I signed over my soul to save my daughter. It was so convincing and made me feel like I didn’t have a choice, but in the end it was my hand that took from it.
It is written. I ignored the voices who cried out to me not to do it. When your child is hungry and in danger, you get desperate. I’m not like Abraham, but maybe if I was, I wouldn’t be stuck in the dark. The worst part of this Hell is not knowing what happened to her after I took the bite.
We owned land with lifeless crops and dying grass in the middle of nowhere. We were down to our last few loafs of bread. I was outside on the patio with my daughter when I saw it. The man in black was holding a briefcase.
“Tammy”, “Why don’t you go inside and cut yourself off a piece of bread”, the father said
“What about you”, she asked
“You needn’t worry”, “I’m not hungry”, he replied
The man in black came walking closer to the house.
“Who’s is that”, “daddy”? She asked
“I don’t know”, “but I want you to get inside” he said firmly
“What a lovely daughter you have”. The man in black said as he was walking towards them.
“But daddy”, she replied
“Damn it Tammy!”, “I’m not going to ask you again”, he shouted
She ran inside.
“Who the hell are you”? He asked
“I’m here to make an offer”, the man in black replied
“Whatever your selling”, ” I can’t afford it”. He responded
“All I’m asking is for a minute of your time”. He replied
“I don’t know who the hell you are or what your doing here “, he told him
” I’m here to help you Tom”, the man in black said
“If you don’t get off my property”, “I’m going to shoot you”. He finished
The man in black dropped his suitcase and put his hands up
“I don’t want any trouble” he responded.
“What’s in the suitcase”? He asked
“The answer to your question” he replied .
“I’m the one asking the questions”, Tom responded
“How are you going to feed your daughter”, “Tommy”? The man in black replied
“That’s enough”! Tom shouted
“How long can those loafs possibly last”? He responded
“DADDY”! Tammy shouted
Tom rushed into the house and saw tears coming from his daughters face
“What’s wrong”? he asked
“The bread”! She shouted
The loaf of bread was covered in ants.
“God Damn It”, “Tammy”! He shouted
He grabbed the bread swarming with fire ants and tried to save what he could as he felt the stinging pain which didn’t compare to the thought of his girl not having any food.
“Jesus Christ”! “Tammy”! “What did you do”? He asked
“I didn’t do anything”, “daddy”! The girl shouted while crying
“You can’t leave this stuff out”! He responded
“I didn’t”! She shouted
“How could this happen”? He asked
His tone came down we he asked that question.
“I’m sorry dad”, she replied
“It’s OK Tammy”, “I’m sorry I yelled”. He said
“What are we going to do”? She asked
“What did your mother always say”? He responded
“Where there’s a will, “there’s a way”, Tammy replied
A loud sound could be heard coming from the outside of the home.
“What was that”?, Tammy asked
“Wait here”, Tom replied
Tom ran outside and saw a tree of life. It’s branches were full of fruit
“Tammy” “get out here”! Tom shouted
Tammy ran outside of the house and was in awe.
“Oh my gosh”, “daddy”, “look at all the fruit”, she said
“it’s a miracle”. Tom shouted.
The man in black was crouched on the ground reaching into an open briefcase, which was overflowing with seeds. He grabbed a handful of them and walked over to Tom and Tammy.
“You could have a forest of fruits if you wanted”. The man in black said
“Are you an Angel”? Tammy asked
The ground started to shake and the man in black lost his balance and fell. Several Trees began sprouting from the dirt as life rose in front of them. Tom and Tammy looked amongst each other in amazement, as there house was surrounded by trees. Once the trimmers came to a stop they rushed to help out the man in black.
“Are you OK”? they asked
“Yes”, “I’m ok”, the man in black replied
“What’s your name”,? She asked
” My name is Lucy” he responded.
“That’s a girls name”, Tammy said while laughing.
