“Yes, you did, and with that, you’ve completed the ritual. You have bound yourself to me, for all time. Your soul belongs to me.”
I looked up at him, a little incredulous. Did this guy really expect me to believe in souls?
Apparently, he did.
“From now on, what I tell you to do, you will do without question. We will have a great many years together, so I suggest you accept your fate as quickly as possible.”
With that, Oscar – or whatever its name was – lumbered towards my apartment door. I ran after him and said, “Wait a second, what about my third wish?!”
Oscar looked back to me, still grinning like a freak. “Oh, don’t worry. You will become as powerful as anyone can ever imagine. It will be a great help to my master and I.”
With that, Oscar disappeared into the night.
All of this happened last night. I know that, at 3 am, Oscar is going to come back for me. What he’ll want from me this time, I don’t know.
I didn’t give much thought to the wishes when he offered them to me. I didn’t think much about what he wanted in return, either. I thought it was a trade… I didn’t realize that it was a contract.
But it looks like now I’m stuck with Oscar for good. It’s not all bad, I think – he didn’t go back on his promises. My student loans are history, and Ruby still came by this morning to fuck me senseless. I have no doubt that I will rise to power and be able to use it as I see fit… or as Oscar sees fit.
No… I guess it’s not all bad. But some things still don’t sit quite right with me.
So, what I want to ask now, is this: if you had three wishes, what would you choose? What wishes would be worth the price of your soul? 