CHAPTER FOURTEEN

ESMERALDA

Using the black magic power to lay a curse twenty two years ago had affected my life. My mother had warned me against it when she was alive.

Ever since I used the forbidden power, I had been seriously ill, I can no longer do anything without the help of an aid. I had longed for death and tried killing myself so many times but I am being punished. I am suffering from my actions.

The air is crisp and fresh,carrying the faint scent of dew and earth. As I sat in pain,wrapped in a blanket, the world outside appeared calm and still, bathed in the soft, diffused light of the early day. My room was dark,the only lighting was coming from the window.

A knock at the door interrupted my thoughts. My maid walked in with a worried look. I wondered why she’s still here, I thought she would have run away like the others I had in the past.

“Someone is here, asking to see you, her name is Ethel.” she said.

At the mention of Ethel, I bec