The story revolves around Avantika, a resident of an apartment building, and her interactions with the building's watchman. The watchman is portrayed as being lazy and dismissive of Avantika's complaints about the building's maintenance issues, including a noisy lift.
As the story progresses, Avantika becomes increasingly frustrated with the watchman's behavior and eventually confronts him about his lack of effort in addressing the building's problems. However, things take a strange turn when Avantika discovers that the watchman and a maintenance worker were killed in a lift accident just two days prior.
Despite this revelation, Avantika continues to experience strange occurrences, including hearing the watchman's voice and encountering an eerie presence in the lift. The story builds up to a climax as Avantika becomes trapped in the lift and is confronted by a mysterious figure, which is revealed to be the ghost of the watchman.
The story ends with Avantika escaping the lift and the watchman's ghost, but not before she is left shaken by the experience. The tale is a mix of psychological horror and supernatural elements, leaving the listener with a sense of unease and uncertainty.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Avantika had a conversation with a watchman in a lift.
2. The watchman told Avantika that she had complained about the lift, water tank, and electricity.
3. Avantika said the watchman was being rude and told him to call maintenance people.
4. Avantika went to her room, but the key didn't work, so she went to the lift.
5. She saw Nabi in the lift, but when she opened the door, Nabi was not there.
6. Avantika went to the window and saw the watchman looking towards another apartment.
7. The next day, Avantika saw a newspaper with a report about a lift accident in her apartment building.
8. Two people, the watchman and a maintenance worker, were killed in the accident.
9. Avantika went down the stairs and saw an ambulance leaving the building.
10. She met a neighbor, Shweta, who told her about the accident and the death of the grandmother who lived in front of Avantika's flat.
11. Shweta warned Avantika to be careful, saying "he will not leave you."
12. Avantika entered the lift, but it started moving on its own and wouldn't stop.
13. She felt someone behind her, but when she looked, there was no one there.
14. The lift finally stopped on the 10th floor, and Avantika saw the watchman outside the door.
15. The watchman helped Avantika up and said it was his first day on duty.