Black Magic

“What's lying there?” I asked in suspicion as something caught my attention at the other side of the road.

A big basket covered completely with red cloth was placed on the crossroad in our area. People were curiously observing it from a distance and were moving forward. Nobody had courage to go near it.

“Looks like someone has done black magic. When I came in the morning, it was already placed,” The vegetable vendor replied.

“Really?” I asked as if I was looking for confirmation from her.

“Yes didi. This is very common in my village.” She replied casually.

But it was not casual for me. All the stories which I had heard from anyone on black magic or evil spirits started revolving in my mind. I got curious and after paying money to the vendor, I started walking in the direction of the crossroad. Turmeric was applied on the road where that basket was placed and a lot of sesame seeds were scattered around it. It was indeed a scary scene to watch. I stayed at a distance and remembered my mother’s instructions to not go near such things ever.

As I could not do much, I returned back home after a few minutes. Although I got busy in my daily routine, the incident got recorded in my subconscious mind. When noon passed, I could not resist myself and decided to check from a distance. I saw that police and a lot of people were getting dispersed from that area. I went to the vegetable vendor again to inquire.

“Yes didi, the police came and opened that basket, maybe because of some bomb suspicion,’ she replied.

I was looking for more information from her but she was too casual to reply.

“Then?” I asked.

“As I told you didi, it is black magic. Fruits, earthen lamps, and voodoo dolls were present inside. God save on whom it has been done. Someone has tried some big magic,” She replied.

Her words brought chills down my spine. Even the police did not remove that basket from the place. To my surprise, when I went out at night, it was not there. Nobody knows who removed it, like some mystery. My mind wandered in various directions with multiple possibilities on what havoc that magic would have done or would do to anyone.

Black Magic is a very fascinating thing for those who practice it and also for those who like to stay away from it. I believe in this world both positive and negative energy exists and after seeing this incident from so close, I just prayed to God that nobody would have got harmed from someone’s black deeds. These energies are not meant to misuse on any person. After all, every power comes with a responsibility.