Jess never trusted her mother-in-law, Debbie, but when she received a pair of expensive yellow heels for her birthday, she tried to see it as a peace offering. Arthur, her husband, encouraged her to wear them on a business trip to Chicago, believing it was Debbie’s way of extending an olive branch.
But at the airport, something felt off. A strange pressure in the shoe grew unbearable. When TSA scanned her footwear, they found a hidden package beneath the insole. Jess was pulled aside, humiliated and terrified. The contents weren’t drugs—but a mix of herbs: mugwort, yarrow, St. John’s Wort. Folk magic ingredients used to sever ties and drive people away.
Jess was stunned. Debbie hadn’t just sabotaged her trip—she’d tried to curse her.
Back home, Jess told Arthur everything. His face darkened with disbelief and fury. “She crossed a line,” he said. “She tried to hurt you and made you look like a criminal. I won’t let her destroy our marriage.”
Arthur called his mother and laid down the law: no apology, no contact.
The shoes now sit in their closet—a reminder that sometimes the prettiest gifts hide the darkest intentions. And that love, when tested, can become even stronger.
