Juliet, a girl with curly hair, was the first to speak. “My brother was near that shed once. The old woman touched him, and after that, he got really sick. We don’t even know why. He was fine before, but after that, he couldn’t even leave his bed.” Her voice quivered as she spoke, a mix of fear and disbelief.
A boy named Ethan chimed in next. “I saw her one time, making something in a big cauldron out by the garden. She was stirring something that smelled really bad. I don’t know what it was, but it looked like a potion. My mom says she probably curses people with those things.”