Exchange fate: a story about how a friend can steal her luck
I have known Irina since childhood. I can’t say that we were very close friends. Although they lived in the same yard. The fact is that she is two years older than me, and in childhood this is of great importance. In addition, Ira was the daughter of fairly wealthy parents, she went to various clubs, studied music, dance, studied English, in general, she had practically no time for friends.
I know that she studied very well at school, the teachers constantly praised her, set her up as an example to her classmates, she regularly participated in various Olympiads and competitions, won many, and in due time, as expected, she graduated from school with a gold medal and entered to university.
To prevent their daughter from living in a dormitory, her parents rented her a separate apartment. In general, Ira did not expect any problems in life; she had a wide, clear life path ahead of her, and if something didn’t work out somewhere, her parents were always ready to help her.
And suddenly, unexpectedly, everything changed.
This happened after Ira became friends with one very strange girl. Strange because she was clearly not from the circle in which Ira was accustomed to moving. Lena - that was the name of the new friend - came from a dysfunctional family, dressed poorly, and therefore Ira often gave her various things from her shoulder.
In essence, she was a very kind person. How they met and what they agreed on - one can only guess. I only know that the girls often came to Irina’s house together, they had dinner together, and Lena often stayed at Ira’s house to spend the night.
Very soon, many began to notice that the two girls began to look alike, like sisters. Lena wore Ira's clothes, she copied her haircut and started wearing makeup in the same manner. Her gait changed, she imitated her friend’s manner of speaking, adopted her gestures and favorite words.
And there was just one thing she couldn’t borrow. Ira enjoyed great success with the guys and had a large number of friends. Those around Lena, although they accepted her in the general company, but rather treated her as Irina’s shadow, as her free addition.
She was simply tolerated in general company - and of course she could not help but notice it. This attitude infuriated Lena; she tried not to show it, but she was terribly jealous of her more prosperous and carefree friend. But Irina obviously didn’t notice this; she sincerely believed that everything was going great.
By the way, Irina’s close friends often tried to talk to her about this, convincing her that Lena was not a match for her at all, and that she did not treat her as well as she was trying to show.
Parents also did not approve of this strange friendship. But the girl did not listen to their advice and did not want to believe in the insincerity of her best friend. You know, when we are young, we all often wear rose-colored glasses, and our parents seem hopelessly behind the times.
Lena also had another hobby. She sincerely believed in mysticism, magic, predictions, and often went to fortune tellers, trying to find out her fate and whether it was possible to change her future.
Then she herself learned to perform some rituals - “for luck,” as she said, she hung herself with all sorts of amulets that were supposed to bring good luck into her life.
As for Irina, she did not at all share this passion of her friend, sometimes she made fun of her, and, of course, she did not wear any amulets, and she did not go to fortune tellers either. At least as far as I know.
And yet, one day Lena persuaded her friend to go to some grandmother. As far as I know, she said that she would have to tell and show her something that would convince Ira of the existence of otherworldly forces. And, they say, if after this her friend does not believe in their reality, then Lena herself will stop performing magical rituals and going to fortune-tellers. Ira agreed.
I don’t know what happened there. Ira herself later said that she did not understand anything; a middle-aged woman, dressed in a dark robe, walked around her with a candle and muttered some kind of nonsense, as it seemed to her. Of course, Ira told Lena that this was complete nonsense. But from that day on, her life began to change noticeably, not for the better.
First, the father lost his position, and the family’s financial situation noticeably worsened. Ira had to move from a separate apartment to a dormitory. Her money became noticeably less.
Now she could no longer afford to buy whatever she wanted. Gradually she lost her former company, and she did not make new friends. Then problems with her studies began - in general, the girl began to be haunted by all sorts of troubles.
And the worse Irina got, the more her friend blossomed. Ira was losing friends - Lena was making them. From somewhere she had income and beautiful things. She became popular. That was incredible.
It seemed that Lena was simply sucking luck and prosperity out of Ira. But she was still as if blind in relation to her friend.
The culmination was that Irina’s boyfriend, whom she had been dating for the last year, unexpectedly left her, began to court Lena and soon proposed to her. What’s interesting is that before the wedding he came to Irina, asked for forgiveness, swore that he loved only her, and the next day he married someone else.
This was a big blow for the girl, from which she was never able to recover. They broke up with Lena completely. Ira did not finish her studies, dropped out of the university and returned to her parents.
When I met her again in our yard, Ira was difficult to recognize: the cheerful, friendly and very attractive girl had turned into her shadow. Moreover, she began to drown her problems with alcohol. I got a job as a saleswoman in a nearby store and looks just terrible.
One old woman in our yard, having heard this story, said that Lena performed some kind of ritual, thanks to which she and her friend changed their destinies. She said that this happens. Perhaps I would not believe her, but seeing Ira, who cannot return to her old life, I think that this is so.
Sat, 02 Mar 2020 16:57:38 +0300
@ Inna Kondaurova
A friend stole my happiness
Olga has been friends with Irina since school. The relationship was cloudless until Olga got married. The husband is a rich man, and Olga had to adjust to a different standard of living. Irina could not control herself for a long time and even stopped dating Olya, limiting communication to rare telephone conversations.
“I was very worried that I was losing my friend, but I hoped that everything would work out, so I was very happy when Irishka began to come to me often,” says Olga. “Once Ira asked me for a fur coat for a couple of days, to go on a date.” I was glad that she was no longer ashamed of her poverty, and gave her a fur coat. My husband was also happy that our relationship had been restored. But Ira soon began to avoid meeting with me again, and big problems began in our family: my husband had losses at work and troubles with his partners, the car was stolen, and even the pregnancy was suddenly terminated. I didn’t connect this with my friend in any way, but my mother always insists that it was I who, along with the fur coat, gave Ira my well-being and that through a thing you can steal a person’s happiness. In a word, you need a talisman against troubles. I don’t want to believe it, but there are a lot of bad coincidences. Tell me, can talismans really protect you from troubles or is it all superstition?
Sorcerer by birthright Vladimir STAROVER: Never give your things to strangers
Olga’s mother is right—the characteristic signs of “theft of happiness” can be traced. Perhaps Olga’s friend did this ritual through her fur coat out of envy. By taking a personal item from a person, the easiest way is to “steal” his well-being. Never give people personal things if your relationship with this person is far from cloudless. Out of envy, even very good people sometimes indulge in dishonest acts. Now we need to clean the energy of Olga, her husband and apartment. At the same time, you need to see if you have your friend’s personal belongings. If you have them, don’t throw them away - there may be a magical ritual on them, and such things must be removed according to certain rules. A protective talisman is useful for everyone, as it protects against many troubles.
Tatiana USTINOVA (writer): Any thing can be designated as a talisman
I have an old porcelain figurine at home - an elephant with a sad look. He fell several times. As a result, he lost his trunk, but still remains my favorite. I don’t know why, but I always put an elephant on the nightstand next to my workplace, it seems to me that it helps me. In general, a talisman can probably be called any thing that for some reason is so dear to a person that he does not want to part with it. Such a thing is imbued with good energy, and every time you look at it or just remember it, it’s as if strength is infused into you. Every person has such things. This is clearly visible in children: there is one toy, you sleep with it, you eat with it, and you don’t dare throw it away, even when you grow up.
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