Submitted to: Contest #42

Lights off

Written in response to: "Write a story that ends with a character asking a question."

General

They said that “Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder” and eyes are the greatest reflection of our lives but in my case it is not.

               I am natural inborn blind and my family didn’t supported my operation because of poverty back then when i was a child but when i finally succeeded to get a chance to reach my dreams now i have the possibilities of seeking a donor for my operation.

               One day, i walked alone along a lonely highway with my cape listened to the purr of the engines nearby. It was a hot morning and the humidity made you feel like you were breathing bathwater, and my shirt stuck to my skin like it was painted there. When i came to the intersection i encountered a man and he caught my attention, i slip towards a beggar begging for alms and i almost stumbled beside him and heard his voice.

               “Begging for alms!!!!!!’ I heard the crackling and shaking of the voice but i smelled something fishy like a smouldering ash….burning coal but not for sure with those odour’s. I checked for my coins and then i gave him half of my coins, it crinkling inside a tin can and he thanked me for what I’ve done.

               “What do you want me to give you to reciprocate your kindness.” He offered me with all sincerities.

               “What? Haha oh!!! It’s nothing just buy some foods to fed you up.” I was about to leave when he reached my hands forcing me to a halt.

               “Anything????????” he pleaded.

               I’m shocked and return to him and for some minutes he never let go of me.

               “Hey!!! You cannot give me something. I need a bigger thing…something larger than life and it’s impossible for someone to give it to me.” I cannot believe myself explaining those words with a beggar.

               “And what is that?”

               “Well!!!!! I don’t think I have a choice so i tell him the whole truth.”

               “I need eyes to see……….

               “Ohhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! His voices low and he let go my hands.

               “I’m sorry man, thank you for your kindness and…….

               “What if someone will offer it to you for exchange of your soul?” his voice are different and i heard hollow voice came from underground like something creepy behind those words and i feel sudden thump inside my heart.

               “What do you mean?” I laughed out loud, thinking of those stupid words. I guess he is a crazy man.

               He answered in a low voice.

               “Like someone will offer you his/her eyes for exchange of your soul. Do you want to take it or leave it?”

               Then i caught myself wondering….

What am I afraid of? I said to myself. This guy is just a street beggar. Feel bad for him, sure, but don’t fear him.

I feel sorry for him, but then i tried to be calm and careful for the words because it might hurt his feelings.

“Well I guess…..whatever it takes I’ll accept the offer. Haha” and then suddenly the temperature rise up and i feel that the sun disappeared behind a cloud, casting a shadow all over the city.

I turned to go, but before I go too far, he talks to me.

“You’re wish is my command.” He said, his voice making me feel cold. It was such a weird thing to say, I laughed nervously and he followed it with a gritted teeth until i feel the sun returned to its normal glare and the humidity comes into life.

I reached over the cape and started to talk.

“I guess it’s time to say goodbye…… hello!!!!!Hello man!!!!! I walked back with my cape, silence echoed the street and the man disappeared and for the slightest instant, I had a strange feeling that the man was something in the corner of my imagination or maybe he’s doing a prank but something tumbled down across my hair over my shoulder. I shook off the feeling and walked away pretending that nothing happened that day.

One morning i groan and woke up with a lot of energy but it was different when i open up my eyes. I’d experienced strange things in my life, and heard of things stranger still, but nothing could prepare me for what happened to my situation that day. I saw for the first time in my life how bright the sunshine in my window, the softness of my pillows, the freshness of the colour of my bedroom. I blink and close again my eyes but then when I open it up, i can see the beauty of my house. I can see now, and everything was too perfect. Even though i didn’t believe with miracles it seems that God gave me a chance to live with my eyes and there’s no need for operation but that moment was so good that something had to be wrong. Kind of like the way a fish sees that bright, shiny lure just before it chomps down and get hauled out of the water to become someone’s lunch.

I think about my past routine and something bang in my head.

“The beggar in the street.” As i thought but i wasn’t sure with my hunch because it gave me a creepy feeling when i recalled his last provocation.

