Beware of Balete Drive

Beware of Balete Drive is a supernatural - paranormal short story about The White Lady of Balete Drive by Dr Elmi Zulkarnain Osman.

Excerpts from the short story: "We didn't like the idea of tying Taufiq to the bed, but Tay Nacio said it as the only way to make sure he would not harm himself ... or us if ever. Tay Nacio then lit some dried grass in a bowl on fire. The smell was putrid, but he said it was to cleanse the air around us. He then started chanting over Taufiq's restrained body. As the chanting went on, Hady and I noticed the smoke in the air was now forming a shape. It slowly gathered in a corner and I don't know if I was probably seeing things, but the smoke started to take the shape of a woman with long hair."

"With a firm tone, Tay Nacio then said, "Leave this boy and pardon him! Accept this as his token of repentance" He held out a tray of assorted small fruits. The screaming slowly faded and the room stopped shaking. Taufiq slowly exhaled and then something began to move in his mouth. Taufiq spat something small and black out of his mouth. We looked at it. It was a dead black chick. Carlito quickly scooped it up and set it on fire."