Esmeralda POV
My whole life has been one big lie and improvisation. I was always put down by the local brujas and culanderas. To them, I was young and never enough. I would often go back home and cry. My parents always tried to encourage me to follow my heart and continue with my practices. I tried and failed so many spells. I read so many books. I read so many tarots, palms, and crystals. I made offerings to the aluxes. I had constructed the town ofrendas for Dias de los Muertos. I even discovered my psychic abilities as a child. I have done so much at such a young age and I am well aware, but I have always wanted to be the best. I wanted to be known to be the bruja of the area and eventually of Mexico. I finally came to the raw conclusion that others were jealous of my failures and
