“The Woman in the Drain”

🌑 Introduction

In Faisalabad, an old housing colony built in the 1970s has one thing every resident avoids—the central storm drain. It’s covered by rusted grates, wide enough for rats… or something bigger.

Children whisper that if you lean too close at night, you’ll hear a woman crying from below.

💧 The First Incident

In 1984, a boy vanished while playing cricket near the drain. His ball rolled over the grate. When he bent down to reach it, he never stood up again. Witnesses swore they saw pale hands wrap around his ankles before he was dragged inside. His body was never recovered.

🕯 Strange Rituals

Neighbors began noticing red cloth tied to the grates, as if people were performing rituals. One night, an old man admitted he had once dropped coins and food down the drain—an offering to “her.” He said she was not human anymore, but bound to the tunnels.

👁 The Sightings

Over the years, dozens of people claimed they saw a wet figure crawling out of the drain on all fours. Her hair plastered over her face, her fingers bending in impossible directions. She never climbed fully out—only stared, head tilted, before sliding back down.

🛑 The Final Warning

Last year, a security guard making his rounds heard weeping from the drain. He shined his torch and saw two eyes staring back. The light revealed a face pressed against the grate—smiling now, not crying. He quit the next morning and left the colony forever.