I thought Chandigarh was safe….
So when I moved to Chandigarh for studies, I took a PG in Sector 15 because everyone said its the “student hub” and safest area.
At first everything was perfect. Clean room, decent food, aunty was soft spoken and chill type. I thought I got lucky.
But slowly things started getting off.
She had this habit of keeping track of timings. Like if I come 10 mins late she’ll be like “aaj der ho gayi?” in a very observing way. Not normal curiosity, more like she already knew.
Then one day I realised she somehow knew things I never told her. Like I skipped dinner outside once and she goes “aaj bahar kha ke aaye ho na?” I never informed.
Later I found out she had told the guard to note down every time I leave and enter. Even asking him who I’m with sometimes. That felt very weird.
But the real creepy part was inside the PG.
There was this common hall and aunty would just sit there quietly at night, lights off mostly, just watching who comes in. No phone, nothing. Just sitting.
One night I went to fill water around 2 AM and she was already there sitting in the dark. She suddenly says “raat ko zyada jagna theek nahi hota.” I swear my heart dropped.
After that I started noticing small things. My room items slightly moved, like someone entered when I wasn’t there. Once my cupboard was not exactly how I left it.
I asked her indirectly and she smiled and said “safai karwai thi.”
Final straw was when she asked me randomly, “tumhare mummy papa ko bataun tum late aate ho?” That was it.
I shifted within a week.
Later another guy told me she keeps “extra control” on boys she finds “shareef type.”