A Scary Occurrence

A while ago, a new neighbour moved in. I decided to bring her some buns as a welcome gift. I knocked on her door and it creaked open. However, when I saw her, I felt that she need not be welcomed. In fact, the sooner she left, the better. Let me tell you why…

The new neighbour had strange-looking patterns marked on her forehead. Looking behind her, I saw that an altar had been set up, with candles and some sort of circle drawn around it. There was even a black cat sitting at her feet, looking up at me with glowing green eyes as it purred softly. A shiver went down my spine. I turned tail and fled. I had just seen a real witch!

That night, chanting could be heard coming from my new neighbour’s house. I peered out of my window, and saw an eerie glow coming from within. I shuddered in fear. Should I tell my parents? But they would never believe me. What should I do then? After I contemplated my options, I decided I would tell my best friend, Liz, about it, and we would investigate it together. She certainly would believe me, wouldn’t she?

The next day, I talked to Liz about it in school. By the end of the day, she was convinced. We had formed a mini witch-hunting team. Mustering up our courage, we made our way to the witch’s house and were about to knock on the door when Liz shouted, “Ana, look behind you!”

I turned. It was the black cat. It mewed loudly at us. We huddled together in fright. Would we get cursed? Black cats brought mishaps to people, didn’t they? Then, the door opened slowly. The witch! When she saw our horrified expressions, she let out an evil-sounding laugh. We screamed at the top of our voices.

“Oh no! The witch is here! Help!”

Upon hearing that, she cackled even louder, and dragged us in before we could even run. We were really goners.

Looking at me with sorrowful eyes, Liz said to me, “It was nice having you as my friend all these years. Now, we shall die together.”

I replied with a sad smile, “You were a wonderful friend.”

Surprisingly, the witch did not put Liz and I in a bubbling cauldron or chop us into minced meat. She beamed brightly instead. Then, she assured us that she was not a witch, but just a lonely old lady who had come from another country, practised a different religion, and had different customs to observe. She even shared that black cats bring good luck in her religion! We were amazed by this information. After that, the “witch” served us some pastry that originated from her home country. Next, she told us some interesting stories and let us pet her cat. When we looked at the clock again, it was evening time. Our parents would be coming home from work soon! We bade the “witch” goodbye reluctantly.

Gently, she said, “Don’t worry, girls. You can come again any time!”

“We definitely would like to do so!” we answered in unison.

Liz and I parted ways at a cross-junction. I skipped home, feeling like a great big load had been lifted off my shoulders. I no longer had to worry about the presence of a witch near my house again! That night, listening to my newly found friend’s chanting, I drifted off into dreamland.

The next day, Liz and I managed to get our parents’ permission to visit my neighbour again. During lessons, the teachers’ words seemed to just float by. I could not pay attention… Well, not when I was excited to meet who I had once feared – the “witch” and her black cat.

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