The+Devil+and+Vicki+R.

Have you ever done something that you truly regret? Well, Vicki R. is the perfect example of a person making a decision that they really would like to take back. Once you’re in that position, reality hits and you are at a crossroad at which you have to face the consequences for the choices that you’ve made.

Vicki had just heard about a great sale going on at the Mall of America and she was not going to pass up a sale, especially right around Christmas. Vicki thought to herself, “If I can only manage to buy everyone’s Christmas presents, then that would just be great.”

Vicki was a short, tan girl with light hair who was always happy and loved shopping.

So, she got in her car and made her way to the congested, hectic atmosphere of the mall. Once she got there she hit every single store and didn’t miss one! She was quick in bargaining with other customers who wanted something that she did as well. She was slick and made sure that she got everyone in her family a gift as well as all of her closest friends. Yet, she entered one store and saw a very expensive shiny sweater that she knew her sister wanted. A young woman was about to buy it and although Vicki attempted her bargaining ways, the woman was relentless and refused her every offer. Because Vicki desperately wanted that sweater she distracted the woman and ran out of the store, without even paying. She was in a frantic and hustled out as soon as she could. Her Christmas shopping was completely done with.

As she walked out of the mall, while on her way to her car, hands full of shopping bags and out of breath, she stopped at a curb to rest. Once she put all of her bags down and was about to sit down, she saw a dark shadow in between two black cars. She became curious and not wanting to leave her bags unattended, she grabbed up all of her new possessions and peeked her way towards the shadow. The shadow began to move and she followed it, only to be led to her own car. She out her bags away and feeling intimidated, she got into her car and slammed the door shut. She then locked the car.

Vicki sat in her car contemplating about where the shadow could have gone and who it could have been. As she put her keys in the ignition and looked in her rear view mirror she saw an outline of a woman in her back seat. Vicki jolted back and turned around almost instantaneously.

“What are you doing in my car?! Who are you?! Why are you here?! What are you..”

“Stop” said the voice.

“I am not here to hurt you and only want to talk to you. Who I am in not of importance.”

"Alright? But why are you in my car and how did you get in if I locked the doors?”

“Save you questions and worries for later. I simply want to talk to you and make sure that you know, I know what you did. I am very aware that you stole that sweater..”

“I can explain..”

“What excuse can I come up with to tell this woman..” thought Vicki.

“I’m sorry, I completely forgot and was in such a rush. I can give you the money for it.”

“No, you’re lying. Not only have you stole, you’ve now lied to me as well.”

“I’m sorry I just..” “Stop! I do not want excuses. I do want one thing though.”

“Well, what do you want that I have?”

“If you can sign this paper and give me your soul, then I will never speak of what I know and will also grant you all the clothes and presents that you want.”

"My soul? Well, I don’t really believe in that stuff but okay, as long as you stick to your end of the deal, I will too.” Vicki signed the paper and the shadow completely disappeared. She didn’t know if she had just hallucinated or if what she thought had just happened really did indeed happen. She drove home and fell asleep fast.

She had a very bad nightmare that night that she was in Hell. She woke up sweating and nervous. She may not have been a strong-willed believer in the Heaven, God, or even the Devil but she felt uneasy about everything. So, she went to a night mass after her shift at work. It was dark, cold winter night and the weather took a hard turn. It went from being cool to a blizzard outside. Vicki ran to her car but saw the shadow again. She ran to it and it said, “So, you’ve been regretting your choice haven’t you?” “Who are you? I want my soul back! I need that paper!” “No, it is now rightfully mine and now you are to be condemned. You made a foolish deal only so that you could receive materialistic things. I hope that they truly were worth your soul because now you will be leaving with me and Christmas is not something that you will get to enjoy nor attend. All of those gifts are not even going to be received. You made a bad choice and now you will have to pay for it.” Then, the evil woman snatched Vicki’s hand and threw her in the back seat of her red Volkswagen car. The windows were lined with bars and there was no escape. The evil woman drove off into the night and neither Vicki nor the woman were ever seen again.