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My paternal grandmother, who was rumored to be a bruja. My grandparents came from Cuauhtémoc, Mexico. My grandfather was known as a womanizer with several affairs. When a new schoolteacher, who was notably attractive, moved into the neighborhood, she caught my grandfather’s eye. This sparked rumors that eventually made it back to my grandmother.
One day, my grandmother decided to welcome the new teacher by bringing her tamales. The teacher, unaware of who my grandmother was, accepted the tamales, ate some, and stored the rest in the fridge. Hours later, when she took the container out, she found it filled with maggots, dirt and slime completely different from earlier. She was puzzled and didn’t suspect any ill intent from my grandmother.
Shortly after, the teacher fell seriously ill, and her appearance began to change drastically. She went from being the most popular person in the neighborhood to being shunned by everyone. Concerned, her family took her to a curandero, a traditional male healer, who told them she had been cursed. To break the curse, the curandero said he needed to send it back to the source. However, he was only able to banish her, which meant she could never return to Mexico.
Within a week, my grandma and the entire family moved to Texas. Interestingly, the curandero died the very next day.
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