Demons
I had begun doing things more and more mechanically. My body was following the routine I followed every damn day of my life but my mind was elsewhere. That day I finished up at work a little after 7 and got into my car in the empty parking lot. It was dark outside and the road was nearly deserted as I got onto the road. But even in the dimly lit street I couldn't miss the striking girl standing near the curb, scanning the passing scanty traffic warily. I stopped and asked her if she needed any help- when I think back I still wonder what made me do that. She said her phone battery had died and she needed a lift home. She got in gingerly and I couldn’t help notice her long, shapely legs. I immediately felt guilt. I had already betrayed my wife and I was doing it again. As we started, she looked a bit more comfortable and we started chatting, just harmless small talk. I wondered how I thought this girl who was looking like a lost lamb just a short while ago was now so composed. The car sped down an empty highway and our conversation came to a sudden halt.
On an impulse, I asked her name. "Lucifer" she said in a matter-of-fact manner. I was taken aback but didn't say anything. She was looking at me intently now, but was utterly calm. "Come on, you can ask me. You know you want to." She was teasing me now.
"Okay. Who are you? That name is..." I mumbled.
She laughed and ran her hands through her dark hair. I was at once aroused and yet I felt a chill run down my spine.
"You know God isn't the only one who is omnipresent. I am too... I am in your breath, under your skin….. hell I’m in your head!” Lucifer looked straight into my eyes and it felt like she was dipping her fingers into my soul. I was transfixed, just couldn’t look away.
“Oh I know about those hot nights in that cheap motel, all the money you have been gambling away…. It’s simply delicious! Don’t worry Evelyn will never know” She smiled devilishly.
“Please, I have a son. For God’s sake….”
Lucifer was really enjoying herself. Her smooth, long fingers caressed my cheeks slowly. “Honey, those aren’t my beans to spill! Besides, everyone has their own demons. They simply eat away at you soul… that’s just the way I like it”
A cold sweat had built up on my palms and the steering wheel seemed to be slipping out of my hands.
“This is me, darling. Thanks for the ride.” She said as she got out of the car. “I hope to see you real soon.”