“It’s just a nick name”, Lucy replied
” Tammy go inside and get Lucy some water”, “please”… Tom said
“Yes papa”, she replied
“That was a nasty fall” he said
Tom helped Lucy get up.
“You don’t know the half of it”, Lucy replied.
“So what do I owe you”? Tom asked.
“Your soul”, Lucy replied.
Tom started to laugh.
“You know it might be worth it”, Tom replied
“I’m glad you feel that way”, Lucy responded
“So where’s do I sign up?” Tom asked
” All you have to do is take a bite of the apple I give you”. He replied
“Your a catch Lucy, I’m dying to taste one” he said.
Lucy walked up to the tree of life and grabbed an apple and offered it to Tom.
“DON’T DO IT!” a voice from above said
“Did you hear that”? Tom asked
“Those are hallucinations caused by starvation”. Lucy replied
“Where were you from again? Tom asked
“Look”, “I don’t have time to get into it”. “I’ve got other places to be”. “Just take the bite and your kid will never go hungry again”. Lucy replied
“I don’t think I want to anymore”, Tom responded
“I’m not going to beat around the bush”. “You can eat the apple or watch your daughter die”. Lucy finished
“What did you say mother fucker”? Tom asked
“What kind of father can’t feed their own child anyway “. “You should be ashamed of yourself”, Lucy said
Tom took out his gun as Lucy continued to taunt him
“I know your dead wife is” he finished
Tammy opened the door with a glass of water and A loud gun shot went off as Tammy lost her grip and the glass shattered.
“Oh my god!” “She shouted
“Tammy”, “Get back inside and stay there”!. Tom yelled
A bullet went thru Lucy’s head. He had fallen to the ground. Tom walked over to his body which had a major wound in its face. He couldn’t help but notice the tight grip his hand had over the apple. Lucy had opened his eyes
“Thanks for making my job easier” Lucy said.
“What the fuck are you”? He asked
“I’ll give you a hint” Lucy said
The trees surrounding the house began to catch fire.
“Tammy”! “Get out of the house”! Tom shouted
Tom screamed at the top of his lungs as he heard a banging come from the door.
“Daddy!”, “I can’t get out!” She screamed
” You know what they say Tom”, “where there’s smoke”, “there’s fire”. Lucy said
Smoke started fuming into the home as Tom ran over and tried with all his mite to get the door open. There was a supernatural force making it an impossibility.
“Tammy”! Tom yelled
“Daddy”! “Help”! She screamed
He could hear his daughter coughing.
“God damn you!”, “Let my daughter out”!. Tom shouted
Lucy’s body rose from the ground as he levitated over to Tom with an apple in his hand
“Take it”. The devil said
Tom took the apple and the smoke came to a halt and the trees were no longer on fire.
“Baby”, “are you OK”? Tom asked
“Yes”, “dad”. She said
“Just take a bite and your daughter shall live” the devil finished
Don’t do it daddy, I heard God’s voice, it’s a trap. She pleaded
“I have to baby”, “I’ve lost your mother and I’m not going to lose you too”. Tom said
“Daddy”, “NO”! She screamed
“I love you Tammy” Tom finished.
Gastradamus 
I gathered he ate the apple….
No you’ve mentioned Micheal without introducing that Character or was it a typo…
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It was a typo, thanks for letting me know, true George, going to edit that now. Did you like it
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Ok , I thought as much and yes I did like it I thought Lucy was going to make him sign the dotted line in his blood not bite an apple….
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Thanks again for mentioning the typo, I completely missed that. How are things going for you lately
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Just a little distracted to sit a write a short story but will start to settle down I’ll get the ideas out….
