The aunt

in #hive-1776828 days ago


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The crow gave a human sigh and flew away. The woman said to me: ‘Run to your parents, this road is dangerous. I ran to them without telling them, knowing they would scold me.

When we arrived at my relatives' house, they showed pictures of a deceased aunt I didn't know. But when I saw them, I was shocked: the woman was the same one who had warned me and chased that creature away.

I didn't say anything to my parents that day. Only later, when we returned to the village, did I tell them what I had experienced and how my aunt had saved me from that evil being.

They looked at each other gravely and said: ‘That aunt had a special gift for seeing beings from the other world. They say that after she died, her protective spirit watches over our family.

When I looked at the photo, the aunt was smiling placidly, but with a perceptive glow, as if she knew the danger she had faced.

Since then, every time I walk those paths, I say a silent prayer. For I know that my family's ancestral guardian watches over me to keep me safe from the evil that lurks in the shadows.