The following contains the first chapters of a powerful testimony: the terrible experience Maria de Fatima da Cruz Carvalho, born in the Saint Thomas and Prince Islands and raised in Portugal, burdened with evil forces that plagued her since early childhood. This book will be published in its entirety, by Editora Gráfica Universal.

I’m feeling very afraid in the darkness of the night. It’s intensely cold. There’s a knot in my throat. I want to go to the bathroom but if even my head comes out from under the covers, he’ll grab me. There’s a man dressed in white behind the door.

It all started when I was a child. I was six years old. I always slept with my head covered. Every night a man would hide behind my bedroom door.

I had a hard time falling asleep. I was scared that he would get a hold of me. I would have cold sweats and tremble. My mother always woke up early, so I’d wait for her to get up and turn on the hallway light and then I’d run to her.

She would often send me back to bed, but I wouldn’t go. I didn’t have the courage to. And so, another sleepless night would go by.

I had multiple personalities as a child. It’s extremely important that parents pay close attention to their children, especially when they’re talking to themselves or say that they have an imaginary friend. Even as a child, I was able to quickly change personalities. Sometimes, I would become overwhelmed with sadness for no apparent reason. I was always afraid because I knew night time was near and I would have to go to bed. This went on throughout my childhood and continued as I grew.

One summer night, I was feeling incredibly hot and was drenched in sweat. I slowly tried to poke my head from under the sheets, but the man’s image quickly moved towards me. I was 12 years old at this time.

That night, I decided that I had to get up and go to the bathroom; it was awfully hot.

I looked out from under the sheets and saw him coming towards me. This time, he was all dressed in black; he sat on my bed and said: “I’m your guardian angel. If you do everything I tell you to, you’ll have success, money, fame and anything else you want.”

I answered, “Ok.”

Still trembling, I got up and went to the bathroom. From that moment on, I no longer feared him.

Everything inside me began to change after I made the pact with him that day. At that time, I didn’t know that I had entered into a pact, but the truth is, that I did.

In the summer, during school vacation, my mother let me go to a park called Muxito. I met up with some friends from school. I asked them what they were up to. One of them said: “Come on, Fatima! Let’s smoke a joint.”

Not knowing what that meant, I asked them what it was, and they said: “Come on, you’ll see how good you’ll feel! Just try it.”

That was when I started doing drugs. I started smoking opium at age 12. My body felt like it was falling asleep. From that day on, the way I dressed, spoke and acted, radically changed. Outside, I acted one way, but at home I was a completely different person. I was always seeing this angel and he was constantly near me.

The “angel” and I were always talking to each other. At first, everyone that heard me thought I had an imaginary friend. He said his name was Pailac. This was 1972.

I can’t say that I was the best student in school, but there was one class where I excelled over everyone else: Physical Education, especially gymnastics. I exceeded my teacher’s expectations, stood out in every test they gave me and the “angel” was always there with me.

I was introduced to new drugs: hashish, LSD, etc… I’ll talk more about the drugs in later chapters.

There were a lot of new experiences living this lifestyle. I truly believed he was my guardian angel. At 16, I went on stage to perform in a show with a well-known singer. I met many important people. If anyone challenged me and said, “You can’t do that!” I would answer back with conviction, “You bet I can!” All I needed to do was say that I wanted something and the angel would say: “It’s yours!” And sure enough, I’d get it because he would make it happen.

People said that I became an extravagant person. I was very proud and arrogant, but at the same time, would easily to change to my convenience.

I had two childhood friends and neighbours that frequently came over my house (no need to mention names). They knew about “Pailac” and would give me questions to ask him. They couldn’t see him but felt his presence and on several occasions saw objects moving. Today, I believe he used them.

The course of my friends’ lives had a very sad ending. One became a prostitute and the other became a heroin junkie.

The “guardian angel” said I was going to be very rich and that he would choose who I would marry. And that’s exactly how it happened. To everyone’s amazement and completely against my parents’ wishes, I got married in 1982.

I don’t know how I fell in love. I was attending night school in Pragal at this time. I was terribly infatuated with him.

It was really weird how I fell madly in love from one year to another. I knew who he was and disliked him very much, then suddenly out of the blue, I was totally in love with him. Even one of my co-workers who had seen how repulsed I was by him, said: “Wow, Fatima, you couldn’t stand him and now you’re head over heels for him!” Today, I know it was the angel’s doing.

My husband came from a wealthy family. We had a huge wedding. The angel took command of everything; he even chose my wedding dress. I was oblivious to how the angel was in complete control of my life.

I remember going into my mother’s room on my wedding day and just falling to my knees. I cried so much. My mother came in and asked me what was happening. I couldn’t explain why I was feeling this profound sadness. I remember looking up and seeing the angel smiling down at me, but I didn’t understand why.

Maria de Fatima da Cruz Carvalho