Like someone will offer you his/her eyes for exchange of your soul. Do you want to take it or leave it?”

Then out of nothing, i agreed with him without knowing the consequences.

You’re wish is my command.” He said

Am i nuts for having this hallucination? What if it is true and he granted my wish? Do i really sell my soul into a devil? Then he can take way my life…..That was just silly assumption but what if there’s a powerful superhuman entity ruin my sanity and take away my life in a few minutes for exchange of my soul? Those thoughts collided and fighting out of my mind so before i lose my sanity I’ve decided to drive along that street to seek for the beggar to end this misery.

I started the car, as the engine comes into life with an uproar beat for a few seconds; i headed across town toward Mckinley Boulevard, where there a lot of sidewalks and the beggars lived. I couldn’t get the thought of the man out of my mind. He was something- unnatural and I’m pretty scared of his action that day. It makes me believe that Death awaits me from offering eyes to see.

It was hot day. I could see steam from the morning’s rain rising from the asphalt. The humidity comes into flame and my whole shirt is getting wet. I was still thinking about the beggar when I came to the intersection of Aldrich and Anderson- one of the busiest sidewalks, with a traffic light that took too long when I glance for something in the corner of my eyes. I saw a beggar with burning red eyes and he stared at me like I’m dead, shadows devour his whole body as i blink he’s gone in that direction.

               “Does that man got supernatural powers and he give me an eyes to see? Or he gave me an eyes to reciprocate for something, exchange for something unthinkable?” 


Posted May 21, 2020
Share:

You must sign up or log in to submit a comment.

13 likes 1332 comments

GLORIA GEORGE
11:33 Aug 29, 2022

I NEED AN URGENT LOVE SPELL CASTER TO BRING BACK MY EX LOVER CALL/WHATSAPP +16692213962 My Husband broke up with me after 9years of relationship. It started from small misunderstandings after which he told me that it would be good to take a break, which I think turned into a breakup. He no longer looks for me, he blocked my number and people said they saw him with another woman, this brought tears to my eyes because we are about to marry, I searched for help when I came across this spiritual man called DR ONIHA who have helped many people having relationship problem, I talked with him about my situation and he described to me the process to get back with my lover, I followed his instructions and today I'm happy because my man came back after 5 months of breakup and we are happily married now. If you need the help of a spell caster for any kind of relationship problem contact DR ONIHA for a lasting solution.EMAIL: ONIHASPELLTEMPLE@GMAIL.COMCall/whatsaap number:+16692213962Website: http://onihaspellls.com

Reply

Tania Shawn
19:55 Aug 28, 2022

I want to thank a very kind and powerful psychic who brought back my ex wife who left me she told me she wants to be alone and left me and the kids I was devastated everyday i keep thinking how i would live without her one day i was online when I found Priest Ade website then i contacted him, He told me not to worry she will be back in 24hours after he cast his love spell i had some doubt though but i just did all he instructed and had a little faith, To my greatest surprise the next day she was back to me and the family she told me she was sad because she couldn’t get pregnant since we have been trying but Priest Ade also solved that now she is 3 weeks pregnant I’m so excited i highly recommend him he is powerful and can help you too with different problems email him now at ancientspiritspellcast@gmail.com OR ancientspiritspellcast@yahoo.com And his website https://ancientspiritspell.wordpress.com OR WhatsApp +234 905 472 7023

Reply

Tania Shawn
19:55 Aug 28, 2022

I want to thank a very kind and powerful psychic who brought back my ex wife who left me she told me she wants to be alone and left me and the kids I was devastated everyday i keep thinking how i would live without her one day i was online when I found Priest Ade website then i contacted him, He told me not to worry she will be back in 24hours after he cast his love spell i had some doubt though but i just did all he instructed and had a little faith, To my greatest surprise the next day she was back to me and the family she told me she was sad because she couldn’t get pregnant since we have been trying but Priest Ade also solved that now she is 3 weeks pregnant I’m so excited i highly recommend him he is powerful and can help you too with different problems email him now at ancientspiritspellcast@gmail.com OR ancientspiritspellcast@yahoo.com And his website https://ancientspiritspell.wordpress.com OR WhatsApp +234 905 472 7023

