“OK. But first I want to be assured of some things…” Little Joe’s voice now less confident than before, now he was just glad that this creature didn’t pounce on him all at once and strip everything from him – necklace, life, and soul.
The Father stood silent for a moment, then dropped his bony hand to the side. Laughter erupted again. “My boy, you do make it interesting, I’ll tell you that. Go ahead, give me your… err…requirements.” He smiled in the darkness.
Little Joe was surprised that the response came so sudden, that the priest was willing to listen so easily. Perhaps there was some hope…
“First, I’d like to know what happens when I give you this. What happens to me, and what happens to my family.”
“Have I not given your father a second chance at his life here on earth? H
