.”
“Huh?” Henry asked.
“ Taglocks ? They are Jake’s uncle’s personal things . The reason you make the doll determines what herbs and spices to use for the stuffing. Like a recipe of sorts. We’ll use his hair, some of his cigarette butts, necklace, and underwear to stuff the rest of the doll. Good. Now I’ll stitch it back up,” Lucien explained. “I ’ll get Mami out of her cage . Get my drum. Try to repeat after me. Damballah , o h Damballah , we call on you to invade Pete’s evil soul. Possess him. Torment him. Let him experience the kind of violence that Jake has suffered from .”
The boys echoed the same words . Lucien began to play the drums. Jake held the doll over his head while Lucien chanted along to his drum beats. He looked hypnotized, switching from English to French . Mami slithered on the floor.
“Here are some laces . Jake, take these and bind the doll’s hands so that Pete will never hurt you again.” Lucien continued chanting and playing the drums. Jake looked at Henry. He, too, looked hypnotized. Several minutes went by. “The doll is prepared. Damballah has heard your prayer. Let’s see what he plans to do.”
Lucien took out a long candle and lit it. He stared at it with fascination for several minutes. “ Damballah says we cast a very powerful spell. He is filled with negative energy. Look at the black smoke and the stained upper part of the cylinder. He’s very angry. Jake, you will get your justice.”
“Is this the part when we stick pins inside the doll?” Henry asked.
“We could, but Pete’s cigarette butts are a taglock , thus more powerful. Before we singe the doll, let me draw a face on it. Jake, lift up your shirt. I want to count how many lashings he gave you. Remember, balance is the key to invoking spells. They are healing beautifully. One, two, …nine total.”
Lucien drew two X s for the eyes and seven X s for the mouth. He then took part of a tissue and wrapped it around one of the cigarette butts. He gently relit the smoke and handed it to Jake. The cherry glowed. “Burn the doll nine times. If the cigarette burns out, I have plenty more that you gave me.”
The doll sat on the kitchen table while Jake singed it five times with the cigarette Lucien gave him and then another four times with different butt s . The last step was dipping the doll into a pot of unused herbs he boiled.
“Submerge the doll.”
Jake followed his directions and held the dripping doll over the pot. It seemed like it was going to fall apart.
“Jake, I’d give you the poppet, but it’s unsafe in your home. Leave it here. We’ll put it on the couch. Don’t worry, it will dry. It’s a very powerful spell. Damballah definitely heard us. Wish I could give you a time frame.”
They talked about some possible mishaps Pete might have, but Lucien explained whatever happened, nine marks or scars or broken bones or something would be brought upon him for his wrongdoing. Just then Henry’s mother’s headlights were seen from the window.
“ Gotta go. See you tomorrow, Lucien, ” Jake said. They bolted into the Henry’s mother’s car.
Chapter 12
“Hi boys. Jake, this is Natalie. She’s Henry’s sister. The group usually goes to 9:30 p.m. Is that okay with your folks? Aunt and Uncle, right?” He nodded. Jessica suspected he never told them about the evening.
Henry had been hanging out with the boy all week. Jessica could still not get a good reading on him. She called the principal about Henry’s new friend only to be told Jake was a harmless loner with a terrible home - life. She admired his kindness towards his elderly neighbors. Keeping an open mind, she accepted he had social problems , just like Henry, but was a good kid . After all, he agreed to go to the Awana group. Was he a Christian? Was God giving her an opportunity to
“Huh?” Henry asked.
“ Taglocks ? They are Jake’s uncle’s personal things . The reason you make the doll determines what herbs and spices to use for the stuffing. Like a recipe of sorts. We’ll use his hair, some of his cigarette butts, necklace, and underwear to stuff the rest of the doll. Good. Now I’ll stitch it back up,” Lucien explained. “I ’ll get Mami out of her cage . Get my drum. Try to repeat after me. Damballah , o h Damballah , we call on you to invade Pete’s evil soul. Possess him. Torment him. Let him experience the kind of violence that Jake has suffered from .”
The boys echoed the same words . Lucien began to play the drums. Jake held the doll over his head while Lucien chanted along to his drum beats. He looked hypnotized, switching from English to French . Mami slithered on the floor.
“Here are some laces . Jake, take these and bind the doll’s hands so that Pete will never hurt you again.” Lucien continued chanting and playing the drums. Jake looked at Henry. He, too, looked hypnotized. Several minutes went by. “The doll is prepared. Damballah has heard your prayer. Let’s see what he plans to do.”
Lucien took out a long candle and lit it. He stared at it with fascination for several minutes. “ Damballah says we cast a very powerful spell. He is filled with negative energy. Look at the black smoke and the stained upper part of the cylinder. He’s very angry. Jake, you will get your justice.”
“Is this the part when we stick pins inside the doll?” Henry asked.
“We could, but Pete’s cigarette butts are a taglock , thus more powerful. Before we singe the doll, let me draw a face on it. Jake, lift up your shirt. I want to count how many lashings he gave you. Remember, balance is the key to invoking spells. They are healing beautifully. One, two, …nine total.”
Lucien drew two X s for the eyes and seven X s for the mouth. He then took part of a tissue and wrapped it around one of the cigarette butts. He gently relit the smoke and handed it to Jake. The cherry glowed. “Burn the doll nine times. If the cigarette burns out, I have plenty more that you gave me.”
The doll sat on the kitchen table while Jake singed it five times with the cigarette Lucien gave him and then another four times with different butt s . The last step was dipping the doll into a pot of unused herbs he boiled.
“Submerge the doll.”
Jake followed his directions and held the dripping doll over the pot. It seemed like it was going to fall apart.
“Jake, I’d give you the poppet, but it’s unsafe in your home. Leave it here. We’ll put it on the couch. Don’t worry, it will dry. It’s a very powerful spell. Damballah definitely heard us. Wish I could give you a time frame.”
They talked about some possible mishaps Pete might have, but Lucien explained whatever happened, nine marks or scars or broken bones or something would be brought upon him for his wrongdoing. Just then Henry’s mother’s headlights were seen from the window.
“ Gotta go. See you tomorrow, Lucien, ” Jake said. They bolted into the Henry’s mother’s car.
Chapter 12
“Hi boys. Jake, this is Natalie. She’s Henry’s sister. The group usually goes to 9:30 p.m. Is that okay with your folks? Aunt and Uncle, right?” He nodded. Jessica suspected he never told them about the evening.
Henry had been hanging out with the boy all week. Jessica could still not get a good reading on him. She called the principal about Henry’s new friend only to be told Jake was a harmless loner with a terrible home - life. She admired his kindness towards his elderly neighbors. Keeping an open mind, she accepted he had social problems , just like Henry, but was a good kid . After all, he agreed to go to the Awana group. Was he a Christian? Was God giving her an opportunity to
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