Reply

Tania Shawn
19:55 Aug 28, 2022

I want to thank a very kind and powerful psychic who brought back my ex wife who left me she told me she wants to be alone and left me and the kids I was devastated everyday i keep thinking how i would live without her one day i was online when I found Priest Ade website then i contacted him, He told me not to worry she will be back in 24hours after he cast his love spell i had some doubt though but i just did all he instructed and had a little faith, To my greatest surprise the next day she was back to me and the family she told me she was sad because she couldn’t get pregnant since we have been trying but Priest Ade also solved that now she is 3 weeks pregnant I’m so excited i highly recommend him he is powerful and can help you too with different problems email him now at ancientspiritspellcast@gmail.com OR ancientspiritspellcast@yahoo.com And his website https://ancientspiritspell.wordpress.com OR WhatsApp +234 905 472 7023

Reply

Sandra Decrion
05:46 Aug 28, 2022

What a wonderful and a straight forward spell caster that has brought back joy and happiness into my life! Am giving this testimony because am so happy, I want to thank Dr. ISE for the great thing He has done in my life , He brought happiness back to my life, I never believed in spell casters until my life fell apart decided to give it a try. I contacted him VIA Email and explained my problem to him. In just 48hours, my husband came back to me.
I am very much grateful for restoring peace in my marital home
MOST POWERFUL MAN SPIRITUAL HERBALIST HEALER/ LOVE SPELL CASTER/ INSTANT GENUINE MONEY SPELLS.THE PROBLEMS DR ISE CAN SOLVE WITH HIS HEALING POWERS:
husband back, Spiritual bulletproof,TrainingMoney spell, Long life spell Prosperity spell. Protection spell, Get a job spell ,Becoming manager spell, Get a huge loan without paying any fee spell, Getting your scam money back, Child spell, Pregnancy spell, Love spell,Success Marriage spell ,Supernatural power spell ,Madness spell, Free house loan spell, HIV/AIDS spell, Lose weight and body spell.penis enlargement .His contacts are; cureherbal633@gmail.com. or
isespiritualspelltemple@gmail.com
Whats-app: +2348151978888
WhatsApp:
+41715880844.

Reply

Tania Shawn
04:08 Aug 27, 2022

I am so happy sharing my amazing experience with the powerful spell caster Priest Ade who helped me bring my boyfriend back me and my partner was having a lot of issues things got so worst we broke up I was devastated I love him more than anything,I cried my eyes out until my friend who had a perfect relationship told me how she did it and introduced me to the wonderful man Priest Ade he told me everything was going to be Ok that there is no perfect relationship so he will help me fix mine,He told me what to do which I did and exactly 24 hours later my boyfriend came back I’m so happy thank you so much I’m going to leave his details here so you too can benefit from him and his work
ancientspiritspellcast@yahoo.com OR ancientspiritspellcast@gmail.com
You can also talk to him on WhatsApp
+234 905 472 7023
Read more on his website
https://ancientspiritspell.wordpress.com

Reply

Tania Shawn
04:08 Aug 27, 2022

I am so happy sharing my amazing experience with the powerful spell caster Priest Ade who helped me bring my boyfriend back me and my partner was having a lot of issues things got so worst we broke up I was devastated I love him more than anything,I cried my eyes out until my friend who had a perfect relationship told me how she did it and introduced me to the wonderful man Priest Ade he told me everything was going to be Ok that there is no perfect relationship so he will help me fix mine,He told me what to do which I did and exactly 24 hours later my boyfriend came back I’m so happy thank you so much I’m going to leave his details here so you too can benefit from him and his work
ancientspiritspellcast@yahoo.com OR ancientspiritspellcast@gmail.com
You can also talk to him on WhatsApp
+234 905 472 7023
Read more on his website
https://ancientspiritspell.wordpress.com

