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about the occult. The problem is that attention.” I have to admit that a touch
such a young mind with such a vivid of ice ran down my spine, and after a
imagination (imagination, by the way, is quick hug, I left. My return to town was
the engine room of magic) was apt to a tad faster as the darkness seemed to
encounter problems after such a cling to me and the bright lights
dramatic portrayal of magic. glittering in the distance seemed to get
farther away as I walked and half ran.
A few years later, I went on a school trip
Clearly, in the back of my mind, images
to SW England. One evening during the
of magic circles and Death himself
stay, there were some girls in the hotel
claiming his victim, appeared like a
of similar age who had come for the
rerun of the movie in my mind. I
weekly disco there. I was immediately
imagined her parents as Mocata-like
attracted to one of them and over the
with piercing eyes and hypnotic voices.
course of the evening, did everything I
could to hook up with her. I had some Well, I eventually arrived back at the
success and at sometime after midnight, hotel deeply perturbed by her story, but,
I walked this beautiful girl to her home, as you do, I laughed it off and went to
romantically holding hands. As we bed. Now I was back with my
walked out of town down a dark classmates watching the last dances at a
country lane, farther and farther from disco in a hotel, the very idea of witches
the comforting lights of town, she began and magic seemed utterly ridiculous
to become afraid and insisted that I somehow.
leave her to walk the remaining half a
At first, I was fine. However, as I lay on
mile or so on her own. She told me a
the point of sleep, a strange feeling came
rather strange story as we walked.
over me, as if I were being observed. Of
She told me that her parents were course, I put this down to my
witches and of the darker variety. She imagination. Like I told you, mine is
told me how she was forced to take part very good and I was now imagining all
in rituals and was extremely scared. She sorts of things, mostly prompted by that
told me that even now, I was in danger damn movie! But then I had an idea! I
just by her being with me. I laughed at could surround my bed with a
her creepy tale but stopped short when I protective circle - just like in the movie.
saw the tears in her eyes. “Go, quickly,” With my interest in all things occult, I
she urged me, “before you have their knew exactly how this should be done
