Borrowing Life

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isted on bestowing a "blessing for a long life" upon the baby. Before I could stop her,

ll the relatives present criticized me for being ungrateful. Feeling wronged,

y a psychic when

e. I didn't interact with her much. My anger stemmed from her lack of hygiene; after all, the baby had just turned one month old and had a weak immune sys

ome, right? The balcony is filled with thick black air, heavy wi

. Before I could type a response, other q

entions. The old lady meant well, wishing for you

she meant well. Instead of being grateful, you slander

set. The old lady is just old and uneducated. At most, she pa

y' and 'curses' is scary. Someone mig

topher's profile picture. It was a black-and-white

abbey, videos of creating protective symbols, and a few online shop links. Scrolling f

s could be photoshopped. Seeing the skeptical comments,

she was a psychic? But don

sychic isn't illegal, so

is heavy with bad energy. This is unusual. There must be some kind of cur

nts calling him a scammer quickly appeared. It seemed h

ings, I decided to investigate, holding my s

broadcast intently. My husband, Brodie, was lounging on the couch, playing with

moment to ask, "Mom, what did Justine do when she was younger?

to help people who were affected by a curse in the village. She was

"She really w

as a kid, my mom was famous in our town. People came to her to pick auspicious dates for

typed a reply on my phone: "She

't be too superstitious. So what if she was

ry that he guessed she was

gs online seem real. I've been scammed many times. Their ultimate goal is t

. We've all had basic education.

better to be cautious. What if there's rea

illed with good energy into one with bad energy, combined with the old lady's unusual

last sentence

ld lady is trying to perfor

me. I tried to calm myself, but anger surged within me. This was absurd. It w

hter is just one month old. How can she be part of

nt sectio

e you kidding? It's 2024, and pe

uld be so cruel. Even a tiger doesn't eat its cubs! Don't be ridiculou

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y didn't even enter the room, fearing they'd pass their sickness to the baby. They just looked

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tinued, Christoph

n. No one wants to die, especially those closer to death. Some say, 'How could they harm their own grandchildren?' But how many o

ails and hair, burning it to ashes, and placing it on the infant for forty-nine days to successfully borrow life. The infant will then starve to death within thre

y was unusual for her age. I remembered the first time Brodie introduced me to his fa

ack, Justine di

lady give anything to the b