Reply

Tania Shawn
04:08 Aug 27, 2022

I am so happy sharing my amazing experience with the powerful spell caster Priest Ade who helped me bring my boyfriend back me and my partner was having a lot of issues things got so worst we broke up I was devastated I love him more than anything,I cried my eyes out until my friend who had a perfect relationship told me how she did it and introduced me to the wonderful man Priest Ade he told me everything was going to be Ok that there is no perfect relationship so he will help me fix mine,He told me what to do which I did and exactly 24 hours later my boyfriend came back I’m so happy thank you so much I’m going to leave his details here so you too can benefit from him and his work
ancientspiritspellcast@yahoo.com OR ancientspiritspellcast@gmail.com
You can also talk to him on WhatsApp
+234 905 472 7023
Read more on his website
https://ancientspiritspell.wordpress.com

Reply

Tania Shawn
04:08 Aug 27, 2022

I am so happy sharing my amazing experience with the powerful spell caster Priest Ade who helped me bring my boyfriend back me and my partner was having a lot of issues things got so worst we broke up I was devastated I love him more than anything,I cried my eyes out until my friend who had a perfect relationship told me how she did it and introduced me to the wonderful man Priest Ade he told me everything was going to be Ok that there is no perfect relationship so he will help me fix mine,He told me what to do which I did and exactly 24 hours later my boyfriend came back I’m so happy thank you so much I’m going to leave his details here so you too can benefit from him and his work
ancientspiritspellcast@yahoo.com OR ancientspiritspellcast@gmail.com
You can also talk to him on WhatsApp
+234 905 472 7023
Read more on his website
https://ancientspiritspell.wordpress.com

Reply

Jessica Acham
18:22 Aug 26, 2022

I promise to share my testimony to the world once my husband returns back to me, and today with all due respect I want to say a very big thanks to DR JUMBA for the wonderful work he did for me in helping me to save my marriage, my husband filed for divorce because of the little misunderstanding we had , And i never wanted this because I love my husband so much and all our investment was a joint business and I don't want to be far away from my family and my two lovely kids. My friend told me about DR JUMBA and how he also helped him with his marital issues, so I had to contact him because I want to stop my wife from completing the divorce letter and I want to keep my family together and after contacting him, I was told what I need to do and i followed DR JUMBA instruction, DR JUMBA told me i will get when I was going to get result once he's done . After 2 days my husband called me and started asking for my forgiveness. He canceled the divorce . and it was all like a dream to me and we are all living happily together again all thanks to DR JUMBA . Contact Him today for any problem https://drjumbaspellhome.wordpress.com or +27651108524

Reply

Jessica Acham
18:17 Aug 26, 2022

I promise to share my testimony to the world once my husband returns back to me, and today with all due respect I want to say a very big thanks to DR JUMBA for the wonderful work he did for me in helping me to save my marriage, my husband filed for divorce because of the little misunderstanding we had , And i never wanted this because I love my husband so much and all our investment was a joint business and I don't want to be far away from my family and my two lovely kids. My friend told me about DR JUMBA and how he also helped him with his marital issues, so I had to contact him because I want to stop my wife from completing the divorce letter and I want to keep my family together and after contacting him, I was told what I need to do and i followed DR JUMBA instruction, DR JUMBA told me i will get when I was going to get result once he's done . After 2 days my husband called me and started asking for my forgiveness. He canceled the divorce . and it was all like a dream to me and we are all living happily together again all thanks to DR JUMBA . Contact Him today for any problem +27651108524

Reply

Olivia Simmons
15:54 Aug 26, 2022

My life is full of happiness because Dr oluba, make me to be happy. What happened to me is not what i can keep only to myself but to also tell the world so that those that were once like me will get their love ones back and been happy once again. I and my lover had some issues which leads to our break up, since after then my life has never been the same, i tried all method to get him back. but they were just waste of effort and waste of time. But one day during my search on the internet, i came across someone testimony about Dr oluba, i contact him and explain my problem to him am still very much surprise till now how he was able to bring back my lover within 24 hours. With this great thing that happened in my life i decided to tell the whole world about this great man called Dr oluba, For those in need of anything he told me that in his temple there is know impossibility now i believe him so much. friends, if you need help to bring back your ex lover kindly contact him via email: olubasolutiontemple@gmail.com You can also WhatsApp him on +1(914)500-8275. And i promise you that your lover will definitely come back to you.

