Chapter 7: Welcome to the World of Magic, Jamie!

Something came out from my mind and I remember the ritual thingy. I stood up, thinking where I can get everything that I need. My boredom leads me to try and imitate the mysterious ritual.

I remembered Grandma's room and I went outside and checked if Dad and Michelle are already asleep peacefully. "This is awesome!" I uttered, walking toward Grandma's room with a flashlight.

I opened it slowly, good thing that Daddy forgot to lock it. I was about to lock the door when a black cat run in front of me. "Black cat?" I uttered, thinking how the cat get in Grandma's room.

Suddenly I remembered Sabrina, about bad omen. But I shrugged my shoulders, and look for a doll. I opened the cabinet and dust welcomed me. There's nothing on the cabinet so I tried to open the drawer. It's locked. I search for a key and fortunately I saw one, under the old lampshade. By then, I saw needles and  a normal candles. "I think it's okay." I told to myself.

Doll, the most important thing on this ritual. I search every corner of this room but I couldn't see a doll. I looked behind me and I accidentally hit the corner of Grandma's bed and the flashlight fell. I bend my knees and get it under the bed but I felt something like a box.

I get it and I remembered that I saw this mysterious box when I was seven, in this room. How ironic, that until now, it's been here for almost ten years.

I was about to go back to my room when I remembered that Grandma used to collect dolls for my younger sister but unfortunately, she died. I opened all of the drawer and there, at the bottom of it I saw a very old doll.

I hurriedly run towards my room and set up everything. I put the doll, needles and candles on the floor. I opened again the group chat and Medusa shared the latin oration and I memorize it for awhile. After setting up, I turned my gaze at the mysterious box in front of me.

It's hard to unlock so I put it back at the top of my side table. I looked at the wall clock and it's eleven forty-five. I've waited until it's twelve midnight. I seated and take a very long and deep sigh before starting.

I lit the candles and start saying the latin oration. I can feel a powerful energy within my body, I can't describe it with words. The next thing  was, I uttered someone's name and prick the doll at its thigh. I felt so superior and  my whole body was warm. "I tried this mysterious ritual for me to believe if it's true or not. I'm sorry for using your name but you will be slowly getting sick and at the end, death will fetch you." I pricked the last needles at the doll's heart, stomach and head.

All of the sudden, calling for the spirit of the black magic came out from my mind. There's a powerful energy that pushing me to call it now.

"I am calling the ruler's spirit of the black magic. Show me yourself! Show me your real identity! Show me that you're real!" I stopped, still seating like a Budhha and with my eyes closed. I could feel the cold wind embracing myself. But, I know, I always close the window at night. How come that the wind is getting stronger? In my horror, I stood up and I saw that the window is open.

"Fuck!" I uttered, closing the window.

I sighed deeply, I smiled sweetly when there's nothing happened bad at me after performing the ritual. I blew up the candles and closed my eyes in relief.

I thought everything is okay but I'm surprised when the candles suddenly lit up. I panicked when the bulb in my room, switched on and off. I know it's new but how come it's not functioning well, now! I closed eyes, wishing that it's only a dream.

I heard a roaring noise from nowhere. "Jamie!"

"Jamie!" I heard someone calling out my name. I covered my ears and shook my head, pushing and convincing myself that it is just a dream, or a hallucination.

I stood up and  I don't know what to do. I turned my head back at me and my eyes widened when everything that I used for a ritual, afloat. I looked every corner of my room but I can't see anyone, but I felt I was floating too in the air. "What the hell is happening?" I screamed on the top of my lungs.

"You performed the mysterious ritual without knowing, that you will be cursed and you summoned me! You disturbed me!" I hear a loud voice. I felt so afraid and I can't open my mouth to speak. "I... I didn't summoned you! I performed it in my own because it's not true! I'm just bored and I imitated it." I replied. But I'm sweating now because of fear.

"You will be punished! I will take your spirit away and you will live in our world and you will be dead physically, Jamie Kurtney!" I hold my breath when he uttered my name. How the hell did he get it?

"No! It's not true! You're not true! I'm just fucking dreaming! It's just a dream, a nightmare." I cried, and I fell back to the floor. I caress my butt and tried to find where the voice is coming from.

