Sorcerer
“he whispered. “What have you done to me?”
Through the constant surge of people moving along the street behind him, he saw Foster Hope emerge with a devilish grin. “You wanted freedom from the rent, credit card bills, car payments—all of it. Your wish was for independence from those things. Now you have it.”
“But—” “Don’t worry,” Hope told him. “Eden’s going to be just fine.”
“Eden,” he cried, his fingertips scraping down across the stubble on filthy cheeks that were not his own. “She…”
...“Ernie Graham once worked for me as well. His wish was for a new life.” The old man licked his lips excitedly. “Your life, Jeff.”
“No…I…”
“And now I’ve given it to him.”
He continued to stare, transfixed by his reflection and what he knew to be impossible. “Goddamn you.”
“Indeed He did,” Hope sighed, “a very long time ago.”
Jeff turned from their reflections expecting to see Hope standing next to him. But there was no one there.MoreLess
Through the constant surge of people moving along the street behind him, he saw Foster Hope emerge with a devilish grin. “You wanted freedom from the rent, credit card bills, car payments—all of it. Your wish was for independence from those things. Now you have it.”
“But—” “Don’t worry,” Hope told him. “Eden’s going to be just fine.”
“Eden,” he cried, his fingertips scraping down across the stubble on filthy cheeks that were not his own. “She…”
...“Ernie Graham once worked for me as well. His wish was for a new life.” The old man licked his lips excitedly. “Your life, Jeff.”
“No…I…”
“And now I’ve given it to him.”
He continued to stare, transfixed by his reflection and what he knew to be impossible. “Goddamn you.”
“Indeed He did,” Hope sighed, “a very long time ago.”
Jeff turned from their reflections expecting to see Hope standing next to him. But there was no one there.MoreLess
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