 3 rooms irukku, hallway-oda kadaisiyile oru bathroom and my room is beside the bathroom. Andha footsteps en room-eh thaandi poyi en bathroom kadhave vegama open panra satham nallave ketichi. Thank God he did that.

I had enough time to open the attic door at the ceiling in the closet. Naan mulusa ulle eri en kaalu mattum light-ah veliye irukkura andha moment en bedroom door burst open aanichi. Amdha footsteps vegama en room ulle vandhu ninnichi.

Soon andha footsteps en room-lendhu veliyayi en pakkathu room-kku vegama ponichi. Enna nenaichano theriyale dhideernu en room-kku thirumba vandhu light-eh on pannan. A moment later, the closet door was ripped open.

Naan attic oda door-eh vittu konjam thallidhan okkandhirundhen. So that andha person attic-le era try panna naan stop panniduven. Ennoda angle-lendhu avanuda dirty blue jeans-um work boots mattumdhan therinjichi.

Konja neram kalichi avan closet-eh vittu thalli ponan. Dhideernu en room-le oru crash sound and aprom oru frustrated screaming sound ketichi. The scream reminded me of my stepfather. Avarum avaroda temper-eh loose ipdidhan kathuvaru. Thankfully, he's in the mental hospital.

Avan thirumba downstairs poradhu enakku ketichi. Soon, I heard loud crashing sounds. En things ennoda furnitures ellathayum avan potu odaikkiran pola. Aana naan irukura edathe vittu naan nagarave ille.

En phone naan bed-leye vittutu vandhutten. Kandippa naan ippo keele erangi poradhu romba risky. After some time, andha crashing sound complete-ah ninnurichi and I started to count till 1000. After that, I decided it would be safe to climb down, and I went to call the police.

Naan closet vittu veliye vandhappa modhalla notice pannadhu en bed poratti potu kedandhichi. En phone thediyum kedaikile so naan landline use panni police-kku call pannen. Police ange varra varaikkum naan en room-leye wait pannen.

Keele ellame alangolama irundhichi. Chairs odainjipoyi sofa kilinji ellam things-um sedhari keele kedandhichi. Kitchen-le cupboards ellam thorandhu irundhichi. Adhule irundha things and foods ellam floor-le kotti irundhichi.

The only thing I noticed that it was missing was my kitchen knife from the drawer. Police top to bottom check pannanga. They found out that the side door was forced to be opened by something like a crowbar.

Veetu fence pakathule 5 6 cigarette butts-um koodave konjondu foil-um oru empty pen tube-um kedandhichi. Police sonnanga usually adhe vechidhan meth smoke pannuvangalam. Avan kandippa ange irundhu veete romba neram watch pannikittu irundhirukkanum.

Police evidence ellathayum collect pannittu enne friends illena family kooda andha night stay pannikka sonnanga. Also, en door-eh as soon as possible fix pannikka sonnanga.

Naan thoongave ille. Andha door-eh cupboard-aale block pannittu veete clean panna aarambichen. Sometimes en window pakkam poyi fence kitte torch adichi ange yarachum nadamadura madhiri irukkanu paarpen.

The next day, naan door-eh fix panna call panni apdiye en veetu veliye suthi motion lights install pannen. Apdiye oru landline phone-eh ennoda attic-le fix pannen. I never wanted to get stuck up there without a phone.

I even took practice to get out of bed and climb to the attic as quickly and quietly as possible. Naan edhukkum irukkatumnu closet-le oru crawlspace kooda ready panniten. Attic ulle erueadhe vide idhu innum fast-ah irukkumnu.

Nothing had happened there after the incident. Naan ange peaceful-ah the next 3 years irundhen. Aana solla mudiyadhu, eppo edhu venumnalum nadakkalam. Alert-ah irukkuradhu thappille.

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Are you sure you locked your doors?

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-Mahish