THE DEVILS TRADE

TENEBROUS

I wake as if it's an emergency, as if sleeping had become a dangerous thing. My heart beats fast and there is a buzzing in my brain and together they are as panic with jump-leads. my breathing got labored..i clutched the bed sheets and and sat up..what the hell happened last night? my brain was fuzzy,my head violently throbbed  and all i could remember was odd pairs of eyes and the name Lucifer hinged in my mind. i tried to calm my self. 

it was a dream...it was a dream  i repeated the mantra over again.

as i took hold of my surroundings i was relived to be in my same 2 old bedroom apartment..i got up and the bed laid out a squeaked moan i went to the kitchen and swallowed 2 aspirin..after some time i decided to get freshen up.

i stared blankly at my 5'6 slim silhouette in the cheval mirror...my once bright honey hazel eyes looked dead and dull and my long raven hair needed a treatment asap..my skin looked paler than before. i sighed and quickly got dressed i checked the the time and was surprised to be already late for work. i took my brewed coffee and left the house.

i worked as a personal assistant for Mr. Liam Hawthorne who owned a small business company and an office. i  hurriedly entered the withered building.

"your'e late again...Ms. perez" Liam said. Liam was in his late 40s he was strikingly handsome but carried a rude personality. i stood in his small office with painted black low ceiling he sat in front of me in his wooden desk.

"i..i know and im sorry it just i had a hangover last night."

"this is an unacceptable excuse ms.perez...i know you lost your family but you have to move on now its been f*****g 2 months now" he shouted. tears threaten to come.

"he was your friend Liam" i choked

"that is the only reason you're working in here and what do you expect Rosangel..for me to mourn over his dead body my entire life.. i've moved on and its time for you too!" he said pacing the small office now.

tears now freely flowed.." save it rosangel you're fired" i stared dumbfound at him as his words echoed in the office. but did he already forget how my husband saved him from police several times...that bastard! the world is a nasty place full of nasty people.

without saying anything i stormed out of the building and walked unconcernedly at the pavement.. i have got nothing left now..i have never felt that hopeless in my life..oh! how i wish to rewind my life and start again....my trail of thoughts were disturbed by my phone ringing..i looked at the caller id and stared at it in confusion..

999

is that even a real number... i decided to ignore it but the phone wouldn't stop ringing out of my frustration i picked up the call..

"hello, who is it?" i spoke sternly. there was only a static buzz on the other hand.."hello?" i repeated.

"its The lucifer" a whisper spoke after a few seconds. 

"im sorry i dont know any Lucifer' and before i ended the call the voice spoke again.

"i can help you achieve what you desire the most Rosangel...the beloveds you lost, money, unseen treasures.everything but under one circumstance." the vision of the same odd eyes filled my mind.

"who specifically are you?"

"im the defiler of the underground world...i have got several other names..Mammon,Asmodeus,Leviathan,Beelzebub,Satan,Belphegor, but im simply known as the devil"

a chill went down my back..the Seven names of demon..

"what do you want?" my voice expressionless.

"Your soul..in exchange of the life of your husband and your child" i froze momentarily.

"but how?" " what will happen to me"

"you'll have to spend rest of your mortal life with me in Hell" 

i blinked..can this be possible?..am i brave enough to trade my soul to the devil in exchange for the life of my love ones...

" this is your only chance..live your life with guilt and sorrow or...change it forever..."

"i have to think" i spoke

"no time honey" i bit my lips and i know i have already made my mind now..

"how is hell really like"

"its not as bad as you think"

"but once they're back..will they remember me?..."

"you will be replaced"

"will they be happy?" 

"of course,you can visit them too."

i took a deep shaky breath i know what i had to do..: y..yes i'll trade my soul in exchange for my family" i said 

i could feel him smirking.."very well then..believe me rosangel you wont regret it"

i ended the call and sat down on the pavement....my mind was blurry from the recent conversation...i had a f*****g conversation with THE DEVIL..i couldn't process the shock my brain received. knowingly what i have done i stood up and walked back home.

damn it!!  the devil can be really convincing sometimes.

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Tenebrous(adj): dark or shadowy

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