Remembering Over the Harvest Moon Bed & Breakfast

"Remember that Halloween a few years ago when we drove here to Salem, Massachusetts?” asked Jill. “Seeing the leaves change from green to all the beautiful fall colors made the drive beautiful," she continued. Sam interrupted, “I remember it well!" "Charlene you were obsessed with that doll house in the lobby of Over the Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast. I think you were eleven years old." Charlene thought for a minute and reacted like in a trance, softly she said, “doll house.” Sam continued "Every time we turned around you were gone. Where did we find you? Each time, at that darn doll house in the lobby. It had your full attention. It got ridiculous," stated Sam annoyingly, "Jill couldn't stop laughing after eating all those cookies and hot apple cider. I think they were drugged. “Jill smiling said, "M-M-M, I can still smell those freshly baked cookies, pumpkin with cheesecake frosting and hot apple cider with a strong cinnamon aroma. Those flavors. Nothing tastes or smells better together. The apple cider and cinnamon smell mixed. The taste, but only a sip, because it is so hot on your tongue. The taste and smell so hauntingly delicious. Yes, I remember it well.” From the back seat a soft, “doll house” came from Charlene.

“What was it about that doll house, Charlene? “Asked Jill, “From the outside, it appeared like any other doll house, maybe more used, but I wonder what made you so obsessed?” Charlene said not blinking her eyes and in a straight monotone, “like now, I hear this sweet violin music that just overtakes my brain. It is enchanting, and I thought I saw the figurines move. They were talking to me. I finally got one of the names. It was Mrs. Potter. She was asking me to help her. I didn’t know how to help her. The high pitch tones of those tiny people pleading for help. I couldn’t hear them well because the violin was so loud in my head. The two tones made me freeze. Like now, I can hear the violin. Do you hear it?” asked Charlene. “No, but I can smell and taste pumpkin cheesecake cookies and hot apple cider, “said Jill. Sam said ,” We have to be near that place, or is it just Halloween that sparks these obsessions?” They hadn’t noticed the sign they passed, faded letters, but there it was, Over the Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast. Sam told them, “ Those crazy witches had such a scam. They dressed like a sweet old couple taking care of a cozy hotel and luring innocents to their place. Once inside they enchanted them, forced them through their magic mirror. I don’t know what happened once inside that mirror, but the other side was a twin mirror that the victims came through as small figurines in a doll house.I forced those witches through the mirror. I had a glass of water, of course I saw “The Wizard of Oz” all those years ago, the Wicked Witch of the West melted after water was poured on her. In my other hand, my trusty Glock. I figured one of them would work to save my wife and daughter. I wasn’t even sure what I was asking, but I heard noises coming out of that mirror. I knew something was strange about it, and my radar increased when “Gertrude” told me that it was legendary. When I asked them to enter the mirror, the house and everything shook followed by a huge explosion, then stillness. I ran to the lobby and found the two of you. The decorations were children that had been trick or treating, and the parents were the figurines in the doll house.” Charlene softly repeated, “doll house.” “We must be close to that place,” said Sam, “because both of you are behaving like you are in a trance.” “Yes, I remember,” said Jill coming out of her current cookie trance because of the object in her hand, “but Charlene and I were already coming around. I pulled out my sure-fire demon fighter. Looks like I’m going to have to do it again to get Charlene out of that trance again. “Jill agreed, “my demon fighter has been used for centuries by exorcists.” Sam looked at her, “when were you around an exorcist? Were you possessed?” Laughing, Jill said, “of course not! Don’t you  think you would have found evidence by now?” Jokingly Sam said, “a possessed woman is not that difficult to imagine, you’ve met my ex-wife. Hahaha!” “Not laughing,” said Jill, as she expected a rebuttal from Charlene, but only, “doll house” was her only sound. “What was it that pulled you out of the enchantment?” quizzed Sam. At the time, I carried my Rosary with me, and I put it around Charlene’s neck. Most people pray or fight; I made a specific prayer. I asked Jesus and Mary to protect us. I prayed for the Glorius mysteries without stopping. I focused clearly, calmly.” Again, she put the Rosary around Charlene’s neck and made the sign of the cross before she started the ancient prayer. “This time, I’m going to start with the prayer for St Michael’s protection first before I start The Glorius Mysteries because this is the second time with this prayer to chase away obsession. “St Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may God rebuke him, we do though humbly pray, and do thou, oh Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God thrust into Hell satan and all his evil spirits prowling around this world seeking ruin of souls.” Charlene started coming around, so together Jill and Sam started the Rosary together. The Apostle’s Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, then three Hail Mary’s for faith, hope, and charity; Glory Be, then Oh My Jesus prayer, Ave Maria.” Charlene was coming back to her normal especially after the First Mystery, Jesus rises from the dead,the Lord’s Prayer, this time five Hail Mary’s.” In the process, another sign for the Over the Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast  fell off the hooks and landed in the road.  It was so dark that Jill and Sam did not realize that they drove right over the sign. Hopefully, these witches and that haunted sign will never put another person under their spell.