One day, Witch Baby went into the backyard, took off all her clothes and began to roll in the wet earth. She smeared mud everywhere, clumped hadfuls into her hair, stuffed it in her ears, up her nostrils and even ate some. She slid around on her belly through the mud. then she slid into the garden shed and lay there in the dark wihtout moving.....
......When Witch Baby was very little, she had fallen in love with Angel Juan, but he had to go back to Mexico with his family. He still wrote to Witch Baby on her birthday and holidays and she said she dreamed about him all the time.....
......Witch Baby, huddling in the mud shed, smelled the food and saw colored lights blinking through the window. She even imagined the ice cream cake glistening in the freezer. But nothing was enough to make her leave until she heard a boy's voice singing a song. "Nina Bruja" sang the voice. Witch Baby stood up in the dark shed, shivering. Mud was caked all over her body, making her look like a strange animal with glowing purple eyes. It was raining when she stepped outside, and the water rinsed off the mud, leaving her naked and even colder. The voice drew her to the window of the house and she stared in.
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