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Life can do that . Here if you need to talk buddy, thanks for always showing up for the shows
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The Devil Came Down to Georgia 😈 …. this is excellent. I feel the desperation of both the leading characters, the deep need of the father to let his daughter survive and thrive and the man in black going about his soul-culling business has such strength as to make one quiver a little …
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Thanks Osyth for the input, always appreciated. What’s rocking your world lately
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It doesn’t take much to light my fire …. a drive down the Mohawk Trail, a turkey in the garden (how on earth do those things fly??? 🦃) and basking in the sun, cooling in the pool – that does it for me. And researching my book. If you know of anyone who has been burned badly by a psycho hose beast of an ex-wife taking all at the end of a marriage, particularly if she was actually the guilty party, I’m interested in stories to knit into my novel.
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Can’t say that I am drawn to your theme, Gastra, but I do notice you could use some proofreading for your story, if you want it. Free, as long as you are not making anything on it. And thank you for visiting my blog. What did you think of it?
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Thanks for stopping by. I do plan on making money, but I appreciate the offer. Good luck
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Gripping
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Thanks fresh dew. Glad it kept you hooked. How are you and what’s your story?
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Yeah, it did too. I’m good, thanks for asking. Coming up
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I couldn’t stop reading it. One sentence after the other I was… worried, that he would give up his daughter. Powerful.
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Thanks grapefruit. I hope to hear your thoughts on the others. You seem like good people
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Thanks for the reblog, what did you think
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Nice touch – bringing the story up-to-date and not being “preachy”. It just might make some people actually think… I loved it.
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Thank you Judy. You might be right. Would love more of your feedback. Hope to see you more often
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Hope you liked it pal. How are things
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I lived the story. What we want do to save our loved ones
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Sometimes decisions can be tuff
Thanks for stopping by
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Brilliant story! I felt the panic all the way. I love the symbolism of the apple.
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Thanks Laura. We’ve got a lot in the library here. Would love your feedback on the others and really loom forward to reading some of your material
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Thanks for the like on mine.
It was spooky how and when this story reached me. Lou Cypher indeed.
BTW, “mite” should be spelled “might.”
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Thanks baskin robins, will keep that in mind
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Will there be a continuation?
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Nope, it is written. Thanks for stopping by, hope to hear more from you
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It is written…made me think GoT right away as I am currently rewatching the series. Glad to see you again !
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Game of thrones last season was A masterpiece
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Amazingly written, with a rush of blood felt while I read…
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God bless you Vinx. Welcome to the club and thanks for all the feedback
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Pleasures are mine
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I love the whole idea. It’s like doing whatever one can to keep something precious to him alive.
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I’m glad you got it Ella, thanks for the input
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I like the theme but felt that it could really benefit from a professional copy editor as you had some issues with proper punctuation with dialogue. Your story though had a great pace!
Felt bad for Tammy as she was getting yelled at a lot, plus ordered to go here, there and then back again! lol!
Keep the story going — do a sequel with Tammy wondering what happened to her father. She was trapped inside so when she was freed from the house, he would have “disappeared”. Perhaps even have her try to find him or “outwit the devil”!
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Yeah there was a lot of there and back again, but people loved the hobbit. Yeah I need an editor for sure. Thank you so much for your feedback. My golden ticket piece of literature is The Writers Block… I dare you to read that one. Truth be told it’s a masterpiece in great need for an editor. Or perhaps Lizard guts may be more up your alley
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I read that through to the end. Very gripping.
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Thanks you so much for read. Would love your input on the writers Block and lizard guts. Hope to see you around
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I liked “it is written.” short and well done.
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God bless you Diane. Would love your take on The Writers Block. Such a lovely face you have
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Wow. You have thousands of followers and I only have one. Which is you. How, how did you get so many followers? Was it the soul selling thing? Is there some site I can sign up on to sell mine!?
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I’m not perfect but I didnt sell my soul. prayer helps if your lost sometimes. a lot of cool people on here. You read theirs Theyll read yours. you give feedback, some will do the same.
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Reblogged this on Write and Create (from Creative Writing Course).
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This is another good one to put in your lineup
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Thanks + a pleasure, “Gastro”
Happy blogging”
“Waking up “Sleepy-head” c
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