
“You mean I just sign that, and I’ll be able to walk again?” Linda rolled the wheelchair forwards and picked up the contract. “How much is this gonna cost me?”
The salesman smiled, “not a penny in this life ma’am, we collect post-mortem.”
“From my estate?”
“You could put it that way.”
“Well, I guess the kids are doing ok already…” she scratched a spidery scrawl across the document and handed it to the salesman.
The dead, useless appendages her legs had become, suddenly began to tingle. “Look!” she cried, “I’m wiggling my toes!”
But the salesman had already left.
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Oy. I never, ever would have signed that!
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Well I’m quite sure you would have smelled something fishy there, but hey, she was desperate and not too bright 😜
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SMELLY fishy!
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Dark.
I like it.
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Oh my! I’m intrigued to know how she will pay her debt 😶
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Sounds like a con. Run away! (oh, wait … 😉 )
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I’d be interested to know if it was worth the price once she’s found out the cost. Good one.
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Template for life in a nutshell. Everything’s a trade-off in this world. Excellent story.
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Thank you 😊
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You’re welcome.
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Dear JWD,
It sounds like she’s going to pay dearly in the next world. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
PS I like this habit you’re forming. 😉
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I get the feeling she sold her soul to the devil, but who could blame her? The dead don’t need money. Great story.
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You would be right there. Thank you 😊
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A devilish deed. Have her legs recovered sufficiently for her to run after him I wonder!
My yarn!
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I don’t think she can follow where he went to!
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Oh oh, sounds like she’s exchanged her soul for her legs
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That’s exactly what happened 😊
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This reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode. Never trust a salesman, especially one with promises that are too good to be true.
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LOL. Nooo! Fun story.
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Oh, I fear the price is way too high…
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That salesman was quite clever with his wording!
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Very good. I think we all sell our soul to the devil in some extent.
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at least, she can enjoy it while it lasts. 🙂
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She may feel, in the end, that it was all worth it.
Good take on the prompt.
Isadora 😎
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