Wooden Toys

deep decision

It was Louise.

She stood there, her blue face all scratched, her eyes black. Her thin, dark brown hair was plaited sweetly, with string like escaped strands dangling in waves.

"You have to do something now, alright?" She grabbed Ellis's hands gently and held them delicately, her hands were warmer then Ellis expected.

"Okay, what do you want us to do?" Ellis breathed in deeply, allthough she tried to cover it, her nerves were still visible.

"You have a two way choice, you can let God take the whole devil out, and you can rest in peace, in heaven. Or you can live with some devil left in you, and let God take only a little out." She explained.

The two of them looked at each other and Ellis forced a smile onto her pale face.

"I don't mind, you are younger, you haven't lived to my age, you chose, my dear brother." Ellis was fighting back the stabbing pain.

"I'd just like to inform you, that your mother is gone, and so is the devil that inhibited her body. Thus, she cannot live, for all the devil is gone. She is at peace, in heaven." Louise smiled. "I am dead also, my family and I were sent from the Good Lord to help out with this task, and, as it was our house, he thought it would be only best."

It was a deep decision, something that would change an awful lot.

And it was all in young Otto's little hands.

"Take small evil from us, we will live in satisfaction, knowing that we have ourselves back. Anyway, no one is perfect, no one is completely obedient in their lifetime, so the evil inside us, is just like the evil in others." Otto was right, no one is clean from all error, we are all naughty some time, and that meant that they could fit in without worry.

Louise held out the doll.

"Now, I want you to stare the doll in the eyes, that's all my dear, Ellis, you may want to catch him when he falls, he will become unresponsive for a short while. I'll sit you down for yours."

Otto stared at the dolls dead eyes, soon there would be life in it, no matter what type. He felt a wave go through his head and it all went black for him, Ellis caught him but lost her balance and fell back.

"I've got you now, little one, I've got you." She whispered supportive words into his ear.

"Now for you." Louise said merrily.

They sat, unconscious against the wall, their bodies waiting to be awaken.