Reply

Olivia Simmons
15:54 Aug 26, 2022

My life is full of happiness because Dr oluba, make me to be happy. What happened to me is not what i can keep only to myself but to also tell the world so that those that were once like me will get their love ones back and been happy once again. I and my lover had some issues which leads to our break up, since after then my life has never been the same, i tried all method to get him back. but they were just waste of effort and waste of time. But one day during my search on the internet, i came across someone testimony about Dr oluba, i contact him and explain my problem to him am still very much surprise till now how he was able to bring back my lover within 24 hours. With this great thing that happened in my life i decided to tell the whole world about this great man called Dr oluba, For those in need of anything he told me that in his temple there is know impossibility now i believe him so much. friends, if you need help to bring back your ex lover kindly contact him via email: olubasolutiontemple@gmail.com You can also WhatsApp him on +1(914)500-8275. And i promise you that your lover will definitely come back to you

Reply

Olivia Simmons
15:54 Aug 26, 2022

My life is full of happiness because Dr oluba, make me to be happy. What happened to me is not what i can keep only to myself but to also tell the world so that those that were once like me will get their love ones back and been happy once again. I and my lover had some issues which leads to our break up, since after then my life has never been the same, i tried all method to get him back. but they were just waste of effort and waste of time. But one day during my search on the internet, i came across someone testimony about Dr oluba, i contact him and explain my problem to him am still very much surprise till now how he was able to bring back my lover within 24 hours. With this great thing that happened in my life i decided to tell the whole world about this great man called Dr oluba, For those in need of anything he told me that in his temple there is know impossibility now i believe him so much. friends, if you need help to bring back your ex lover kindly contact him via email: olubasolutiontemple@gmail.com You can also WhatsApp him on +1(914)500-8275. And i promise you that your lover will definitely come back to you

Reply

Olivia Simmons
15:54 Aug 26, 2022

My life is full of happiness because Dr oluba, make me to be happy. What happened to me is not what i can keep only to myself but to also tell the world so that those that were once like me will get their love ones back and been happy once again. I and my lover had some issues which leads to our break up, since after then my life has never been the same, i tried all method to get him back. but they were just waste of effort and waste of time. But one day during my search on the internet, i came across someone testimony about Dr oluba, i contact him and explain my problem to him am still very much surprise till now how he was able to bring back my lover within 24 hours. With this great thing that happened in my life i decided to tell the whole world about this great man called Dr oluba, For those in need of anything he told me that in his temple there is know impossibility now i believe him so much. friends, if you need help to bring back your ex lover kindly contact him via email: olubasolutiontemple@gmail.com You can also WhatsApp him on +1(914)500-8275. And i promise you that your lover will definitely come back to you

Reply

Olivia Simmons
15:54 Aug 26, 2022

My life is full of happiness because Dr oluba, make me to be happy. What happened to me is not what i can keep only to myself but to also tell the world so that those that were once like me will get their love ones back and been happy once again. I and my lover had some issues which leads to our break up, since after then my life has never been the same, i tried all method to get him back. but they were just waste of effort and waste of time. But one day during my search on the internet, i came across someone testimony about Dr oluba, i contact him and explain my problem to him am still very much surprise till now how he was able to bring back my lover within 24 hours. With this great thing that happened in my life i decided to tell the whole world about this great man called Dr oluba, For those in need of anything he told me that in his temple there is know impossibility now i believe him so much. friends, if you need help to bring back your ex lover kindly contact him via email: olubasolutiontemple@gmail.com You can also WhatsApp him on +1(914)500-8275. And i promise you that your lover will definitely come back to you