"You didn't finish the ceremonial ritual successful and you even dared to awaken me! Once you step to my world, you will see everything that a normal human can't see. To see is to believe, Jamie." The voice became so loud that can make a person deaf. I was startled, does it mean that he is the ruler and the black magic alone?

"Please, spare me. I don't want yet to die!" I kneeled down and lowered my head. He laughed bitterly and said, "Welcome to the world of magic, Jamie!" As soon as he said those words, my eyes seems so heavy. My body was too weak, but I saw a shadow standing before me but I can't control my body anymore, until I  closed my eyes and fall into a deep sleep.

**

Michelle saw Jamie's sharp and deadly stare. She looked away and wipe her tears away, and went back to the dinning table with a swollen eyes.

Chris turned his head and looked at Michelle's reddish cheeks. "Hey, I'm sorry! I will talk to my son, as soon as possible." Chris hold her hand and caress it gently. Michelle smiled bitterly and said, "No. I'm fine, it will takes a lot of time for him to accept me. To accept our relationship." She told him in a genuine way.

"I don't know Mich, since that day, I mean the day that I visited him, I felt like he's not my son. There's something different in him, lately." Chris looked at upstairs like he can see Jamie now.

Chris would remember always when Jamie was caught by her mother, Kylie, using her phone, when he was only seven. He was too caring and sweet, Jamie was used to love his Daddy. He used to be a Daddy's little boy but in just a snap, everything turns upside-down.

"Maybe we should stop this nonsense between the two of us, Chris! I can't no longer bare seeing your son hurt because of me! Because of us!" Michelle walked to the kitchen, bringing the plates. Behind her, Chris carrying all the things left in the dinning table and put it in the sink. "Michelle!" He called her, but Michelle wouldn't dare to look at him.

Michelle washed the dishes quickly and went back to their room. "Michelle! For pete's sake, can you please talk to me!" He raised his voice at her, and followed Michelle. Chris locked up the door and stared at her.

"You don't know what it feels Chris! I'm trying to know your son's interests, I'm trying to make things so that he will accept me for you! But you can see, it's obvious that Jamie will never like me to be his mother!" She told him and her voice was deep and cracked.

"It takes time, Michelle. You've just told me that earlier, and now you're... you're tired! Tell me, are you tired? For all I know, it's our fourth day living in this house!" Chris sit on the edge of the bed, frustrated and don't know what to say and what to do.

Michelle looked bemused and surprised. It is the first time that Chris raised his voice at him. "You're raising now your voice at me. You are yelling back at me!" She laughed bitterly and disgustedly, now she knows Chris' real behavior. "Yes! I am tired! Yes, I lied to you! I lied that I'm willing to love your son like he's my own! I lied that I love you! I just want your money, Chris!" Michelle didn't realize what just she said to Chris.

"You lied at me? Tell me!" Chris hold her shoulders so tight and shake it. Michelle closed her eyes because of pain, she was frightened and shocked. "Tell me, Michelle!" Chris pushed her accidentally. She stood up angrily and punched Chris repeatedly. "Yes! Yes! I am a liar!" Michelle opened the closet and get her luggage, she starts packing her things up.

"Where do you think you're going?" Chris blocked the door and stared at her intently.

"I'm leaving, tomorrow morning. Let's end this Chris, I'm tired of lying. You deserves to live with your family." Michelle told him, getting all her things out. Chris stepped closer and throw his tired body into bed. He watched Michelle and he didn't mind to stop her.

Maybe this is the right time for reconciliation. Chris shut his mouth and think for a better solution. This is what Jamie's wants to happen, a complete and happy family. Michelle took a quick shower and lay down. Chris went out for awhile to smoke, he needs some fresh air to cool down.

Chris glance at his wrist watch and it's quarter to 12. He throw the cigarette and went back to his room. But, he heard footsteps from his late mother's room. Chris walked slowly but a black cat passed him by. 

"Black cat?" Chris uttered. He was surprised and startled seeing a black cat at this hour. Chris shook his head and went back to his room. "I need to go to bed now, I'm seeing strange animal at this hour." Chris went inside of his room without knowing that there's someone behind him.