The+Devil+and+Natalia+L.

=The Devil and Natalia L.= = = The sun was at its' highest point as the day reached its' median. The large clock tower of London, - named "Big Ben", seemed to demand its' place in history as it towered over all else. Upon which, there was a young worker who had been assigned the perilous task of washing the eastern side of the towers' enormous clock. This job was not one most people would take willingly but due to the young female workers' previous unemployment and the need of money for a mother of four being so essential, there hung Natalia L. eeking out a meager existance. Mrs. L. was not the most hardworking or determined person around and often found herself asleep hanging from the cables which suspended her high above the city. How she wished she'd never have to work again! All she ever wanted was to live the easy life but what she wanted more was the easy life for her family. She was not in the best of mindsets as she worked and seemed to get distracted quite easily, which was the usual cause for her to fall asleep up on the high ropes. This mindset is caused by the not too recent deceitness of her husband and would ultimately lead to her downfall. Her periodic naps often led to her being scolded by the higer-ups, so on this autum tuesday there was no reason for alarm when a voice called down saying, "you really should be working, why don't you come up." Not as if there was much of a choice, she pulled hard twice on one of the left cables which indicated to the help above she wanted to ascend. She was hoisted into the air and upon the end of her ride she observed the man whom had called her. He was not off putting in any way besides for the look in his eye which gave the slightest reminder of night-fall. Natalia took the dark look as dissapointment for her lack of effort. "You must be the new supervisor," she said as she unhooked her cables. He said nothing, only motioned for the other workers to clear out. There was a strange mood in the air as the other workers made their way to the elevator, usually the boys would be laughing and having a wonderful time. The usual jubilance seemed to be absent the day the new supervisor came to work. And as the elevator doors closed all was quiet. Natalia wathched them go and wished she could've gone with them. "You don't enjoy your work do you misses L.?" "Not entirely sir, it's not the job. Honest, it's just I'd rather be at home with my children." Natalia told her supervisor truthfully. At this he seemed to frown. "Is that the only reason?" There was a short pause as the man with the dark eyes' clever question had set in. "No sir, I suppose I just lack the desire to work." The man with the dark eyes' frown quickly turned upwards as he grinned. He did not seem to be twisted or keniving so Natalia only answered the his questions. "There is a way were you will never have to work again and not be guilted for the poverty of your family," were the clever words he chose to say. Of course she didn't believe her new supervisor but decided to play along in fear of losing her only job. "Really now? What is this miracle I have been searching for?" "It is just as I said only there is one catch." "Of course there is, and would it be." "Upon your death, your soul shall be forfit to me." This time the pause was much longer. "Is that all?" she retorted quite enjoying the joke with her new supervisor. "That is the entire deal." His eyes seemed to say as he stuck out his hand to shake. "I'd gladly take that deal anyday." She said and firmly shook hands with the man that she had not known till just recently. "Wonderful," his eyes said again as he walked away and went along his very long decent in the elevator with a smile. "What a strange man," she thought to herself and hooked herself back up to the cables. She lowered herself down and again began to wash the great clock tower. Once more she relaxed and in that moment the deal she had just made came to be. Her cables snaped with a terrible sound and that was the end of Natalia L. but the beggining of Natalia L. and the Devil.