Reply

Olivia Simmons
15:54 Aug 26, 2022

My life is full of happiness because Dr oluba, make me to be happy. What happened to me is not what i can keep only to myself but to also tell the world so that those that were once like me will get their love ones back and been happy once again. I and my lover had some issues which leads to our break up, since after then my life has never been the same, i tried all method to get him back. but they were just waste of effort and waste of time. But one day during my search on the internet, i came across someone testimony about Dr oluba, i contact him and explain my problem to him am still very much surprise till now how he was able to bring back my lover within 24 hours. With this great thing that happened in my life i decided to tell the whole world about this great man called Dr oluba, For those in need of anything he told me that in his temple there is know impossibility now i believe him so much. friends, if you need help to bring back your ex lover kindly contact him via email: olubasolutiontemple@gmail.com You can also WhatsApp him on +1(914)500-8275. And i promise you that your lover will definitely come back to you

Reply

Olivia Simmons
15:54 Aug 26, 2022

My life is full of happiness because Dr oluba, make me to be happy. What happened to me is not what i can keep only to myself but to also tell the world so that those that were once like me will get their love ones back and been happy once again. I and my lover had some issues which leads to our break up, since after then my life has never been the same, i tried all method to get him back. but they were just waste of effort and waste of time. But one day during my search on the internet, i came across someone testimony about Dr oluba, i contact him and explain my problem to him am still very much surprise till now how he was able to bring back my lover within 24 hours. With this great thing that happened in my life i decided to tell the whole world about this great man called Dr oluba, For those in need of anything he told me that in his temple there is know impossibility now i believe him so much. friends, if you need help to bring back your ex lover kindly contact him via email: olubasolutiontemple@gmail.com You can also WhatsApp him on +1(914)500-8275. And i promise you that your lover will definitely come back to you

Reply

Suzanne Gratton
14:20 Aug 26, 2022

HOW TO GET YOUR EX LOVER BACK & HOW I GOT MY EX LOVER BACK with DR PATRICK love you can call on his whatsapp number +1 662 493 2087

Hi viewers online, I'm Suzanne Gratton from the US. I'm here to share my testimony about how I was helped to get my husband back. I was a cheat and my husband caught me several times. I tried fixing myself and each time I ended up cheating over and over again. I guess I didn't realize what he meant to me until he had left me alone. I began to find a way to get him back but nothing seemed to work out perfectly until I came across an article about DR PATRICK who helped a lot of people globally to get their relationships back. I made contact with him and he assured me that my husband will come back to me within 48 hours with his powerful magic and I paid 410 dollars for the materials needed for the work. Surprisingly, my husband came back home after 2 days saying that he still loves me and I swore never to cheat on him anymore. All thanks to DR PATRICK. You can have a chat with him on his WhatsApp number +1 662 493 2087 or you can contact him on Email drpatrickspellcaster@gmail.com and on hiswebsite https://drpatrickspellcast.wixsite.com/my-site/contact

Reply

Suzanne Gratton
14:20 Aug 26, 2022

HOW TO GET YOUR EX LOVER BACK & HOW I GOT MY EX LOVER BACK with DR PATRICK love you can call on his whatsapp number +1 662 493 2087

Hi viewers online, I'm Suzanne Gratton from the US. I'm here to share my testimony about how I was helped to get my husband back. I was a cheat and my husband caught me several times. I tried fixing myself and each time I ended up cheating over and over again. I guess I didn't realize what he meant to me until he had left me alone. I began to find a way to get him back but nothing seemed to work out perfectly until I came across an article about DR PATRICK who helped a lot of people globally to get their relationships back. I made contact with him and he assured me that my husband will come back to me within 48 hours with his powerful magic and I paid 410 dollars for the materials needed for the work. Surprisingly, my husband came back home after 2 days saying that he still loves me and I swore never to cheat on him anymore. All thanks to DR PATRICK. You can have a chat with him on his WhatsApp number +1 662 493 2087 or you can contact him on Email drpatrickspellcaster@gmail.com and on hiswebsite https://drpatrickspellcast.wixsite.com/my-site/contact

Reply

Reedsy | Default — Editors with Marker | 2024-05

Bring your publishing dreams to life

The world's best editors, designers, and marketers are on Reedsy. Come meet them.