“Each day I feel an evil, like an invisible noose around my neck, tightening an inch,” she said, and held both hands up, placing them around her throat. “Something terrible is chasing after me. It’s magic. I’m under a spell and can’t escape it. I don’t know who cast it. If I knew…I’ve asked my mother, but she can’t see, and I’m afraid…but if I don’t discover the answer soon, it’ll be too late.”
