CHAPTER FOURCARMEN
Jesse decided not to tell even Amy about hearing the voice for the second time. She was busy looking for a teaching job. He didn’t want to trouble her. He felt superstition beginning to take control of his mind. Maybe there was a Voodoo doll somewhere with his name on it?
Was it even Voodoo he was encountering? He knew nothing about Voodoo, but there were many in New Orleans who claimed to be expert on the subject. They had shops on Bourbon Street that sold herbs and charms and amulets for healing or protection. They told fortunes for a fee. Most of them were con artists. One woman seemed to be the real deal. She was a tall, Creole woman of French descent who called herself Carmen. Months earlier, Jesse had been introduced to her by Ruthie the duck lady.
Ruthie was a
